Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety is an alliance of consumer, health and safety groups and insurance companies and agents working together to make America's roads safer. Advocates encourages the adoption of federal and state laws, policies and programs that save lives and reduce injuries. By joining its resources with others, Advocates helps build coalitions to increase participation of a wide array of groups in public policy initiatives which advance highway and auto safety. Please click here for our media alert for the press conference on the 2009 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws. January 12, 2009 at 12:15 p.m. EST Please click the button directly to the left for the full report. The webcast of the press conference is available and can be accessed by clicking the button below. Click here for the job description of the Allstate Fellowship. January 12, 2009 Advocates' 2009 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws Released December 18, 2008 Petition submitted jointly with Public Citizen, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and the Truck Safety Coalition to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for reconsideration regarding hours of service. December 1, 2008 Petition for Reconsideration Filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding Medical Certification Requirement as Part of the Commercial Driver License September 18, 2008 Statement of Jacqueline Gillan before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security, Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on Bus Safety July 17, 2008 Statement of Jacqueline Gillan before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Saving Lives on Our Nation's Highways July 16, 2008 Statement of Jacqueline Gillan before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Improving Roadway Safety July 9, 2008 Statement of Gerald Donaldson before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Truck Weights and Lengths July 8, 2008 Media Alert: NTSB meeting on Bluffton motorcoach crash, testimony, and other information about the need for federal motorcoach safety legislation June 4, 2008 Statement of Jacqueline Gillan before the Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety Subcommittee, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Passenger Vehicle Roof Strength May 9, 2008 Parents, health and safety advocates, make Mother's Day plea to Maryland Governor to veto controversial "kiddie booze" bill March 27, 2008 Comments to the Docket: Roof Crush Resistance Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) March 17, 2008 Comments to the Docket: Interim Final Rule on Hours of Service by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) March 11, 2008 Statement of Jacqueline Gillan before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on U. S. Department of Transportation's Cross-Border Pilot Program March 11, 2008 Statement of Jacqueline Gillan in support of HB 1312, Maryland Booster Seat Bill February 18, 2008 Advocates' 2008 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws Released December 5, 2007 Advocates Honors Highway Safety Achievers with Lifetime Award September 11, 2007 Statement of Judith Stone on Release of NTSB Motorcycle Safety Recommendations     ADDITIONAL PRESS RELEASES & STATEMENTS   search saferoads.org search www	"Bus in crash was on road illegally; 16th person dies" Star-Telegram (TX), August 9, 2008 "Idaho Seatbelt Use Declining" Insurance Journal, August 12, 2008 "Gas prices fuel talk about lowering speed limit on U.S. highways" Times-Standard (CA), August 12, 2008 "It no longer feels safe on a charter bus" Houston Chronicle, August 12, 2008 "Texas, federal leaders push for bus safety improvements" Star-Telegram (TX), August 9, 2008 "Nine years, and still no safer" Times-Picayune (LA), July 27, 2008 "Shift to smaller cars raises safety questions" Reuters, July 22, 2008 "Deadly Tolls: Sick truckers causing fatal wrecks" Associated Press, July 21, 2008 "Deadly Tolls: Sick truckers causing fatal wrecks" USA Today, July 22, 2008 "Medically Unfit Truck, Bus Drivers Still on U.S. Roads, Study Finds" Insurance Journal, July 22, 2008 "Speier seeks national speed limit to save gas" San Francisco Chronicle, July 11, 2008 "Activist spotlights truck bill" News Observer (North Carolina), July 10, 2008 "Poor signage cited in fatal Bluffton bus crash" Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), July 8, 2008 "Provo Canyon: Fix road now" Daily Herald (Utah), July 2, 2008 "Tough Md. rules on restraining children as old as age 7 in cars take effect Monday" Baltimore Sun, June 25, 2008
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