Public Citizen is supporting the Arbitration Fairness Act that has been introduced in Congress. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) are sponsoring this important legislation. Public Citizen is committed to passing the legislation, and its president, Joan Claybrook, says they are proud to stand with these outstanding legislators. With [...]
All studies done on the subject have revealed that driving a motor vehicle while talking on a cell phone causes drivers to become distracted and that results in safety risks. Recently, a jury in a Florida court returned a $21.6 million verdict in a lawsuit that involved cell phone use. A distracted driver [...]
Organizations representing highway and truck safety groups, labor, and independent truck drivers have joined members of Congress to criticize the Bush Administration for ignoring federal safety laws concerning the implementation of the pilot program allowing trucks from Mexico to travel throughout the United States. The groups – including Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, [...]
Over 17,000 Americans are killed in alcohol-related vehicle crashes each year. Tragically, that’s a death every 30 minutes on the highways in this country. MADD has a campaign to eliminate drunk driving under way. All of us have an obligation to get involved and do all that we can to stop this senseless tragedy that [...]
Even though motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children from the ages of 3 to 14 in the United States. I believe most all of our readers will be shocked to learn that the federal government has failed to enact safety standards and gather child safety information to adequately protect [...]
