Program fulfills Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directive and advances the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy. NHTSA Launches Winter Holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign Urges drivers “Don’t Pass on a Sober Ride.”

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Jun 24, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released its first projections for traffic fatalities in 2024, estimating that 8,650 people died in traffic crashes in the first three months of the year. This represents a decrease of about 3.2% as compared to 8,935 estimated fatalities during the same period in 2023.

Nov 25, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released its early estimates of traffic fatalities in key safety subcategories for the first half of 2024, projecting a decline in nearly all subcategories. Fatalities decreased in key areas, including pedestrian and speeding-related crashes, rollover crashes, and crashes involving ...

Sep 30, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today has announced a consent order with Cruise, which is majority-owned by General Motors. The action addresses several incomplete reports by the company under NHTSA’s Standing General Order for crashes involving automated driving systems.

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Dec 16, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today finalized a rule requiring seat belt use warnings for rear seats and enhanced warnings for driver and front passenger seats, a significant action aimed at increasing seat belt use and preventing injury and death in a crash. NHTSA estimates this new ...

Sep 5, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released its early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2024, estimating that traffic fatalities declined for the ninth straight quarter. An estimated 18,720 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a decrease of about 3.2% as compared to 19,330 fatalities projected ...

Jun 15, 2022 · Today, as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s efforts to increase roadway safety and encourage innovation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published the initial round of data it has collected through its Standing General Order issued last year and initial accompanying reports summarizing this data.

Sep 9, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is advancing pedestrian safety by proposing a new rule to reduce fatalities and serious injuries among pedestrians struck by vehicles. The proposed rule would establish a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard requiring new passenger vehicles be designed to reduce the risk of serious-to ...