With 44,000 dead every year, now is not the time to defund traffic safety

Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829 

Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) and 17 other safety organizations today sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee calling on Congress to provide the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with the resources necessary to reduce the unacceptably high number of deaths and injuries caused by traffic crashes.    

“NHTSA is our nation’s principal automobile safety regulator, charged with reducing deaths and injuries associated with traffic crashes,” says NCL Senior Director of Consumer Protection & Product Safety, Daniel Greene.  “With NHTSA on the beat, traffic safety is a priority, not an afterthought. We urge the committee to reject significant cuts to NHTSA proposed in the FY 2026 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill.” 

A copy of the letter can be found HERE 

Letter cosigners: 

National Consumers League 

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety 

Center for Auto Safety 

Consumer Federation of America 

Consumer Reports 

Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety 

Families for Safe Streets 

Impact Teen Drivers 

Kids and Car Safety 

League of American Bicyclists 

National Coalition for Safer Roads 

National Safety Council 

Safe Kids Worldwide 

Safety Research & Strategies 

Stopdistrations.org 

The Dawn Project 

Truck Safety Coalition 

Vision Zero Network 

Whirlwind Wheelchair International 

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About the National Consumers League (NCL)      

The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America’s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nclnet.org.