National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA

Traffic fatalities declined 4.4% for the first 9 months of 2024, according to early estimates. This also marks 10 straight quarters of declines in fatalities. “While we’re encouraged by the continued decline in traffic fatalities, our work is far from done,” NHTSA Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman said. More: https://lnkd.in/eJShBf4A

NEW: We're proposing a voluntary program for vehicles with automated driving systems to improve insight and transparency into their safety and performance. More: https://lnkd.in/e8e7ftwk

BUSTED! 🚨 A Florida man has pleaded guilty to odometer tampering charges after buying used vehicles and rolling back their odometers — by as many as 428,000 miles — then re-selling the vehicles to victims across the country. More on his scheme: https://lnkd.in/eHX-2SqD

We've finalized a seat belt reminder rule estimated to save about 50 lives and prevent more than 500 injuries each year through enhanced warning requirements. Here's what will change: https://lnkd.in/ePtf-P4R

NEW STUDY: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards saved lives and prevented injuries and property damage over the last 50 years. In 2019 alone, standards prevented 40,000 deaths, 1.9 million nonfatal injuries, and damage to 3.8 million vehicles. More: https://lnkd.in/ecvtywmx

We're announcing $171 million in grants to 19 states and territories to upgrade and standardize their crash data collection systems to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility of fatality information. Here's a list of those selected: https://lnkd.in/eT5s6_jh

NHTSA Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman kicked off our Winter Holiday Drive Sober High Visibility Enforcement campaign today at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with Col. Jeffrey Glover, MPA, Director of Arizona Department of Public Safety and President of NOBLE - National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; Matt Leinart, Heisman Trophy winner and Fox Sports college football analyst; and Tara Repka Flores, an impaired driving prevention advocate for MADD. More: https://lnkd.in/e2dycf8p

Join us for a live event in Los Angeles at 11 a.m. PT as we kick off our Winter Holiday Drive Sober High Visibility Enforcement campaign. Speakers will include: Sophie Shulman, Deputy Administrator, NHTSA Matt Leinart, Sports Analyst and Heisman Trophy winner Colonel Jeffrey Glover, Director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety and President of NOBLE Tara Repka Flores, impact speaker and MADD National Ambassador Click here to register virtually: https://lnkd.in/d4pGg6EY

During Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, which begins today and runs through Friday, we're asking older drivers and their families to talk about making a safe driving plan to help navigate changes in driving behaviors and learn to plan ahead. More: https://lnkd.in/eVczKXYV

NEW: Early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2024 are projecting a decline in nearly all subcategories, including pedestrian and speeding-related crashes. More: https://lnkd.in/esMBXs3u