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DOT and Safe Kids Kick Off Child Passenger Safety Week
September 17: Event reminds parents and caregivers to make sure that they are properly using and installing their child safety seats. A new NHTSA survey shows that parents are making five significant mistakes when using car seats and booster seats. It also found that one in five parents do not read any instructions when installing seats. Read More
NHTSA Issues Final CAFE Standards for Model Years 2017 and Beyond
August 28: When combined with previous standards set by this Administration, this move will nearly double the fuel efficiency of those vehicles compared to new vehicles currently on our roads. Consumer savings will be comparable to lowering price of gasoline by $1 per gallon by 2025. Read More
DOT Launches Largest-
Ever Road Test of Connected Vehicle Crash Avoidance Technology
August 21: DOT test of nearly 3,000 vehicles will send Wi-Fi-like signals that warn of safety hazards, could help reduce crashes during year-long research project. Read More
HHS Joins DOT's "Where's Baby? Look Before You Lock." Campaign
August 17: With at least 23 deaths and an unknown number of serious injuries to children left unattended in hot vehicles this summer, DOT is teaming up with Health and Human Services to mobilize the network of Head Start and child care providers nationwide to prevent further tragedies. Read More
Crackdown on Drunk Driving Begins: 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over'
August 14: Official start of NHTSA's annual nationwide anti-drunk driving campaign comes as startling new agency statistics show 70 percent of deaths in drunk driving crashes in 2010 involved drivers with blood alcohol levels that were nearly twice the .08 legal limit. Read More
NHTSA & Safe Kids Partner to Prevent Child Heatstroke Deaths
June 26: Nationwide effort will include public events throughout July to highlight the dangers of heatstroke. Heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths for children under the age of 14, with at least 33 fatalities reported in 2011 alone. Read More
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