A group of nine Democratic senators urged U.S. auto regulators to move quickly to issue new vehicle safety rules in the face of traffic deaths that remain significantly above pre-COVID levels.
Senators Ed Markey, Richard Blumenthal, Dick Durbin, Jack Reed, Ron Wyden and others wrote the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asking the agency why it has missed some deadlines for writing new safety regulations.
“Although this progress is encouraging, NHTSA has more work to do,” the senators wrote. “The agency must still finalize some of its proposed rules and has not yet issued rules for many provisions — rules that are already overdue or nearing their statutory deadline.”
