Letters of Support
Messages from survivors, stakeholders, and more
What is it?
Our letters of support are messages from Members of Congress, car crash survivors, auto industry executives, traffic safety organizations, transit activists, Olympians and professional athletes, award-winning actresses, and more.
Democratic Women's Caucus
When:
October 1st, 2024
What:
Led by Congresswomen Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Chair Lois Frankel (D-FL), this letter called on NHTSA Acting Administrator Sophie Shulman to release a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to incorporate the THOR-F5 into federal standards, and to test it equally as the male dummy. Check out our press release here.
Who:
54 female Members signed the letter, including:
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL) Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) Congresswoman Haley M. Stevens (D-MI) Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL) Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (D-CO) Congresswoman Nikema Williams (D-GA) Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA) Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (D-CA) Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (D-HI) Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (D-PA) Congresswoman Brittany Petersen (D-CO) Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (D-OH) Congresswoman Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH) Congresswoman Gwen S. Moore (D-WI) Congresswoman Val Hoyle (D-OR) Congresswoman Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA) Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX) Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) Congresswoman Kathy Manning (D-NC) Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (D-PA) Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Congresswoman Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI) Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA) Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA) Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL) Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-TX) Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (D-OR) Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
Traffic Safety Leaders
When:
September 10th, 2024
What:
Former National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Joan Claybrook, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the National Safety Council, Drive US Forward, and others joined to encourage Senate Commerce Committee leadership to pass the bipartisan She Develops Regulations in Vehicle Equality and Safety (She DRIVES) Act, S. 4299. Read our press release here.
Who:
11 of the nation's most influential safety groups signed the letter, including:
Joan Claybrook, former NHTSA Administrator Families for Safe Streets FIA Foundation Midwest Center for Traffic Safety Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) National Association of Women Highway Safety Leaders (NAWHSL) National Organization for Youth Safety (NOYS) National Safety Council Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Vision Zero Youth Council Drive US Forward
Executives, Activists, & Icons
When:
December 15th, 2023
Olympian, best-selling author, activists, transportation & design leaders, car crash survivors, joined together to express their disappointment in the Department of Transportation's Rulemaking delay, and called on Secretary Pete Buttigieg to make cars safe for women. Read our press release here.
What:
Who:
15 influential American and international cultural figures, including:
Caroline Criado Perez Paxton Smith AnnaSophia Robb Sophia Laukli Paris Hilinski Caroline Gleich Ondine Jean-Baptiste Path to Progress Deborah Copaken Karen Korellis Reuther Alison Collard de Beaufort Hana Schank Susan Cronn Families for Safe Streets Maria Weston Kuhn