Older Drivers Set Record For Second Year

Licensed Drivers Over 65 Continue to Increase, Teen Drivers Remain At Near-Record Lows

WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published new data today showing a record-high 221.7 million licensed drivers in the U.S. in 2016, including 41.7 million – or almost...

FHWA’s ‘Traffic Incident Management’ Program Reaches New Milestone Five-year-old program graduates 300,000th Emergency Responder

Five-year-old program graduates 300,000th Emergency Responder

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao joined officials representing the Washington Metropolitan area’s first responders to announce today that the 300,000th emergency responder has completed the Federal...

National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. ChaoNational Traffic Incident Response Awareness WeekDepartment of Transportation HeadquartersThursday, November 16, 2017

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Department of Transportation. Thanks,...

U.S. DOT Reminds Public to Check for Recalls as Clocks Fall Back

Check for recalls twice a year on NHTSA.gov/recalls

WASHINGTON –  As the end of daylight saving time approaches, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding motorists to check their vehicles for open recalls as part...

U.S. DOT and Maryland MVA Collaborate to Improve Recall Remedy Rates

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced they have awarded a grant to the Maryland Department of...

USDOT Releases 2016 Fatal Traffic Crash Data

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released fatal traffic crash data for calendar year 2016. According to NHTSA data, which was collected from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 37,461 lives were lost on U.S...

Building a Safer Future - National Association of Auto Dealers

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byThe Honorable Elaine L. ChaoSecretary, U.S. Department of TransportationNational Association of Auto Dealers Washington, DCWednesday, Sept 13, 2017

Thank you for that warm introduction, Rhett [Ricart - NADA Regulatory Affairs Committee...

A Vision for Safety: DOT’s new automated vehicle policy guidance

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoA Vision for Safety 2.0Autonomous Vehicle SummitMCity, MichiganTuesday, September 12, 2017

Thank you.

I am so pleased to be here for the launch of the Department...

U.S. DOT Releases New Automated Driving Systems Guidance

Ann Arbor, MI - The U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released new federal guidance for Automated Driving...

U.S. Department of Transportation to reexamine civil penalty rate for Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it is reexamining a rule that adjusts civil penalties related to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for inflation.