Chicago DUI lawyer says NHTSA finally gets a new Administrator

This Chicago DUI lawyer has posted here and here about the opening for the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Now comes news that a less controversial Administrator, one without insider ties to MADD, has been selected.

From the Fast Lane:

It is an absolute pleasure to introduce Fast Lane readers to NHTSA's new Administrator, David Strickland.


If you've been involved in consumer safety in the last eight years, then David is probably a familiar name. As the Senior Counsel for the Senate's Consumer Protection Subcommittee, he was the lead staff member overseeing NHTSA, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

That job made him quite the watchdog, and President Obama and I know he's ready to continue that role here at DOT.
It's also worth noting that David has demonstrated his ability to work with both Democrats and Republicans. For example, as former NHTSA Administrator David Kelly noted, David successfully worked automobile safety measures into law in 2005: "Even though the Republicans were in control, he was one of the main guys getting auto safety provisions in that bill."

NHTSA has an important role to play in both safety and environmental protection, and David Strickland has demonstrated his commitment to both while not antagonizing either the auto industry or consumer and environmental advocates.

Let's hope he's not a Prohibitionist like the former nominee and current CEO of MADD Chuck Hurley.