Connecticut

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN CONNECTICUT:
Booster Seat Law
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
Child Endangerment Law
Open Container Law
Repeat Offender Law

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
High BAC Law
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Sobriety Checkpoints Law

*States are credited with having laws only if their laws meet Advocates’ optimal criteria

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN CONNECTICUT IN THE YEAR 2004: 291

For more information on highway safety legislation in your community, please visit http://www.cga.ct.gov

Advocates has a permanent coalition in Connecticut which has been working to advance numerous highway safety issues throughout the years. For more information about Connecticut Advocates, please contact Jaime Lotter at jlotter@saferoads.org or 202-408-1711, extension 27.