Letters

MN: Senate Should Advance Bill Giving all Communities the Freedom to Tackle Speeding

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In the Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee, Advocates supports Senate File (SF) 3656/House File (HF) 3431. This bill would make permanent the traffic safety camera system pilot program for automated enforcement (AE). The legislation also would give all localities the ability…

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AZ: State Senate Should Reject Bill that Defies Safety Research on Driver Permits for Teens

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Advocates is urging members of the Arizona Senate Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology to oppose House Bill (HB) 2003. This measure would reduce the minimum age for instruction permits by six months to 15 years old. In doing so,…

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IL: Requiring Drivers on Additional Roads to Stop for School Buses Will Help Keep Children Safe

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Advocates has weighed in with the Senate Executive Committee of the Illinois state Senate in support for enactment of a provision in Senate Bill (SB) 3195 to update Section 11-1414(e) of the Illinois Code. This upgrade would improve safety for…

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CA: Advocates Joins Safety Partners to Urge Passage of ISA

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Advocates joined local and national safety partners to express support for AB 2276. This legislation would create an intelligent speed assistance (ISA) pilot program to curb “super speeders.” With 32 percent of California traffic deaths in 2023 involving speeding and…

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