Letters

MD: Passing the Vulnerable Road User Protection Act is Vital

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Advocates wrote to the House Environment and Transportation Committee urging the committee to advance Senate Bill (SB) 487/House Bill (HB) 256, known as the Vulnerable Road User Protection Act, to enhance safety for vulnerable road users (VRUs). This legislation is…

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MD: Advocates Urges Support for Intelligent Speed Assistance to Curb Super Speeders

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Advocates wrote to the House Environment and Transportation Committee to urge the committee to advance Senate Bill (SB) 366 to establish an intelligent speed assistance (ISA) pilot program. Use of ISA by repeat offenders guilty of speeding, reckless driving and…

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LA: Upgrading Convicted Drunk Driver Program Will Reduce Recidivism

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In Louisiana, Advocates supports advancing Senate Bill (SB) 278 to upgrade the ignition interlock device (IID) law. SB 278 would require IID use by all convicted drunk driving offenders on any motor vehicle operated by the offender as a condition…

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HI: High Drunk Driving Fatality Rate Necessitates Lowering BAC Limit to .05%

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Advocates and other safety partners have written to leadership in the House Committee on Transportation in the Hawaii legislature in support of enactment of Senate Bill (SB) 2463. This legislation will lower the per se limit of alcohol-impaired driving to…

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