Letters

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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VA: Modernization of DUI Penalties is Urgently Needed to Reduce Crashes

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In a letter to the Chair of the Virginia Senate Courts of Justice Committee, Advocates has joined other safety partners in support of House Bill (HB) 561, to modernize DUI penalties, increase public safety, and recognize realities of life without…

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