Letters

HI: Advocates Leads Call for YES Vote in State Senate to Lower BAC to .05%, Save Lives

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Advocates is leading a group of safety and public health organizations calling on members of the Hawaii State Senate to vote YES on Senate Bill (SB) 2384 which would lower the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit to .05 percent.…

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MI: Advocates Supports Improving Child Passenger Safety

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Advocates wrote to Senate leaders in support of House Bill (HB) 4511 to establish protections for child passengers. HB 4511 will improve child passenger safety by requiring children to be restrained in a rear-facing safety seat until at least age…

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MN: House Should Advance Use of Crucial Technology to Reduce Fatalities

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34 percent of all fatal crashes in Minnesota in 2021 were speeding related, causing 167 fatalities. Senate File (SF) 2026/House File (HF) 2098 would authorize the state and localities to utilize automated speed enforcement (ASE), also known as speed safety…

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HI: Ahead of Senate Hearing, Advocates Pushes for Action on .05 BAC

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Drunk driving is a deadly and costly threat to Hawaii families. In 2021, there were 94 fatalities on state roads, and 30 percent of those (24) involved drunk driving. In addition, Hawaii incurred $580 million in economic harm due to…

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