Letters

IN: Bill Involving Novice Drivers Must Be Amended to Avoid Estimated Increase in Fatal Crash Rate

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Advocates has written to the Indiana Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Committee urging members to amend House Bill (HB) 1200 to retain the current age for obtaining a probationary driver’s license. A provision in HB 1200 would reduce the minimum…

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House Subcommittee Members Should Support Proven Safety Solutions in Surface Transportation Reauthorization Markup

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Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety has submitted a letter to members of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade ahead of a February 10 markup of  key safety bills. This includes support…

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AZ: Ignition Interlock Device Law Will Save Lives By Preventing Convicted DUI Offenders from Driving Drunk

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Advocates and other safety partners have joined together to support of HB 2573, by Representative Teresa Martinez, which eliminates the 45-day hard suspension in favor of ordering an ignition interlock and allowing for judicial flexibility. This law would allow offenders…

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TN: New Legislation Can Help Curb Thousands of Annual Speeding Related Crashes in Volunteer State

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Advocates has joined with other safety partners to support SB 1927 (Massey-R) and HB 1883 (Rudd-R), the Super Speeder Accountability Act, which would establish a framework for Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) devices in Tennessee. The bill focuses on the problem…

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