Letters

KY: Bill Allowing More Inexperienced Drivers on Roads Threatens Safety For All

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Advocates has urged the leadership of the Kentucky Senate Committee on Transportation to oppose House Bill (HB) 15. This measure will reduce the minimum driving age by one year to 15 years old and reduce the minimum age for an…

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MS: Bill to Raise Speed Limit Will Cause More Death and Destruction on State’s Roads

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Advocates has weighed in to oppose House Bill 74 in a letter to the Mississippi Senate Highways and Transportation Committee. The legislation would increase the speed limit to 70 miles per hour (mph) on highways and 75 mph on interstate…

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MD: General Assembly Should Address Reckless Driving Scourge with Anti-Speeding Pilot Program

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Advocates and other safety partners have come out in support of an effort to prevent speeding through the introduction of HB 1139 (and its Senate companion SB 993). The legislation establishes an Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) pilot program to require…

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AZ: More Crashes Likely if Technology Proven to Reduce Speeding and Red Light Running is Prohibited

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Advocates has expressed strong opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 1019 and Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 1002 in a letter to members of the Arizona Senate. SB 1019 prohibits the use of automated enforcement (AE) systems, an effective technology to deter…

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