Media Alerts

NH: State Has Major Opportunity to Protect Children in Motor Vehicles

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Improperly restrained children traveling in vehicles present a serious yet fixable public health problem. An average of over three children under age 14 were killed and about 445 were injured every day in traffic crashes in 2021 – amounting to…

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MD: Advocates Asks Legislature to Address Speeding Related Crashes

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Speed is a major contributor to crashes in Maryland. In 2021, of the 561 traffic fatalities in the state, 30 percent (168) were speeding related. Moreover, urban areas in Maryland are particularly at risk as 91 percent of the state’s…

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HI: No Time to Waste in Passing Bills to Lower BAC to .05%

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Drunk driving is a major factor in motor vehicle crashes in Hawaii, accounting for 30 percent of fatalities. Advocates, along with coalition partners have endorsed House Bill 1935 and Senate Bill 2384 and urged lawmakers to move swiftly toward passage.…

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VA: Advocates Stands in Strong Opposition to Bill that Weakens Drunk Driving Prevention Tools

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Advocates has joined over a dozen partners in opposition to H.B. 1299 which would significantly weaken the Commonwealth’s ignition interlock program and lessen the effectiveness of this proven countermeasure that prevents drunk driving. Read letter to Del. Vivian Watts, Chair…

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