States

MO: Raising Speed Limit on Rural Interstates and Freeways Would Lead to More Fatalities

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Advocates has written to leaders of the Missouri Senate urging them to oppose Senate Bill (SB) 1408. This legislation would increase the speed limit to 75 miles per hour (mph) on rural interstates and freeways, up from 70 mph, endangering…

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HI: Intelligent Speed Assistance Program Will Make State a National Leader in Addressing Traffic Fatalities

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In Hawaii, Advocates supports enactment of House Bill (HB) 2023 to establish an intelligent speed assistance (ISA) program. Use of ISA by specified individuals convicted of excessive speeding or racing on a highway would be required while judges would be…

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HI: Aloha State Should Expand Use of Key Tech to Address Horrific Rate of Speeding Deaths

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Advocates has written to members of the House Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs in support of enactment of a provision, Section 3 of House Bill (HB) 2033, to expand automated speed enforcement (ASE). This legislation expands the ability to…

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IL: Advocates Calls on House Committee to Lower Default Speed Limit in Urban Districts to Save Lives

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Advocates has sent a letter of support to members of the Illinois House Committee on Transportation: Vehicles & Safety for enactment of House Bill (HB) 2934. This legislation will improve safety by decreasing the default speed limit in urban districts…

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