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WA: Advocates Urges Legislature to Pass Bill to Tackle Deadly Issues of Reckless Driving, Excessive Speeding

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Advocates has announced support in a letter to leaders of the Washington State Legislature for enactment of House Bill (HB) 1596 to establish an intelligent speed assistance (ISA) program. Traffic fatalities are rising in Washington, and speeding is a major…

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MA: State Should Address Low Seat Belt Usage Rate by Upgrading Law to Primary Enforcement for All Occupants

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Advocates has sent a letter to members of the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security supporting Senate Bill (S) 1699/House Bill (H) 2688 to upgrade Massachusetts’s seat belt law to primary enforcement for all occupants. Massachusetts…

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MA: Advocates Supports Bill to Better Protect Children in Case of a Crash

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Advocates has asked members of the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to advance Senate Bill (S) 1657/House Bill (H) 2603 to update Massachusetts’s child occupant protection statute by adding a requirement that children remain in…

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GA: State Senators Should Vote NO on Bill That Bans Lifesaving Technology in School Zones

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Advocates has issued an Action Alert to members of the Georgia Senate today, calling for them to vote NO on House Bill 225, which would ban speed safety cameras in school zones. Speed safety cameras are verified to deter speeding…

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