Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates supports Assembly Bill (AB) 2210 to require ignition interlock devices (IID) for all first time convicted drunk drivers, giving California the opportunity to join the 35 states and Washington, DC that have made their roads safer by enacting an all offender IID law. Under current law courts may order IIDs for first time offenders but IIDs are not required,…
read more“With the passage of HB 105, the Maryland General Assembly has taken a giant step forward in protecting all road users in the state from drunk drivers by closing the loophole in Noah’s Law. Requiring IIDs for all convicted drunk driving offenders are proven to be effective in preventing drunk driving. Many lives will be saved once this legislation is…
read moreDuring the March 21, 2024, hearing of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit entitled, Rural Transportation Challenges: Stakeholder Perspectives, recently introduced legislation, the Modernizing Operations for Vehicles in Emergencies Act (MOVE Act), H.R. 7496, was discussed and identified as necessary to mitigate potential future emergency scenarios by allowing truck weight increases. Measures, including this one,…
read moreAdvocates and a group of leading public health and safety organizations and allied organizations have registered their opposition to House Bill 317 which would repeal Louisiana’s all-rider motorcycle helmet law. Louisiana has repealed its all-rider helmet law in the past only to reverse course a few years later due to sharp declines in helmet use. A National Highway Traffic Safety…
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