Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates has sent a letter of support to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security in the Massachusetts Legislature for Senate Bill (SB) 1784 to enable the Division of Highways to use speed safety cameras in active work zones. Speed safety cameras are a proven technology and a vital tool to ensure roadway safety. In addition to SB…
read moreAdvocates has sent a letter to leaders of the California Senate Committee on Public Safety in support of advancing Assembly Bill (AB) 366 to make permanent the ignition interlock device (IID) pilot program and upgrade the law to require the use of IIDs by all convicted drunk drivers, including first time offenders. Under current law, a court may require…
read moreAdvocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) urges members of the New York State Senate to support an intelligent speed assistance device (ISA) law for repeat offenders. Vote YES on Senate Bill (S) 4045/Assembly Bill (A) 2299! The Issue: Speeding is a major contributor to crashes in New York. In 2023, speeding was a factor in 31 percent of fatal…
read moreIn a letter to leaders of the Joint Committee on Transportation of the Massachusetts Legislature, Advocates has urged advancement of the following pieces of legislation that would allow municipalities to use automated enforcement (AE) technology to address speeding and red light running: Senate Bill (SB) 2344/House Bill (HB) 3754 and HB 4087: would allow municipalities to use red light safety…
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