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

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 lags in seat belt use. In 2023, seat belt use was only 80.4 percent in Massachusetts (45th out of the…

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

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 a rear facing safety seat until at least two years old and be in a rear facing or a forward…

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

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 and its impact and are recommended for adoption by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Highway Administration…

WA: Advocates and Safety Partners Join Forces to Support Key Anti-Speeding Bill

Advocates along with several other partner safety organizations have sent a letter of support for House Bill 1596 to members of the Senate Transportation Committee in the Washington State Legislature. Driving in Washington state has become increasingly dangerous. Over 30% of fatalities on Washington roads involved speeding drivers. If adopted, HB 1596 would allow drivers convicted of reckless driving, or…