Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates sent a letter today to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Hawaii House Committee on Transportation calling for enactment of HB 2267/SB 2443 that would authorize the state and its counties to utilize automated speed enforcement (ASE) on state and county highways. Speed safety cameras are proven to deter speeding and its impact and are recommended for state…
read moreAdvocates sent a letter today to the Chair and Vice Chair of the House Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Committee of the Washington State Legislature in support of House Bill (HB) 2196. The legislation will lower the per se limit of alcohol-impaired driving to .05 percent blood alcohol concentration (BAC), deter drunk driving and save lives. Read letter here. …
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement of Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2024 Booster Seat Rankings Washington, DC, January 24, 2024 | Today, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released ratings on booster seats put on the market in 2023, which shows that most of those reviewed received the…
read moreMotorcycles are the most hazardous form of motor vehicle transportation, and fatalities are rising. Efforts in the Nebraska Legislature with Legislative Bill (LB) 1004 will raise the risk of death from crashes by further weakening requirements for passengers to wear a motorcycle helmet. Motorcycle riders are nearly 28 times more likely to die in a crash than people in passenger…
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