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CA: Assembly Must Act to Protect and Expand Proven Drunk Driving Prevention Program

Advocates and other safety organizations have joined forces to support Assembly Bill (AB) 366 which will address California’s drunk driving crisis by protecting and expanding California’s ignition interlock device (IID) program to prevent impaired driving and save lives. California’s current IID program is set to expire at the end of 2025. If the Legislature fails to act, California will become…

CA: If Feds Cease to Collect Vital Crash Data from Manufacturers of Autonomous & Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, State Should Step In

Advocates has sent a letter to leadership of the California Senate Judiciary Committee in support of advancing Senate Bill (SB) 572 to require manufacturers of Level 2 advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) vehicles to report collisions to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) if the federal government ceases requiring crash reporting. Level 2 ADAS vehicles have driver support features including…

MT: We Call On Gov. Gianforte to Sign Legislation That Upgrades Protections for Child Passengers

Advocates has urged Montana Governor Greg Gianforte to sign into law House Bill (HB) 586 to enhance protections for child passengers. When children are properly restrained in a safety seat that is appropriate for their age and size, their chance of being killed or seriously injured in a car crash is greatly reduced. Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause…

WA: Gov. Ferguson Should Sign Bill Making Washington State a Leader in Addressing Speed-Related Fatalities

Advocates has called on Washington Governor Bob Ferguson to sign into law House Bill (HB) 1596 to establish an intelligent speed assistance (ISA) program for certain reckless driving and excessive speeding offenders. Installation of an ISA device by program participants would be a condition to drive during license suspension to prevent speeding. Traffic fatalities are rising in Washington, and speeding…