Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates along with several other partner safety organizations have sent a letter of support for House Bill 1596 to members of the House 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…
read moreAdvocates has announced support in a letter to the House Transportation Subcommittee of the Iowa legislature for Senate File (SF) 22/House Study Bill (HSB) 64 to curb distracted driving while offering recommendations to improve the bills’ efficacy based on research and experience. Distracted driving not only results in crashes, deaths and injuries, but it also unnecessarily expends taxpayer dollars. Nationally,…
read moreAdvocates supports enactment of Assembly Bill (AB) 2299 to require intelligent speed assistance (ISA) devices for use by repeat offenders to curb this deadly behavior and improve traffic safety. Speeding is a major contributor to crashes in New York and disproportionately affects the Empire State. While speeding is a factor in 29% of fatal crashes nationally, New York exceeds that…
read moreAhead of a January 28, 2025 hearing in the South Dakota Legislature’s House Transportation Committee, Advocates has sent a letter to the Chair and Vice Chair outlining reasons why the passage of House Bill 1065 would be both deadly and costly. In 2023, an estimated 141 people were killed in traffic crashes in South Dakota. In addition, South Dakota incurs…
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