Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates opposes HB 395 which would reduce the minimum driving age by six months to 15 years old and increase the number of inexperienced drivers on Ohio roads. If enacted fatal crashes would increase by seven percent and total collision claims by two percent according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) GDL Crash Reduction Calculator. Read our letter…
read moreAdvocates is speaking out against SB 1003 which would prohibit automated enforcement in Arizona. Automated enforcement is a proven traffic safety tool. Speed cameras reduce the likelihood a crash results in a fatal or incapacitating injury by 19 percent while red light cameras cut fatal red light running crashes by 21 percent. This is especially needed in Arizona which has…
read moreAdvocates is calling on New York leaders to enact “Sammy’s Law” as part of this year’s budget process. This measure will improve safety by permitting New York City to decrease speed limits from 25 to 20 miles per hour (mph) on residential streets. Excess speed contributes to both the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes and proves especially dangerous…
read moreAdvocates is leading a group of safety and public health organizations calling on members of the Hawaii State Senate to vote YES on Senate Bill (SB) 2384 which would lower the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit to .05 percent. Over 100 countries have adopted .05 percent or lower limits and while many have equal to or higher alcohol consumption…
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