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VA: Advocates Urges Gov. Youngkin to Sign Law Addressing Top Contributor to VA Crash Fatalities

Advocates has joined other safety organizations in urging Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) to sign HB 2096 into law. This legislation will prevent speeding in the Commonwealth by establishing an Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) Program within the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP). Speeding is the number one factor in traffic fatalities in Virginia, accounting for 49.5% of all traffic deaths…

WA: State Senate Can Help Protect Families and Visitors from Drunk Drivers By Advancing Bill to Lower BAC to .05%

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety urges you to lower the limit of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) while driving to .05%. Advance Senate Bill (SB) 5067 This Session! The Issue: Traffic crashes are a deadly and costly threat to Washington families and visitors that require urgent attention and action. In 2023, an estimated 813 crash fatalities occurred on state roads…

CA: All-Offender Ignition Interlock Device (IID) Program Is A Crucial Tool in Fight Against Drunk Driving

Advocates urges the California State Assembly’s Public Safety Committee to advance Assembly Bill (AB) 366 to make permanent the ignition interlock device (IID) pilot program and upgrade the law to require the use of IIDs by all convicted drunk drivers, including first time offenders. Under current law, a court may require an IID for a first-time offender. Expanding the law…

CT: Advocates Organizes Push For State to Address Road Crisis By Reducing BAC to .05%

Advocates and leading safety partners have joined forces in calling on the Connecticut Legislature to pass Senate Bill (SB) 1376. This legislation will lower the per se limit of alcohol-impaired driving to .05 percent blood alcohol concentration (BAC), deter drunk driving and save lives. Drunk driving is a deadly and costly threat to Connecticut families. In 2023, there were an…