Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Distracted driving poses a danger to all road users, yet Montana has no distracted driving law. Montana is the only state without a law to curb distracted driving. SB 359 will prohibit handheld use of an electronic device while driving and texting while driving (49 states have a texting ban). It also will restrict other distracting uses while driving, including,…
read moreAdvocates has announced support in a letter to leaders of the Washington State Legislature for enactment of House Bill (HB) 1596 to establish an intelligent speed assistance (ISA) program. Traffic fatalities are rising in Washington, and speeding is a major contributor. Use of ISA by individuals convicted of reckless driving or three or more moving violations, at least one of…
read moreTomorrow (4/10/25), the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing, “If I Could Turn Back Time: Should We Lock the Clock?,” to examine issues related to daylight saving time (DST). Ahead of the hearing, Advocates has submitted a letter for the record urging the committee to advance solutions that are available to enhance roadway safety in different…
read moreContact: Shane Austin [email protected] 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on 2024 Early Estimates of Traffic Fatalities Released Today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) (Washington, D.C. | April 8, 2025) “While it is encouraging that motor vehicle crash fatalities continued to decline in 2024, it is…
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