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Letter: Urging Support For Massachusetts H 2318

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Advocates urges the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to support H 2318.  This bill would improve safety for the youngest vehicle occupants by requiring that children remain in a rear facing safety seat until at least…

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Statement on IIHS Minivan Rear Seat Safety Test Ratings

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Statement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on IIHS Minivan Rear Seat Safety Test Ratings (Washington, D.C. | September 19, 2023) The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released a report showing second-row passenger seat protection in frontal…

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Group letter to NH Gov. Sununu urging him to sign SB 118

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Dear Governor Sununu, As leading safety organizations working together to pass highway and auto safety laws that prevent crashes, deaths and injuries, and contain costs, we urge you to sign into law Senate Bill (SB) 118. The bill updates New…

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Letter in Support of Assembly Bill (AB) 118 to Strengthen Nevada’s Child Occupant Protection Statute

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On May 13, 2021 Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) sent a letter to the Nevada state Senate in support of Assembly Bill (AB) 118.  The measure would require that children remain rear facing in a child safety seat until age two or older and would add a minimum height requirement for children younger than age six to attain before they transition from use of a booster seat to a seat belt.

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