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MO: Raising Speed Limit on Rural Interstates and Freeways Would Lead to More Fatalities

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Advocates has written to leaders of the Missouri Senate urging them to oppose Senate Bill (SB) 1408. This legislation would increase the speed limit to 75 miles per hour (mph) on rural interstates and freeways, up from 70 mph, endangering…

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MO: Show Me State Should Restore All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Use Law to Reverse Uptick in Fatalities

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Advocates, The Skilled Motorcyclist Association – Responsible, Trained and Educated Riders, Inc. (SMARTER) and the National Safety Council strongly support Senate Bill (SB) 990 to restore Missouri’s all-rider motorcycle helmet use law. The efficacy of all-rider helmet use laws is…

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MO: Lawmakers Should Advance Bills to Combat Drunk Driving Plague

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Advocates has joined other safety organizations to call for the Missouri Senate Committee on the Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence to advance Senate Bill 353 and House Bill 273. These bills will require drunk drivers who enter into a…

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Advocates & Kids and Car Safety Urge Missouri Lawmakers to Pass Legislation Upgrading the State’s Distracted Driving Law

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Missouri is one of only two states that has yet to enact a ban on texting for all drivers. The state also has not taken action to further restrict mobile device use by novice, inexperienced young drivers. More can and should be done to reduce the prevalence of visual, manual and cognitive driver distraction caused by device use.

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