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OH: Pass Bill That Can Improve State’s Dismal Seat Belt Usage Rate, Protect Child Passengers

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Advocates has sent a letter to the chair and vice chair of the House Criminal Justice Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives in support of House Bill (HB) 536 to upgrade the seat belt, child booster seat and child…

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Letter on Massachusetts Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Bill

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Advocates urges the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to support S 1521/H 2395.  This bill would upgrade Massachusetts’s seat belt law to primary enforcement for all occupants. Read the full letter here.  

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Statement: Labor Day Weekend Road Travel

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety on Labor Day Weekend Road Travel (Washington, DC | August 29, 2023) Labor Day Weekend, the unofficial end to summer and a celebration of workers, is…

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Statement on NHTSA NPRM on Front Passenger and Rear Seat Belt Reminders

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to require passenger vehicles be equipped with seat belt use warning systems for the right front seat passenger and passengers in the rear seats. The current Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) (208) only requires a seat belt warning for the driver’s seat.  Extending these protections to all seating positions is urgently needed.

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