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Letter on Massachusetts Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Bill

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December 8, 2023

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.

New Jersey Students Issue Video Appeal for Rear Seat Belt Upgrade

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April 24, 2023

Student members of Indian Hills High School (Oakland, NJ) “Click Clack Front and Back” club are appealing to New Jersey Legislators to support Senate Bill S.3323, sponsored by Senator Holly Schepisi (R), and the companion Assembly Bill A.5163, sponsored by…

New Jersey High School Students Urge Lawmakers to Upgrade the State’s Seat Belt Law

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May 26, 2022

On May 26, 2022, the Bergen Record of New Jersey published a letter to the editor penned by student members of Indian Hills High School’s “Click Clack Front and Back” club. The letter highlights the serious issue of traffic safety and urges New Jersey lawmakers to upgrade the state’s seat belt law to primary enforcement for all vehicle occupants.

Letter in Support of House Bill (HB) 283 to Upgrade Ohio’s Distracted Driving Law

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June 8, 2021

This legislation will improve safety on Ohio roads by upgrading the state’s distracted driving law to primary enforcement, curbing distracting viewing behind the wheel, and adding a ban on handheld mobile device use. Current state law is secondary enforcement which significantly hinders police efforts as they are required to first observe an additional violation before stopping the driver for texting while driving.