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seat belt use

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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Advocates’ Letter to New Hampshire House Transportation Committee on HB 386

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Read our letter to the New Hampshire House Transportation Committee on HB 386 here. 

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Statement on Release of 2019 Motor Vehicle Crash Data

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While today’s report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicates a slight two percent decrease in motor vehicle crash fatalities during 2019, 36,096 people were killed and an additional 2.74 million people were injured on our Nation’s roadways.  This is completely unacceptable – especially considering proven safety technologies are available and lifesaving laws could be enacted in all states.

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