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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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IL: Advocates Calls on House Committee to Lower Default Speed Limit in Urban Districts to Save Lives

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Advocates has sent a letter of support to members of the Illinois House Committee on Transportation: Vehicles & Safety for enactment of House Bill (HB) 2934. This legislation will improve safety by decreasing the default speed limit in urban districts…

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AZ: Bill to Remove Speed Limits in Pilot Program Would Lead to More Deaths and Higher Costs

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Advocates has expressed opposition to House Bill (HB) 2059 in a letter to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the Arizona House of Representatives. This legislation will create “derestricted zones,” initially via a pilot program, for non-commercial vehicles under…

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ND: Bill to Raise the Speed Limit Will Also Raise Risk of Death and Injury

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Advocates is asking leadership and members of the Senate Transportation Committee to oppose House Bill (HB) 1298. This legislation will permit an increase in speed limits to 80 miles per hour (mph) on access-controlled, paved and divided, multilane interstate highways…

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