Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

Advocates has sent a letter to the Ohio House Transportation Committee to oppose House Bill (HB) 463. This measure will reduce the minimum driving age by six months to 15 years old and weaken supervised driving requirements for novice drivers. In doing so, it will erode the graduated driver licensing (GDL) law and threaten the […]

Advocates and other safety groups have come together to urge Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) to sign HB 107 and SB 366 into law. These bills establish a statewide Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) pilot program that will help make Maryland’s roads safer and prevent serious injuries and fatalities caused by excessive speeding. The legislation passed […]

In the Louisiana House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, Advocates supports advancing Senate Bill (SB) 278 to upgrade the ignition interlock device (IID) law. SB 278 would require IID use by all convicted drunk driving offenders on any motor vehicle operated by the offender as a condition of license reinstatement. Drunk driving is […]

In the New York State Senate Transportation Committee, Advocates supports advancing Senate Bill (S.) 2517/Assembly Bill (A.) 2703 to upgrade the ignition interlock device (IID) law to require IID use by convicted Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) offenders as a condition of license reinstatement and close a loophole in current law to curb drunk driving. Drunk […]

In the Connecticut Senate, Advocates supports provisions in House Bill (HB) 5464 to curb distracted driving. To meaningfully address the prevalence and dangers of distracted driving, visual, manual and cognitive distractions should be restricted for drivers. HB 5464 would update the law to reflect technological advances in mobile electronic device capability and usage. Specifica...