STATE LAWS : FEW ARE BEING IMPROVED TO ENHANCE SAFETY

Few significant auto safety laws were passed by states in the 2001 legislative year, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Only 17 states and the District of Columbia have primary enforcement of seat belt laws. The rest require motorists to be stopped for something else before seatbelt compliance can be enforced. Motorcycle helmet law coverage is actually getting weaker, with only 20 states requiring universal helmet use. Only a handful of state mandates red light cameras. Graduated licensing laws still need strengthening and are absent in many states. But fewer fatalities are occurring among drivers with illegal blood alcohol content.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.highwaysafety.org/sr/pdfs/sr3703.pdf
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0018988X
• Corporate Authors:

  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

  1005 North Glebe Road
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Publication Date: 2002-3-16

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 6-7
• Serial:
  • Status Report
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  • ISSN: 0018-988X
  • Serial URL: https://www.iihs.org/status-report/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Child restraint systems; Drunk drivers; Graduated licensing; Law enforcement; Motorcycle helmets; Red light running; Seat belts; State laws; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00923628
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: May 2 2002 12:00AM