Route Fifty
By Daniel C. Vock
December 6, 2022
A traffic safety advocacy group also calls for restrictions on teen drivers in its 2023 Roadmap to Safety, which scores all 50 states on whether they have adopted the organization's "optimal laws."
State legislators should change traffic laws to make sure kids under the age of 12 sit in the back seat, to limit when teens can drive, and to allow for automated enforcement with speed and red-light cameras, a group of advocates said Tuesday.
The report from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety comes as annual traffic deaths have surged to nearly 43,000, a number the group called “egregiously high.”
“Motor vehicle crash deaths have skyrocketed, and it is imperative that we utilize every opportunity to end this tragic toll,” wrote Cathy Chase, the group’s president, in the report.
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