Senate Committee Hears about Teen Driving
On Wednesday, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety vice-president Jackie Gillan testified before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on opportunities to improve safety in the next surface transportation reauthorization bill.
Teen driver safety and the STANDUP Act were main components of her testimony. The following is an excerpt from her remarks.
"EVERY STATE NEEDS A
STRONG AND COMPREHENSIVE TEEN DRIVING LAW.
Motor vehicle
crashes remain the leading cause of death for teenagers in every state. Since 2003 more than 50,000 deaths occurred
in motor vehicle crashes involving young drivers.
Currently, there is
a patchwork quilt of teen driving laws across the country that jeopardizes the
safety of our children. ...
Advocates supports
legislation introduced in the House, the Safe Teen and Uniform Driver
Protection Act or STANDUP Act, setting minimum standards for state teen driving
laws. We look forward to a Senate
companion bill as well. The requirements
in the bill are based on recommendations by the NTSB, American Academy
of Pediatrics, safety experts and extensive research and studies."
Click here to read the full testimony.
Click here to view the archived webcast of the hearing.
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Lifesavers Conference 2010
The Saferoads4teens Coalition had a booth at the annual Lifesavers Conference held this week in Philadelphia. The booth featured information about the STANDUP Act, as well as coalition sign-ups and mailing list sign-ups.
Nearly 40 more organizations signed up to join the Saferoads4teens Coalition, bringing our total to more than 150 groups.
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