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The Saferoads4teens Coalition has a new page on Facebook.  Click here to check it out.  
 
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Help Us Put a Face on the Issue of Teen Driving

The most powerful and persuasive way to educate lawmakers about the STANDUP Act is through personal stories, particularly stories from parents who have lost a child in a teen driving related crash. 

If you or someone you know has a story about a teen driving crash that you would be willing to share, please contact Jenny Cheek at the Saferoads4teens Coalition by clicking here or calling 202-408-1711.

Recent Teen Driving Related Crashes Across the Nation

(click each link to read more)
   

STANDUP ACT UPDATE
February 4, 2011
STAND UP AND BE HEARD!  Chairman Mica to hold series of field hearings and public forums across the U.S.

Rep. John Mica (R-FL), Chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, has announced a series of national field hearings and public forums on pending surface transportation legislation, to be held February 14 through 25.

These events will be an excellent opportunity for supporters of the STANDUP Act and other highway safety measures to be heard.  It is imperative that STANDUP supporters be present at as many locations as possible.
  
While specific dates for the hearings and forums are still to be determined, the locations are as follows:
  • Beckley, WV
  • Charleston, WV
  • Philadelphia (area), PA
  • Scranton, PA
  • Rochester, NY
  • Columbus, OH
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Chicago (area), IL
  • Vancouver, WA
  • Fresno, CA
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Jonesboro, AR
  • Memphis (area), TN
If you live near one of these locations or have members from a chapter or affiliate who could attend, please contact Jenny Cheek at the Saferoads4teens Coalition (202-408-1711) as soon as possible.  We will assist with arrangements and help prepare a statement so STANDUP advocates can be heard.
  
Environment and Public Works Committee
 

 

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) for the 112th Congress has finalized its list of members.  It will be imperative to build support for the STANDUP Act among these members, as their committee will have jurisdiction over the legislation as it moves through the Senate; plans are currently underway for introduction of the STANDUP Act in the 112th Congress.  If one of your Senators is listed below, please follow the link to send him/her a message urging support for the STANDUP Act.  (EPW Committee member Rep. Kirsten Gillibran of New York introduced the STANDUP Act in the 111th Congress.  Sen. Gillibrand and other co-sponsors of the STANDUP Act from the 111th Congress are marked with an asterisk in the list below.)

 

DEMOCRATS                                  REPUBLICANS

 

Barbara Boxer                                  James M. Inhofe

     (Chairman)                                        (Ranking Member)
Max Baucus                                       David Vitter
Thomas R. Carper*                          John Barrasso
Frank R. Lautenberg*                       Jeff Sessions
Benjamin L. Cardin*                         Mike Crapo
Bernard Sanders                              Lamar Alexander
Sheldon Whitehouse*                       Mike Johanns
Tom Udall                                           John Boozman

Jeff Merkley  
 Kirsten Gillibrand*  

 

 

 
Thank you for supporting the STANDUP Act and the Saferoads4teens Coalition!
 
The Safe Teen And Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act is federal legislation that would compel states to strengthen their laws for novice teen drivers, often called Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws.

For more information, please contact Jenny Cheek at 202-408-1711 (ext. 15) or at jcheek@saferoads.org. 

For more information on teen driving, Graduated Driver Licensing, and the STANDUP Act -- including fact sheets for all 50 states, information on rural driving, and information on age 16 as the minimum age for driving -- check out the Saferoads4teens website at www.saferoads4teens.org.