REPORT: Arizona ‘dangerously behind’ in road safety laws
A report released by the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety suggests Arizona is ‘dangerously behind’ when it comes to driver and passenger safety laws.
Arizona joins 10 other states who received a red rating in the 2019 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws report.
A red rating means the state has fewer than 7, without both (front and rear) primary enforcement seat belt laws, and are falling behind in adoption of new laws.
Six states in the nation received a green rating, meaning the state is significantly advanced toward adopting all of Advocates’ recommended optimal laws.
The report suggests Arizona should have the following highway safety laws:
Primary enforcement seat belt laws (front and back) All-rider motorcycle helmet law Rear-facing through age 2 law Booster seat law Minimum age 16 for learner’s permit (GDL) Stronger supervised driving requirement (GDL) Nighttime restriction (GDL) Passenger restriction (GDL) Age 18 unrestricted license (GDL) All-driver text messaging restriction Cell phone restriction (GDL) The report said these are necessary, after the state saw 1,000 crash fatalities in 2017 alone.
