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State Issues

Highway Issues
Improve Child Occupant Protection Action Needed by the States.	Enact State laws requiring booster seats for young children up to age 8.	Map - Primary Seat Belt Enforcement Laws Chart - Primary Seat Belt Enforcement Laws
Enact Primary Seat Belt Enforcement Laws Action Needed by the States.	Increase number of people who wear seat belts through stronger enforcement laws that • don’t restrict officers to observing another offense first.	Map - Child Booster Seats Laws Chart - Child Booster Seats Laws
Eliminate Distractions for Young Drivers Action Needed by the States.	Prohibit use of interactive wireless communications devices by young novice drivers Restrict the number of teen passengers traveling with young novice drivers. Enact graduated driver licensing legislation.	Map - Graduated Licensing Laws Chart - Graduated Licensing Laws Map - Passenger Restriction Laws Map - Wireless Communication Device Use Restriction Laws
Eliminate Hard Core Drinking Driving Action Needed by the States.	Enact legislation to reduce crashes involving repeat offenders who drink large amounts of alcohol, including: Frequent, statewide sobriety checkpoints. More effective measures (sanctions/treatment) for first time arrests with high blood alcohol concentration and repeat offenders. Zero blood alcohol requirement for those already convicted of driving while intoxicated. Administrative license revocation for refusing to take or failing an evidential test for alcohol. Vehicle sanctions for DWI offenders to separate drinking from driving. Elimination of plea-bargaining DWI offenses and programs that divert offenders and purge offense records. DWI offense records retention for at least 10 years to identify repeat offenders. Special sanction court-based programs such as DWI courts for hard core DWI offenders	Map - Hard Core Drinking Driving Actions Remaining Chart - Completion Status of Elements for Hard Core Drinking Driving
Marine Issues
Enhance Recreational Boating Safety Action Needed bythe States.	Require mandatory education of boat operators. Require use of life jackets for children.	Chart - Minimum Recreational Boating Safety Standards - Recommendation M-93-1 Map - Personal Flotation Device Laws for Children Map - Boat Operator Knowledge

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