California

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN CALIFORNIA:
Booster Seat Law
GDL - Minimum Age 16 for Learner's Permit
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
GDL - Cell Phone Restriction Provision
GDL - Age 18 for Unrestricted License
Ignition Interlock Law

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
GDL - Cell Phone Restriction Provision
Child Endangerment Law
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Open Container Law
All-Driver Text Messaging Restriction

*States are credited with having laws only if their laws meet Advocates’ optimal criteria

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN CALIFORNIA IN THE YEAR 2008: 3,434

For more information about California, please contact Jaime Lotter, Advocates' Legislative Manager, at 202-408-1711, extenstion 27.

For more information on highway safety legislation in California go to www.assembly.ca.gov/acs or www.senate.ca.gov.