Connecticut

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN CONNECTICUT:
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
Booster Seat Law
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
Child Endangerment Law
Open Container Law
Ignition Interlock Law

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
GDL - Minimum Age 16 for Learner's Permit
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
GDL - Cell Phone Restriction Provision
GDL - Age 18 for Unrestricted License
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
All-Driver Text Messaging Restriction

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

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN CONNECTICUT IN THE YEAR 2008: 264

For more information on highway safety legislation in your community, please visit http://www.cga.ct.gov

For more information about Connecticut, please contact Jaime Lotter at jlotter@saferoads.org or 202-408-1711, extension 27.