Iowa

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN IOWA:
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
Booster Seat Law
GDL - Minimum Age 16 for Learner's Permit
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
GDL - Cell Phone Restriction Provision
GDL - Age 18 for Unrestricted License
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed
Ignition Interlock Law
All-Driver Text Messaging Restriction

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
Child Endangerment Law
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Open Container Law

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

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN IOWA IN THE YEAR 2010: 390

For more information on the highway and auto safety laws of Iowa go to http://www.legis.iowa.gov/index.aspx.