Massachusetts

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN MASSACHUSETTS:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
GDL - Cell Phone Restriction Provision
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Ignition Interlock law
All-Driver Text Messaging Restriction

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
Booster Seat Law
GDL - Minimum Age 16 for Learner's Permit
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
GDL - Age 18 for Unrestricted License
Child Endangerment Law
Open Container Law

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

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS IN THE YEAR 2008: 363

For more information on the highway and auto safety laws in Massachusetts go to http://www.state.ma.us/legis/

If you are interested in working with Advocates in this state, contact Jaime Lotter at jlotter@saferoads.org or 202-408-1711, extension 27.