North Carolina

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN NORTH CAROLINA:
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
Booster Seat Law
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
Child Endangerment Law
High BAC Law
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Open Container Law
Repeat Offender Law
Sobriety Checkpoints Law

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

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE YEAR 2004: 1,557

Click here to view the Partners for Child Passenger Safety Study in Adobe Acrobat Format.

For more information on highay and auto safety laws in your community, please visit http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/

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