Report Grades State Highway Safety Laws

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety has published its 2012 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws, an annual report that evaluates U.S. states based on their adoption of 15 basic traffic safety laws. The report gives states a green, yellow or red rating based on how many of the 15 optimal laws they have. Among the laws evaluated: seatbelt, booster seat  and motorcycle helmet measures; restrictions for teen drivers; texting bans; and strict impaired driving laws.