Support Road Safety Legislation
The Massachusetts legislation needs to hear from you!
Please write your elected officials a letter to support these 2 pieces of legislation which will keep all road users in MA safer.
SAMPLE LETTER To: Co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security: Senator Walter Timilty ([email protected]); Representative Carlos González ([email protected]) Chair/Vice chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation: Representative William Straus ([email protected]); Senator John Keenan ([email protected]) Recommended email subject: Please support traffic safety legislation this World Day of Remembrance Sample script: Dear Representatives Straus and González, Senators Keenan and Timilty, and members of the legislature: I am writing to express support for two bills the MA Vision Zero Coalition is advocating for that would make our roads safer and prevent traffic deaths. Since 2015, there have been 910,149 crashes in Massachusetts—2,463 of which resulted in tragic fatalities, and 15,700 of which resulted in serious injuries. This is a public health crisis that requires urgent action from the legislature. As we hold the memories of those lost to traffic violence in our hearts and minds around World Day of Remembrance, I am asking you to take action and advance bills that will measurably reduce traffic fatalities across Massachusetts. The following two bills will save lives and reduce crashes while reducing opportunities for inequitable and dangerous interactions between people and police -- please pass them into law this session:
I believe that both bills would create demonstrable increases in traffic safety by reducing speeding and creating safety improvements for vulnerable road users. <Insert any personal story or reason for your support> For too long, traffic deaths and severe injuries have been treated as inevitable. While often referred to as “accidents,” these tragedies are preventable if we take a proactive, preventative approach that prioritizes traffic safety and speed management as a public health issue. Please advance these bills in your respective committees and work in collaboration with your colleagues to pass these bills into law this session. This year alone, more than 350 additional Massachusetts families have an empty seat at their table because their loved one was killed in a traffic crash. I implore you to use your legislative powers to save lives and eliminate tragic and preventable deaths on our roads. Sincerely, [full name street address city/town, state, zip phone: email: ] |
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