BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A new report finds Louisiana is among 15 states to have made progress in enacting key highway safety laws. The 55-page study was done by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, based in Washington, D.C.
The organization uses 15 laws on teenage driving, impaired driving, seat belts and motorcycle rules as its highway safety measuring stick.
Louisiana won praise for its laws dealing with seat belts, motorcycle helmets, sobriety checkpoints and ignition interlock devices. The state got credit for parts of laws dealing with how teenagers get driver’s licenses and booster seats for youngsters.
However, Advocates said the state needs tougher laws on nighttime driving and passenger rules for new drivers; open container regulations and penalties for repeat drunken drivers.
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