When Governor Paterson signed Elle's Law on August 13, 2010, New York became one of only 13 states to have reckless driving laws specific to pedestrian accidents. If you live in one of the 37 states without such protection, please write your state representatives urging them to introduce and pass a law to protect pedestrians from reckless drivers. We've even made it easy for you to do.
Below is a list of states without reckless driving laws at this time. If you see the name of your state below, click on the link to get the email addresses of your state representatives. You can then download the sample letter (also below), and send it to your state legislators by attaching it to your email. It won't take much time, but could help protect your community. Ask your friends and family members to write, too.
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List of states without reckless driving laws specific to pedestrian accidents:
ALABAMA
www.alabama.gov
ALASKA
w3.legis.state.ak.us
ARIZONA
azleg.gov
CONNECTICUT
www.cga.ct.gov
House | Senate
GEORGIA
www.legis.state.ga.us
HAWAII
www.capitol.hawaii.gov
House | Senate
IDAHO
House | Senate
INDIANA
House | Senate
IOWA
www.legis.state.ia.us
KANSAS
www.kslegislature.org
House | Senate
KENTUCKY
www.lrc.ky.gov
LOUISIANA
House | Senate
MARYLAND (PDF)
mlis.state.md.us
MASSACHUSETTS
House | Senate
MINNESOTA
House | Senate
MISSISSIPPI
House | Senate
MISSOURI
House | Senate
MONTANA
House | Senate
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
Senate | Assembly
NEW HAMPSHIRE
House | Senate
NEW MEXICO
www.nmlegis.gov
NORTH CAROLINA
House | Senate
OHIO
House | Senate
OKLAHOMA
House | Senate
OREGON
House | Senate
PENNSYLVANIA
House | Senate
RHODE ISLAND
House | Senate
SOUTH DAKOTA
House | Senate
TENNESSEE
House | Senate
TEXAS
House | Senate
UTAH
House | Senate
VERMONT
www.leg.state.vt.us
VIRGINIA
House | Senate
WASHINGTON
House | Senate
WISCONSIN
Senate | Assembly
WYOMING
House | Senate
Washington DC
DC Council
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