The IIHS roadmap for stronger U.S. traffic safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has highlighted multiple Canadian driving laws that it believes would decrease U.S. traffic fatality rates. The IIHS is advocating that the U.S. mirror Canada by expanding its use of traffic enforcement cameras while increasing the stringency of laws related to distracted driving, seatbelt use, blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels, and how police can request a breathalyzer test.
Speed, work zone, school zone, and red-light cameras are among the U.S.'s most common types of traffic enforcement cameras. As of 2025, 22 states permit the use of speed cameras, according to the World Population Review . However, among these states, Arkansas and Indiana don't allow red-light cameras. There a