Ohio got good grades for its distracted driving law and for having traffic camera laws, though many communities don’t use them, from a national group that studies road safety. But the state got warning lights for a lack of other legislation that the organization says Ohio needs to help drivers and passengers stay safe.

Ohio was among 36 states that got the “yellow” or “caution” rating from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, a coalition of consumer, health, insurance and law enforcement groups that lobbies for more road safety laws. Eight states got “green” or “good” ratings in the report, and nine states got “red” or “danger” ratings.

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety's annual report said 11,903 people have died in crashes in Ohio in the last ten years; 1,160 people were killed o

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