MINNEAPOLIS, May 1, 2008—For years physicians have known that driving while sleepy is a public health problem on a par with driving while intoxicated.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 6, 2008—All the evidence shows that sleepiness keeps teens from performing, from learning, and from enjoying that time of their lives. Yet year after year, we continue to send them to school with their eyes half-closed.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 29, 2008— On Monday, the Minnesota Senate advanced a provision that would would restrict newly licensed drivers under 18 from driving between midnight and 5 a.m. and limit the number of young people accompanying them.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 19, 2008 – Driver safety bills supported by the MMA still have a chance of passing this session.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 28, 2008—MMA President James J. Dehen Jr., M.D., submitted a letter Wednesday to Rep. Kim Norton, DFL-Rochester, supporting H.F. 2628, which would strengthen Minnesota’s Graduated Drivers License Law.

MINNEAPOLIS, November 26, 2007—A pair of child passenger safety resources developed by the Minnesota Safety Council and AAA Minnesota/Iowa have received national recognition from Safe Kids Worldwide and the National Safety Council.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 24, 2007 — The MMA Board of Trustees declined to approve resolutions suggesting more stringent testing for older drivers.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 19, 2007 — Senior drivers are less likely than younger drivers to cause accidents, according to a new study, local media reported on Wednesday.

MINNEAPOLIS, 1:35 p.m. CST February 21, 2007 -- A proposal to require all children under 8 years old to use a car safety seat passed the Senate Wednesday.