>> our question is for john cullerton.th states that have limited budgets, how do you try to enforce -- how do you encourage enforcement when there is? >>? they said the state spent an enormous amount of money on medicaid. many of the people in these crashes, if they're not on medicaid when they are first injured, go on medicaid. we save money by passing these laws. in terms of enforcement, i think it's fair to say that a lot of these are still in force. when judy talks about secondary enforcement, that puts in the mind of the driver -- i can get away with not wearing a seatbelt because they will not stop me. that is why we have seen, in the states that have passed primary enforcement, the usage rate goes up by 12%. it is not because there's more police officers. theirself enforcement. it does not cost any money. -- there is self enforcement. it saves money. now is the time to pass these. >> thank you very much. any other hands? thank you. >> i am with fox 5 news. what efforts are being made, if any, to push virginia to ge

yes. >> i also from abc representing for senator cullerton, please. >> more questions for senator cullerton. i wonder why? [laughter] >> it was mentioned during the yellow category were taking steps to advance to the green status and in the area of team driving that's the only category a lot of the states are in the yellow and i want to know what kind of steps are you taking to advance to the green in regards to the team driving? >> we have three things we need to do in illinois. the motorcycle helmet law is a jury difficult to pass. i wouldn't predict that would happen soon. the idea of moving back the minimum age to 16 for a learner's permit is a new proposal. i don't know that's been introduced in illinois. i suspect as a result of this as a matter of fact i'm going to bring this to the attention of the legislators and have that introduced as early as a few weeks from now and then i think there's only one minor tweak to boehmite time driving restriction in the weekend so illinois would like to lead the nation we are close to doing that and it is the work that at the kids have stun year i

>> our question is for john cullerton.ith states that have limited budgets, how do you try to enforce -- how do you encourage enforcement when there is? >>? they said the state spent an enormous amount of money on medicaid. many of the people in these crashes, if they're not on medicaid when they are first injured, go on medicaid. we save money by passing these laws. in terms of enforcement, i think it's fair to say that a lot of these are still in force. when judy talks about secondary enforcement, that puts in the mind of the driver -- i can get away with not wearing a seatbelt because they will not stop me. that is why we have seen, in the states that have passed primary enforcement, the usage rate goes up by 12%. it is not because there's more police officers. theirself enforcement. it does not cost any money. -- there is self enforcement. it saves money. now is the time to pass these. >> thank you very much. any other hands? thank you. >> i am with fox 5 news. what efforts are being made, if any, to push virginia to g

next we'll hear from senator john cullerton. he is also a very famous legislator in the united states. there's not much highway safety legislation in illinois that does not have his mark. we're pleased that he is here today to support the roadmap report. >> thank you. today more than 100 people will die on our nation's highways. it will happen tomorrow, too. just think about this. if there was a plane crash today and 100 people were killed, someone from every state in the nation was on that plane. it would be a phenomenal tragedy. it would be the leading news story throughout the world. the pictures of the people who died would be in every newspaper throughout the united states. how many days do you think it would take uof plane crashes where 100 people were killed before congress and the president would immediately have hearings, a joint session of congress, national addresses, to stop the plane crashes? i would say only a few. my former colleague, president obama, who served with for eight years in springfield, who co- sponsor

jackie, vice president at that kids will present the findings of this year's report and senator john cullerton president of the illinois the senate will get his perspective. following them, we will hear from susan vavala of delaware and marge lee of new york, who are mothers who've lost children in terrible car crashes. the or the human faces of this never-ending american tragedy that takes the lives of tens of thousands of family members and friends each year creating personal lifelong losses that words cannot adequately describe. and these are losses we say are largely preventable. we will secure from dr. joseph wright of the american academy of pediatrics and dr. wright is the children's medical center in washington, d.c.. and dr. steven hargarten at the medical college of wisconsin. these are too mentally in the trenches of highway safety war. we're pleased be joined by bill martin and former administrator and public citizen president emeritus joan claybrook but shares of advocates for highway and auto safety on our board of directors and then we will complete the speaker a lineup with con

next we'll hear from senator john cullerton. is also a very famous legislator in the united states. there's not much highway safety legislation in illinois that does not have his mark. we're pleased that he is here today to support the roadmap report. >> thank you. today more than 100 people will die on our nation's highways. it will happen tomorrow, too. just think about this. if there was a plane crash today and 100 people were killed, someone from every state in the nation was on that plane. it would be a phenomenal tragedy. it would be the leading news story throughout the world. the pictures of the people who died would be in every newspaper throughout the united states. how many days do you think it would take uof plane crashes where 100 people were killed before congress and the president would immediately have hearings, a joint session of congress, national addresses, to stop the plane crashes? i would say only a few. my former colleague, president obama, who served with for eight years in springfield, who co- sponsored