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California, Georgia and Washington, D.C., have the strongest traffic safety laws, while Montana and Wyoming are among the weakest, according to a survey of traffic laws nationwide conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

Licensing laws for young drivers. The institute examined whether states had graduated licensing laws, which phase in full driving privileges for teens. Six states -- Arizona, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma and Wyoming -- have no graduated licensing laws.

Seatbelt-use laws. All states except New Hampshire require motorists to buckle up. However, there are variations on seatbelt laws from state to state. The institute found that the District of Columbia and 20 states allow police to stop motorists solely for seatbelt violations: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

Child restraint-use laws. The institute assessed laws governing child safety seats and adult seatbelt laws that apply to older children. Children under age 13 in some states -- Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi and Ohio -- may not be required to wear restraints.

Motorcycle helmet-use laws. By 1980, most states had abandoned motorcycle helmet laws or severely weakened them, according to the institute. There are no helmet laws in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and New Hampshire, and they don't apply to all riders in 27 other states.

Red-light camera enforcement. This allows police to take pictures of motorists who run red lights and send them tickets in the mail. While such programs have reduced red-light running by about 40% in some states, not all states allow police to use this program.

The laws, state by state

State	DUI/DWI	Young driver licensing	Safety belt use	Child restraint use	Motorcycle helmet use	Red light camera use
Alabama	Good	Fair	Fair	Poor	Good	Poor
Alaska	Good	Marginal	Marginal	Good	Poor	Poor
Arizona	Good	Poor	Marginal	Marginal	Poor	Fair
Arkansas	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Good	Poor	Poor
California	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Colorado	Fair	Fair	Marginal	Good	Poor	Good
Connecticut	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	Poor	Poor
Delaware	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Poor	Good
District of Columbia	Fair	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Florida	Good	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Poor	Poor
Georgia	Good	Good	Fair	Good	Good	Good
Hawaii	Good	Poor	Fair	Good	Poor	Poor
Idaho	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	Poor	Poor
Illinois	Good	Fair	Fair	Good	Poor	Marginal
Indiana	Fair	Fair	Fair	Poor	Poor	Poor
Iowa	Fair	Fair	Fair	Poor	Poor	Poor
Kansas	Good	Poor	Marginal	Good	Poor	Poor
Kentucky	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	Poor	Poor
Louisiana	Good	Fair	Fair	Good	Poor	Poor
Maine	Fair	Fair	Marginal	Good	Poor	Poor
Maryland	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Good
Massachusetts	Fair	Good	Marginal	Marginal	Good	Poor
Michigan	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Poor
Minnesota	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Poor	Poor	Poor
Mississippi	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Poor	Good	Poor
Missouri	Good	Fair	Marginal	Good	Good	Poor
Montana	Fair	Poor	Marginal	Marginal	Poor	Poor
Nebraska	Good	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	Good	Poor
Nevada	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	Good	Poor
New Hampshire	Good	Fair	Poor	Good	Poor	Poor
New Jersey	Fair	Good	Fair	Poor	Good	Poor
New Mexico	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Poor	Poor
New York	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Good	Marginal
North Carolina	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Marginal
North Dakota	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Good	Poor	Poor
Ohio	Fair	Fair	Marginal	Poor	Poor	Fair
Oklahoma	Fair	Poor	Fair	Good	Poor	Poor
Oregon	Fair	Good	Good	Good	Good	Marginal
Pennsylvania	Fair	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Poor	Marginal
Rhode Island	Poor	Fair	Marginal	Good	Poor	Poor
South Carolina	Fair	Fair	Marginal	Good	Poor	Poor
South Dakota	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Good	Poor	Poor
Tennessee	Fair	Good	Marginal	Good	Good	Fair
Texas	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	Poor	Fair
Utah	Good	Fair	Marginal	Good	Poor	Poor
Vermont	Good	Fair	Marginal	Good	Good	Poor
Virginia	Fair	Good	Marginal	Good	Good	Marginal
Washington	Fair	Good	Good	Good	Good	Marginal
West Virginia	Good	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Good	Poor
Wisconsin	Fair	Fair	Marginal	Marginal	Poor	Poor
Wyoming	Fair	Poor	Marginal	Marginal	Poor	Poor

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 2004

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Grant Park225 Georgia Avenue$289,900

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Grant Park
225 Georgia Avenue
$289,900