Uber Grant Results: New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) was one of five State Highway Safety Offices to receive a grant from GHSA and ride-hailing company Uber to prevent impaired driving during the 2021 holiday season.
GHSA maintains data on state laws surrounding a number of highway safety issues. Below is information regarding laws in the state of New Mexico. For more information, consult the State Highway Safety Office.
Bicycle helmets required for all riders under 18.
Helmets required for riders under 18. Universal helmet law repealed 1977.
Choice of 4 or 8 years
75 and over: renewal every year
None
None
Decriminalized and legal for medical use
75
75
75
75
65
65
.16 (with mandatory jail on all offenses)
Under 21: 1 year; 21 and over: 6 months
Immediately with ignition interlock
Mandatory for all convictions
Yes
Yes
Under 1 yrs in rear-facing seat, in rear seat, if available
1-4 yrs or under 40 lbs in child safety seat
5-6 yrs or under 60 lbs in booster seat
7-17 yrs
16 years, 6 months
15
6
50 (10)
15 / 6
Midnight - 5 a.m.
No more than 1 under 21
Primary
18 and over
All
No
No
Drivers with learner or provisional license. Primary law.
All drivers. Primary law.
Permitted by state law and city ordinance
Specified jurisdictions; not permitted on state and federal roadways
Permitted by state law
Specified jurisdictions; mobile enforcement vans not permitted on state and federal roadways
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) was one of five State Highway Safety Offices to receive a grant from GHSA and ride-hailing company Uber to prevent impaired driving during the 2021 holiday season.
Law Giant Injury Lawyers is a personal injury law firm in Albuquerque, NM, serving a wide range of clients who have been injured as a result of a car crash.
Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, New Mexico and Texas received a total of $95,000 in grant funds and Uber ride credits to support initiatives that help prevent impaired driving this holiday season.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), in partnership with Uber, has awarded the CO, CT, MD, NM and TX State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) a total of $95,000 in grant funds and Uber ride credits to support initiatives to help prevent impaired driving this holiday season.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), in partnership with Uber, has awarded the CO, CT, MD, NM and TX State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) a total of $95,000 in grant funds and Uber ride credits to support initiatives to help prevent impaired driving this holiday season.
As the number of pedestrians killed by drivers continues a decade-long trend in the wrong direction during the pandemic, GHSA & its SHSO members are marking the 2nd annual Nat'l Pedestrian Safety Month by taking steps to address the behavioral safety issues that put people on foot at increased risk.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation was one of five State Highway Safety Offices to receive a grant from GHSA and ride-hailing company Lyft to prevent impaired driving during the 2020 holiday season.
As the number of pedestrians killed by drivers continues a decade-long trend in the wrong direction during the pandemic, GHSA & its SHSO members are marking the 2nd annual Nat'l Pedestrian Safety Month by taking steps to address the behavioral safety issues that put people on foot at increased risk.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Highway Safety Association has partnered with Lyft in order to offer safe rides in New Mexico now through Super Bowl weekend on February 8, 2021, in an effort to combat drunk driving.