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* New Jersey bill mandates snow-free vehicles
NJ,USA -Land Line Magazine (Grain Valley,MO) -June 27, 2007: -- A New Jersey Senate panel has approved a bill that would have the state get tough with drivers who fail to clear snow and ice off their vehicles... The rule would apply to commercial and non-commercial vehicles... The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously approved the bill that would permit police to pull over drivers whose vehicles are not cleared of snow and ice...
* Missouri bills die – focus was on trucks, road safety
Miss,USA -Land Line Magazine (Grain Valley,MO), by Keith Goble -June 27, 2007: -- The recently completed legislative session in Missouri closed the book on several bills of interest to truck drivers. Among those bills were efforts that included incentives to reduce idling, rules for household movers and increase safety on the state’s roadways... Senate lawmakers didn’t bring the bill up for a final vote before the session ended. The House previously approved the bill that included a provision to take advantage of an income tax credit made available by Congress in 2005... The bill – HB488 – would have created a tax credit for installing idle reduction technology for the next two years. The credit would have been equal to 50 percent of the amount of purchase and installation on class 8 trucks – up to $3,500 per truck...
* New Virginia laws to improve road safety take effect July 1
VA,USA -Land Line Magazine (Grain Valley,MO) -June 27, 2007: -- The first one targets alcohol-related reckless drivers. The new rule requires those who had their driver’s license suspended for reckless driving for alcohol-related or drug-related reasons to complete an alcohol safety action program before they could have their licenses reinstated... The second one is intended to keep novice drivers off the phone and other devices while at the wheel. It prohibits drivers under age 18 from using any cell phone, hand-held or “hands free,” or other wireless device...
* California bill banning cell phone use for young drivers nears passage
CAL,USA -Land Line Magazine (Grain Valley,MO), by Keith Goble -June 27, 2007: -- A bill to prohibit cell phone use by young drivers in California is one step closer to passage in the statehouse... The Assembly Transportation Committee unanimously approved a bill that would make it illegal for drivers under 18 to use any type of cell phone, pager or text messaging device... This action in California follows a National Transportation Safety Board report that recommended novice drivers be prohibited from using cell phones while on the road... The safety board says that young drivers account for only 7 percent of the driving population but are involved in 15 percent of fatal accidents. Distracted drivers take 1.5 seconds longer to respond to hazards, the agency says... Currently, about 14 states forbid young drivers to use phones while behind the wheel. In addition to California, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey are the only other states that have bans on all drivers from using hand-held phones. Washington is slated to begin enforcement of its own law in 2008...
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