Conference Committee releases comprehensive Safe Driving Bill

June 22, 2010 - Senator Steven A. Baddour (D-Methuen), Senate Chairman of the Joint Committee on Transportation and Senate Chairman of the Safe Driving Conference Committee, was joined by his colleagues, Co-Chairman Rep. Joseph F. Wagner, Senator Stephen M. Brewer, Senator Robert L. Hedlund, and Representative Donald F. Humason, Jr. as they released the Safe Driving bill.  Some of the provisions of the bill include: Banning texting while driving, Prohibiting Junior Operators from using a cell phone, whether hand-held or hands-free, Requiring drivers age 75 and older to renew their license in-person at an RMV and undergo a vision test every 5 years, and Requiring the RMV to develop regulations to help identify cognitive or functional impairments taht are likely to affect a person's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.  For more information, click on the following: