Emphasis Area Goals

• To thoroughly vet all legislative recommendations and present a complete overview of each one to the full Executive Committee.
• To recommend legislative action on proposals that will support the goals and objectives of the Governor's Executive Committee on Highway Safety.
• To see all legislative proposals become law during the 140th General Assembly.

Strategies

• Amend primary safety belt law to allow law enforcement to pull over and fine those who are driving without a safety belt on.
• Extend protections of the current graduated drivers license (GDL) program by creating an intermediate license period of six months for teen drivers between the learner’s permit and full license.
• Give emergency responders the authority to expeditiously remove accidents from the roadways by codifying a driver stop law, driver removal law, authority removal law, authority tow law, and hold harmless law.
• Authorize law enforcement to confiscate a driver’s operating license immediately if the person is found to be driving under the influence.
• Implement multi-faceted package specific to coal trucks that includes several components for increasing safety such a fine for illegal loading, requirement to display a toll free number and the permit holder’s DOT number and provision for improved visibility of trucks while hauling extended loads.

Performance Measures

• Passing of the proposed legislative changes