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Sponsors propose education, cameras and fines to reduce work‑zone crashes in House Bill 82
Summary
Representatives Gary Click and Mark Johnson told the House Public Safety Committee that House Bill 82 would expand driver education, allow limited camera monitoring and create a mandatory safety course to reduce work‑zone crashes and fatalities.
Representatives Gary Click and Mark Johnson presented House Bill 82 to the House Public Safety Committee, saying the measure is intended to reduce work‑zone crashes and injuries by combining education, monitoring and stiffer penalties.
Sponsor testimony cited data on a rise in work‑zone fatalities and injuries and said the bill would: require driver's education courses to teach construction‑zone safety; require completion of a DPS‑approved safe‑driving course after a work‑zone offense (with a $400 fine if the offender fails to complete the course within 30 days); permit private contractors or ODOT to install…
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