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Panel hears bill to require headlights when wipers are on or in fog to reduce crashes
Summary
Representative Darcy Edwards told the Senate Judiciary Committee that House Bill 25 22 would require drivers to use headlights whenever windshield wipers operate or in fog; witnesses cited research showing headlight use reduces crashes and urged passage as a public-safety measure.
The Senate Judiciary Committee reopened a public hearing April 24 on House Bill 25 22, which would require drivers to use headlights when windshield wipers are in operation or when there is fog.
Representative Darcy Edwards, sponsor of the bill, told the committee that stretches of rural highways in her district—roads with low lighting and long distances between towns—are especially hazardous in rain, fog or low light and…
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