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Senate raises penalties for speeding in construction zones to improve worker safety
Summary
Senate Bill 21-83 increases fines for construction-zone speeding and removes the requirement that workers be present for enforcement; the bill passed 41-6.
The Senate approved Senate Bill 21-83, which increases fines for speeding in work zones and removes the requirement that workers be physically present at the time of the violation in order for the offense to be enforced.
Senator Rummel, sponsor from the Transportation Committee, said the current fine of $80 "is not working as a deterrent anymore" and that higher penalties may change driver behavior and reduce crashes. He cited crash statistics in work…
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