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Committee hears bill on visibility at rural intersections; stakeholders urge revisions
Summary
Senate Bill 183, aimed at improving sight lines at rural intersections to reduce collisions, drew emotional testimony from a family that lost a son and concerns from landowners, DNR and Farm Bureau; the committee will work on amendments.
Senate Bill 183, a measure intended to reduce crashes at rural intersections by establishing sight-line requirements and notification for landowners and lessees, drew personal testimony and technical concerns during a lengthy House Roads and Transportation Committee hearing Monday.
Senator Mark Kreider, who presented the bill, said it responds to “situations that happen way too frequently” when crops, trees or other obstructions prevent drivers from seeing…
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