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Committee backs bill to add vulnerable‑road‑user training to driver’s ed courses
Summary
The committee gave a do‑pass recommendation to SB 73, which would require driver education programs to include instruction on vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists, other non‑motorists); supporters cited New Mexico’s high pedestrian fatality rates and survivor testimony.
Senate Bill 73, which would require driver education programs to include instruction on vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists and other non‑vehicle road users), received broad stakeholder support and a committee do‑pass recommendation.
Sponsor presentation described the bill as a focused statutory requirement that driver’s ed include defined instruction on vulnerable road users and said New Mexico ranks high for pedestrian casualties. The sponsor said the bill is an attempt to address the state’s…
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