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Committee advances bill requiring education for drivers with recent citations
Summary
The House Committee on Transportation advanced SP 2665 SD2, which requires drivers with two traffic citations in five years to complete an educational course and written exam at renewal; the committee adopted amendments after testimony from the public defender and the Attorney General’s Office.
The House Committee on Transportation on March 19 advanced SP 2665 SD2, a measure that would require applicants who received traffic citations to complete an educational course (including a Department of Transportation road-safety video) and a written road-safety exam before renewing a driver’s license.
William Bento of the Office of the Public Defender testified in opposition, saying a written exam is unlikely to change drivers’…
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