Legislature Looking At Safer Streets

Eddie Farah

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More legislative action is proposed out of Tallahassee this session that might help keeps roads safer.

One of the more innovative involves placing red-light cameras that would take a driver's image when they are caught running a red light. A violation could result in a fine.

A seat belt violation proposal is back. It would allow law enforcement to pull over someone for not wearing their seat belt. As it stands now, you have to be pulled over for another offense before you can be ticketed for not wearing your seat belt.

This would allow an officer the option to pull you over, something that is already allowed for drivers under the age of 18.

And for the smallest auto passengers, Senate Bill 2162 would prohibit smoking in cars that have minor children passengers.

It's difficult to imagine that someone has not heard about the affects of second hand smoke on the non smoker's lungs. However that bill does not have a similar version in the House, something that one of our lawmakers needs to step up and sponsor.