I have written all Governors asking them to review their state licensing practices to ensure that drivers who exhibit risk taking behavior are not given special license privileges. On border safety, we will triple the number of inspectors on our Southern border to ensure safe operating conditions and drivers who fully comply with our laws. We will also encourage states to apply under the new borders and corridors program for inspection facilities. We plan to require states to deny CDLs to individuals with any moving violations during the past three years, or any drug or alcohol related offenses in the past five years. We will push for technical initiatives such as on board recorders to manage hours of service, speed governors, lane tracking devices, and collision warning systems.
Public involvement is very important to the safety effort.
We intend to partner with the motoring public, safety groups, industry, and others to remove unsafe operators and equipment from the highways. Nothing we do in FHWA is more important than helping to save lives.