I believe this review and proposal can make it even better. Safety on our roads and highways must be a priority. My legislative proposals will make it more difficult for a person convicted of multiple moving violations, including driving under the influence, to retain driving privileges. I support continuing efforts to keep drunk drivers off our roads, including passage of effective ignition interlock laws. As I requested last year, allow law enforcement officers to make stops for seat belt violations.
Statistics show that wearing seat belts saves lives.
The law requires wearing a seat belt. It is time to enforce the law. Last year we created a trust fund from which earnings would go to pay for prescription drugs for low-income seniors. Federal legislation currently being considered and likely to be adopted requires a state maintenance of effort that could put our trust fund in jeopardy. We should carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the direction we have taken and determine if the money we set aside in trust would better address senior health care in other ways.