Amendment ID: S2092-19-R1

Redraft Amendment 19

Public Awareness of Distracted Driving

Messrs. Tarr and O'Connor move to amend the bill by inserting after section 14 the following section:-

“SECTION 14A. Chapter 155 of the acts of 2010, is hereby amended by striking out section 14, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 14.  The registrar of motor vehicles, in cooperation with the highway safety division, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of higher education and municipal law enforcement shall develop and implement an annual public awareness campaign for both junior and adult operators which shall include, but not be limited to, the dangers and consequences of distracted driving, information on the restrictions of mobile telephone and mobile electronic device use while operating a motor vehicle under sections 8M, 12A, 13 and 13B of chapter 90 of the General Laws, information on the fines and punishments which may be imposed for violations of said chapter 90 and bicycle safety.  The registrar of motor vehicles shall include information on the hazards of distracted driving in each revised publication of the driver's manual.”