An Act Relative to Drowsy Driving

Documents & Status: Text of Senate 2072 | Status

This bill would acknowledge that a driver of a motor vehicle who drives while they are sleep-deprived is just as impaired as the drug or alcohol impaired driver. Applications for motor vehicle licenses will include information on the consequences of driving while sleep-deprived, and public safety officers will receive education on identifying the sleep-deprived driver. Violators will be charged under the criminal statute to the same extent as drug or alcohol-impaired drivers.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO INSTALL CERTAIN SIGNS

  Documents & Status: Text of Senate 2069 | Status

The bill requires the Massachusetts highway department to erect and maintain at exit 5 on Route I-395 in the town of Oxford certain signs directing motorists to the birthplace of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross.

Documents & Status: Text of Senate 2073 | Status

This bill would require motorists turn on their headlights in inclement weather such as rain and snow storms. 

Documents & Status: Text of Senate 2074 | Status

This bill is in response to the tragic death of state police officer after his cruiser collided with an abandoned vehicle on Interstate 495. It requires drivers, where possible, to leave their disabled vehicles on the right side of the road in the grass beyond the paved surface. The bill also sets out fines for failure to comply with this law.