Reckless driving; raises speed that constitutes regardless of speed limit. (SB801)

Introduced By

Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Reckless driving; speeding. Raises from 80 to 85 miles per hour the speed that constitutes reckless driving regardless of the speed limit. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/03/2007Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074334812
01/03/2007Referred to Committee on Transportation

Comments

Waldo Jaquith writes:

I abhor the never-ending increase in penalties and lowering of the bar in what constitutes crime, and so I'm glad to see Sen. Ruff's proposal bucking this trend.

But I have to wonder -- why 85? (Or, for that matter, why 80?) Is there some reason to think that 80 wasn't working? What are the data used to arrive at this new number?