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Minutes for HB2628 - Committee on Transportation
Short Title
Expanding the definition of reckless driving to include operating a vehicle at a speed of 100 miles per hour or more.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 14, 2022
Staff briefed the Committee on the contents of this bill. (Attachment 6)
The Chairman recognized Col. Herman Jones. (Attachment 7) According to Col. Jones, drivers who exceed the maximum posted speed limit endanger their lives and the lives of all other motorists. He said according to the latest published data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, speed was a factor in over 25% of all traffic fatalities nationwide. He said the Highway Patrol has seen a significant increase in the number of citations issued to drivers who are traveling 100 or more miles per hour since 2019. He had a chart illustrating the increase in the 100+ miles per hour citations. In conclusion he said the Highway Patrol supports this bill because they believe it increases the safety of Kansans on our state's roadways.
Written testimony was submitted in support of HB2628 by Ed Klumpp. (Attachment 8)
There were no other proponents nor opponents or neutrals so the Chairman closed the hearing on HB2628 and opened the hearing on HB2633.
