In an article from the Boston Herald, the issues of texting while driving and vision tests for those 75 and older is being discussed by the House and Senate of MA. Elderly drivers, responsible for at least two deaths in the past year, will have increased vision tests but don’t have to complete a road test under safe driving legislation Beacon Hill lawmakers agreed on June 23rd. Texting while driving is also banned in the bill, but drivers over the age of 18 would still be able to chat on the phone while driving, according to a copy of the compromise legislation.The bill still needs to be approved by both the House and Senate before being sent to the governor for final approval. The measure was backed today by a joint transportation committee. The legislation comes after months of wrangling and after the deaths of two people when elderly drivers were behind the wheel.
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