"Stop Distracted Driving" was first aired on Sunday March 21st 2010. Our Guest was Sue Tibbs, Representative, Oklahoma State House of Representatives. Our topics included:- House Bill 3250 – what it is Bill designed to do
- What motivated her to bring it to legislation now – Governor Henry's Executive Order any motivation
- Recent statistics regarding the harm of distracted driving
- How texting increases the danger not only to the driver doing it but to those in other vehicles
- Reception she has had in the Legislature to this approach
- How the numbers change depending upon the age of the driver
- What other states are doing
- "Generation tXt", and what she says to the critics such as the Highway Loss Data Institute that these types of laws will not reduce the number of accidents
Sue Tibbs, Mick Cornett, Kent Meyers
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