Radio Iowa
You are here: Home
Bill adds distracted driving to topics required in drivers ed classes
Thomas Gerhold
Drivers education courses are required by state law to include topics like railroad crossing safety as well as four hours of instruction about the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
The Iowa Legislature has sent the governor a bill that would divide that four hour period between the topics of substance abuse and distracted driving.
“I think it’s a good bill that could very well prevent accidental deaths from auto accidents,” Representative Thomas Gerhold of Atkins said when the bill unanimously passed the House in February.