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Traffic Safety Task Force










                 NOTICE OF MEETING




TO:        Traffic Safety Task Force

FROM:    Benjamin N. Christensen, Research Analyst

DATE:    October 16, 1998

SUBJECT:    October 27 Meeting

Sen. Robert Montgomery and Rep. Wayne A. Harper have scheduled a meeting of the Traffic Safety Task Force as follows:

             DATE:     Tuesday, October 27, 1998

            TIME:     1:00 p.m.
            PLACE:     Room 403 - State Capitol

If you are unable to attend, please call me or Junie Anderson at 538-1032.


COMMITTEE MEMBERS


Sen. Robert Montgomery, Co-Chair

Rep. Wayne A. Harper, Co-Chair


Sen. Millie M. Peterson
Rep. Patrice Arent
Mr. K. Craig Allred
Mr. Beau Babka
Mr. Bill Barnes

Mr. Rod Betit
Mr. Walter Borla
Mr. Patrick Casaday
Mr. David Creer
    Ms. Laura Drew

Mr. Aaron D. Kennard
    Ms. Rolayne Fairclough
    Dr. Thomas Metcalf
    Mr. David K. Miles
    Ms. Linda Plouzek
    Dr. Steve Ronnenkamp

AGENDA


Traffic Safety Task Force


Tuesday, October 27, 1998 _ 1:00 p.m. _ Room 403 _ State Capitol


(Approximate
Time Frame).

1:00 p.m.     1.    Task Force Business
                (Consideration of minutes of the October 13, 1998 meeting.)

                                                    
1:05 p.m.     2.     Comparative Negligence For Seat Belt Use
                (Utah law currently prohibits the failure to use seat belts as evidence in any civil litigation on the issue of injuries or on the issue of mitigation of damages. After considerable discussion and testimony on this provision, the task force requested that it be brought back for futher discussion and action.)
    

1:45 p.m.     3.    Education, Public Awareness, and Media Programs
                (What can be done to increase traffic safety through the use of these programs.)


2:45 p.m.     4.    Physically Impaired Driver Issues
                (In the last meeting, concern was expressed over the safety of senior drivers and other drivers who have developed physical impairments that reduce their ability to drive. What statutes and rules are currently in place to address this issue? What more should be done?)
                

             5.    Other Task Force Business
            
                            
             6.    Adjourn

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