The following articles from AAMVA's Regional News for September 6, 2019 received the highest click-through rates:
Why Real ID Is Causing Real Confusion
The Transportation Security Administration has begun verbally
notifying travelers about the upcoming REAL ID deadline, a little more than 13
months away..."REAL ID implementation is a little more than a year
away," TSA Acting Deputy Administrator Patricia Cogswell said in a
statement. "Now is the time to prepare." But the rollout has caused
confusion for various reasons, so here are a few basics that are helpful to
understand. Read more at aarp.org.
Gov. Kevin Stitt Shakes up Leadership at Oklahoma
Department of Public Safety, Highway Patrol
A shake-up is underway at the Oklahoma Department of Public
Safety, the state agency that runs the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and handles the
issuance, revocation and reinstatement of driver's licenses. Out are Rusty
Rhoades, the DPS commissioner, and Col. Michael Harrell, the chief of the
Highway Patrol. Taking over as commissioner is John Scully, the director of the
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control. Read more at tulsaworld.com.
State
Bill Would Protect DMV Clerks Who Refuse Licenses to Illegal Immigrants (New
York)
The state Senate's top Republican has introduced a bill that would protect
Department of Motor Vehicles employees from legal retribution, should they
refuse licenses to undocumented immigrants. The controversial "Green Light
Law," passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Andrew
Cuomo on June 17, has sparked outrage from county clerks across the state —
some of whom have filed legal challenges in federal court arguing that the law
conflicts with federal policy. The bill from Senate Minority Leader John
Flanagan (R-Suffolk) would permit a DMV employee to hire an attorney to defend
himself should the state take civil action against them for refusing to
administer the licenses...Another bill specifically authorizes the governor to
remove a county clerk from office should they refuse to recognize driver's
licenses held by undocumented immigrants. Read
more at nypost.com.
NY DMV
Commissioner Calls Out Critics of the Proposed License Plates (New York)
There's been a lot of criticism from New York Republican
lawmakers about proposed new license plates. The state's DMV commissioner hopes
to set it all straight. One criticism is over the fee drivers will need to pay
to replace their plates. In a statement, Commissioner Mark J.F. Schroeder says
the fee has been 25 dollars for over ten years, since before Governor Andrew
Cuomo took office. Schroder says Cuomo would like to lower the fee and called
out lawmakers. "If the legislators are sincere and want to lower the fee
immediately, although they haven't in the past decade, the Governor has made
clear he invites them back for a Special session to do it," Schroeder
said. Read
more at wskg.org.
Tesla Autopilot Was Engaged for Nearly 14 Minutes
Before 2018 California Crash, NTSB Says
The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday that
a Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode when it struck a fire truck in Culver
City, California, one of a series of crashes the board is investigating
involving Tesla's driver assistance system. The 2014 Model S Autopilot system
was engaged continuously for the final 13 minutes and 48 seconds of the trip
before the vehicle struck a fire truck parked on Interstate-405 in January
2018, the NTSB safety board said in documents posted on Tuesday. The driver
kept his hands off the wheel for all but 51 seconds of the final drive segment
and received numerous alerts to place his hands back on the wheel, the
documents showed. Read more at cnbc.com.
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