OOIDA Call to Action - Oklahoma Members
February 26, 2003

Heads up, Oklahoma truckers! Legislation introduced in the state House needs your support.

HB1456 would allow the state's public safety commissioner to crack down on certain speed traps in small towns that use them as moneymakers.
An earlier investigation by The Oklahoman revealed eight cities and towns in the state get more than 50 percent of their money from police fines, and at least 18 communities get more than 26 percent of their money from police fines.
Under the new bill, Public Safety Commissioner Bob Ricks would be given the power to take local law enforcers off certain state highways and interstates and reassign them to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
In addition, the measure would give Ricks the authority to further investigate complaints of municipalities operating speed traps.
The bill is scheduled for discussion on the House floor Thursday, March 27. It is vital you contact your elected House official and let them know how important this bill is to you as an Oklahoma trucker. For contact information, visit www.lsb.state.ok.us/house/findrep.htm. You can also call OOIDA's membership department at 1-800-444-5791 and they'll look it up for you.