Section 108 Wrong Way Driving 5

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall, in consultation with the registry of motor vehicles, the executive office of public safety and security and the executive office of aging and independence, conduct a feasibility study on improving roadway safety for drivers over the age of 70. The study shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of: (i) wrong way driving incidents involving drivers over the age of 70; (ii) identification of roadway design, signage, lighting or geometric factors that may contribute to increased risks for older drivers; (iii) educational, engineering or technological interventions that may reduce wrong way driving incidents among older drivers; and (iv) recommendations for infrastructure improvements, driver education enhancements or policy changes to improve safety for older drivers.
The study and any recommendations shall be filed with the senate and house committees on ways and means, the joint committee on transportation, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives not later than 12 months after the effective date of this act.