Photo courtesy of Terri Hall.
Kim Roberts is a Senior Reporter for The Texan in the DFW metroplex area where she has lived for over 20 years. She has a Juris Doctor from Baylor University Law School and a Bachelor’s in government from Angelo State University. She graduated all three of her young adult children from home schooling and now enjoys life with her husband and two dogs.
Photo courtesy of Terri Hall.
Grassroots activists in Texas are expressing concern about “kill switch” technology for automobiles that was mandated in 2021 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed during the Biden administration.
The secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation was to prescribe federal motor vehicle safety standards for “advanced drunk impaired driving prevention technology,” also known as the kill switch, no later than three years after the enactment of the IIJA. It also provided for a time extension.
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Kim Roberts is a Senior Reporter for The Texan in the DFW metroplex area where she has lived for over 20 years. She has a Juris Doctor from Baylor University Law School and a Bachelor’s in government from Angelo State University. She graduated all three of her young adult children from home schooling and now enjoys life with her husband and two dogs.
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