"I don't think speeding should be a misdemeanor," said Sen. Danny Staples, D-Eminence, who voted in favor of the legislation. "I think as long as you pay the fine, that's all you need to do."
Sen. Danny Staples, D-Eminence, summed up the political situation Senators faced. "If this amendment fails, it's going on the informal calendar and it ain't coming off," Staples said.
Committee Chairman Danny Staples, D-Eminence, said he supports the bill, especially since he had to ask his own mother to quit driving not long ago. "I know senior citizens who are as good a driver as anyone. But I also know senior citizens who shouldn't be on the highway because they are creating an eminent danger to people they are meeting and passing."
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