"The people that ride have the right to decide," said the bill's House handler -- Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville. Only people 21 years of age or older would be able to shed headgear on the road.
Further endangering the bill's chances is the position of the bill's sponsor, Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville. Koller's original bill dealt only with auto registration. He says he does not support the 0.08 BAC amendment to his bill.
But Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville and sponsor of the bill, doesn't have much hope that the 0.08 initiative will be approved now by the full Senate. The Senate will make some changes in the bill and this part is likely to be removed from it, Koller said. The 0.08 plan was attached to the bill by a house committee, although Koller doesn't approve of the measure.
Summersville Representative Don Koller's bill concentrated on registration of automobiles and reducing uninsured drivers. Instead the majority of Missouri's representatives wanted to include an amendment that would lower Missouri's blood alcohol limit to .08.
Rep. Gracia Backer, D-Calloway County, and Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville, announced a legislative proposal that would fine a truck driver $1,000 for traveling more than 75 MPH in a 70~-MPH zone.
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