It’s not that Councilwoman Susan Guidry, sponsor of the ordinance, thinks drivers should be inattentive or careless behind the wheel. The problem is that there is no comparable requirement in state law.
The state requires New Orleans Traffic Court to report convictions for moving violations to the state Department of Motor Vehicles so they can be noted on the driver’s record. But because there is no state law mandating “reasonable vigilance,” any local convictions for that offense instead go on drivers’ records as convictions for “careless operation of a vehicle,” a more serious charge.
New Orleans could repeal requirement for drivers to be vigilant behind the wheel | NOLA.com.
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