8/24/2009 Guest State Senator Bruce Tarr.

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" I have no idea whether or not true and -- what about what happened at that point."

" That's what the elderly drivers always day after the game plowed into a child's. Taking out and a whole slew of disabled veterans. And now today killed 34 year old Weymouth police officer named Michael DVR Michelle -- we are 969 WTKK. During the break I was checking out my FaceBook page and posts in the story about officer. Michael -- on my page which is Michelle on Allen's the Ph.D. he. And Kevin writes and leave -- work before a big role at now. Now secondly you Kevin. But the discussion we're having in. You know how frustrated I get all the the scheming inaction of all lawmakers. And it's just that the lawmakers individually. Don't get anything -- it's collectively. They are nightmare. Nothing passes the legislation that makes sense that would protect us from. Cop killers hated the bill pending that with and populace to jail for life. Pending the in the key word. But somehow we managed to pass a law that would require. Free public park in Massachusetts to have net. Instead of -- chain link basketball hoop. So I promise senator Barbara Starr that I was going to real hand. About win at least in on a piece of legislation with them teach in some bite not some watered down version of Jessica's law. Which was passed by lawmakers -- Jessica's would protect the public from had a files. We want something. With some teeth that would require elderly and scary drivers. From killing kids and cops senator -- are you ready."

" I you know I'm feeling like a freshly cartoon are about to be thrown on the -- Michelle but not ready because I know that you want to point."

" Well I that I this it's purely common -- senator and I know the viewer comments and guy. So how is a possible. That Beacon Hill went on vacation without passing some sort of law that dealt with this elderly driver issue especially after we saw kids married. And now we have a flag flag flying at half -- apparently the police department."

" Well it's sad and I expect first wanna say that mind heart and thoughts and prayers go out to the Stanley of that officer and and I think all of ours do all across the commonwealth. Number two Michelin wanna remind you that I fought very hard to make Jessica's law -- one unfortunately we couldn't get the votes for this."

" You didn't work very I didn't senator Frist. -- files actually went to prison. And unfortunately we can't have that we have a -- and Amber's an avid we don't have that."

" You know what shall both of us who've advocated for those changes -- going to be back. And that's an important part of legislative process is they have persistence. And to be able to feed the cynicism. To be able to defeat the inertia and to be able to defeat the wrong and the priority that sometimes we see that you articulated are ready tonight at some here call -- spoken about. The main message I wanted to get -- tonight and I think it was on the same show where -- of the -- nine appeared with you. To talk about the fact that senator but tour has made a commitment that we're gonna get appeal on this issue after Labor Day. That means it's called action. Of the gentleman called the senator the brewers' office I applaud. We need to keep up the pressure and we need to work through that window of opportunity. We come back after Labor Day into formal sessions and for listeners that don't know the difference Michelle which many. We're recently within a formal session is where votes are taken in matters of controversy are taken up. Right now -- informal sessions with the opposite happens when that went."

" He termed the vacation let's face -- senator not every laden."

" Now light IR Kelly I'd spent a lot of time during informal as well because we tend to move a lot of things but it talks."

" Our Arturo that it Oprah's star from Boston your work and we know that they did there all that any formal session is a buzz word folks that are vacation."

" Well actually lot of goat to look constitutional law 101 Mitchell I think you may be familiar with the -- for the edification have you witnessed. The constitution required the legislature to meet every 72 hours and that's one of the reasons we have informal sessions is because we cannot. Suspend the rule of the constitution."

" I like that senator. It's a little bit here relic. What are you willing to -- where's the log in ago and I know that this is a mutual happy -- public and -- the doors Democrat. What can actually be accomplished because you know I'm sick of hearings. And -- of discussions. I want action."

" Well again I don't wanna give me constantly. The sort of reminded but I do want to remind you that I wrote the letter. To request there be a public hearing on these built by the transportation committee couple months ago."

" Next you on the show because I know you worked hard for the."

" Well -- The -- the number my colleague cosponsored that there is bipartisan support to move forward with the bill the other three approaches that are on the table. One is senator brought injury is village you know to record testing every five years after the age of 75. To cool the piece of legislation that I cosponsored would represented it takes time and others that would require doctors -- and its orally. To report conditions of the impairment that regardless debate because what we're talking about your -- people who are incapacitated. With regard to driving a motor vehicle should be driving -- their age and the third option would be required a draw a mandatory tests. For people every of the renewal that license so all of those would be retested every ten years. Don't that we basic schools bought. The committee has charged with coming up with something that makes sense and that's what we have to get done and be ready to take a vote. When we come back to formal session after Labor Day and you'll that this could help well as they have before. Remember that I -- respect in the park it -- that we need to enact the reforms in the transportation report. Luckily those that been done. The reason they -- done is because you're westerners panic over worked as a team we need to do it again now and we able window of opportunity between now Labor Day and I know people. On vacation other things on their minds. We need to make sure the legislative contacted and people know we gotta get that done after we can back the formal election."

" In USO all right senator because I'd like my people all the time and it and I don't think it was something our tests at all but. We stood side by side hundred strong in -- freezing all parking my knees by us and we told. Then department of transportation secretary Bernard Cohen. -- the way we are not going to continue to get screwed to pay off the big day and it worked."

" You're right -- once they know we have to constantly discussed because. Some time that he's had to get frustrated at 900 that in your callers tonight and I know you're frustrated. But if we give up we're never gonna get change. -- and social in the way in the past and we can get something done again in the future it may remember called it may take some emails that may take some letters. But democracy only works when people participate it's not a spectator practice."

" Well gee he called in earlier from -- brought up a very good point 91 end. -- expound on that a little bit with you senator he says that one of the reasons that the Beacon Hill lawmakers -- so. I don't wanna use the word inept but let's just say slow to act on this particular issue is because the senior citizens for our huge voting block. How much of that is going to factor into whether or not there's actually -- law passed. No more hearings no more discussions no more let's send this to committee let's act now how much of you know of a deterrent is that -- to be to you guys actually passing something by the end. Of September."

" Well I think it's clear that in the past this has been deterrent but things are changing the threat to public safety has been clearly identified. And I are gonna tell you -- not been going to a number of them over the summer. We're a large groups as seniors have been present. Number of them have approached me and said we understand you need to do something. Please make it reasonable and please make -- not arbitrary. So I would suggest that we hold senior vote right now they wouldn't these unified that you might -- in opposition -- something changing. The state to understand that we have to do something and what they're asking forced to do was something reasonable."

" You know Michael Davies the slain police officer who again let me remind you was killed at the line of duty today. 34 years old the father at three when -- 79 year old plowed through a stop sign speeding. Hurtled into the back of a night at another vehicle which then careened into this poor cop work any detail work in a second job. In I would argue killed in the line of duty in uniform. And that in the elderly you heard senator Bruce Starr from Gloucester year heard the elderly driver. Say I don't know what happens. In every time in the interview -- easily drive -- you hear the same remark over."

" All I have no idea whether it not true and probably -- or whether. What happened at that point."

" So we're not stain it every elderly driver is a menace. But certainly somebody who has no clue that he just blew through a stop sign careened into the back of the vehicle until the cop. Is dealing with a pulled back."

" You're out there right racial mean not markers that you may militant late eighties and it's still driving as Oliver faculty -- This into a situation that deserves -- not an outright prohibition and that's why you don't do legislators saying. Let's just cut off at a certain -- certain agency can have a driver's license anymore. And that's how I would respond to the call that you got from Serra who was talking about taking away right arbitrarily -- going down a slippery slope. Little bit disinterested in that and that's what we have a what is the process. So that we can find the right way to address this situation now I agree sometimes that takes too long. But we have had the public hearings we understand all the options on the table first smelled the committee has the complies -- makes a lot of sense. And then that they'll that the come forward and that's what needs to happen now."

" star I know you're an action guy I want it gate. When am I going to seek testing elderly drivers written into law passed -- I'm Veronica."

" My hope is that we're gonna -- the bill on the governor's desk by the end of September and you know those."

" October haven't have you on the show and say it what did you do senator and who stopped due."

" Well I'm gonna tell you what I did and maybe a little tougher to explain if nothing happens why others that that the way they did but I'll be happy to come on in respectively grilling. Because I I don't wanna feel like a pizza to a radical left on the -- too long."

" Exactly -- I was undercooked. Only on one side stepped immediately took it on one side and you know it is not always a pleasure."

" nothing on the mission on the -- that -- half -- I can vouch for that have a great night and thanks for that went beyond start."

" Yeah the best thank you senator."

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