Berman Seeks to Let Commercial License Holders Take Defensive Driving

TYLER — If re-elected, State Representative Leo Berman (R-Tyler) plans to file a bill in the next legislative session which will allow individuals who hold a commercial driver license (CDL) to take defensive driving, if ticketed while driving their own privately-owned vehicle (unless it is a commercial vehicle). Berman said, “We hold truck drivers to a higher standard, but if they receive a traffic citation while driving their own automobile and not a commercial vehicle, they should be allowed to take defensive driving like every other driver license holder.” The citation asks if the individual was driving a commercial or privately-owned vehicle. Representative Berman added that the change was suggested to him by a law enforcement officer. Berman faces Matt Schaefer in the Republican primary.