Senate Resolution No. by Senator Barrow urges the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to conduct a comprehensive study focused on reducing distracted driving, implementing driver refresher courses, and improving driver understanding of modern traffic control designs. The resolution highlights the growing concern of distracted driving, which significantly contributes to traffic accidents and fatalities in Louisiana. It emphasizes the need for enhanced driver education to address distractions from mobile devices and in-vehicle technologies, as well as the challenges drivers face with new traffic control designs like roundabouts.

The resolution calls for the study to analyze the primary causes and frequency of distracted driving incidents and to provide recommendations for voluntary or mandatory driver refresher courses. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is tasked with reporting its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, as well as to the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library, no later than sixty days before the start of the 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature. A copy of the resolution will also be sent to the chairman of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.