IOWA STATE PATROL Q&A

Trooper Scott Miller is the Education Officer for Iowa State Patrol Post 3 which covers most of southwest Iowa. Office Miller of Glenwood has been with the ISP for fifteen years and has been Education Officer the past five years. Officer Miller distributed copies of a Driver Improvement Test for club members to scan. He noted he has used this with drivers of all ages to get them to think about proper actions under different driving conditions. Officer Miller noted some of the rules of the road do change over time and many drivers are confused about some driving situations. For example the new law about moving over for emergency vehicles on the shoulder of two lane interstate roads does not pertain to tow trucks or wreckers. Office Miller noted there is no law against cell phone use on the road in Iowa, but cell phone use is just one of many distractions drivers should avoid to keep attention on the road and traffic.