310/Maryland Manual

for the Administration to take against errant
drivers, business firms, and others licensed by the
Administration and in violation of State motor
vehicle laws.

DIVISION OF FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY

Leonard W. Kestler, Director
Telephone: 768-7246

The prime function of the Financial Responsi-
bility Division is the enforcement of compulsory
insurance. Under the compulsory insurance law,
all Maryland licensed insurance companies are re-
quired to notify the Motor Vehicle Administra-
tion of cancellations or terminations of liability
insurance policies, and of excluded drivers. The
Division is required to maintain an active file
with the names of all uninsured motorists re-
quired to recertify the statutory minimum motor
vehicle liability requirements. Their failure to
present required evidence of insurance results in
the suspension of vehicle tags.

In addition to the enforcement of the compul-
sory insurance law, the Division receives motor
vehicle accident reports from motorists involved
in accidents that have resulted in personal injury
or property damage in excess of $100 and that
have not been investigated by police authorities.

DIVISION OF DRIVER CONTROL

Victoria D. Hose, Director
Telephone: 768-7681

This Division comprises the Driver Review and
Reinstatement Section, the Driver Rehabilitation
Section, and the Alcohol Safety and Action Pro-
gram. The Rehabilitation Clinic was established
in 1962 to improve the attitudes of problem driv-
ers. It consists of four two-hour sessions held at
Glen Bumie or the regional offices.

The Driver Review and Reinstatement Pro-
gram was established to assist further in rehabili-
tating unsafe drivers and in identifying persons
who demonstrate dangerous attitudes about driv-
ing. Based on hearings held for errant drivers, li-
cense reviewers recommend administrative action
regarding an individual's driving privileges.

The Division is assisted by the Medical Advi-
sory Board, which consists of twenty-five physi-
cians appointed by the Motor Vehicle Adminis-
trator to advise him on the medical aspects of
driver licensing. Whenever an individual's physi-
cal or mental condition may affect his driving

ability, the Administrator relies on the Board for
professional guidance.

TOLL FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION

Gary A. Smith, Administrator of Toll Facilities

William R. Fletcher, Associate Administrator,
Bridges

Joseph R. Hartman, Associate Administrator,
Turnpikes

Bernard W. Jedrowicz, Associate Administrator,
Tunnels

P. 0. Box 9088
Diindalk 21222 Telephone; 288 6400
TTY for the Deaf: 1-800-492-4575

The Administration operates and maintains
four toll bridges, the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel
(under Baltimore's harbor), and the John F.
Kennedy Memorial Highway. These facilities
were constructed with proceeds from the sale of
revenue bonds authorized under the Revenue
Bond Act of 1937 (Code 1957, Article 89B, secs.
163-181), and by Chapter 1, Acts of the Special
Session of 1956 (Code 1957, Article 89B, secs.
141-162A).

Currently, the facilities handle some 68.5 mil-
lion toll transactions annually and produce reve-
nue of more than $61,600,000, which is used for
debt service after deduction of maintenance and
operating costs.

The administrative offices, central supply de-
pot, and maintenance activities of these facilities
are centralized at the Francis Scott Key Bridge
over Baltimore's outer harbor. The Francis Scott
Key Bridge was opened to traffic in March of
1977 and connects Sellers Point in Baltimore
County with Hawkins Point in Baltimore City. It
also is the final link in the 52-mile Baltimore
Beltway (Route 695).

The William Preston Lane, Jr., Memorial
Bridge is one of the longest over-water steel
structures in the world. It spans 4.35 miles of the
Chesapeake Bay between Sandy Point on the
Western Shore to a point near Stevensville on the
Eastern Shore. Traffic lanes between the suspen-
sion towers are 2,922-1/2 feet in length and
198-1/2 feet above the Bay. The Bridge rises to a
total height of 354 feet. This span was opened to
traffic on July 30, 1952, and is located on two
principal motor arteries, U.S. 301 and U.S. 50.
At the request of the General Assembly, the State
Roads Commission in 1967 renamed the Chesa-
peake Bay Toll Bridge the William Preston Lane,
Jr., Memorial Bridge (Res. No. 21, Acts of 1967).