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House transportation panel advances bill exempting some UTV riders from helmet rule
Summary
The Idaho House Transportation Committee voted to send House Bill 13 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation after Representative Joe Palmer said the measure would extend an existing helmet exemption to utility task vehicles that have full roll cages and seat belts.
The Idaho House Transportation Committee voted to send House Bill 13 to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation after Representative Joe Palmer described the bill as extending an existing helmet exemption to certain utility task vehicles.
Representative Joe Palmer of District 20 in Meridian told the committee the bill would treat UTVs (utility task vehicles) differently from motorcycles and standard passenger cars when the vehicle has a full roll cage and seat belts. "It was an enclosed vehicle, but it didn't fit in the…
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