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House approves traffic-safety task force after debate on crash trends
Utah House of Representatives · February 20, 1998
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Summary
The House passed HB410 to create a statewide Traffic Safety Task Force to coordinate road-safety efforts across agencies. Sponsors cited a 10% rise in crashes and millions in hospital costs; the bill passed after an amendment expanding school representation.
The Utah House voted to create a Traffic Safety Task Force intended to coordinate state and local traffic-safety efforts across agencies including UDOT and the governor's office.
Representative Patrice Arens, sponsor of HB410, told members the measure grew out of PTA and stakeholder concerns and cited alarming statistics:…
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