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Utah House amends traffic code, strips 'careless driving' clause and passes bill after lengthy debate
Summary
After extended floor debate over a new 'careless driving' definition and proposals to ease speed-limit changes, the Utah House on Feb. 14 amended and approved first substitute Senate Bill 17, a package of traffic-code changes that sponsors said will aid law enforcement and clarify passing and following rules.
The Utah House amended and passed first substitute Senate Bill 17, a set of changes to the state traffic code, after several hours of floor debate and multiple amendments. The House voted to approve the bill as amended (65 yes, 0 no, 10 absent) and sent it back to the Senate for further action.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Dunnegan, told the chamber the measure makes several substantive changes, including permitting emergency vehicles to legally exceed posted maximum speeds during certain enforcement actions; allowing unmarked vehicles to be used for routine enforcement on multi-lane state highways for specified violations; clarifying that a driver who overtakes another vehicle should promptly reenter the right lane after passing; defining a two-second following…
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