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Senate debate narrows but passes graduated driver-license passenger restrictions despite rural enforcement concerns
Summary
Senate Bill 93, which adds passenger limitations to Utah's graduated driver-licensing framework, passed the Senate Jan. 19, 2000, after members debated enforcement challenges and rejected a narrow amendment aimed at exempting many rural roads.
Senate Bill 93, a measure extending Utah's graduated-driver-license framework to include passenger limitations for younger drivers, passed the Utah State Senate on Jan. 19, 2000 after floor debate over enforceability and rural impacts.
Sponsor Senator Montgomery told colleagues the proposal is part of a broader effort to reduce teen driving fatalities, citing materials showing that "15 to 17 year olds are 5 times more likely to have a fatal crash when they're…
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