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Senate approves six‑month peer‑restriction for new drivers in graduated‑licensing bill
Summary
The Utah Senate approved SB93, a graduated driver’s license amendment that bars newly licensed drivers from carrying peers for six months to reduce crash risk; the bill passed after debate over rural impacts, carpooling, insurance and enforcement.
The Utah Senate on third reading approved Senate Bill 93, a graduated‑driver’s license amendment that requires newly licensed drivers to refrain from carrying peer passengers for six months after receiving a license.
Senator Montgomery, the bill sponsor, said the restriction is aimed at reducing fatal and severe crashes among young drivers and reported committee testimony showing substantially higher crash risk when peers are present. "We, in the, those of us who've been concerned about this have…
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