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Utah Senate rejects proposal to allow helmet-mounted flags as substitute for vehicle-mounted safety flags
Summary
After debate over off-highway vehicle safety, the Utah Senate defeated Senate Bill 19, a measure that would have allowed a helmet-mounted flag as an alternative to vehicle-mounted flags on sand dunes; the amendment clarifying flag mounting language passed earlier, but final passage failed 13–10 (6 absent).
The Utah Senate voted down Senate Bill 19 on final passage after a contentious debate over whether a helmet-mounted flag could safely substitute for the standard vehicle-mounted safety flag on sand-dune riding areas.
Senators voted 13 in favor and 10 opposed, with six members absent; the presiding officer announced the bill "will be filed," signaling it will not move forward from the Senate. The measure had been amended on the…
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