Utah

Below is a list of the key highway safety laws in Utah. For more information, contact the Utah Highway Safety Office.

Aggressive Driving
Aggressive Driver Actions	Comments
Reckless driving defined as willful and wanton disregard for safety of persons or property or three or more moving violations in a single continuous period of driving.	Amended reckless driving law to include aggressive driver actions.

Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Cell Phones and Texting
Handheld Ban	All Cell Phone Ban		Text Messaging Ban			Crash Data
	School Bus Drivers	Novice Drivers	All Drivers	School Bus Drivers	Novice Drivers
See footnote			Yes (Primary)	Covered under all driver ban		Yes

Utah's law defines careless driving as committing a moving violation (other than speeding) while distracted by use of a handheld cellphone or other activities not related to driving.

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Child Passenger Safety
Child Restraint Required unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.)	Adult Safety Belt Permissible unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.)	Maximum Fine 1st Offense
<7 (and <57")	8 - 15 (or >57")	$45

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Drug Impaired Driving
Per Se Laws for Drugs (Forbidding Prohibited Substances in Driver's Body)	DEC/DRE Programs (Providing Law Enforcement Training)
Yes	Yes

Source: State Highway Safety Offices.

Drunk Driving
Admin. License Suspen- sion on 1st Offense	Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension	Inc. Penalty for High BAC	Open Container Laws	Repeat Offender Laws	Vehicle and License Plate Sanctions	Ignition Interlocks	Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity
120 days		.16	Yes	Yes	Impoundment	Mandatory for all convictions	Yes

Sources: Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL)
Learner Stage		Intermediate Stage			Full Privilege Min. Age (Yrs./Mos.)	Required Supervised Driving Hours (Night Hours)
Min. Age (Yrs./ Mos.)	Min. Dura- tion (Mos.)	Min. Age (Yrs./Mos.)	Night- time Driving Restriction	Passenger Restriction* (* family members exempt)
15	6	16	Midnight - 5 a.m.	First 6 mos.–no pass. <21*	Night: 17	40 (10)
					Pass: 16 / 6

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) an

Helmets
Motorcyclists			Bicyclists
Universal Helmet Law (Year Enacted)	Partial Law	Universal Helmet Law Repealed
	<18	1977

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Mature Drivers
Length of Regular Renewal Cycle (Yrs.)	Provisions for Mature Drivers
5	Vision test required for >65

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Seat Belts
Type of Law	Who is Covered (Yrs.)	In What Seat	Maximum Fine 1st Offense
Secondary	>16 (law is primary for <19)	All	$45

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway and State Highway Safety Offices.

Segways
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths	Permitted on Roads	Helmets Required	Minimum Age	Pedestrian Laws Apply
Sidewalks and bicycle paths; pedestrians have right of way	Yes on streets w/ speed limits up to 35 mph and less than 4 lanes	<18	16

Sources: Segway LLC and State Highway Safety Offices.

Sobriety Checkpoints
Checkpoints Conducted?	Comments
Yes	About every other month

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Speed Limits
Rural Interstates		Urban Interstates		Other Limited Access Roads
Cars (mph)	Trucks (mph)	Cars (mph)	Trucks (mph)	Cars (mph)	Trucks (mph)
75; 80 on specified segments	75; 80 on specified segments	65	65	75	75

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Speed and Red Light Cameras
State Law	Violations	Location	Citation Issued To / Liability	Image / Privacy	Penalties (Traditional Penalties)	Defenses
Permitted only in school zones or where limit is 30 mph or less; officer must be present, signs posted, and citation accompanied by photo of violation; requires local ordinance	Speed		Not addressed	Photo	Not reportable; no points ($1,000 max.; 50 points)	Not addressed

Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Work Zones
Multiple of Original Fine	Violations Affected	Workers Must Be Present
At least double	Speeding	Yes

Sources: National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse and State Highway Safety Offices.