SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — With road rage becoming a growing concern for law enforcement in Utah, the state legislature is taking a look at a bill to help put the brakes on aggressive drivers.
H.B. 30 , chiefly sponsored by Rep. Paul Cutler, aims to keep Utahns safe on the roads by introducing harsher punishments for aggressive drivers.
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Cutler said the bill increases the penalty for aggressive drivers for those doing it with the intent to escalate a situation or to intimidate another individual in another vehicle.
If you’re violating a traffic law, swerving, or following too closely to someone to be intimidating, under the enhanced road rage penalty, that would add another $500 to your traffic ticket.
The state would then use that money to help reduce road rage incidents.
“It takes money from any increase in fines and puts that toward a road rage education fund that the Department of Public Safety has already started, using donations. So, we can get the word out about how to keep you and your family safe on our highways,” Cutler said.