Utah Highway Patrol Targeting Aggressive Drivers To Reduce Accidents
July 8, 2014
Utah’s I-15 has one of the highest accident rates involving semi trucks and other commercial vehicles in the state. When it’s a passenger car versus a commercial vehicle, the people inside the car are six times more likely to be killed. Common reasons for the crashes include drivers following too closely, making unsafe lane changes and cutting in front of semis. Utah law requires drivers to allow two seconds in front of or behind a semi before changing lanes, which is not surprising considering that it takes 500 feet for a semi truck to come to a complete stop.