The Utah Foundation, an influential public policy research group, will publish a report suggesting a range of changes to the rules of the road in Utah, with just about each one making someone angry.
The report, titled “Utah in the Fast Lane” looks at seat belt use, helmet laws, teen driving restrictions, drunk driving and driving while distracted by an electronic device.
It’s in that last category the report may raise the most eyebrows.
“Talking on a cell phone driving impairs you as much as driving drunk,” said Melissa Proctor, the author of the report.
Utah law currently bans using a cell phone for reasons other than answering a call while driving, but researchers at the Utah Foundation say current science makes it clear that’s not enough.
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