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Helmet Law Goes Unpassed
Written by George Tait
Tuesday, 17 March 2009 15:18
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House Bill 158 received unanimous support in the transportation committee but was left on the table without being brought to the house for a full vote effectively leaving the current helmet laws unchanged.  The law would have required:

  1. All motorcycle riders 21 years of age and younger to wear a full helmet. 
  2. Defines a "full helmet"  as one that has a chin bar and eye protection. 
  3. Passengers under 21, and drivers of any age if they have passengers under 21, to wear a helmet. 
  4. Riders of any age operating on a learning permit to wear a helmet.
  5. Helmet use for all riders in Utah's largest cities.
I would like to say that cooler heads prevailed and recognized that teh wearing of a motorcycle helmet is an individual choice but that is not the case.  Perhaps Utah ABATE had some success in persuading members to leave the law alone.  What did happen I think is that the legislature simply run out of time and had bigger fish to fry this session than motorcycle helmet laws.  Whatever the case - you can expect this issue to return again next year.

 

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written by Brett , March 17, 2009
I agree with your take on the outcome of this law. Like you I think the legislature simply had bigger things on their plate....although it will be back.
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