Thunderstorms this week increased road danger as Utah Highway Patrol troopers have already been working to slow down high speeds and bad road behavior on Utah freeways.
have increased road danger as troopers have already been working to slow down high speeds and bad road behavior on Utah freeways.
"You've got drivers over the posted speed limit driving with standing water on the road," UHP Sgt. Cameron Roden said. He drove an unmarked cruiser and observed other drivers with a KSL-TV crew. "Your chances of hydroplaning go up significantly even in just wet and rainy conditions.
Roden said it is still too early to tell how effective changes in the law made last year would be in discouraging high speeds.included increased fines and classifying speeds 105 miles per hour as reckless driving. We can't rationalize, 'hey I can do that 5 to 10 over . I can go a little bit over because that's what everybody else is doing.He acknowledged that as much as troopers work around the clock to make freeways and highways safer, there aren't enough of them to catch all of the bad behavior. He urged motorists to help police themselves.
"We can't rationalize, 'hey I can do that 5 to 10 over . I can go a little bit over because that's what everybody else is doing,'" Roden said.
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