A bill that would allow pregnant drivers to use the carpool lane on Utah highways failed 3-2 because of legal concerns.
In the Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee on Monday, a bill that would allow pregnant drivers to use the carpool lane on Utah highways failed 3-2 because of legal concerns., passed in the House 49-23 earlier this month.
However, he said, there is "guidance from the Federal Highway Administration" that "does say that a fetus cannot be counted as an occupant." The bill essentially, she said, is life-affirming and recognizes "that there is a second person in a vehicle," when a driver is pregnant.
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