Utah § 6a-711 - Following another vehicle -- Safe distance -- Exceptions -- Penalty.

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§ 6a-711. Following another vehicle -- Safe distance -- Exceptions -- Penalty.

Effective 5/8/2018
41-6a-711.  Following another vehicle -- Safe distance -- Exceptions -- Penalty.
(1) As used in this section, "connected platooning system" means a system that uses vehicle-to-vehicle communication to electronically coordinate the speed and braking of a lead vehicle with the speed and braking of one or more following vehicles.
(2) The operator of a vehicle:
(a) may not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having regard for the:
(i) speed of the vehicles;
(ii) traffic upon the highway; and
(iii) condition of the highway; and
(b) shall follow at a distance so that at least two seconds elapse before reaching the location of the vehicle directly in front of the operator's vehicle.
(3) Subsection (2)(b) does not apply to:
(a) funeral processions or to congested traffic conditions resulting in prevailing vehicle speeds of less than 35 miles per hour; or
(b) the operator of a vehicle that is:
(i) part of a connected platooning system; and
(ii) not the lead vehicle.
(4) A violation of Subsection (2) is an infraction.


Amended by Chapter 263, 2018 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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