Passing People on the Road
Utah Code 41-6a-706.5 — at least three feet from a cyclist, walker or rider
A driver may not knowingly, intentionally or recklessly drive within three feet of a vulnerable user of a highway, distract one to cause violence or injury, force one off the road for a reason unrelated to public safety, or blow excessive exhaust at one.
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- Vulnerable users include pedestrians and highway workers, riders on animals, and people on bicycles, electric bicycles, skateboards, skates, scooters, mopeds, motorcycles, wheelchairs and golf carts.
- A violation is an infraction, and a class C misdemeanor when it injures the vulnerable user.
Sources for this section (1)
- Utah Code 41-6a-706.5 — Definitions -- Operation of motor vehicle near a vulnerable user of a highway prohibited -- Endangering a vulnerable user of a highway prohibited
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Utah attorney.