My Utah Road Rage Prevention Strategy Letter That I Wrote and Sent Today to Utah State Rep. Paul A. Cutler

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From: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>

To: "Paul A. Cutler" <pcutler@le.utah.gov>, "Mike Schultz" <mikeschultz@le.utah.gov>, "Gay Lynn Bennion" <glbennion@le.utah.gov>, "mballard@le.utah.gov" <mballard@le.utah.gov>, "Angela Romero" <angelaromero@le.utah.gov>, "Joel Briscoe" <jbriscoe@le.utah.gov>, "Jplumb" <jplumb@le.utah.gov>, "Fox News SLC 2022" <news@fox13now.com>, "nbauer@abc4.com" <nbauer@abc4.com>, "nbauer@abc4.com" <nbauer@abc4.com>, "nbauer@abc4.com" <nbauer@abc4.com>, "Jennifer Gardiner" <jgardiner@abc4.com>, "Aaafoundation Info" <info@aaafoundation.org>, "Utah Safety Council" <safety@utahsafetycouncil.org>, "Cameron Roden" <croden@utah.gov>, "jessanderson@utah.gov" <jessanderson@utah.gov>, "emcmillan@utah.gov" <emcmillan@utah.gov>, "contactudot@utah.gov" <contactudot@utah.gov>, "Joe Dougherty (DHHS)" <jdougherty@utah.gov>, "chad.atkinson" <chad.atkinson@slcgov.com>, "leo.abila" <leo.abila@slcgov.com>, "mike.brown" <mike.brown@slcgov.com>, "marie.stewart" <marie.stewart@slcgov.com>, "scott.stuck" <scott.stuck@slcgov.com>, "Utah Restaurant Association 2022" <info@utahrestaurantassociation.org>, "Him-roi" <him-roi@umail.utah.edu>, "contactus@imail.org" <contactus@imail.org>, "University of Utah Student Newspaper 2022" <press@chronicle.utah.edu>, "Deseret News 2022" <dnweb@deseretnews.com>, "newsmedia@ldschurch.org" <newsmedia@ldschurch.org>, "Utah Peace Officers Association 2022" <homeupoa@gmail.com>, "UT_Webmanager" <ut_webmanager@hud.gov>, "Utahia Info" <info@utahia.org>, "slcpdpr@slcgov.com" <slcpdpr@slcgov.com>, "todd.mitchell" <todd.mitchell@slcgov.com>, "Mayor Wilson" <mayor@slco.org>, "llstringham@slco.org" <llstringham@slco.org>, "suharrison@slco.org" <suharrison@slco.org>, "Mark A. Strong" <mstrong@le.utah.gov>, "Crimevictims GV" <crimevictims@utah.gov>, "Office of Gov. Spencer Cox" <govcomm@utah.gov>, "Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson 2021" <beckiepage@utah.gov>, "utahdistrict02@gmail.com" <utahdistrict02@gmail.com>, "Internships" <internships@romney.senate.gov>, "Joel_wellum" <joel_wellum@lee.senate.gov>, "Schools Utah Webmaster" <webmaster@schools.utah.gov>, "mayor@murray.utah.gov" <mayor@murray.utah.gov>, "anielson@murrayschools.org" <anielson@murrayschools.org>, "Utah Public Radio 2022" <tom.williams@usu.edu>, "Utah State University Provost 2022" <provost@usu.edu>, "Utah State Univ Communications 2022" <ucom@usu.edu>, "mediarelations@weber.edu" <mediarelations@weber.edu>, "amy.stutzenberger@uvu.edu" <amy.stutzenberger@uvu.edu>, "Univ of Utah Criminology Dir. Heather Melton" <heather.melton@soc.utah.edu>, "lish.harris@utahtech.edu" <lish.harris@utahtech.edu>, "Westminster College Legal-Risk Mgment-Safety2022" <bbuckley@westminstercollege.edu>, "Utah Educational TV 2022" <resources@uen.org>, "jsweeney@sltrib.com" <jsweeney@sltrib.com>, "ryanwilcox@le.utah.gov" <ryanwilcox@le.utah.gov>, "accessibility@allstate.com" <accessibility@allstate.com>, "Utah Medical Association 2021" <info@utahmed.org>, "Utah Hospital Association 2021" <jill@utahhospitals.org>, "Utah Transit Authority" <llasker@rideuta.com>

Sent: Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Subject: UT RoadRage Geographical Site Concentrations ID Strategy

https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/utah-leads-nation-in-road-rage-and-confrontational-driving/

January 16, 2024

Dear  Utah State Representative Paul Cutler,

This is a friendly follow-up letter to you that was prompted by the much-appreciated recent e-mail reply letter I received from you that stated:

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From: "Paul A. Cutler" <pcutler@le.utah.gov>

To: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>

Sent: Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 10:34 PMSubject: Re: More Concerns for UT House MajorityLeader Schultz

 Dear Mr. McMillan,

I am the sponsor of the Road Rage bill that has been studied during the Interim Committee sessions.  I have worked closely with Utah DPS on penalties, an education campaign, and modifications to Drivers Education.

I will share your suggestions with the group working on this issue.  I hope you will consider speaking in favor of the bill or doing other work to advocate for it’s passage in January.

Respectfully,

Rep. Paul Cutler

District 18 

pcutler@le.utah.gov

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Rep. Cutler, the attached September  2022-dated online copyrighted report by Salt Lake City-based ABC Television News Channel 4 Reporter Derick Fox might be persuasive for you when you present your bill before your colleagues in the Utah House.

I hope  you will also consider sponsoring a bill this Legislative  session  that provides state funding for programming a "Utah DPS Supercomputer" to automatically compile detailed  year-round records about the specific  locations of the highest concentrations of violent Road Rage Flare-up Incidents that occur here in Utah.

The resulting Utah DPS Violent Road Rage Site Concentrations Map could be  invaluable to the Utah DPS and Utah Department of Transportation. 

That map could help DPS Troopers and UDOT engineers to identify the specific intersections or other locations in Utah where engineering design  flaws and unsafe road conditions  -----  large potholes in the road, large  rocks  in the road that damage motor vehicles,  rocks falling from boulders onto the roadway, the absence of a shoulder along  a highway, a highway shoulder being too narrow,  poorly timed traffic signals, poorly timed crosswalks for pedestrians,  inadequate lighting at an intersection, or the absence of a traffic-safety sign citing a lower speed limit for motorists driving along a dangerous curve in the highway----   played a role in Road Rage-related violent crimes in Utah.

Representative Cutler,  I wish you the best of success with your Road Rage bill this session. With help from your bill being approved by the House, the number of Road Rage Incidents and Road Rage fatalities should decline dramatically here in Utah in the near future.

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

former Texas DPS full-time staff member and current Utah Transit Authority year-round passenger  John Kevin McMillan of Salt Lake City, Utah.

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