My 'Honking Horns on Scooters' Request Tonight to Utah State Government officials:

 I am very glad I wrote and sent this urgent plea tonight to State Government of Utah officials:

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Sent: Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 12:09 AM

Subject: Save Lives in UT: Require Honking Horns on Scooters

March 24, 2024

Dear Very Influential State Government Officials Here in this Honorable  Accident-Prevention-Minded U.S. State,

I would like to respectfully recommend that the Utah State House of the Utah Legislature and one or more other state agencies, such as  the Utah Department of Transportation, the Utah Department of Public Safety, or the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles, please lend your influential support to a proposed new state law for our state.

That proposed new state law could require that a functional honking horn must be installed and used when needed on  all scooters, all electric bicycles, all bicycles, possibly all tricycles, all motorcycles, and all golf carts  being driven on public sidewalks or on public roadways here in Utah.

I am offering this urgent request  for a new state law of that type after I  read online earlier today the following very sobering online statement in a recent copyrighted online report for which the online link is provided farther  below:

"A study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that nearly half of all accidents involving motorcycles and scooters could have been prevented if the vehicles were equipped with functioning horns. This statistic highlights the importance of having a reliable horn to signal other drivers and pedestrians in emergency situations."

https://bosshorn.com/blogs/blog/horn-for-scooter#:~:text=%2D%20Electric%20Horns%3A%20Electric%20horns%20are,are%20another%20option%20for%20scooters.

I myself am a daily outdoor pedestrian here in Salt Lake City. I am  frequently startled and frequently shocked and dismayed on public sidewalks when a scooter or electric bicycle suddenly whizzes past me a matter of inches from myself without the driver of that vehicle verbalizing  any  warning to me.

I hope this tentative idea for a new state law can help save lots of lives each year here in Utah by  reducing scooter-pedestrian accidents throughout our great state----and by reducing the number of "Road Rage" verbal conflicts or fistfights between scooter riders and pedestrians  that occur each year here in the Beehive State.

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

former Texas DPS full-time employee and current  permanent Utah resident (ever since January 1, 2023) John Kevin McMillan, 535 South 200 East, Apt. 912, Ninth Floor,  Salt Lake City, UT 84111.

My cell phone: (512) 993-7305.