UTA cracking down on distractions around train lines
Updated: 3/20 7:31 pm | Published: 3/20 6:15 pm
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - You may get a ticket near UTA TRAX lines.
A staggering 39 crashes and eight deaths since the beginning of 2012 prompted the Utah Transit Authority to crack down on distracted pedestrians. Officers can give $50 tickets to anyone caught crossing a TRAX line while talking on a phone, texting or with ear buds in their ears.
Our ABC 4 camera capture people crossing the TRAX a line in downtown Salt Lake City after only waiting in place for five minutes.
A pedestrian was killed in South Salt Lake City last year because he was texting as he crossed the line.
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