We want to hear from you about how to improve safety for all travelers in Arizona.
Improving the safety of Arizona’s public roadways so everyone arrives safely home is a top priority for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). Unfortunately, recent safety data reveals a concerning trend. While Arizona’s population has increased 12% since 2013, our annual traffic fatalities have increased 55%, with pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities having increased 90%.
ADOT is taking action to reverse this trend by developing a comprehensive statewide plan – the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) – to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public roadways. The SHSP is a data-driven, multi-year safety plan that establishes a statewide vision, goal, and strategies for improving safety with the goal of reducing life-altering crashes by 20% within the next five years. The plan is based on a Safe System Approach, which looks at all factors affecting safety and emphasizes our shared responsibility for improving safety on roadways.
With pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities also increasing at a high rate, ADOT is in addition developing Arizona’s first Active Transportation Safety Action Plan (ATSAP), which will recommend location-specific projects to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists where they interact with the state highway system.
For more information on the SHSP and ATSAP, read our fact sheet.Creating a Safety Action Plan for Arizona
We all have a responsibility to improve safety. What can you do? Fill out the form below with one action you can commit to take to improve safety in Arizona. Then, look through what actions other survey respondents have committed to take to improve safety. (max 140 characters).
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6 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
We need people not looking at phones while driving and slow down.
6 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
To stop wrong way drivers on the highway, simply paint white arrows on the ramps that lead to the highway for the direction you travel.
6 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
Longer merge lanes on freeway interchanges to lessen congestion and quick lane changes.
(202 SM to 10 W and SR-24 to 202 N too short)
5 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
Reduce the speed limit 55 mph within city limits on interstate hwy
City streets 35
3mph grace speed
INFORCE THE LAWS
5 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
Create a 4 lane divided highway from Henderson, NV to the Surprise, AZ area with no more two lane areas of travel on Highway 93 or I11.
5 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
Complete SR-24 to help with traffic. Multiple on and off ramps isn't working
4 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
I-19 and 1-10 should be three lanes in both directions! Sahuarita Road and Nogales highway should be widened to two lanes in both directions
4 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
We need another lane through Flagstaff on I-40, semi's should not be allowed to drive over the speed of 60 through town.
4 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
I have recently sent out a long communication to the NHTSA about how many accidents we have had. I was told to contact someone else.
4 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
we should put up more signs saying slower traffic move to the right this will cut down on some of the road rage these people that drive slow
4 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
Install highway median barriers. You had a plan for it and didn’t do it.
3 May, 2024
Anonymous says:
Put more $$$$$$$$ into a train system
