distracted driving
Posted May 19, 2022, 5:03 am
Morgan Fischer
/Cronkite News
Arizona traffic fatalities hit their highest level in 15 years in 2021, when the state saw a 6.5% increase in highway deaths that experts blame in part on bad driving habits made worse during the pandemic. ... Read more»
Posted Feb 22, 2022, 6:51 am
Camila Pedrosa
/Cronkite News
Arizona traffic deaths rose 18.4% in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the year before, far outpacing the national 12% increase in the same period, according to the latest numbers from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ... Read more»
Posted Jan 20, 2022, 9:44 am
Camila Pedrosa
/Cronkite News
Arizona once again ranked near the bottom of states on a national report card on highway safety laws, earning a “danger” rating as a state with just five of 16 recommended laws and no primary enforcement for seat belts. ... Read more»
Posted Dec 28, 2021, 3:50 am
Jenni Bergal
/Kaiser Health News
The federal government has announced that it is giving nearly $260 million in grants to states to beef up their highway safety - funding which will comes from the recently enacted bipartisan infrastructure law and be used to support a broad range of traffic safety priorities.... Read more»
Posted Sep 17, 2021, 10:13 am
Jenni Bergal
/Kaiser Health News
COVID-19 has sparked a surge in cycling, as Americans have sought alternatives to crowded gyms, buses and trains, and there also has been an uptick in distracted drivers and speeding over the past 18 months, raising the risks for cyclists on the road.... Read more»
Posted Jul 16, 2020, 12:12 pm
Blake Freas
/Cronkite News
Arizona’s interstate highways are in generally good shape, but they experienced the highest rate of fatalities in the nation in 2018, according to a national report released Tuesday.... Read more»
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Posted Jan 24, 2020, 12:29 pm
Joshua Gerard Gargiulo
/Cronkite News
Arizona enacted a ban on texting while driving last year, after 10 years of trying, but it still wasn’t enough to pull the state from the bottom of a national report card on traffic safety laws.
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Posted Jul 7, 2017, 12:59 pm
Joe Gilmore
/Cronkite News
Motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities continued their steady six-year rise in Arizona in 2016, according to the most recent data from the state’s Department of Transportation.... Read more»
Posted Jan 25, 2012, 11:22 pm
Jordan Moon
/Cronkite News Service
Bills to restrict distracted driving, ranging from attempts to outlaw texting to banning cellphone use entirely, have failed repeatedly at the Arizona State Legislature in recent years.... Read more»
Posted Jan 12, 2012, 9:41 am
Stephanie Snyder
/Cronkite News Service
Arizona got a failing grade Wednesday from a national highway safety group that said the state has adopted fewer than five of the 15 laws the group considers basic to traffic safety.... Read more»