traffic safety
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»
Posted Jul 2, 2020, 11:29 am
Caitlynn McDaniel
/Cronkite News
Dust storms in Arizona can blow up suddenly, and the patch of desert between Eloy and Picacho Peak is especially prone to wind-driven dust. Dust drastically reduces visibility for drivers, which is why the Arizona Department of Transportation, ahead of monsoon season, has implemented a new dust detection system to protect drivers on I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson.... Read more»
Posted Feb 14, 2012, 9:41 am
Myron Levin
/FairWarning
While battles flare nationwide over digital billboards, many state and local officials have hoped that a FHA study would clarify key traffic safety issues. Experts say long overdue results of the study were botched.... 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»