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Arizona is one of the opportunity states in the nation that requires attention in all safety focus areas as identified by the Federal Highway Administration. In the past few years, there has been tremendous growth in population and vehicle miles traveled in Arizona. Considering the growth, the number of traffic fatalities and injuries has been steady over the past few years. There was a significant decline in the number of fatalities between 2007 and 2008.
The safety vision is "Zero fatalities on Arizona roads, your life depends on it," the EveryOne Counts vision. The Plan's 4E and supporting public information and outreach strategies are all designed to support this new vision for safety in Arizona.
The vision developed is supported by a state "stretch" goal designed to bring about clear progress towards the EveryOne Counts vision. In the first five years, this goal requires a reduction in the number of fatalities of approximately 12 percent. The first five year period will be 2008-2012, and the base year of comparison will be 2007.
Arizona's Six Emphasis Areas
The SHSP proceeds by selecting a number of emphasis areas that reflect the needs of the Plan's jurisdictions, and available resources. Since the Plans are data driven, the emphasis areas were ranked by fatalities and selected after careful consideration of the most recent safety data available. The emphasis areas take into account the safety issues that need to be addressed the most, and the practical considerations such as data issues and staff availability.
Six emphasis areas were selected:
1. Restraint Usage
2. Speeding
3. Young Drivers
4. Impaired Driving
5. Roadway / Roadside (lane departure and intersections)
6. Data Improvement
Read more at www.gtsac.org.
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