In the late 1990s, the Firestone tire company ran into a bit of a problem. A defect in their tires, particularly those for SUVs, were exploding , even at somewhat normal highway speeds. Vehicular deaths were directly connected to the problem, but helped raise a more pressing question. How is a driver supposed to know when they’re at risk of a severe and potentially … Read More

During a DUI stop, time is of the essence for the arresting officer. Blood should be drawn within two hours of the stop. State leaders say a pilot program starting in 2012 was so successful that they’re expanding it.  Soon all police departments in the state will have the power to get a search warrant electronically. The change has been implemented … Read More

AZ Safe Roads Page Stats Infogram

Speed kills, especially on city streets teeming with pedestrians and cyclists. 2Pass Defensive Driving has produced a graph that conveys how just a few miles per hour can spell the difference between life and death when a person is struck by a motorist. Gordon Fox  used data from the AAA Safety Foundation to chart the plummeting likelihood of survival as … Read More

Our lives are full of constant reminders of the great control the government has over them. Laws regulate what we can consume, listen to, and do with our own property. Government has eroded our personal liberties systematically over the past hundreds of years through the erection of massive bureaucracy that nullifies liberties with a stroke of a pen, and one … Read More

Chandler Locations: N Alma School Rd & W Ray Rd N Alma School Rd & W Warner Rd W Chandler Blvd & N Kyrene Rd W Ray Rd & N McClintock Dr W Chandler Blvd & N Dobson Rd S Alma School Rd & W Queen Creek Rd S Rural Rd & W Ray Rd Arizona Ave & Warner Rd … Read More

Scottsdale Locations: E Shea Blvd & N 120th St N Pima Rd & E Hualapai Dr N Scottsdale Rd & E McDowell Rd N Scottsdale Rd & E Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd N Scottsdale Rd & E Thomas Rd N Scottsdale Rd & E Shea Blvd E Shea Blvd & N 90th St N Hayden Rd & E Thomas Rd … Read More

Phoenix Locations: E Thomas Rd & N 24th St W McDowell Rd & N Central Ave W McDowell Rd & N 35th Ave E Ray Rd & S 50th St N 35th Ave & W Cactus Rd Tatum Blvd & E Thunderbird Rd N 7th St & E Bell Rd N 35th Ave & W Glendale Av Phoenix Locations:

As the number of wrong-way drivers continues to rise across the Valley, the Arizona Department of Transportation is continuing its testing of a new system that includes technology to warn drivers of vehicles that are heading the wrong direction. In 2018, there have been 22 wrong-way incidents across Phoenix; four of which resulted in deaths. In an attempt to prevent … Read More

Vehicle theft is serious business. In the United States: Passenger cars make up more than 50 percent of all stolen motor vehicles. Forty-two percent of all stolen motor vehicles are never recovered. There were 765,484 motor vehicles stolen in 2016. A motor vehicle is stolen every 41 seconds in the United States. Here is NHTSA’s list of the top 10 … Read More