Wrong-Way Drivers Arizona Department of Transportation  plans to test a prototype wrong-way vehicle detection system in Phoenix area. After completing a comprehensive study of wrong-way driving crashes on state highways and how technology may help reduce the threat, the Arizona Department of Transportation is planning a prototype project to use existing highway sensors to detect wrong-way vehicles and to alert … Read More

    The average alcohol-related fatality in Arizona cost $3.3 million: http://www.azdps.gov/information/Impaired_Driving/

Traffic Safety Camera Program The City of Tucson is no longer processing citations through the Traffic Safety Camera Program in response to the apparent passage of Proposition 201. Current election results show that 65 percent of voters approved the referendum to end the red light cameras and photo enforcement vans. The change became effective on Wednesday, Nov. 4. “The voters … Read More

The Arizona Supreme Court decided  Friday November 20th, 2015 that people with a medical-marijuana card are not automatically immune from driving-under-the-influence laws if they are pulled over and found to have “marijuana or its metabolite” in their systems. The ruling overturned an earlier decision by the state appeals court that, as David Euchner, one of the case’s attorneys explains, effectively … Read More

Arizona is back in the top ten list of States with the worst drivers after being off the list between 2012 and 2014 #10 – Mississippi Best Ranking Factor: Speeding: 46th Worst Ranking Factor: Fatalities Rate per 100 Million Miles Traveled: 3rd From #23 in last year’s edition to #10 this year’s edition, Mississippi drivers made a big change in their … Read More

  The holiday season officially starts this week, and with it comes the most dangerous time of the year for binge drinking, drunk driving and alcohol-related fatalities. According to a number of national organizations, these problems are expected to spike on Thanksgiving Eve, termed “Blackout Wednesday” or “Drinksgiving” in many cities. In a report released by Alcohol Monitoring Systems (AMS) … Read More

In June of 2015 we issued a new style of Driving License in Arizona in a high-security credential format designed to protect against identity theft. BUT if you show up at Sky Harbor during October 2016 with your boarding pass and your recently issued Driving License you will not not be following the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rules that require a REAL … Read More

People in Arizona DO NOT ko how to drive in the rain! Folow these simple tips  Maintain Speed according to Visibility: In the rain, visibility goes down dramatically. Naturally, low light along with rain makes it difficult for the driver to see, therefore, it is necessary to maintain adequate distance from the vehicle ahead. There are two reasons for doing this. … Read More

3 Phoenix Fatal car accidents in metro area: 291 City-by-city breakdown: Phoenix, 167; Casa Grande, 7; Chandler, 12; Gilbert, 6; Glendale, 20; Maricopa, 2; Mesa, 36; Peoria, 5; Scottsdale, 11; Surprise, 5 Phoenix has a lot in common with Dallas and Houston as a sprawling and post-WWII booming metropolis. Interestingly, Mesa’s data flies in the face of what you’d expect. Per NHTSA data, … Read More

Tempe OKs toughest texting and driving law in Arizona Tempe drivers might soon want to put down their cellphones. The City Council voted 4-3 to adopt one of the strictest distracted-driving ordinances in the state to help get a handle on drivers and their ubiquitous cellphone use. Tempe passes law to allow police to fine drivers for using their cellphones and … Read More