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Speed, Reckless & Aggressive Driving

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) places a priority in funding enforcement campaigns targeting speeding and aggressive drivers.  Speeding is one of the top three causes of deaths on Arizona’s roads and highways.  (The other top two are driving impaired (DUI) and failure to be properly restrained (Occupant Protection). 

Speed related crashes continue to be a leading cause of all traffic fatalities in Arizona.

Arizona is one of only 11 states to have specific laws targeting aggressive driving (ARS § 28-693).  These laws define aggressive driving as speeding and at least two of the following:  failure to obey a traffic control device, passing on the right out of regular lanes of traffic, unsafe lane change, following too closely, failure to yield right-of-way and is an immediate hazard to another person or vehicle.  The GOHS devotes funding to law enforcement agencies to combat aggressive driving through overtime, unmarked enforcement vehicles, and speed-detection equipment. 

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) releases Traffic Safety Facts Publications on various subjects.  Click the links below to read more.  

Speed - 2017 National Data.  Published July 2019.

 

 

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1700 West Washington Street
Executive Tower, Suite 430
Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Phone: 602-255-3216
Toll-Free: 1-877 355-3216

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