Project Drive Safe!
Date:
02/26/2010 (Last updated: 05/06/2010)Summary:
This week’s intersection and target roadway are undisclosed. Project Drive Safe! is a Public Awareness Campaign to encourage our community to drive safe.Contact:
During the first week of every month, Project Drive Safe! will target an undisclosed roadway & intersection. This modification is in effort to promote additional compliance and to encourage the good driving habits throughout the entire city.
| Dates | 3/1/2010 - 3/7/2010 |
|---|---|
| Targeted Roadway: | Undisclosed |
| Targeted Intersection: | Undisclosed |
| Targeted Violations: | Speed, Stop Sign, Turning |
Project Drive Safe! Year to Date Citation Statistics as of 2/22/2010: 438 Citations
Safe Driving Tip: Stop signs mean just that, STOP! When you approach a stop sign you are required to come to a complete stop. This means all forward movement of the vehicle must stop. Even if you notice there are no vehicles approaching as you are slowing down, you must come to a complete stop before proceeding. Officers looking for stop sign violations, typically watch the tires of the vehicle to ensure they are not moving. Slowly rolling through a stop sign (sometimes called a California Stop), while yielding to traffic is still a stop sign violation. In 2008 there were nearly 1000 collisions where the cause was listed as running a stop sign. Of those over 42% resulted in injuries.1 The number of collisions does not include failing to yield from a stop sign, which is also a violation. Drive Safe!
On the Web: Roadway construction information, to include traffic restrictions, occurring within the City of Yuma, can be found on the City's website at http://www.YumaAZ.gov/news. Look for the road construction icon.
Contact: Lt. Steve Suho, Sgt. George Mitchell or MPO Russ Hartley at (928) 373-4700
Source: 1. Arizona Department of Transportation
