Press Release

Project Drive Safe!

Date:

01/08/2010 (Last updated: 01/11/2010)

Summary:

This week’s intersection will be 24th Street & Avenue B and the target roadway is 24th Street. Project Drive Safe! is a Public Awareness Campaign to encourage our community to drive safe.

Contact:

Sgt. Clint NorredPublic Information OfficerQuality Assurance
 

This week's edition of the Yuma Police Department's on-going traffic safety program, Project Drive Safe! will be at the following location.

Dates         1/11/2010 - 1/17/2010
Targeted Roadway: 24th Street
Targeted Intersection: 24th Street & Avenue B
Targeted Violations: Speed, Red Light and Following Too Close

Project Drive Safe! 2009 YTD Citation Statistics As of 12/29/2009: 2755 Citations (2009 Year End Total)

Safe Driving Tip: Rear-end collisions exceeded 50,000 during 2007 and 43,000 during 2008 across Arizona, accounting for about 45% of all reported collisions those years.1 A safe following distance in optimal driving conditions is generally considered to be a minimum of 2 seconds. At 35 miles per hour, the average motorist would require about 135 feet (the average length of 2 tractor trailers) to come to a complete stop. Motorist should do their part by maintaining a safe following distance, obeying speed limits, and as always 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. Dan Wilkey or MPO Russ Hartley at (928) 373-4700

Source: 1. Arizona Department of Transportation

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