Arizona Strategic Highway Safety Plan

Traffic crashes are an epidemic in our state and in our country. For instance, in 2005, 1,177 people were killed on Arizona roads, that’s more than three people every day. The results are devastating, both personally and economically. In 2004, crashes resulted in an estimated $3.3 billion of economic loss to our state. The nationwide impact is even more tragic. Across the country, someone loses a loved one in a crash approximately every 12 minutes.

As a result, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Advisory Council (GTSAC) was established by Governor Napolitano’s Executive Order.

The Council serves as a role model in leadership for developing, promoting and implementing cost effective traffic safety strategies within the state transportation system.