Safety
Q: What is the most dangerous road in Utah?
A:There is no specific road that deserves this label because each road has its own characteristics, including the people who drive it. All roads are designed and built to be safe. For instance, while it is in most locations the biggest and straightest roadway, I-15 is the roadway that carries the most people for the longest numbers of miles and has the highest number of fatalities.
Q: Where can I get crash statistics?
A: Here on this website! UDOT and the Utah Highway Safety Office can provide additional information as requested.
Education
Q: Where can my class learn about crossing the road safely?
A: UDOT has produced a Child Safety Video that addresses this concern. The video is available free of charge to schools.
Q: How can I find out more about Utah's traffic laws?
A: Go to http://www.le.state.ut.us/%7Ecode/TITLE41/41_04.htm for a list of Utah's traffic laws.
Q:Is it OK for bicyclists to ride on the same roads as cars?
A:The roadways are for use by all vehicles, whether human or motor-powered. Through understanding and mutual respect, motorists and bicyclists can successfully share the same environment.
Q:Why is it a law that a bicyclist on the roadway must ride in the same direction as traffic?
A:It is common for bicyclists to reach speeds of 20 to 30 mph, and having them travel in the same direction as traffic enhances roadway safety. This is especially true when a vehicle is entering a roadway from a side street or driveway.
Prevention
Q: Where can I learn about the proper installation of my child's car safety seat?
A: Currently, Utah has 289 Child Passenger Safety Technicians working in communities throughout the state. Technicians have been certified using national standardized training curriculum and are skilled in providing parents with instruction and guidance on how to properly use their child's car safety seat. Child safety seats are generally inspected at one of Utah's 25 fitting stations as well as during community car seat inspection clinics. For information on your local fitting stations or to learn about a car seat inspection clinic in your area, go to http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cps/cpsfitting/ or visit http://highwaysafety.utah.gov/checkpoints.htm for a current list of Safe Kids Car Seat Checkpoints.
Q:Does switching between beer, wine and liquor make you more drunk than sticking to
one type of alcohol?
A:Your blood alcohol content (BAC * the percent of alcohol in your blood) is what determines how drunk you are. Not the flavors you selected. Alcohol is alcohol.
Q:Are drugs are a bigger problem than alcohol?
A:Alcohol kills 6 times the number of people killed by cocaine, heroin, and every other illegal drug combined. Ten million Americans are addicted to alcohol. Alcohol is the number one drug problem of America's youth.
Q:Is it true that because of the culture in Utah, there isn't a problem with people drinking and driving?
A:In 2005 there were 14,081 people arrested for driving drunk in Utah.
