I did on one issue, but another issue offers encouragement for long-term progress. In my last post, I noted how encouraging it was that air quality issues are finally moving to the forefront of engaged debate in Utah. As the new year dawned, it also…
As proposed legislation goes, House Bill 80 (yes, that is the number for the bill) aimed at raising the speed limit on Utah freeways to 80 mph, is winding its way through the legislative process toward becoming law at an impressive pace. The bill, introduced…
In a “zero fatalities” report issued yesterday, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) blames 71 of 219 roadway deaths in 2013 on people not wearing seat belts. That is disproportionately high percentage of the deaths that occurred on Utah roads last year. The silver lining…
When does it stop? The latest victim is a 15-year-old teenager from Vernal, Utah. The boy and a friend were walking along the shoulder of 500 West in Vernal around 9:00 p.m. Sunday, when a...
Although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does not keep statistics on non-crash, non-traffic fatalities, an organization started by a passionate mother of two children does....
It started with a horrifying experience for a family, and progressed to the formation of a powerful voice for prevention of auto related childhood injuries and deaths. In 1995, Janette Fennell and...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The Institute describes itself this way on its website: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is an...
We were sadly reminded this week of the dangers facing cyclist anytime they share the road with motor vehicles. Two bike riders were hit this week in Salt Lake County-- one seriously injured and the...
A tragic legal saga came to an end yesterday in a Richfield courtroom in the wake of a deadly April 29, 2010, accident on Interstate 70. Sgt. Franco Aguilar, a Sevier County sheriff's officer, was...
According to statistics reported today in the Salt Lake Tribune, deaths on Utah's highways declined in 2010 for the third straight year. The numbers reported by the Utah Department of Transportation...
