Utah
SHSP Key Components
Lead Agency:
Utah Department of Transportation
Time Period Plan Covers:
-
Plan's Goals:
Zero Fatalities
Emphasis Areas
EA Type:
Behavioral
Goals:
- Continue or increase efforts to fund aggressive driving enforcement and educational campaigns.
Objectives:
The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.
Education
Educating novice and experienced drivers about the dangers of aggressive driving.
Support aggressive driving programs at high schools, businesses and community outreach events.
Increase involvement of emergency medical service providers in aggressive driving programs and community events.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Continue to support aggressive driving mitigation programs.
Continue to conduct aggressive driving enforcement campaigns.
Engineering
Use variable message signs to show anti-aggressive driving messages.
Improve signal coordination to produce efficient and increased traffic flow on roadway corridors.
EA Type:
Behavioral
Goals:
- Reduce the number of serious injury and fatal crashes related to driver distraction.
Objectives:
The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.
Education
Educate roadway users on all distracted driving laws, including that it is illegal to manipulate a handheld wireless device while operating a moving motor vehicle.
Develop educational campaigns focusing on the dangers of distracted driving through various media platforms, including social media, broadcast media, press events, new partnerships, and print media.
Zero Fatalities continue educational efforts with novice drivers and driver's ed, focusing on distracted driving.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Work with law enforcement agencies to promote enforcement of Utah's texting law and other distracted driving laws.
Partner with various agencies to work toward a hands free distracted driving law in Utah.
EA Type:
Infrastructure
Goals:
- Efforts must be made to reduce the frequency and/or severity of crashes within intersections.
Objectives:
The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.
Engineering
Improve visibility and signing, sight distance, signal timing and enhance intersection lighting.
Evaluate the effectiveness and safety of traffic signal systems as well as intersection types.
Collaborate with EMS to identify locations for signal preemption.
Education
Develop education programs about using innovative intersection types and features.
Promote education campaigns that reduce red-light running.
Increase involvement of emergency medical services providers in educational programs and community events.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Improve the ability to enforce violations at high-crash intersections.
Incident Management/EMS
Engage local emergency medical service providers in the implementation of education programs.
EA Type:
Infrastructure
Goals:
- Work should continue to keep vehicles on the roadway and in their proper lanes. When vehicles do leave the roadway, efforts should be made to reduce the possibility and/or severity of crashes.
Objectives:
The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.
Engineering
Continue installation of rumble strips where necessary. Enhance roadway delineation and warning signs. Continue installing barrier treatments along high crash corridors.
Education
Continue to include roadway departure in education efforts.
Educating the public on the deadly driving behaviors and the impact they have on roadway departures, and fatalities.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Continue to support enforcement activities that reduce roadway departures.
Encourage seat belt enforcement and enforcement of distracted and impaired driving.