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Wrong-way Driving
- 3. Arizona 45 - 55 wrong-way driving calls per month
- 4. 29 17 24 27 14 21 20 33 13 30 17 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Arizona Confirmed Wrong-Way Crashes History
- 6. Wrong-way driving crashes are almost always head-on.
- 7. Head-on crashes: 25% more deadly than other crashes.
- 9. no MORE WWD CALLS ON SATURDAY MORE WWD CALLS AROUND CASINOS/VENUES MORE LIKELY AT NIGHT
- 10. 2009 – 2013 Wrong-Way Fatalities Most Dangerous I-17 to Flagstaff I-10 to Tucson All of Phoenix
- 13. Stay Safe Tips
- 14. 1.Most drivers only look 100 feet in front. Get in the habit of looking farther ahead to spot trouble on the road.
- 15. 2. If a wrong-way driver is in your path… Swerve to the left.
- 16. 3. Use your signal lights before changing lanes. Give other drivers a chance to get out of the way.
- 17. 4. Make sure your doors are locked securely. Avoid being ejected from your car.
- 18. Most importantly.. Always, Always, Always, wear your SEATBELT!
Editor's Notes
- Wrong-way driving crash: 1 AM in the northbound lanes of interstate 17, north of Camelback Road. Phoenix Fire Dept. dispatcher Megan Lange was killed . Steven Martin 39, was behind the wheel of the white suburban. Martin clipped two other vehicles. The he collided head-on with Phoenix Fire Dept. dispatcher, Megan Lange’s car. (red vehicle in the middle lane.) Megan was fataly injured. Martin’s blood alcohol reading was 0.313…four times the legal limit.
- Data from AZDOT
- 23 confirmed wrong-way driving incidents have occurred so far during 2016.
- Most wrong-way crashes are head-on crashes. Head-on crashes are 25% more deadly than other types of crashes.
- Most wrong-way crashes are head-on crashes. Head-on crashes are 25% more deadly than other types of crashes due to the physical dynamics of the head on crash. The inertia of energy created by head on collisions is devastating and often result in death, occupant ejection, and/or catastrophic injuries. Freeway head-to-head collisions usually involve high speeds in both directions causing a delta V (or change in direction) of massive energy. Frontal airbags may avoid facial injuries, but the sudden deceleration is so severe that internal organs including the brain and spinal column often do not stay intact. Brain shearing injuries, spinal cord disruption, and major organ bleeding can occur.
- Wrong-way crashes almost always involve a driver impaired by alcohol, and/or illicit or prescription drugs. Some wrong-way crashes have occurred due to older driver performance in conjunction with misleading or absent traffic signage. Drivers over the age of 70 are over-represented as at-fault drivers in wrong-way collisions compared to other highway accidents Graphic from Arizona Department of Transportation
- Wrong-way driving can happen any day, but wrong-wrong driving happens most often from Friday to Sunday. Saturday is the worst day for More wrong-way driving calls around highways near casinos/venues/entertainment and places where alcohol is served Graphic from Arizona Department of Transportation
- Wrong-way fatalities 2009 – 2013 Dangerous Wrong-way: I-17 to Flagstaff, I-10 to Tucson, all highways within Phoenix
- If the reflectors on the road are white, you’re going the right way.
- If the reflectors are red, you’re going the wrong way!
- Most drivers only look a hundred feet in front of them. Get in the habit of looking farther up the road so you can spot wrong-way drivers in time to get out of the way.
- Swerve to the right, not the left. Wrong-way drivers get on the freeway and go all the way over to the fast lane because they think they are traveling in the slow lane.
- Swerve to the right, not the left. Wrong-way drivers get on the freeway and go all the way over to the fast lane because they think they are traveling in the slow lane.
- Swerve to the right, not the left. Wrong-way drivers get on the freeway and go all the way over to the fast lane because they think they are traveling in the slow lane.
- Swerve to the right, not the left. Wrong-way drivers get on the freeway and go all the way over to the fast lane because they think they are traveling in the slow lane.