road safety

The new signs reduce speeds by up to 15 mph as drivers enter Moab on State Route 191 in southeast Utah. Advocates hope it’s a first step toward curbing dangerous crashes between vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians.

Deciding how late to make the state’s sunrises and sunsets could have ripple effects on Utah’s health, safety and economy.

Bad driving in Utah. Why does it happen–or, does it just appear that drivers go rogue behind the wheel? Those are questions KUER listeners wanted answered. So, we rode along with the Utah Highway Patrol to get some answers.

“You do have a legal and ethical duty to stop,” said Jason Mettmann of the Utah Department of Public Safety.

UDOT is working to make the road safer, but they need drivers to accept responsibility.

The Utah Department of Transportation controls Main Street and has a variety of ideas to improve pedestrian safety in Moab. But advocates say they leave out a big one: lowering speed limits.

Moab has Utah’s most dangerous main street when it comes to the severity of traffic accidents, says a citizen report. Fixing that is not an easy lift.

Community members worry the new bridge will increase traffic speeds, and usher in the further expansion of all of 800 North.

The National Park Service is rolling out a plan to reroute oversized vehicles off the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway, citing safety and the road’s infrastructure.

Salt Lake City considers 500 and 600 South as its “grand boulevards.” Upgrades could make the downtown core a much friendlier place for the city’s bikers and pedestrians.

The data gathered through Utah’s year-old Roadkill Reporter app is helping the state better understand migration patterns and keep highways safe.

So far, in 2023, there have been 351 crashes and 13 fatalities on the section of U.S. Highway 6 that travels through Carbon, Emery, Utah and Wasatch counties.