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Arkansas Crash Fatality Count At 29 in 12 Days

Cindy Grisham Corner Arkansas had ten fatalities in nine crashes over the weekend, six involved motorcycles and one involved an ATV. Four of the motorcycles were single vehicle crashes. That is eleven motorcycle fatalities this month. The ATV fata... Read More

Celebrating Partnership And A Life Saving Choice To Buckle Up

How did the Arkansas Highway Safety Office newest 'Saved By The Belt Story' come about? So glad you asked. Here's the back-story on how that all played out. It’s about a partnership and celebrating three men who made a life-saving choice to buckle ... Read More

Troopers Use Low Profile Tahoes To Address Spike Of Drivers Speeding Over 100 MPH

In the year 2020: 641 Arkansas deaths resulted from motor vehicle crashes During calendar year 2020 there were 641 Arkansas deaths resulting from motor vehicle crashes, a 27% increase over the previous year. The number of highway crash deaths has ... Read More

News Release: Troopers Utilize New Low Profile Patrols

TROOPERS TO UTILIZE NEW LOW PROFILE PATROLS TARGETING AGGRESSIVE & DISTRACTED DRIVERS SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 A dangerous and escalating trend in the number of aggressive driving violations on the state’s highways has Arkansas State Troopers turn... Read More

Ped Bike Safety What Can I Do

What can I do? As A Motorist commit to being alert and sharing the road with both pedestrians and bicycles. Be patient at intersections or if a bicycle is using your lane. DRIVE with Care—Get There! DRIVE ALERT. Avoid distractions and using ... Read More

6 Million Plus Visitors To State Parks In 2021

Cindy Grisham's Corner Hey Everybody! I got the weekly state parks visitation information yesterday from Stacy Hurst at the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism and they have had over 6 million visitors this year to the state parks. If the ... Read More

Newest Saved By The Belt Story

Honoring traffic crash survivors who were buckled up is a positive method for agencies to show their communities that seat belt use is important, and that officers care that motorists obey the law. The Saved by the Belt program gives law enforcement ... Read More

Submit Your Saved By The Belt Story

The Arkansas State Police - Highway Safety Office Saved by the Belt program raises awareness about the importance and responsibility of everyone to buckle up. We at AHSO celebrate those individuals who were involved in a car crash and were Saved by... Read More

New Saved By The Belt Program

The Arkansas State Police - Highway Safety Office Saved by the Belt program, a component of the "Local Hero Project" raises awareness about the importance and responsibility of everyone to buckle up. The traveling public is one of our largest and i... Read More

New Mobilizations Dates FY2022

National Mobilizations List & NHTSA's Printable Planner for National Impaired Driving HVE Campaign (see below) FY2022 MOBILIZATION DATES State Distracted Driving Mobilizations - October 17-23, 2021 State Seat Belt Mobilization - November 2... Read More

SafARoads Introductory Issue

SafARoads Newsletter (August 2021)... Read More

What Are Mini STEP Grants

Mini STEPS (Selective Traffic Enforcement Projects) are Law Enforcement Traffic Service Grants that provide financial assistance to Arkansas law enforcement agencies for equipment, technology, and overtime expenses during high-visibility traffic safe... Read More