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Board hears local crash reports and ADOT unveils safety campaign: ‘There’s No Such Thing as Accidents’
Summary
Local residents described repeated dangerous passing and collisions on U.S. 70 and other rural highways; ADOT Director outlined a statewide safety campaign that emphasizes driver behavior and an internal employee pledge.
Residents, a mining company representative and ADOT leadership highlighted roadway safety concerns at the Aug. 15 Arizona State Transportation Board meeting and described agency efforts to reduce fatal crashes.
Bill Brando, a Graham County resident, described multiple crashes and near-misses on U.S. 70 and other rural routes, recounting several incidents in which vehicles collided while passing or struck farm equipment on two-lane stretches. “I could tell you stories all day long…
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