Tucson Toughens Cell Phone Law

Tucson police will now be able to pull over drivers they see using their cellphones while driving, without needing any other reason, beginning February 1st. Officers will issues warnings to drivers for the first 30 days, to educate offenders about the new law, before they begin issuing tickets in March.…

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Will Arizona Finally Raise Insurance Minimums?

In 1972 the classic movie "The Godfather" hit theaters, Don McLean sang about Buddy Holly in "American Pie" and Nixon was president. That same year, the Arizona legislature established our current insurance coverage minimums, and the minimums have never changed. The world has changed since 1972. There was an assumption that…

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2017-A Deadly Year for Tucson Pedestrians

A record number of pedestrian deaths in 2017 is making the Tucson City Council consider strengthening its hands-free ordinance. Last March, the council passed the city's first hand's free ordinance. This ordinance makes using a cell phone or electronic device in a moving vehicle a secondary offense. Tucson police cannot…

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I-19 Claims Two Lives to Start 2018

Interstate 19, south of Tucson, has claimed two lives, just two days into 2018. Two people died and four people injured when the pickup truck they were riding in crashed on northbound I-19 Tuesday morning. At least two people were ejected from the vehicle when the pickup truck rolled into…

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How Safe Are the Trucks in Arizona?

Many of us have seen large trucks, such as semi-trucks and trailers, driving too fast or in a dangerous manner. Arizona has heavy truck traffic, as truckers frequently use Interstate 10 to move goods and produce cross country. How safe are the trucks that use our highways? Ask an Arizona…

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Dust Detection and a Dangerous Stretch

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has started work on a dust detection system that it hopes will reduce the number of collisions caused by dust storms on a stretch of Interstate 10. ADOT is installing equipment for long- and short-range radar and closed-circuit video cameras to help the department…

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