The Highway Safety Office of the Arkansas State Police coordinates a statewide behavioral highway safety program making effective use of federal and state highway safety funds and other resources to save lives and reduce injuries on the State’s roads. We provide leadership, innovation and program support in partnership with traffic safety advocates, professionals and organizations.

The Highway Safety Office (HSO) administers federal highway funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and oversees the highway safety program efforts supported by these funds for the State of Arkansas.

Each year the HSO prepares a Highway Safety Plan that establishes the state’s highway safety goals and objectives and describes the projects recommended for funding during the year. The HSO works closely with local and state governmental entities and others to develop and implement the plan.

The Highway Safety Plan (HSP) developed by the Highway Safety Office (HSO) identifies the traffic related safety problems in Arkansas and recommends programs that are most effective in reducing traffic fatalities, injuries and crashes.

The HSO prepares an Annual Report that outlines progress made toward reaching the highway safety goals established in the HSP.

The following reports included information about vehicle and motorcycle accidents in a variety of situations such as alcohol related, weather related, road conditions and time of day for both fatal and non-fatal crashes. These reports also include trending for year and age of driver as well as county and city statistics.

The State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program, enacted by the Highway Safety Act of 1966 as Section 402 of Title 23, United States Code, provides grant funds to the states, the Indian nations and the territories each year according to a statutory formula based on population and road mileage. The grant funds support state planning to identify and quantify highway safety problems, provide start-up or “seed” money for new innovative programs, and give new direction to existing safety programs.

The highway safety program areas that have been identified as a priority in Arkansas are Occupant Protection, Impaired Driving, Motorcycle Safety, Roadway Safety and Traffic Records.

State and local governmental entities and others are eligible to receive highway safety grants.

ARKANSAS FFY 2010 ENFORCEMENT MOBILIZATIONS

December Impaired Driving Mobilization (Holiday)
“Drunk Driving. Over The Limit Under Arrest”
Dec. 21, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010

March Impaired Driving Mobilization
“Drunk Driving. Over The Limit Under Arrest”
March 12 – 21, 2010

April Impaired Driving Mobilization
“Drunk Driving. Over The Limit Under Arrest”
April 16 – 25, 2010

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY OCCUPANT PROTECTION MOBILIZATION
“CLICK IT OR TICKET”
May 24 – June 6, 2010

July Impaired Driving Mobilization (Holiday)
“Drunk Driving. Over The Limit Under Arrest”
July 1 – 5, 2010

NATIONAL LABOR DAY - IMPAIRED DRIVING MOBILIZATION
“DRUNK DRIVING. OVER THE LIMIT UNDER ARREST”
August 20 – September 6

For more information on these campaigns go to:

www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov

www.stopimpaireddriving.org

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

• SaferCar.gov

• Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS)

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)