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 2012 ENFORCEMENT MOBILIZATIONS

November Occupant Protection Mobilization (Thanksgiving Holiday)
“Click It or Ticket”
November 21 - 27, 2011

December Impaired Driving Mobilization (Christmas & New Year Holiday)
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”
December 16, 2011 – January 2, 2012

March Impaired Driving Mobilization
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”
March 11 – 20, 2012

April Impaired Driving Mobilization
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”
April 13 – 22, 2012

National Memorial Day Occupant Protection Click It or Ticket Mobilzation
“Click It or Ticket”
May 21 – June 3, 2012

Impaired Driving Mobilization (July 4th holiday)
"Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over"
June 29 - July 7, 2012

July Speed Mobilization
“Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine”
July 8 – 14, 2012

National Labor Day - Impaired Driving/State Seatbelt Mobilization
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" & "Click It or Ticket"
August 17 – September 3, 2012

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)

Help Keep Kids Safe - Arkansas Car Safety Seats Information

Safer Teen Driving - Arkansas Children's Hospital & The Center for Applied Research & Evaluation

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)