Zero Fatalities
Safety Performance Measures
Fatality Rate (per 100M VMT)
2020 Fatality Rate is current as of December 31, 2020
Safety Index
Historical Safety Index
Strategies
Safety Infrastructure Improvement
Every project and maintenance activity we work on represents an opportunity to improve the safety of Utah's roadways. UDOT utilizes technology to help us identify potential improvements by accessing and analyzing crash data and roadway inventory information to make better informed decisions about installing new safety infrastructure.
The tools merge multiple data sets including crash, traffic and roadway data from a variety of sources to help our engineers quickly identify crash patterns, analyze roadway segments for areas of concern, and develop benefit-cost analyses for potential roadway projects.
To reach our goals we will look for opportunities to improve roadway safety with specific emphasis on improving:
- Intersections
- Barriers and guardrails
- Medians and rumble strips
- Signing and striping
- Active transportation solutions for pedestrians and cyclists
Billion VMT Statewide
Partner with Law Enforcement and Emergency Services
UDOT supports other agencies in their efforts to improve safety on Utah’s highway system and help us reach our goal of Zero Fatalities. We accomplish this by providing support in the following areas:
- Prevent secondary crashes through Incident Management Team (IMT) and a queue protection program which proactively alerts approaching drivers of a traffic incident
- Provide traffic signal priority to emergency responders to improve medical response times and reduce fatalities
- Support law enforcement through IMT activities to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities
Improve Employee Safety
UDOT is committed to creating a workplace culture focused on safety. We are committed to creating a safe environment by encouraging our employees to think about safety in every element of their work as well as in their personal lives.
Recognizing, Observing, and Achieving Department Safety (ROADS) Program
The Recognizing, Observing and Achieving Department Safety (ROADS) program gives employees an opportunity to respectfully observe and engage peers on safety hazards and report safety incidents as they happen. To further implement the ROADS philosophy into our organization, we developed an employee committee to discuss and evaluate opportunities for improvement.
Public Outreach and Education
Zero Fatalities
Zero Fatalities is about eliminating all fatalities on our roadways. More than half (56 percent) of those who are aware of Zero Fatalities say this program has influenced them to avoid the top five behaviors responsible for deaths on roads.
Heads Up
Almost 100 pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists are killed on Utah roads everywhere. UDOT believes the road belongs to all users and that each of us must take responsibility to keep each other safe.
Truck Smart
The Truck Smart program partners with local driver education programs and the Utah Trucking Association to teach teens, and the public, about driving safely around trucks.
Safety Performance Measures
Traffic Fatalities
Total number of motor vehicle involved fatalities in the state of Utah. This data is for all publicly accessible routes.
Target: Reduce fatality number by 2.5 percent below the three-year average.
Internal Fatalities
The number of UDOT employee deaths.
Target: Achieve zero employee fatalities.
Suspected Serious Traffic Injuries
Total number of motor vehicle involved suspected serious injuries occurring in the state of Utah. Suspected serious injuries for current year are shown with a three month lag. This data is for all publicly accessible routes.
Target: Reduce by 2.5 percent below the three year average.
Internal Injury Rate
The number of injuries per 200,000 working hours.
Target is set 10% below prior year injury rate.
Traffic Crashes
Total number of reported motor vehicle involved crashes in the state of Utah. Crashes for current year are shown with a three month lag. This data is for all publicly accessible routes.
Equipment Damage Rate
The number of incidents of equipment damage per 200,000 working hours.
Target: Achieve a rate of 6.85 incidents per 200,000 working hours.