About The Utah Highway Safety Office
Our Mission
The mission of the Highway Safety Office is to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Utah roadways through collaborative traffic safety programs designed to change behavior.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a culture where roadway users take responsibility for their safety and the safety of others.
Who We Are
Our ultimate goal is to reach zero traffic fatalities, as the loss of one life is too many.
Each year, under the authority and approval of the Governor and Public Safety Commissioner, the HSO produces a Highway Safety Plan (HSP) designed to help us reach that goal. Utah is proud to support 47 evidence‐based highway safety grants.
To support the HSP, Utah applied for and received $4,708,208 in federal highway safety funding. This grant funding supported campaigns aimed at Occupant Protection, Traffic Data, Impaired Driving, Law Enforcement Programs, Police Traffic Services, and Vulnerable Roadway Users like cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and e-scooter riders.
Contact Our Team
The Highway Safety Office is located at 4499 South 2700 West, 2nd Floor, Taylorsville, UT 84129.
Reach us Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, at 801-965-4400.
Our dedicated team is committed to promoting traffic safety behavior change. We analyze data from traffic crashes, traffic citations, and DUI arrests throughout the state to identify deadly trends. We use that knowledge to develop messaging campaigns and safety programs to help every roadway user get home safely. Fatal crashes claim more than 300 lives here in Utah every year; we are dedicated to reducing that number to Zero.
Traffic Safety Behavior Change
Most crashes are not accidents; they are preventable. The loss of even one life is too many. Crash data reveals the factors that contribute to deadly crashes on Utah roadways. Typically, five harmful yet preventable behaviors are contributing factors in traffic deaths here in Utah: speed and aggressive driving, drug/alcohol impairment, not wearing a seat belt, driving drowsy, and driving distracted.
