Wolf Administration Encourages Public to Participate in Online Safety Survey

Wolf Administration Encourages Public to Participate in Online Safety
Survey

9/7/2017-HARRISBURG

The Wolf Administration is seeking motorists' input on highway safety,
traffic
safety enforcement, and driving behaviors through an annual online survey
located on PennDOT's website and Facebook page.

"Safety is our top priority and we value continued public engagement in
making
our roadways safer," said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards. "The
results
help us gauge public knowledge and attitudes on highway safety, and
potentially
allow us to adjust our safety activities so we can further reduce crashes
and
fatalities."

The brief survey will be available until September 27 and focuses on
highway
safety issues such as seat belts, impaired driving, speeding, motorcycles,
and
distracted driving. People completing the survey may remain anonymous, but
are
asked to provide their gender, age, and county of residence.

Last year, 6,619 people responded to the survey. Among last year's results,

respondents noted that, in the previous 60 days, 79 percent of them had not

driven a motor vehicle within two hours after consuming alcoholic
beverages.
Also, 92 percent of drivers indicated they used a seat belt all or most of
the
time.

Over 90 percent of respondents indicated they rarely or never talk on a
hand-held cell phone, text, or check email while driving. However, the most

commonly addressed topic in participant comments included the high
frequency of
observing these distracted driving behaviors.

As a result of this feedback and recent trends in crash data, PennDOT has
increased its statewide investment of federal aggressive-driving
enforcement
funds from $1.7 million in 2017 to $2.2 million in 2018, or roughly a 20
percent increase. The department also has further increased its usage of
social
media to share highway safety information and is highlighting personal
responsibility in future media campaigns.

To make your input count, visit
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DOTHighwaySafety.

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