Don’t let your load wind up lost! On this NationalLostandFoundDay, secure your load. More information:
Be responsible -- secure your loads and don’t litterA camper shell and mattress. Bent siding. No, these aren’t things I’m selling on eBay. These items were recently picked up along the roadway by a member of the Arizona Department of Transportation’sBesides providing traffic incident management at crash sites and helping motorists, our IRU crews pick up all sorts of items that have fallen out of trucks and cars because they weren’t secure. It’s risky to retrieve them out of the roadway.
This kind of debris can cause crashes and even fatalities. In Arizona, we are seeing an increase in the number of crashes involving debris with a handful of tragic fatalities. In 2019, we had 2,172 crashes with five fatalities; in 2020, there were 2,318 crashes and five fatalities. Debris-related crashes are preventable if drivers would just secure their loads. Tie-downs, netting, bungee cords, ropes, straps and tarps can all be used to keep belongings in vehicles and off the road. Doing so makes travel safer for everyone. There are helpful tips from theAlong with a reminder to secure loads, I want to urge everyone to stop littering. We are having a trash problem on our roadways.
In addition to being unsightly, garbage can clog our drainage system and bring wildlife near our roadways. It’s a safety issue.
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