About the Drive Safe PA Campaign

While traffic fatalities are steadily declining in the state, nearly 1,500 people are still losing their lives each year on Pennsylvania roads. Tragically, most of those deaths could have been prevented if drivers would have simply chosen to “Drive Safe” and avoid bad behaviors such as driving impaired, driving aggressively or not buckling up.

To address the importance of highway safety, PennDOT introduced its Drive Safe PA campaign in January 2009. Drive Safe PA is a way for all citizens to do their part to enhance safety on Pennsylvania´s highways. In addition, PennDOT will collaborate with its partners to save at least 100 more lives each year on Pennsylvania roads, with the goal of reducing fatalities to 1,150 or less by 2011.

The vision of Drive Safe PA is providing the safest roadways possible so that everyone arrives safely at their destinations. PennDOT will accomplish this by developing, promoting and implementing education, enforcement, engineering and emergency services strategies.