The Safety Corridor program around Phoenix Arizona, was a scam. The police didn't participate, and refuse to give ABC news any relevant data. Law enforcement told Arizona drivers they would be cracking down on bad behavior, they didn't. No surprise.

ABC15 learned through a public records request with ADOT that the program had ended in July of 2020 after the agency found the total number of speeding drivers and the number of behavior-related crashes had gone up in these areas. There was a bit of success — the number of serious and deadly crashes did decrease slightly.

The signs telling drivers about the zero-tolerance zones stayed up with no designated program in place for a full year and a half after it ended.

ABC15 submitted a public records request with the department in late March 2022 to ask for the following items: the number of tickets and warnings handed out in the Safety Corridors, scheduling, and overtime costs for troopers to be assigned to these areas, and much more.

ABC15 also sent a list of questions, including if staffing was an issue and what the department was working on now to help with safety on our roads. We have not received any data or a response to the questions.

ABC15 has been following up with the department on multiple occasions by phone and email since then and has asked for an on-camera interview. That was declined.

The Safety Corridor program was created by ADOT with the support of DPS and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety to look at crash-prone areas.

https://www.abc15.com/news/operation-safe-roads/why-did-freeway-safety-corridor-program-end-new-adot-data-showed-rise-in-dangerous-behavior