The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is inviting Pennsylvanians to share their views on traffic safety and driving behaviors through an online survey available beginning today through February 28.
The voluntary survey, available at pa.gov/dotsafety, is designed to help PennDOT better understand how drivers behave behind the wheel and to inform future safety programs aimed at reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities across the Commonwealth.
PennDOT invests nearly $30 million each year in federal grant funding, working with educational and law enforcement partners statewide to deliver traffic safety programming. Survey questions cover a range of topics, including seat belt use, impaired driving, speeding, distracted driving, and bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle safety.
Last spring, PennDOT reported that traffic fatalities on Pennsylvania highways fell to 1,127 in 2024 — the second-lowest total since record keeping began in 1928 and 82 fewer deaths than in 2023. While final data for 2025 is not yet complete, preliminary figures indicate fatalities declined for a second consecutive year. Complete 2025 crash fatality data is expected to be released this spring.
“While a decrease in fatalities is certainly good news, we need your help to continue this downward trend,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “Even one life lost is one too many, but we’ll only get to zero with your help. Please share your input on traffic safety and your own driving behaviors. Your honest feedback can potentially help us save more lives.”
PennDOT officials say results from past surveys have directly influenced safety initiatives. Findings from the 2023 survey showed that many respondents were motivated by family considerations to make safer driving choices. That feedback led to the development of a new media campaign highlighting the impact of dangerous driving decisions on loved ones. The campaign, featuring Pennsylvania State Police troopers urging motorists to buckle up “for the ones you love,” is scheduled to return this May during the national “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign.
The survey takes approximately five minutes to complete, and all responses are completely anonymous.
