Light Rail Safety

Safety is METRO’s highest priority

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METRO is now open and operating with traffic in the cities of Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa. At any time of the day or night, you can find yourself near an operating light rail vehicle or a METRO train consisting of two or three vehicles connected together. Each METRO vehicle is 90 feet long and weighs more than 100,000 pounds. Now is the time to learn and practice the rules of light rail safety.

Picture Yourself Safe Student Art Contest

Downloads

Safety brochure
Safety panel
Kids safety packet
Light rail and bicycles panel
Driver safety video

Driving

  • Never stop or park your car on light rail tracks.
  • Obey all traffic signals. A red arrow means “do not turn.”
  • Never try to beat a train through an intersection.
  • Light rail trains are quiet. Look for flashing headlights and listen for warning bells and horns.
  • Look both ways before crossing the tracks
  • Treat METRO high-voltage power lines with the same respect as utility company lines.

Biking

  • Never bike on light rail tracks and always walk your bike at the station and onto the train.
  • Obey traffic lights. A red arrow means “do not turn.”
  • Look both ways before crossing the tracks.
  • Light rail trains are quiet. Look for flashing headlights and listen for warning bells and horns.
  • When crossing the tracks at intersections, cross at an angle to avoid falling or tire damage.

Walking

  • Don’t walk on or stand near the tracks.
  • Jaywalking is illegal and unsafe. Cross only at crosswalks and obey the crosswalk signals.
  • Be alert when near the tracks. Light rail is extremely quiet. Look for flashing headlights and listen for warning bells and horns.

Teach your kids about light rail safety

  • Remind your children to stop, look and listen—especially around light rail tracks.
  • Teach children to cross intersections only in a crosswalk and to obey the crosswalk signals.
  • Never allow children to play near the tracks and never fly kites or models near the high-voltage overhead power lines.
  • When walking with children, keep them together and away from the tracks.
  • Skateboarding, rollerblading or biking in the tracks or on light rail platforms is not safe and not permitted.

Use the links on this page to get a basic overview of light rail safety and your responsibilities, and to learn about the safety elements that we have designed into the system.