With the help of several experts, we’ve graded each section of Buttigieg's National Roadway Safety Strategy
He’s saying almost all the right things. Photo: Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock After decades of incremental success at reducing traffic deaths, the U.S. has backslid dramatically. In 2020, despite stay-at-home orders and reduced car use, traffic deaths soared to 38,680, the highest numbers in 13 years; in 2021, deaths climbed even higher.
Safer People “Encourage safe, responsible behavior by people who use our roads and create conditions that prioritize their ability to reach their destination unharmed.” The plan says it plainly: The U.S. most urgently needs a big shift toward what’s known as the “safe system” approach to street design, which many countries that have virtually eliminated traffic deaths have already adopted. “We’ve been fighting for years to get the media, the public, and especially transportation agencies to focus on the neglected role of street design,” says Beth Osborne, Transportation for America director.
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