Rise in traffic deaths sparks Biden administration effort to improve highway safety

The U.S. Transportation Department proposed a strategy to eliminate deaths on the nation's roads.

, even as travel declined due to the pandemic. Those killed included 20 bicyclists, compared with 12 a year earlier.

“We need the pubic to recognize this,” she said. “They’ve almost become anesthetized about traffic crashes and fatalities. That’s not the price we should be paying for mobility. So much of this is absolutely preventable. It’s up to us as roadway users to say, ’What can I do?’ We all have a role to play.”

Cathy Chase, president, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, called the new plan “a step in the right direction” but said the key to success would be “swift implementation of identified solutions which have been proven to prevent crashes and save lives.” She said the “commitment to zero fatalities means zero room for hesitation and inaction.”

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