A new report has revealed an increase in excessive speeding and a rise in pedestrian fatalities across America.
The new Dangerous by Design publication from Smart Growth America aligns with prior reporting from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
“All signs also point towards 2020 seeing a disturbing rise in overall traffic fatalities,” said Jonathan Adkins, Executive Director, Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), in response to the new report.
The association says it agrees with the need to invest more in highway safety and fund infrastructure to better accommodate all road users.
“States are establishing performance goals for highway safety based on the resources they have available, and the rising death count illustrates the need for policymakers to fully fund safety programs and adopt more life-saving policies,” added Adkins.
“All highway safety approaches – infrastructure improvements, traffic enforcement, community engagement and others – are needed to address the many highway safety threats that all road users face every day.
“No single approach will be completely effective. Even as we work towards better roadway planning and speed control, we will still need other safety countermeasures to fill the gap as we bring the built environment nationwide up to what it should be.”
