In 2016 alone, more than 40,000 people died on U.S. roads, a number that saw a 6 percent increase from 2015 and a 14 percent increase from 2014, according to the National Safety Council. This increase is the highest in more than five decades. On top of that, more than …
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Thank you for supporting AASHTO and the Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) National Strategy by participating in the following survey:
https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5dRSXGzL59eHKjb
We’re planning future initiatives to implement the TZD National Strategy, as well as developing input to the TZD National Strategy steering committee. Your input will help us prioritize the most important …
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How do you use infrastructure to make our roads safer? Do you have plans or visuals that could inspire others to follow in your footsteps? If so, we invite you to upload those resources to the Toward Zero Deaths Resource Manager. Infrastructure is interconnected with all other facets of traffic …
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The success of many Toward Zero Deaths National Strategies rely on our infrastructure. Even simple innovations in the way we design and build our roadways can lead to safer conditions for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
One of the most simplistic examples of the way infrastructure interacts with another safety emphasis area …
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Welcome Thank you for joining the Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) initiative. Every year, traffic crashes claim the lives of more than 32,000 people in the United States–that’s 32,000 people taken from their family and friends. And despite the efforts of thousands of people working nationwide to make our roadways safer, …
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