NSC releases findings at press conference on
Capitol Hill during Infrastructure Week
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- New survey findings released today by the
National Safety Council show it's not just the U.S. Department of
Transportation and traffic safety advocates that support a Safe
System Approach to roadway safety – the public does too.
Conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute through
a Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grant, the survey examined
the beliefs of adults in the U.S. related to the Safe System
Approach and various safety-related concepts, including roadway use
behavior and perceptions of road safety and safety strategies. The
survey revealed that most participants recognized the effectiveness
of multiple strategies to improve roadway safety under the Safe
System Approach.
Another significant takeaway: Most participants agreed with the
core principles of the approach such as no one should be seriously
injured or killed on roadways, people make mistakes, and roadway
systems should be designed so that mistakes are less likely to
result in death or serious injury.
"These survey findings provide tremendous insight as we continue
to advocate for much-needed change on our roadways," said
Lorraine Martin, NSC president and
CEO and chair of the Road to Zero Coalition, which manages the
Community Traffic Safety Grant program. "We are thrilled to have
first revealed such findings at today's press conference on Capitol
Hill and look forward to keeping this conversation going beyond
Infrastructure Week to prevent crashes and save lives."
Completed in December 2023, the
survey also found:
- Three-quarters of participants (74.9%) expressed moderate or
greater concern about their safety and the safety of family and
friends on roads.
- Two-thirds or more of participants supported various strategies
addressing safer people, safer roads, safer speeds, safer vehicles,
and post-crash care.
- Nearly 83% of participants (82.8%) supported their local
government doing more to improve the safety of roads in their
community.
- Participants get most of their information about roadway safety
from traditional news media (40.9%) and online news media (28.8%)
as well as other sources.
- Three quarters of participants (75.5%) were interested in a
website that would give them information about the safety of roads
in their community and provide a way to raise concerns.
Adopted over two years ago by the U.S. Department of
Transportation in its National Roadway Safety Strategy, the Safe
System Approach takes a holistic look at road safety by examining
five elements of a safe transportation system: road users, speed
management, vehicles, roads and post-crash care. Laws, policies and
infrastructure that support a Safe System Approach are
vital to eliminating traffic deaths and creating a safe
transportation system for all. NSC, victim advocates and roadway
safety partners met with federal legislators during Infrastructure
Week to advance legislation and rulemaking proceedings that support
the Safe System Approach and will continue to advocate for the
safety of all road users as the nation works toward achieving zero
roadway fatalities.
For more information on the Road to Zero Coalition, please
visit nsc.org/roadtozero. To learn more about how to stay
safe on the roads, visit nsc.org/saferoads.
About the National Safety Council
The National Safety Council is America's leading nonprofit
safety advocate – and has been for 110 years. As a mission-based
organization, we work to eliminate the leading causes of
preventable death and injury, focusing our efforts on the workplace
and roadways. We create a culture of safety to not only keep people
safer at work, but also beyond the workplace so they can live their
fullest lives.
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