To prioritize safety, Buttigieg said his department is embracing a new “safe system” approach urged by auto safety advocates to bolster initiatives already underway in several cities that seek to eliminate fatalities by taking into account the whole system rather than just driver behavior.
Over the next two years, he said, his department will provide guidance as well as $5 billion in grants to states to spur lower speed limits and embrace safer road design such as, better lighting and crosswalks. When roads become safer for bicyclists and pedestrians, it opens up transit options overall and can lead to fewer dangerous cars on the road, he said., which has an additional $4 billion in funding through the Highway Safety Improvement Program.
It urges pilot programs to study and promote greater use of speed cameras, which the department says could provide more equitable enforcement than police traffic stops. Automakers, meanwhile, will be prodded to adopt more crash avoidance features and publish detailed information about them for consumers on window stickers for new car sales.
It pledges a shift in approach on the state and local level in part with planned updates to the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which lays down the requirements for U.S. street markings and design. Among the possibilities is rethinking how speed limits are set. Currently, many cities set limits at whatever 85% of drivers are traveling, essentially letting drivers make the decision.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a part of the Transportation Department, also plans to move forward on rulemaking to require automatic emergency braking in all new passenger vehicles, set new standards on car safety performance by emphasizing features such as lane keeping assistance and require crash avoidance information on new car window stickers.
Why does USDOT allow car dealers to cancel consumer warranties by changing name of the dealer? consumerfraud FTC 2021-00257, FTC 91268880. Won't this make the roads less safe if car repairs aren't done?
Rising traffic fatalities is a focus of biden administration meanwhile “Homicides in major American cities…44% increase over 2019”
The sellouts are striking again lmao
cars are built to drive over 100mph...good luck
Road rage is cra cra everywhere! SecretaryPete state patrolsneed to ENFORCE the speed limits. Those driving at or slightly above the posted speed limit are a hazard these days on highways. THIS SHOULD NOT BE.
Thinking you very much for taking care of our savings life on our America highway, and doing away with spending and driving drunk on Americans highway, and shooting inside vehicle, Aman
Fixing streets? How about arming law enforcement 👮♀️ to handle the “real” issues!
This clown? Sure
How long do you think it will take for Rand Paul to criticize Buttigieg for infringing on people's rights to drive as recklessly as the want
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