Safe Roads for Everyone: State Efforts to Protect Vulnerable Road Users
👉 Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee 2022 Spring Webinar Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/stand...
Vulnerable road users are at higher risk for serious injury or death in the event of a crash. According to NHTSA, pedestrians and bicyclists comprised around 20% of all traffic fatalities in 2019, a significant jump from 15% of fatalities in 2010. States continue to pass laws aimed at improving pedestrian and cyclist safety. Traffic safety experts are also exploring strategies such as the Safe Systems approach to enhance roadway safety for people on a bicycle, scooter or on foot. Join us to learn more about notable state efforts to protect vulnerable road users and new provisions and funding in the federal infrastructure act to improve nonmotorized safety.
Moderator:
•Douglas Shinkle, transportation program director, National Conference of State Legislatures
Speakers:
•Ken McLeod, policy director, League of American Bicyclists
Barb Chamberlin, director, active transportation division, Washington Department of Transportation