In 2021, the US hit a 16-year high when 42,915 people died from traffic crashes in the US, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
On Wednesday, the Department of Transportation announced it will be sending more than $800 million in funding to various cities and municipalities across the country to improve roadway safety. The announcement comes after new numbers show the traffic deaths in our country are still near record highs.“I sometimes fear we’re so surrounded by [traffic deaths] that we’re used to it,” said US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in an interview with Scripps News.
In rural Iowa, for example, Fayette County received $10.5 million to widen shoulders and put in rumble strips since 60% of the traffic deaths in that area are due to lane departures, according to the Department of Transportation. In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $12.7 million is going toward intersection upgrades, where 77% of the deaths in the city take place.
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