The number of traffic fatalities in Austin grew from 79 in 2016 to a record 116 in 2021. On the other hand, the number of serious injuries dropped from 529 in 2016 to 518 in 2021.
, a nonprofit that has led road safety efforts, detailing Vision Zero progress. The date marks the anniversary of a driver striking their son,, when he attempted to cross an intersection on Spicewood Springs Road in Northwest Austin with a friend in 2016.
“They’re still building frontage roads at 50 miles an hour, so they say, ‘Oh, well, we’re adding shared-use paths.’ Well, they’re putting a shared-use path next to very high-speed traffic.”TxDOT has a Road to Zero initiative, which aims to cut traffic fatalities in half by 2035 and eliminate them by 2050. The state has this year reduced speeds on some Austin-area roads, including segments of SH 29 in Williamson County, RM 1826 in the southwest, and FM 973 in the east.
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