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Reducing Highway Fatalities

That's our job and our commitment — we work with our State and Local partners and others in the transportation community to develop and promote programs and technologies to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on our Nation's roadways. In 2007, there were 41,059 roadway fatalities.

The FHWA Office of Safety’s mission is to reduce highway fatalities by making our roads safer through a data-driven, systematic approach and addressing all “4Es” of safety: engineering, education, enforcement, and emergency medical services. Increasing awareness of the need for roadway safety infrastructure improvements is very important. We are striving to provide decision-makers important information, tools and resources that will improve the safety performance of roadways. Safety should be considered first, every time and at every stage of a project. Make safety your first consideration in every investment decision.

• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) / Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
• Intersection Safety
• Local & Rural Road Safety
• Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety
• Roadway Departure Safety
• Speed Management

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