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Description / Abstract:
A child born today can expect to live an average of 78 years.
That's the good news. The bad news is that one out of every 90
children born today will die violently in a motor vehicle crash.
And 70 of every 100 will be injured in a highway crash at some
point during their lives, many more than once.
Beginning a life with such high potential for motor
vehicle-related death and injury is unnecessary and should not be
acceptable in today's society, because the means to prevent
significant numbers of highway crashes, deaths, and injuries are
readily available.
A well-planned, coordinated approach to improving roadway safety
that involves all elements of the traffic safety community focuses
on low-cost, day-to-day improvements, and effectively implements
new strategies can subst'antially reduce the nation's highway death
toll and improve the future outlook for today's new citizens.
This Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) and the tools
developed to facilitate its implementation offer state and local
transportation and safety agencies a life-saving blueprint ready
for application in developing comprehensive highway safety
plans.