,,iii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #cba ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bg1 #bjba,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mr4 ,lujn7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by #bjej4 ,whereas roadway fatalities kill tens of thousands of people in the ,united ,states each year2 ,whereas1 according to the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration 7referred to in this preamble as ,,nhtsa71 #ch1fhj lives were lost in motor vehicle crashes in #bjbj and all of the deaths were preventable2 ,whereas more than #ajj people lose their lives on a typical day on the roadways of the ,nation1 with traffic crashes being the leading cause of death for people ages #a to #be2 ,whereas alcohol-impaired driving crashes are a leading killer on the roadways of the ,nation1 with #aj1adb lives lost to alcohol-impaired driving in #bjai1 according to ,,nhtsa2 ,whereas1 according to ,,nhtsa1 in #bjai1 #c1adb people died in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers and an estimated additional #dbd1jjj people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers2 ,whereas1 according to ,,nhtsa1 #f1bje pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes the ,united ,states in #bjai1 representing a #ac-percent increase in the last #e years2 ,whereas1 according to ,,nhtsa1 the number of pedestrian fatalities increased by #dd percent from #bjaj to #bjai2 ,whereas1 according to the ,national ,complete ,streets ,coalition at ,smart ,growth ,america1 the pedestrian fatality rate for ,american ,indian and ,alaska ,native people is #bba percent higher than that of ,white1 non-,hispanic people in the ,united ,states1 and ,black people were struck and killed by drivers at an #hb percent higher rate than ,white1 non-,hispanic people in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 according to ,,nhtsa1 a total of #hdc bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles in #bjai1 representing a #cf-percent increase in the last #aj years2 ,whereas independent research in #bjae found that motor vehicle crash death rates were as much as #d4c times greater for those at the bottom of the education spectrum than those at the top2 ,whereas1 according to ,,nhtsa1 motorcycles represented only #c percent of all registered vehicles1 but accounted for #ad percent of all traffic fatalities and #ag percent of all occupant fatalities in #bjai2 ,whereas1 according to ,,nhtsa1 in #bjai1 #de percent of motor vehicle traffic fatalities occurred on rural roads1 despite only #cj percent of miles traveled occurring on rural roads2 ,whereas1 according to ,,nhtsa1 seatbelts saved #ad1iee lives in #bjag but lack of universal seatbelt usage costs the economy of the ,united ,states #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj annually2 ,whereas1 according to ,,nhtsa1 in #bjai1 #dg percent of passenger vehicle occupants who died in a motor vehicle crash were unrestrained1 while #hf percent of occupants who survived a motor vehicle crash were restrained2 ,whereas1 according to the ,insurance ,institute for ,highway ,safety1 increasing speed limits over the last #be years have led to approximately #cg1jjj deaths2 ,whereas1 according to ,,nhtsa1 speeding accounted for #bf percent of all traffic fatalities in #bjai2 ,whereas1 according to ,consumer ,reports1 existing safety technologies could cut road fatalities in half if such technologies were made standard on all vehicles1 saving approximately #bj1jjj lives annually2 ,whereas roadway fatalities and injuries rose during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic and remain a persistent killer on the roadways of our ,nation2 ,whereas1 a deep history of inequalities in the ,united ,states continues to impact transportation systems1 with low-income neighborhoods experiencing more than twice as many pedestrian fatalities as neighborhoods with the highest incomes1 according to the ,national ,complete ,streets ,coalition at ,smart ,growth ,america2 ,whereas too many families in the ,united ,states have been personally affected by preventable crashes2 and ,whereas a data-driven safe systems approach is proven to be effective at reducing traffic fatalities and injuries1 including through taking into account all aspects of the transportation environment and not requiring a single actor to be responsible for traffic safety3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commits to advancing policies that will end roadway fatalities by #bjej2 7#b7 calls on ,congress and the ,department of ,transportation to commit to working together to achieve zero roadway fatalities by the year #bjej2 7#c7 supports efforts to address disparities and other equity-related issues related to transportation safety2 7#d7 calls on the ,department of ,transportation1 and the agencies within the ,department of ,transportation1 to improve data gathering and tracking of traffic crashes and other issues related to transportation safety2 7#e7 calls on the ,department of ,transportation1 and the agencies within the ,department of ,transportation1 to commit to the implementation of proven countermeasures and interventions to prioritize transportation safety2 7#f7 recognizes the need for a safe systems approach in ,united ,states transportation to improve access1 safety1 and mobility2 and 7#g7 supports the use of the term crash and not accident when describing traffic incidents and encourages all ,united ,states ,government agencies to use this term4