Warner, colleagues urge action on skyrocketing motor vehicle fatalities

Posted Friday, Jun. 10, 2022, 1:50 pm

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The United States rated very first among the 34 nations for the premier percentage increase in visitors fatalities in 2020, and practically fifty percent of lethal crashes in 2021 can be joined to dashing, liquor-impaired driving, or failure to use a seat belt.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg highlighting the skyrocketing fees of motor vehicle fatalities and the want for swift action to reverse this craze.

“In May, the Nationwide Freeway Website traffic Basic safety Administration (NHTSA) described that 42,915 folks died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021, up 10.5 % due to the fact 2020 and a shocking 32 per cent given that 2011,” senators wrote. “Despite new technological know-how and security attributes, streets are turning into much more unsafe for motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other roadway users. We urge the Section of Transportation to go on to prioritize roadway security and immediately use new regulatory authorities Congress supplied in the Infrastructure Financial commitment and Employment Act to reverse this disturbing pattern.”

In addition to Sens. Warner and Markey, the letter was also signed by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-Hello), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-Hi), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

The lawmakers requested Secretary Buttigieg answer to the letter, exclusively to give:

1. Clarification on the prepare to put into practice the Countrywide Roadway Basic safety System.
2. Explanation of the Department’s use of existing assets and authorities to satisfy or defeat deadlines for issuing automobile basic safety guidelines.
3. Clarification of classes the Office has taken from other countries to decrease visitors fatalities.

A copy of the letter is available below.