"U.S. eradicates road fatalities, saving tens of thousands of lives"

“If road fatalities are viewed as a disease, the United States has proven that it is one that can be eradicated. The North American country had only 3 road deaths per 100,000 citizens in 2010, the lowest among industrialized nations.” 

Summary of U.S. road fatalities

Imagine if the U.S. really did have the safest streets in the industrialized world. Tens of thousands of lives would be saved each year. But as you’ll see on the Pulitzer Center’s Roads Kill Map, we’ve substituted “the United States” for “Sweden” – the actual global leader on traffic safety, with an aggressive national strategy to eradicate vehicular deaths.

As for the U.S., we were “an early pioneer in road safety standards,” but “with 11.4 deaths per 100,000 citizens, the U.S.’s overall driving record is still poor compared to other wealthy nations,” according to the Pulitzer Center.

One of the goals of MoBikeFed's Vision for Bicycling and Walking in Missouri is to improve safety and reduce fatalities for all road users.  Obviously, we still have a long way to go.  But we won't make any progress until citizens like us unite behind the idea that real change and real improvement is possible.