In the face of unprecedented traffic deaths, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration needs systemic reform | League of American Bicyclists

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With a persistently high traffic fatality rate and its seemingly intractable habit of failing to meet congressionally-mandated deadlines, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is desperately in need of reform.

There’s a proposal floating around to do just that . . .

There is no defending NHTSA’s status quo. The traffic safety outcomes of the United States are far worse than our international peers. NHTSA often is on the receiving end of negative reports from the Government Accountability Office and other watchdog groups, and it often fails to make timely and evidence-based decisions about congressionally-mandated actions. . . .

However, the [current] reform proposal is not worthy of support. . . .

NHTSA is absolutely in need of reform. It is an ineffective agency on both its grantmaking and its vehicle safety sides. But, this proposal is not a path forward. It is an abdication of leadership when we need leadership on traffic safety.

Effective leadership would start with the premise that traffic deaths are not acceptable. . . .

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In the face of unprecedented traffic deaths, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration needs systemic reform | League of American Bicyclists

MoBikeFed comment: Follow the link to read the full article for all the details. This will be one of the topics of discussion at the upcoming National Bike Summit:

https://bikeleague.org/events/summit/