A new survey released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reports that most Americans would prefer that government officials take more action in improving highway safety to decrease risks of a car accident in Dallas and elsewhere. The survey appears just in time for the global kickoff of the ‘Decade of Action on Road Safety’, put on by the United Nations.
Dallas injury attorneys would like to remind motorists to practice safe driving habits at all times. Everyone is asked to join the global campaign as it aims to reduce the number of highway deaths and injuries worldwide.
“Despite shrinking federal and state transportation budgets and a public debate over the most appropriate role of government, it’s clear that a majority of Americans want government officials to do more – not less – about highway safety,” said AAA President and CEO Bob Darbelnet. “From passing and enforcing laws about teen drivers and distracted driving to programs that improve the safety of our roadways and add safety equipment to vehicles, there are many steps government can take reduce crashes, injuries, and deaths in the U.S.”
The campaign, more specifically, aims to stabilize and reduce global road deaths by 2020. Numerous major economies of the G20, the United States, public institutions and other developing countries, endorse the Decade of Action.
“At a time when more and more U.S. highway safety agencies are adopting “Toward Zero Death” goals, it is very heartening to see motorist support for more, not less action by government to make our roads safer,” added J. Peter Kissinger, President of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, that commissioned this survey.
Decade of Action campaign tools can be found on their website to help you spread the word and to help get your loved ones and community involved in the cause.
Roughly 1.3 million people are killed, and approximately 50 million are injured, on roads worldwide each year. Many of those injured remain disabled for the rest of their life. Approximately 90 percent of casualties from roadway deaths happen in developing countries. Yearly road accident deaths are expected to reach nearly 2 million people by 2020.
In 2008, there were nearly 50,500 motor vehicles involved in fatal accidents in the United States. More than 25,000 passenger vehicle occupants died in these traffic crashes, and an estimated 2.35 million were injured. Texas experienced nearly 2,500 traffic accident fatalities the same year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The Goolsby Law Firm is dedicated and motivated to fighting for victims and their families who have suffered in Dallas, Carrollton or the surrounding areas. If you or a loved one has been injured in car accident, call for a free and confidential consultation at (972) 492-8758.
