WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has rolled out the National Roadway Safety Strategy - a new interdepartmental plan to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries on U.S. roadways. Traffic deaths in the country have already fallen to record lows in 2025.
This Strategy will make American roads safer for families, truckers, commuters, and construction workers by prioritizing three core objectives:
USDOT is doubling down on safety for families in rural, urban, and tribal communities. That means stronger support for transportation workers and first responders and a renewed commitment to law enforcement.
USDOT said that through more innovative road design, targeted bottleneck relief, and cracking down on dangerous truck drivers, it will keep traffic moving while reducing congestion and improve crash outcomes, including secondary crashes.
The Transportation Department is modernizing safety standards, advancing a national automated vehicle strategy, and investing in technology to reduce preventable crashes.
'President Trump and I are committed to keeping American families safe on our roads. In the past year alone, we've partnered with law enforcement agencies to step up traffic enforcement, removed dangerous foreign truck drivers off the roads, and launched new educational campaigns on the dangers of distracted driving, drunk driving, and driving without a seat belt,' said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. 'This new strategy builds on that progress by doubling down on our coordination with the police, enhancing our anti-congestion initiatives, and embracing automotive innovation to make our streets safer than ever.'
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