State DOT Striving for "Summer of Safety"
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 -- 9:16 AM
-Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb announced today an array of initiatives to make the upcoming months a ?Summer of Safety? for motorists.In his remarks at a news conference in Milwaukee, Secretary Gottlieb noted that there has been significant progress recently in reducing the number of traffic fatalities in Wisconsin. Each year, from 2008 to 2011, Wisconsin had fewer than 600 traffic fatalities.
The last time Wisconsin had fewer than 600 annual traffic fatalities four years in a row was in the mid-1920s when the number of vehicles and the miles traveled were a fraction of what they are today, according to WisDOT statistics.
?But now we're extremely concerned about increase in traffic fatalities so far this year,? Secretary Gottlieb said. ?There are many factors involved in this disturbing trend. We can?t control every factor. But we can reduce the risk of motorists killing and injuring themselves and others by improving traffic safety enforcement, education, and engineering.
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