AAA urges Pres. Trump to focus on roadways.

• Position: YOUR LIFE - AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - Brief article

Key roadway improvements have the potential to save 63,700 lives and prevent 353,560 serious injuries over a 20-year period, according to a report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, D.C. With the U.S. ranked nearly last among high-income nations in annual traffic fatalities, which continue to rise, AAA urges the Trump Administration to make repairing and maintaining U.S. roadways a top priority.

"We can save tens of thousands of lives and make our roadways safer by investing in improvements that we already know exist," says David Yang, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety executive director. "Now is the time to act by targeting limited resources where they will have the greatest impact."

With an investment of $146,000,000,000, the report recommends six cost-effective roadway improvements with the greatest potential to reduce the likelihood and consequences of crashes. The improvements listed below account for 96% of anticipated crash...