The question comes up often: If cars and trucks have seat belts, why not the buses carrying some tens of millions of kids each day? And the School Bus Seat Belt Debate Lives On
That headline tells it all: the Debate Lives On. And on. Endless tug-of-war over safety issues. Ad nauseum.
How is it that we can’t seem to get these life and death matters resolved? Cost/benefit analysis. There’s your answer.
My answer to end this stalemate:
Unfortunately, I know all too well from experience that raising questions and demanding action are mostly a wasted effort and won’t bring about needed change in time to save countless lives from joining the rank of those gone too soon — when perhaps such tragedies could have been avoided.
In my opinion, we aren’t going to see much progress in many areas of traffic safety until we as a country take vehicle violence seriously. That is why I continue to call for for a more effective and united strategy:
- Set a National Vision Zero Goal — make traffic safety a priority; Death by Motor Vehicle is one of the leading causes of preventable death.
- Establish a White House Vision Zero Task Force — it is a multifaceted problem, not just a transportation issue.
- Adopt Vision Zero Rulemaking.
- Appoint an independent National Traffic Safety Ombudsman to serve as a vigilant voice for vulnerable victims of vehicle violence.
- Mobilize citizens to be part of the solution through a nationwide network of Vision Zero/Traffic Safety community action groups.
Wake up, America! The Crash Death Clock is ticking away. . .
So, why aren’t we making a bigger dent in tragic crashes? America, we can do better than this!
What will it take to make a significant reduction in the number of people who die on our roads?
Do it, President Trump, for We the People of this United States of America! Don’t let endless arguing over Cost rob us of loved ones who will never come back.
