Via AASHTO Journal

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration partnered with the National Safety Council to launch what they call the "Road to Zero Coalition" that aims to end roadway fatalities within the next 30 years.

The USDOT said it has committed $1 million a year for the next three years in grants to organizations working on lifesaving programs.

The announcement said the coalition will initially focus on promoting proven lifesaving strategies such as improving seatbelt use, installing rumble strips, improving truck safety, campaigns to change behavior and data-driven enforcement of traffic safety laws.

The coalition said it will subsequently help develop a new "scenario-based vision on how to achieve zero traffic deaths," with a systematic approach to eliminating risks.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is among the groups joining the Road to Zero Coalition. Its board in 2012 had adopted a similar effort called "Toward Zero Deaths," which built on targeted safety programs many state DOTs had already been implementing.