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AASHTO summit includes focus on two
safety recommendations

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and seven co-sponsoring organizations convened a “Transportation Vision and Strategy Summit” last month to develop consensus on a national strategy for the future of America’s transportation system.

The three-day conference in Cambridge, Md., attracted more than 150 high-ranking state transportation officials and leaders from the transportation industry. Our campaign representatives were among the attendees.

A set of 27 proposed vision statements and recommendations, refined in the breakout groups, were presented, discussed and voted upon at a plenary session toward the end of the conference. Ten recommendations that received the strongest support will be featured in AASHTO’s report to the National Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission.

Two safety recommendations were voted into the top 10:

1. Enact and aggressively enforce legislation to create a culture of zero tolerance for high-risk (driving) behavior. This includes:

2. At all levels of government promote and deploy, with flexible funding, proven safety-based policies, geometric standards, and countermeasures that maximize safety appropriate for the transportation network, roadway type and location.

Conference co-sponsors were: the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, AAA, American Trucking Associations, Associated General Contractors of America, American Public Transportation Associations, American Council of Engineering Companies and the Association of American Railroads.

Published 6-8-07