Sadly, Texas leads the nation in traffic deaths, but with your help, we can lead the nation in ending traffic deaths. Every day ten people die on our Texas streets and roads, each one a family tragedy. Farm&City is working with community groups, nonprofits, elected officials, activists, citizens, and private companies to support the Vision Zero Texas legislative agenda – …
In 2017 1,617,597 people were involved in vehicle crashes in the Texas transportation system, killing almost 3,800 of them and severely injuring 17,956 of them. About 1,700 times a day people are involved in a crash somewhere in Texas – on average every 51 seconds. An average day in the Texas transportation system takes ten lives and leaves 50 people …
Yesterday, on President Joe Biden’s first day in office, Farm&City and Central Texas Families for Safe Streets joined a nationwide coalition of leading traffic safety organizations and individuals calling on the President to commit to Vision Zero in order to end traffic deaths as a top priority of his first term. In his confirmation hearing on Thursday to become Secretary …