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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Resolution to Eliminate Traffic Deaths by 2050
Record date · May 21, 2026
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What This Bill Does
Senate Resolution 753 expresses the Senate's formal commitment to achieving zero roadway fatalities in the United States by the year 2050. The resolution calls on Congress and the Department of Transportation to adopt a 'safe systems' approach, improve data collection, and implement proven safety interventions.
This resolution sets a formal federal policy goal to eliminate all traffic-related deaths by 2050, which will guide future legislative priorities, Department of Transportation funding, and infrastructure safety standards.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Transportation
The agency is called upon to improve data collection, implement safety interventions, and align its operations with the goal of zero fatalities.
Motor vehicle drivers and passengers
Future federal safety policies and infrastructure changes resulting from this goal may impact vehicle design requirements and road usage rules.
Key Facts
- The Senate formally commits to the goal of zero roadway fatalities by 2050.
- The resolution calls for the federal government to replace the term 'accident' with 'crash' in all official communications.
- The resolution directs the Department of Transportation to improve data gathering and tracking of traffic crashes.
- The Senate supports a 'safe systems' approach to transportation, which distributes safety responsibility across multiple actors rather than a single entity.
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- In 2024, 39,254 lives were lost in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S.
- In 2024, 11,904 deaths were attributed to alcohol-impaired driving.
- In 2024, 3,208 deaths involved distracted drivers.
- In 2024, 7,080 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes.
- In 2024, 850 people died in work zone crashes.
- In 2023, 1,166 bicyclists and 6,335 motorcyclists were killed in traffic crashes.
- The National Safety Council estimated total motor-vehicle injury costs at $559.3 billion in 2024.
- 48 percent of passenger vehicle occupants who died in 2024 crashes were unrestrained.
- 41 percent of 2023 traffic fatalities occurred on rural roads.
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Language Shift on Traffic Incidents
The resolution explicitly mandates a shift in federal terminology from 'accident' to 'crash' to emphasize the preventability of traffic incidents.
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