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U.S. Department of Transportation
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Today’s Transportation Challenges
Safety
•32,367 highway deaths in 2011
•5.3 million crashes in 2011
•Leading cause of death for ages 4, 11-27
Mobility
•4.8 billion hours of travel delay
•$101 billion cost of urban congestion
Environment
•1.9 billion gallons of wasted fuel
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Data Sources: Traffic Safety Facts: 2010 Data, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, June 2012; 2011 Annual Urban Mobility Report, Texas Transportation Institute
As is widely discussed, the nation’s transportation system has safety, mobility and environmental challenges.  The Department believes that ITS solutions can be used to significantly improve the safety, operations and environmental impact on the transportation system.