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U.S. Department of Transportation
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The Problems!!
§Safety
§32,367 highway deaths in 2011
§5.3 million crashes/year
§Leading cause of death for ages 4, 11-27
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Mobility
§4.8 billion hours of travel delay
§$101 billion cost of urban congestion
Environmental
§1.9 billion gallons of wasted fuel
§Cars and trucks generate 22% of all CO2 emissions
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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