Over 600,000 Americans died on our nation’s roadways. As terribly tragic as these numbers are, they only tell part of the story. The other part is the toll that traffic accidents take injuring millions of Americans every year.
In a 17 year period, 34 million Americans were injured in traffic accidents. This shows that, in total, traffic accidents tragically and dramatically affects the lives of over 2 million Americans ever year. How do these accidents affect our communities and economy? The United States Federal Highway Administration calculates that traffic accidents have a negative financial impact on our communities of $630 million every day or the $230 billion every year. This is money that could be used to take care of families, start business or go to schools or charities. To have these funds “consumed” by traffic accidents is a tragic loss, and an opportunity for us to make a difference. It’s “All About Safety”.
It is painfully clear that traffic accidents are a national tragedy that is stealing our precious resources. This begs the question what are the reasons we have to sacrifice so much of ourselves on the roadways? There are many reasons for the traffic accidents. One of the most significant reasons and ironically one of the most preventable is aggressive drivers. Aggressive drivers are those who routinely violate the traffic laws by demonstrating behaviors such as speeding or running red lights.
