Do you have a Roadway Safety Story that you'd like to share?

Did a cable barrier or crash cushion save your life? Did you tragically lose a loved one to a roadway accident ?

Your story can help educate members of Congress who vote on vital Roadway Safety funding, as well as members of the public.

You can send an e-mail to Director of Communications James Baron or by telephone - (800) 272-8772.

Make your voice heard - together we make a difference - share your story today.

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Each year, thousands of Americans are killed or injured on our nation’s roadways. In response to the high fatality rate on America’s roadways, ATSSA has committed itself to ensuring that these numbers begin to decrease, eventually reaching zero fatalities. ATSSA’s reauthorization policy – “Toward Zero Deaths” – outlines ATSSA’s plan in great detail.

In addition, ATSSA has developed a number of case studies involving actual families and people who have either have lost a loved one due to a lack of roadway safety features or have survived, thanks to an implemented safety feature.

ATSSA firmly believes that in generating these case studies and then presenting them to members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in Congress this year, ongoing improvement of our nation’s roadways will continue to evolve. It is believed that real faces and real stories will have a much more powerful effect than raw statistics.

Developing these case studies has been a challenge. ATSSA is contacting people at a time in their lives when they have just experienced a personal tragedy. Although it has been difficult, the people who have volunteered are those who wish to see change. They are willing to allow ATSSA to use their experiences as an example, hoping that in doing so, others will not have to suffer the same pain that they had to endure. ATSSA sincerely thanks all of those who have participated and for their patience and understanding in the matter, for they have put their fellow citizens before themselves. In doing so, they have become part of a movement to reach a fatality rate of zero on our nation’s roadways, and thanks to them, this goal may very well become a reality.

Charles "Chuck" Bailey

Andrew Clark

Debra Griffin, Zach Leeson, Dusty Leeson

Judy Bird
 

Officer Jeffery Belsma

Kristina Bernskoetter

Melissa Klohn

Karen Wasielewski

Terecia Wilson
 

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