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Safe travel is one of the top priorities of the St. Louis region's transportation agenda. Despite decades of investment in roadway safety improvements, fatalities and serious injuries from motor vehicle crashes continue to occur at alarmingly high rates. In fact, in  2004, the St. Louis metropolitan area ranked 3rd among 34 peer MSAs in the rate of fatalities from motor vehicle crashes. It is a tragic way to lose some of the best and brightest of our citizenry prematurely.
Understanding that driver error contributes to at least 85 percent of fatalities, East-West Gateway launched a major regional initiative in 2004 that takes us well beyond our traditional role as planners of transportation capital improvements. This initiative stresses the importance of personal responsibility on the part of drivers, and uses variations of the following theme: "Someone's Future is in Your Hands: TravelSafe."
Work Zone Safety Guidelines
TravelSafe Poster
Drive Cautiously in Areas Where Pedestrians Travel
Some Thoughts for the Older Adult Community Action Program
Pedestrian Safety Initiative
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