National Roadway Safety Strategy

The NRSS is a roadmap to reducing fatalities and serious injuries. USDOT is restoring safety to our roads, including partnering with law enforcement, empowering State and local partners, and educating the public about risky driving behaviors. We are committed to making our roadways safer and bringing down the number of fatalities.

Read the NRSS

Learn about the National Roadway Safety Strategy

Construction workers work on building the Gila River Bridge.

NRSS Activities

Several construction workers work on a road while another worker wearing a safety vest holds up a "Slow" sign to passing traffic.

The Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes

DOT is Committed to Safer People, Safer Roads, and Safer Vehicles.

Zero is the only acceptable number of deaths and on our highways, roads, and streets. The National Roadway Safety Strategy outlines DOT's priorities to improve safety based on Safer People, Safer Roads, and Safer Vehicles.