The Situation
The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety is a partnership of safety advocates who have banded together to attack the problem of traffic crashes and deaths. In October 2008, the coalition announced a goal for traffic fatality reductions at 850 or less by 2012. The last time Missouri reached less than 850 fatalities was 1949. The coalition credits a combination of law enforcement, educational efforts, emergency medical services and engineering enhancements as the successful formula for saving lives.
Missouri’s Blueprint to ARRIVE ALIVE serves as a guide to reach the coalition’s goal of reducing traffic fatalities to 850 or less by 2012. The guide outlines the “Targeted Ten” strategies in the areas of enforcement, education, engineering and emergency medical services that will help the coalition reach its 2012 goal.
