The agency did not announce its intention to eliminate five proven safety measures from its list of suggested interventions.
The Federal Highway Administration erased five measures from a list of "proven safety countermeasures" on its website, reports Dan Zukowski in Smart Cities Dive.
The eliminated measures are "bicycle lanes, road diets, speed safety cameras, variable speed limits and speed limits that are appropriate for vulnerable road users," Zukowski adds, despite evidence from the agency itself that these measures help save lives.
According to the article, the FHWA did not publicly announce its plans to remove the measures, nor explain its decision. "The U.S. DOT said in December that it would no longer approve grants for traffic safety cameras under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program, except in school or work zones."
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