More than 3,000 children die each year in these accidents. And the impact goes well beyond fatalities. More than 350,000 children are injured each year because of these accidents. This pattern holds true across all forms of transportation. Nearly a thousand children are killed each year when they're struck by cars while walking or playing on streets.
Scores die, and hundreds more are injured, in boating accidents.
More are killed while playing along railroad tracks or transit lines. And the fatality rate for young bicyclists is double that for all other groups. What makes these deaths and injuries so devastating is that most of them are predictable and easily preventable. So we know that taking simple steps can save these children's lives. Safety has been the Clinton Administration's highest transportation priority, and we're now bringing that resolve to protecting the most vulnerable Americans.