Pedestrian Fatalities Reduction Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4507
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2014-04-29
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Pedestrians and bicycling

Roads and highways

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-04-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Pedestrian Fatalities Reduction Act of 2014 - Requires any state with a per capita increase in the number of fatalities or serious injuries of pedestrians or users of nonmotorized forms of transportation in the state, or a particular county in the state, during the most recent two-year period to include in its subsequent strategic highway safety plan strategies to address that increase. Requires states to take data on such fatalities and injuries into consideration when updating such plans.</p> <p>Revises any subset the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) establishes of the model inventory of roadway elements (MIRE) for the inventory of roadway safety, and used by state and local departments of transportation to implement their strategic highway safety plans, to include elements that improve safety for pedestrians and users of nonmotorized forms of transportation.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4507 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2014 Mr. Crowley (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to require a State with an increase in the number of fatalities or serious injuries of pedestrians or users of nonmotorized forms of transportation to include strategies to address the increase in the State’s subsequent State strategic highway safety plan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pedestrian Fatalities Reduction Act of 2014 . 2. Special rule for pedestrian safety Section 148(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Pedestrians (A) State-level increase If the number of fatalities or serious injuries of pedestrians or users of nonmotorized forms of transportation in a State increases per capita during the most recent 2-year period for which data are available, the State shall be required to include, in the State’s subsequent State strategic highway safety plan, strategies to address the increase in such number. (B) County-level increase If the number of fatalities or serious injuries of pedestrians or users of nonmotorized forms of transportation in a county of a State increases per capita over the most recent 2-year period, the State shall be required to include, in the State’s subsequent State strategic highway safety plan, strategies to address the increase in such number in that county. . 3. Additional consideration for strategic highway safety plans Section 148(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (vii) by striking “and” at the end; (2) in clause (viii) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (ix) data on fatalities and injuries of pedestrians and users of nonmotorized forms of transportation. . 4. Model inventory of roadway elements Section 148(f)(2)(A) is amended by striking roadway safety and inserting roadway safety, including elements that improve safety for pedestrians and users of nonmotorized forms of transportation .