Safe Routes to School
SAFETY
FACTS
Improving traffic safety for all Angelenos, especially our
youngest pedestrians
LADOT is expediting our Safe Routes to Schools Initiative to provide
targeted safety improvements at schools with high collision rates. This
effort will examine collision histories around the city’s elementary and
middle schools and create a list of 50 schools that will be prioritized
for safety improvements.
100
80
60
annual pedestrian fatalities
2006 ‘07
‘08
‘09
‘10
‘11
2012
Motor vehicle crashes are a
significant public safety concern
in Los Angeles. They are the third
leading cause of preventable death
in LA County, and the single highest
cause of death for children ages
one through four. Over the past few
years there have been a