The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) contracted with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) to conduct a 2010 baseline survey and follow-up surveys in subsequent years to track driver attitudes and awareness of traffic safety programs in Texas. This report presents the findings of the 2020 survey in context of new survey methodology and conducting the survey during COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about New Report: Texas Statewide Traffic Safety Awareness Survey: 2020 Results
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Traffic deaths down, but many feel less safe
More than a third of Texas drivers feel less safe on the roadways than they did five years ago, and they see the source of the increased danger in other drivers who are more likely to be aggressive and either talk or text on cell phones. And although well over half believe that vehicle safety is better, only 20 percent say that they, themselves, feel safer than before, even though traffic deaths in Texas have generally declined in … [Read more...] about Traffic deaths down, but many feel less safe