Bill > HR3040

This bill, the Safe And Friendly for the Environment Streets Act (SAFE Streets Act), requires state and local transportation agencies to dedicate certain funds under the highway safety improvement program to areas with vulnerable user fatality rates exceeding 1.5 fatalities per 100,000 people. The bill defines a "vulnerable user" as a pedestrian, bicyclist, disabled individual, or an individual using a mobility device, such as a wheelchair or walker. The bill requires the Secretary of Transportation to annually calculate the vulnerable user fatality rate for each covered planning area (which includes metropolitan planning organization jurisdictions, tribal lands, and all other areas in a state) and determine the specific funding amounts each state must obligate for safety improvements for vulnerable users in those high-risk areas.