STL group has plan to cut traffic fatality in half by 2050 [Video]

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) -The East West Gateway Council of Governments says it is taking action, and working to reduce the number of fatalities and serious accidents on roadways in the region.

On Wednesday, they officially adopted the “Gateway to Safer Roadways” action plan which aims to cut those type of accidents in half by 2050.

“We have been considering road way safety as one of our primary evaluations criteria’s for years,” said Jim Wild, Executive Director East West Gateway Council on Total Information A.M. Wednesday.

The plan analyzed all fatalities and serious injury crashes within the greater St. Louis Region from 2018 to 2022, with Wild saying there have been over 350,000 crashes in the area in that period, with an average of 200 crashes a day and a little bit over 300 fatalities a year.

“If you look at the statistics, we have failure to yield as 20%,of the reason, improper lane …