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EVERY LIFE COUNTS: IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OUR NATION’S ROADWAYS (116–10) HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION APRIL 9, 2019 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( Available online at: https://www.govinfo.gov/committee/house-transportation?path=/ browsecommittee/chamber/house/committee/transportation U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 36–978 PDF WASHINGTON : 2019 VerDate Aug 31 2005 08:42 Jul 09, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\HEARINGS\116\HT\4-9-20~1\36978.TXT JEAN COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon, Chair ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, SAM GRAVES, Missouri District of Columbia DON YOUNG, Alaska EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland BOB GIBBS, Ohio RICK LARSEN, Washington DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina STEVE COHEN, Tennessee SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois JOHN GARAMENDI, California ROB WOODALL, Georgia HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., Georgia JOHN KATKO, New York ANDRE´ CARSON, Indiana BRIAN BABIN, Texas DINA TITUS, Nevada GARRET GRAVES, Louisiana SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, New York DAVID ROUZER, North Carolina JARED HUFFMAN, California MIKE BOST, Illinois JULIA BROWNLEY, California RANDY K. WEBER, SR., Texas FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida DOUG LAMALFA, California DONALD M. PAYNE, JR., New Jersey BRUCE WESTERMAN, Arkansas ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California LLOYD SMUCKER, Pennsylvania MARK DESAULNIER, California PAUL MITCHELL, Michigan STACEY E. PLASKETT, Virgin Islands BRIAN J. MAST, Florida STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California, Vice Chair GARY J. PALMER, Alabama ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York JENNIFFER GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N, TOM MALINOWSKI, New Jersey Puerto Rico GREG STANTON, Arizona TROY BALDERSON, Ohio DEBBIE MUCARSEL-POWELL, Florida ROSS SPANO, Florida LIZZIE FLETCHER, Texas PETE STAUBER, Minnesota COLIN Z. ALLRED, Texas CAROL D. MILLER, West Virginia SHARICE DAVIDS, Kansas GREG PENCE, Indiana ABBY FINKENAUER, Iowa JESU´ S G. ‘‘CHUY’’ GARCI´A, Illinois ANTONIO DELGADO, New York CHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire ANGIE CRAIG, Minnesota HARLEY ROUDA, California (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 08:42 Jul 09, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\116\HT\4-9-20~1\36978.TXT JEAN SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia, Chair EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois STEVE COHEN, Tennessee DON YOUNG, Alaska JOHN GARAMENDI, California ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., Georgia BOB GIBBS, Ohio JARED HUFFMAN, California DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida JULIA BROWNLEY, California THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California ROB WOODALL, Georgia MARK DESAULNIER, California JOHN KATKO, New York SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California BRIAN BABIN, Texas ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland DAVID ROUZER, North Carolina ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York MIKE BOST, Illinois TOM MALINOWSKI, New Jersey DOUG LAMALFA, California GREG STANTON, Arizona BRUCE WESTERMAN, Arkansas COLIN Z. ALLRED, Texas LLOYD SMUCKER, Pennsylvania SHARICE DAVIDS, Kansas PAUL MITCHELL, Michigan ABBY FINKENAUER, Iowa, Vice Chair MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin JESU´ S G. ‘‘CHUY’’ GARCI´A, Illinois GARY J. PALMER, Alabama ANTONIO DELGADO, New York BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania CHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire TROY BALDERSON, Ohio ANGIE CRAIG, Minnesota ROSS SPANO, Florida HARLEY ROUDA, California PETE STAUBER, Minnesota GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California CAROL D. MILLER, West Virginia ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey GREG PENCE, Indiana SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, New York SAM GRAVES, Missouri (Ex Officio) DONALD M. PAYNE, JR., New Jersey DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois DINA TITUS, Nevada STACEY E. PLASKETT, Virgin Islands PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon (Ex Officio) (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 08:42 Jul 09, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\116\HT\4-9-20~1\36978.TXT JEAN VerDate Aug 31 2005 08:42 Jul 09, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\116\HT\4-9-20~1\36978.TXT JEAN CONTENTS Page Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... vii STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Delegate in Congress from the District of Columbia, and Chair, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, opening statement .............................................................................................................. 1 Hon. Ross Spano, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida: Opening statement ........................................................................................... 2 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 3 Hon. Peter A. DeFazio, a Representative in Congress from the State of Or- egon, and Chair, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Opening statement ........................................................................................... 3 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 4 Hon. Steve Cohen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 119 Hon. Frederica S. Wilson, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, prepared statement ................................................................................ 120 WITNESSES Hon. Jennifer Homendy, Member, National Transportation Safety Board: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 6 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 7 Hon. Fred Jones, Vice Mayor, City of Neptune Beach, Florida, on behalf of Transportation for America: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 46 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 48 Michael L. Brown, Chief of Police, Alexandria (Virginia) Police Department: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 54 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 55 Jay Bruemmer, Vice President, K&G Striping, Inc., on behalf of the American Traffic Safety Services Association: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 60 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 62 Mike Sewell, Active Transportation Service Line Leader, Gresham Smith, on behalf of the League of American Bicyclists: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 66 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 67 Nicholas J. Smith, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, the Na- tional Safety Council: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 75 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 76 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD I–14 Expansion and Improvement Act of 2019, H.R. 2220, 116th Cong., Sub- mitted for the Record by Hon. Babin .................................................................. 110 Letter of April 8, 2019, from Shailen P. Bhatt, President and CEO, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, Submitted for the Record by Hon. Nor- ton .......................................................................................................................... 121 Statement of Catherine Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Submitted for the Record by Hon. Norton ............................................ 122 Statement of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, Submitted for the Record by Hon. Norton ......................................................... 126 (V) VerDate Aug 31 2005 08:42 Jul 09, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\HEARINGS\116\HT\4-9-20~1\36978.TXT JEAN VI Page Statement of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Submitted for the Record by Hon. Norton ......................................... 129 Letter of April 9, 2019, from the Road to Zero Coalition, Submitted for the Record by Hon. Norton .................................................................................. 134 Statement of J. Scott Marion, President-Infrastructure, Lindsay Corporation, Submitted for the Record by Hon. Lipinski ....................................................... 140 Letters of April 10, 2019, and February 26, 2019, from the Coalition for Future Mobility, Submitted for the Record by Hon. Graves of Missouri ........ 141 Statement of Benjamin