NWRA Encouraged By USDOT National Roadway Safety Strategy

Arlington, VA – The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) is encouraged by the newly-released U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS), notably its goal of zero roadway fatalities.

“We appreciate the hard work of the Transportation department and believe this is a good step toward safer roads,” said NWRA President and CEO Darrell Smith. “We look forward to working with DOT and its operating administrations and bureaus, specifically the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, to help improve the safety of waste and recycling collection workers as well as other roadside workers.”

NWRA urges USDOT to work across the executive branch to eliminate distracted driving through engineering controls as opposed to the enforcement policy that is currently in the NRSS. The association continues to support state and federal efforts to raise awareness and educate the motoring public on the need to move over for waste and recycling collection vehicles as well as emergency and similar vehicles.

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ABOUT NWRA
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) represents the private sector waste and recycling services industry. Association members conduct business in all 50 states and include companies that manage waste, recycling and medical waste, equipment manufacturers and distributors, and a variety of other service providers. For more information about NWRA, please visit www.wasterecycling.org.