The Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Safety works toward a future where all people move safely across America. We serve State, local, and Tribal communities as they envision, plan, and build safety into our transportation network. Crashes will happen, but the stories will be of survival, recovery, and lives yet to live.

We think holistically about people and how they use the transportation system. There are more than 330 million people in the United States. As they go about their daily lives, they rely on a vast network of roads, sidewalks, and trails. It is our grand challenge to make this complex, interconnected system work safely for every single person, regardless of who they are or how they travel. Our transportation safety professionals bring an unparalleled understanding of the technical and human factors that can help us achieve our goal of zero roadway fatalities.

We serve the Nation. As part of the Federal Highway Administration, the Office of Safety has a national reach and a local impact. Our purview includes more than four million miles of public roads in America and all the people who use them. We are public servants dedicated to providing State, local, and Tribal communities with technical assistance, guidance, funding, and programmatic support to make roadways safer across the United States.

We identify and promote evidence-based safety solutions. Our transportation professionals draw upon studies and research to identify effective and emerging solutions that make roadway infrastructure safer. This data-driven approach accelerates innovation and ensures we remain trusted, national leaders in transportation safety.

We connect practitioners and build professional capacity. Roadway safety problems are local, but not unique. Across the country, rural, suburban, and urban communities grapple with similar issues. We bring transportation professionals together, helping them transcend geographic boundaries and learn from one another. This exchange of ideas, knowledge, and information, strengthens America’s capacity to plan, design, and build safer road networks.