Jersey City-The Hudson County Board of Freeholders approved the County of Hudson to accept $90,000 grant from the New Jersey Division of Highway Sustained Safety Grant Program for fiscal year 2021.
New Jersey experienced 560 motor vehicle fatalities in 2019 and 84,095 total injury crashes in 2018, the most recent tears for which full data is available. An analysis of these crashes identifies four key contributing circumstances that warrant intervention: Impaired Driving, Seat Belt Use, Driver Distraction, and Speeding.
On average a pedestrian was killed every 1.6 hours and injured every 7.5 minutes. Pedestrians’ crashes occur for a variety of reasons, including errors in judgement by pedestrians and drivers, as well as mechanical failures or shortcomings in traffic engineering. As the most densely-populated state in the nation, pedestrian safety is a major issue in New Jersey.
The purpose of the grant is to provide and improve traffic and pedestrian safety education and enforcement throughout Hudson County.
The grant will be for the period of October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
Hudson County Freeholder Chairman Anthony Vainieri and the Board of Chosen Freeholders are committed to providing the necessary educational resources needed to inform county residents of the importance of keeping motorist and pedestrians safe. Most importantly, motorists who commit moving violations that put pedestrians at risk should be issued summonses.
Release #107