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Calif. transportation chief spotlights safety work after AASHTO summit, cites drop in fatalities
Summary
On Infra Talk America, CalSTA Secretary Toks Omishakin described California’s safe‑system approach, his role at a recent AASHTO safety summit and a reported 9.4% decrease in traffic fatalities in 2023, which he estimated saved about 400 lives compared with the prior year.
Toks Omishakin, secretary of the California State Transportation Agency, told host Greg Neto that safety is CalSTA’s top priority and described recent national convenings and state results intended to reduce roadway deaths.
"We were the first state in the country, first DOT when I was Caltrans director to adopt a safe system approach," Omishakin said, linking the approach to the administration’s Vision Zero goals for vulnerable road users.
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