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Eleanor Holmes Norton: For too long, we have accepted preventable traffic deaths as inevitable, prioritized speed over safety.

On the recordJune 7, 2022
For too long, we have accepted preventable traffic deaths as inevitable, prioritized speed over safety.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton criticizes the historical neglect of traffic safety.

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