Buttigieg bets big on ‘Vision Zero’ to stop traffic deaths — all of them

Published June 16, 2023 5:54am ET



Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg thinks it’s possible to eliminate all vehicular fatalities and even serious accidents in America. He has embraced a program and philosophical approach to traffic that began in Sweden called “Vision Zero.” His Cabinet department is spreading funds around to state and local departments of transportation that embrace this concept.

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