Travel safety on roadways has typically been a high priority of all levels of government, and many local, state and national programs address travel safety issues. The new U.S. secretary of transportion has pointedly emphasized the issue. Still, progress in maintaining road transportation safety has been not only slow but showing some reversals, writes Steven Polzin, a research professor in the School of School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Fulton Schools, whose work focuses on travel behavior and transportation policy. The consequences are often tragic for families and society, Polzin says, declaring that progress will require losing our tolerance of unsafe driver behavior.