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Safe Routes to School SAFETY FACTS Improving traffic safety for all Angelenos, especially our youngest pedestrians LADOT is expediting our Safe Routes to Schools Initiative to provide targeted safety improvements at schools with high collision rates. This effort will examine collision histories around the city’s elementary and middle schools and create a list of 50 schools that will be prioritized for safety improvements. 100 80 60 annual pedestrian fatalities 2006 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 2012 Motor vehicle crashes are a significant public safety concern in Los Angeles. They are the third leading cause of preventable death in LA County, and the single highest cause of death for children ages one through four. Over the past few years there have been a