Roadway Safety Modernization Act of 2025

Improved Roadway Safety: The bill allows for the development, acquisition, or deployment of safety data and systems, such as predictive analytics and telematics, to improve highway safety (Section 2(a)(1)(A)(i)).

Enhanced Risk Management: By using predictive analytics and telematics, the bill aims to proactively identify and address roadway safety risks (Section 2(a)(1)(B)(i)).

Better Safety Planning: The integration of these technologies is intended for use in risk modeling and highway safety planning (Section 2(a)(1)(A)(iii)).

Evaluation of Safety Effectiveness: The bill provides for evaluating how effective safety projects are at reducing crashes, injuries, or fatalities (Section 2(a)(1)(B)(ii)).

Optimized Safety Strategies: The act allows for assessing the benefits of various safety strategies to determine which ones yield the greatest improvement to safety (Section 2(a)(1)(B)(ii)).

Improved Freight Movement: The bill includes provisions for using safety data tools to improve freight safety and support performance-based planning (Section 2(a)(2)(A)(i)).

Identification of High-Risk Areas: The tools may be used to identify high-risk roadway segments and evaluate crash causation factors (Section 2(a)(3)(B)(ii)).

Data Privacy Risks: Because the bill involves the collection of data, there is a need for guidance regarding anonymizing data and protecting personally identifiable information (Section 2(b)(1)).

Need for Data Security: The bill recognizes the necessity of securing data collected for highway safety purposes (Section 2(b)(1)).