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PrefaceWith this report, RAND continues a history of work in both traffic safety and scenario development and analysis. This report develops a scenario for the year 2050 in which not a single person in the United States dies in a traffic crash. This scenario is intended to inform and help coordinate future efforts in traffic safety across multiple stakeholders. We developed this scenario based on the results of three stakeholder workshops, held in 2017, that brought together participants in the recently instituted Road to Zero Coalition who represent a variety of stakeholders in traffic safety-professional engineering and planning organizations, public-sector organizations, safety advocates, vehicle manufacturers, technology developers, public health, emergency medical and trauma organizations, and law enforcement and judicial system representatives. This report does not necessarily represent the views of each coalition member or organization or individual that participated in the three stakeholder workshops. This work was sponsored by the National Safety Council, which also convened the Road to Zero Coalition. It will also be of particular interest to any of the types of stakeholders listed above, in addition to local, state, and federal elected officials with responsibility for traffic safety.The research reported here was conducted in the RAND Science, Technology, and Policy program, which focuses primarily on the role of scientific development and technological innovation in human behavior, global and regional decisionmaking as it relates to science and technology, and the concurrent effects that science and technology have on policy analysis and policy choices. The program covers such topics as space exploration, information and telecommunication technologies, and nano-and biotechnologies. Program research is supported by government agencies, foundations, and the private sector.RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment...