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Families of traffic crash victims, road safety advocates, elected officials, and community members will gather on Saturday, November 14, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Norwalk Town Hall to commemorate World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims and to call on leaders to prioritize safety over speed in their policies and street designs to prevent further tragedies. Family members of victims will share their stories, and there will be a roll call of pedestrians and bicyclists who have died on Connecticut roads. We will be joined by community leaders, including Mayor Barbara C. Smyth. Over 300 small flags will represent those who have died on our roads since the last World Day of Remembrance in 2025. Attendees are invited to carry photos of victims.
We join more than 70 communities across the country commemorating those killed and injured in traffic crashes in the United States. The numbers reflect a genuine crisis: U.S. traffic crashes claimed 36,640 lives last year – almost equal to the number of gun-related deaths – and sent more than 2.8 million people to emergency rooms. America has the highest rate of traffic deaths among 29 high-income countries analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In Connecticut, more than 260 people were killed in crashes in 2025, at least 70 of whom were pedestrians and bicyclists. As of September 8, 2026, preliminary results indicate Connecticut has already lost 153 people to traffic crashes, at least 32 of which are pedestrians and bicyclists.
This is an event by Watch for Me CT, a program of the Connecticut Department of Transportation and Connecticut Children’s, that works to reduce injuries and fatalities caused by traffic crashes in Connecticut.
Co-Sponsors and partners:
Norwalk Bike Walk Commission
Norwalk Department of Transportation, Mobility, and Parking
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Norwalk City Hall, Tesla, 125 East Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851, United States
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