Safe Streets Save Lives Act
Decisions that will have an impact on you.
State elected officials have introduced the Safe Streets Save Lives Act.
The Safe Streets Save Lives Act (Senate Bill 375) has officially been scheduled for a public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
Wisconsin Bike Fed invites you to consider testifying at the hearing to authorize the City of Milwaukee to implement a 5-year traffic safety camera pilot program. It’s the single most effective traffic safety change that can make a relatively quick change and save lives across the city.
If you are not comfortable speaking in public, please consider submitting written testimony instead. Regardless of whether you prefer to speak or write, the information and template that follow will be a great starting point for your message.
Senate Hearing on Safe Streets Save Lives Act Details:
- Tuesday, October 7, 2025
- 11:00 AM
- Summerfest Main Office Building
- 639 E. Summerfest Place Milwaukee, WI Stars Boardroom
How to Testify in Support of the Safe Roads Save Lives Act
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government
The Wisconsin State Legislature’s website provides detailed instructions on how to testify at a hearing, which you can access HERE. The template that follows will help ensure your remarks are addressed to the correct legislators on the committee.
The template can be used to provide either verbal (in-person) testimony or written testimony. If you do not wish to testify in person at the hearing, or if you cannot attend, you may instead email your testimony to the committee members and the Committee Clerk. Their email addresses are included below for you to copy and paste into your message.
You may also attend the hearing, register in support of the bill, and provide printed copies of your written testimony to committee members. More detailed instructions are available HERE.
- Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government + Committee Clerk
Please Note: If you or your organization has a letterhead, you are encouraged to use it when submitting testimony.
Template for Testimony in Support of Senate Bill 375
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government
[Opening]
Thank you, Chairman Tomczyk, Vice-Chair Hutton, and members of the Committee on Transportation and Local Government for holding a public hearing on Senate Bill 375, which would authorize the City of Milwaukee to implement a traffic safety camera (TSC) pilot program.
[Introduction]
State your name, organization and/or background to establish yourself as a stakeholder. Be brief, but share information about yourself that is relevant to this issue. For example, you could have a background in Emergency Medical Services (EMS), work/volunteer for a local nonprofit, or even just live or recreate in the City of Milwaukee.
[Personal Story or Experience (Optional)]
If you have a personal experience, include it here in 3–5 sentences. Keep it succinct and tactful. Then connect your story back to why SB 375 matters. Example: “I have seen firsthand how dangerous speeding and reckless driving can be when responding to crashes. These experiences have shown me the urgent need for stronger traffic safety measures in Milwaukee.”
[Why a TSC Program is Needed in Milwaukee]
We know that too many drivers are speeding, running red lights, and causing injuries or fatalities in Milwaukee. The City of Milwaukee experiences far higher rates of traffic-related injuries and fatalities than the rest of Wisconsin. In 2024 alone, there were 164 traffic crash fatalities statewide, and nearly half of them were in Milwaukee, where 74 lives were lost.
[How TSC Programs Are Effective]
Senate Bill 375 would give Milwaukee an effective tool to address the reckless driving crisis and save lives. Traffic safety camera programs have been proven nationwide to significantly reduce dangerous driving behaviors and are already in use in 29 other states. They are especially effective in urban areas, where they have reduced injury crashes by as much as 47 percent. It is time to authorize the use of traffic safety cameras in Milwaukee and allow the city to pilot this lifesaving program.
[Closing]
Thank you again, Chairman Tomczyk, Vice-Chair Hutton, and members of the committee for holding this public hearing on SB 375 and allowing me the opportunity to share my support for this important legislation.
Sincerely,
[NAME, ADVOCACY ORG, ADDRESS]