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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Jenny Cash said she’s worried about her safety on Louisville roads.

“They don’t seem to care about the person next to them,” Cash said of Louisville drivers. “People just don’t think the laws pertain to them. They disregard the speed limits everywhere you go, run red lights, especially on Hurstbourne Lane. It’s scary.”

The consequences of speeding can be catastrophic, and concerns like hers led the city to launch a transportation safety initiative called Vision Zero, which aims to eliminate traffic deaths on city streets by 2050. The initiative is a goal of Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg’s administration. Converting one-way streets to handle traffic in both directions is also one of its’ key strategies.

“Everybody should be able to get where they are going safely by whatever means they choose,” Metro Councilman Ben Reno-Weber, D-8, said Thursday.

Metro Council members said you can help them save lives …