Spotlighting the Risks of the Road
Travelers provided funding for the Boyd Productions documentary “The Street Project,” which premiered in August 2022. The film examines the root causes of traffic violence and tells the stories of people working to make their communities safer.
The film is streaming on Amazon, Apple, Comcast and Vudu Fandango in the United States; on Amazon and Apple in the United Kingdom; and on Apple in Canada and Australia, and it is available on the YouTube PBS channel. Fifteen community screenings were held in 2022, and public screenings will continue in 2023. The film has been shown in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont and internationally in Amsterdam.
Community Benefits
- Individuals and groups concerned about safety for pedestrians and cyclists can use the film to better inform policymakers, planning professionals and the community at large about the issues related to pedestrian and cyclist injuries and deaths.
- Because of its broad availability, “The Street Project” also provides safety-related information to the general public.
Travelers Benefits
- As a major sponsor of the documentary, Travelers is showcased as a responsible corporate citizen attuned to the risks associated with traffic violence.
- Travelers is using the documentary to educate the company's own employees, customers and agent and broker partners, including through an introductory clip filmed by one of Travelers' Risk Control auto experts.