Adoption of Safe Systems in the United States
| Autor: | Jeffrey P. Michael, Leah Shahum, Jeffrey F. Paniati |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Zdroj: | The Vision Zero Handbook ISBN: 9783030765040 The Vision Zero Handbook ISBN: 9783030231767 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-76505-7_19 |
| Popis: | Safe Systems are in early phases of implementation in the US. Adoption of these concepts in the USA has been slower than in a number of other nations, including Sweden, The Netherlands, UK and Australia. Whereas adoption in other nations began as early as the late 1990s, interest in Safe Systems in the USA followed by about a decade. One factor associated with this delay is the success that the USA experienced with public safety and compliance methods, such as high-visibility traffic law enforcement, during the period in which the Safe System movement took hold in other countries.National road safety professional organizations were among the first in the USA to shift toward zero-focused strategies. City and state governments followed and the federal government took steps in this direction after local and state efforts were well underway. By 2020, discussion of Safe Systems was taking place in national professional associations and early steps had been taken toward federal institutional support.Although implementation in the USA is not yet widespread, lessons have been learned in building public and political support for Safe Systems. Managing public expectations regarding short-term safety benefits is likely to be a key to longer-term Safe Systems support. Increased efforts are needed to inform political leaders at the local, state and national levels of the benefits of Safe Systems and Vision Zero as well as additional education for safety practitioners. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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