After a decade of increased pedestrian and bicyclist deaths and a historic spike during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) published its first-ever National Roadway Safety Strategy in 2022 – setting a goal of zero traffic deaths and adopting a Safe System Approach to achieve it. In explaining the Safe System Approach the USDOT identified five objectives: Safer People, Safer Roads, Safer Vehicles, Safer Speeds, and Post-Crash Care.
This post was written by Ken McLeod, Policy Director at The League of American Bicyclists.