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Safe Road Users
The Safe System approach addresses the safety of all road users , including those who walk , bike , drive , ride transit , and t ravel by other modes .
Safe Vehicles
Vehicles are designed and regulated to minimize the occurrence and severity of collisions using safety measures t hat incorporate t he latest technology .
Source : Federal Highway Administration
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Post-Crash Care
When a person is injured in a collision , they rely on emergency first responders to quickly locate them , stabilize their injury , and transport them to medical facilities . Post-crash care also includes forensic analysis at the crash site , traffic incident management , an d other activities .
Safe Roads
Design ing to accommodate human mistakes and injury tolerances can greatly reduce the severity of crashes that do occur . Examples include physically separating people traveling at different speeds , providing dedicated times for different users to move through a space , and alerting users to hazards and other road users .
Safe Speeds
Humans are unlikely to survive high-speed crashes . Reduc ing speeds can accommodate human injury tolerances in th ree ways : reducing impact forces , providing additional time for drivers to stop , an d improving vis ibi lity .
Figure 1 . Illustrating the Safe System Approach
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