Children, seniors, and people who walk and ride bicycles are at the greatest risk to die or be seriously injured in a traffic collision.
THE STORY FOR ZERO TRAFFIC DEATHS IN LOS ANGELES
Children, seniors, and people who walk and ride bicycles are at the greatest risk to die or be seriously injured in a traffic collision.
The data-driven approach identifies proven methods and solutions to decrease traffic deaths by designing and operating a road system that accounts for human error.
Vision Zero Los Angeles anchors itself on the following principles:
1. Traffic deaths are preventable and unacceptable.
2. Human error is inevitable and unpredictable.
3. Engineering, education, enforcement, and evaluation are essential to a safe system.
4. Human life is our number-one priority.
5. Speed is a fundamental predictor of crash survival.
6. Government policies at all levels should be coordinated to promote safety as the highest priority.
Analysis of collision data finds that children, seniors, and people who walk and ride bikes are at the greatest risk for collisions that result in deaths and serious injuries. 2 A disproportionate number of collisions in Los Angeles take place on a relatively small number of streets, called the High-Injury Network. To meet our goals and to efficiently reduce deaths, we are prioritizing projects in these communities where the highest number of fatal and severe injury collisions are happening.
Our work aims to ensure appropriate focus on equity and engagement. As a starting point, we commit to unbiased policing in all contacts with any person( s) during traffic safety enforcement activities, regardless of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or disability. For more details on our approach for equity and engagement, see pages 27 – 31.
2 Vision Zero Los Angeles, Los Angeles Vision Zero Technical Analysis: Final Report 2015( Los Angeles: Los Angeles Department of Transportation, 2015).
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