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Surrey is one of the fastest growing cities in Canada. Rapid urban growth coupled with increases in vulnerable road users have contributed to road safety and mobility challenges. ICBC's 2010-1015 data highlights concerning trends with total collisions per 100,000 population rising 13% and severe collisions increasing by 17% in Surrey. The Provincial Health Officer's Annual Report 'Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Reducing the Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes on Health and Wellbeing in BC' shows Surrey has the highest number of traffic fatalities in Metro Vancouver (BC Trauma Data 2006-2015).<\/p>\n
Both broad public consultation and the Surrey RCMP's 2017 public survey results have revealed that Road Safety and Mobility is a major concern and a high priority for action. The objective is the implementation of Vision Zero as the City's new road safety approach and a focus shift to reduction in collisions resulting in death and serious injuries, particularly amongst the most vulnerable road users which are over represented in Surrey injury and casualty data.<\/p>\n
1. Locations of Harm - A Focus on Intersections: Data analysis using GIS hotspots indicates approximately 80% of collisions occur at intersections and have a higher chance of injury occurring.<\/p>\n
2. Victims of Harm - A Focus on Vulnerable Road Users: 57% of fatalities in Surrey involve pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists.<\/p>\n
3. Perpetrators of Harm - A Focus on Driver Behaviour including Impaired, Distracted and Speeding Drivers: In the Lower Mainland, impaired driving is responsible for 17% of fatal collisions, and distracted driving 27%. The plan adopts a holistic approach to road safety utilising a multi-pronged, evidence-based approach, structured around the following guiding principles:<\/p>\n
* Applying a 'Safer Systems Approach';
\n* Data-driven and evidence-based focus;
\n* Leadership, collaboration and advocacy;
\n* Continuous improvement and innovation;
\n* Involving and mobilizing the community; and
\n* Relevant and responsive to change.<\/p>\n
Incorporating the Five Es: Engineering; Enforcement; Education; Engagement; and Evaluation, it aims to deliver a comprehensive system designed to anticipate and accommodate human error, and reduce the risk of death and serious injury to road users. Activities include safety audits; engineering improvements at priority locations; use of volunteers and partner agencies to deliver education & awareness; coordinated enforcement efforts at targeted locations and during times of highest likelihood of harm based on analytics.<\/p>\n
A highlight of the plan incorporates a strong partnership with Surrey RCMP to deliver an innovative initiative called DDACTS (Data-Driven Approach to Crime and Traffic Safety) which integrates location-based crime and traffic crash data to deploy law enforcement and other resources reducing the incidence of traffic crashes and criminal incidents. Additionally, the 5 Es will be activated in a wrap-around manner in order to maximize impact. Evaluation of similar initiatives show significant and sustained reductions in serious injury and fatalities amongst all road users. Initiatives have a performance measurement framework and initial results will be presented at March conference. Results will inform future strategy and resource allocation.<\/p>\n
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