{"id":9017,"date":"2018-04-05T17:45:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T17:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carsp.ca\/?p=9017"},"modified":"2022-11-15T23:12:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T23:12:02","slug":"a-new-traffic-safety-paradigm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carsp.ca\/en\/news\/a-new-traffic-safety-paradigm\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Traffic Safety Paradigm"},"content":{"rendered":"By Todd Litman<\/p>\n

(Mr. Litman is the Keynote Speaker On June 11th of CARSP Conference 2018!)<\/p>\n

Todd Litman is founder and executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, an independent\u00a0research organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to transport problems. His work helps\u00a0expand the range of impacts and options considered in transportation decision-making, improve\u00a0evaluation methods, and make specialized technical concepts accessible to a larger audience. His\u00a0research is used worldwide in transport planning and policy analysis.<\/p>\n

During the last century traffic safety programs significantly reduced traffic casualty rates per unit of travel. However, these gains were partly offset\u00a0by increased vehicle travel, resulting in smaller\u00a0declines in casualty rates per capita. In the last decade, distance-based crash rates plateaued,\u00a0causing traffic deaths to increase with vehicle\u00a0travel growth. This indicates that current traffic\u00a0safety strategies are becoming less effective, so\u00a0new approaches are needed to achieve ambitious\u00a0safety goals, such as Target Zero.\u00a0New research improves our understanding of\u00a0traffic risks and potential safety strategies. Total\u00a0casualties are the product of distance-based crash\u00a0rates and total vehicle travel. Policies that increase\u00a0vehicle travel, such as urban roadway expansions\u00a0and dispersed development, tend to increase
\ntraffic casualties, while vehicle travel reduction\u00a0strategies can increase safety, in addition to other\u00a0benefits.<\/p>\n

The new paradigm recognizes that all travel\u00a0imposes risks; additional crashes result from\u00a0policies and planning practices that stimulate\u00a0vehicle travel; and the safety benefits provided\u00a0by vehicle travel reduction strategies as more\u00a0multimodal planning, efficient transport pricing,\u00a0Smart Growth development policies,\u00a0 and\u00a0Transportation Demand Management (TDM)\u00a0programs.<\/p>\n

Many of these strategies provide significant cobenefits,\u00a0besides increased safety. For\u00a0example, more efficient transport pricing helps\u00a0reduce congestion and pollution emissions,\u00a0and can generate new revenues to finance\u00a0pedestrian, bicycling and public transit service\u00a0improvements. More compact development\u00a0and more multimodal transport planning tend\u00a0to increase transportation affordability, improve\u00a0mobility options for non-drivers, and increase\u00a0public fitness and health, and so are\u00a0particularly beneficial to physically and\u00a0economically disadvantaged people who want\u00a0non-automobile travel options. When all\u00a0impacts are considered, these new strategies are often the most efficient and equitable way\u00a0to increase traffic safety.<\/p>\n

The table on the following page summarizes\u00a0examples of new paradigm safety strategies :<\/p>\n

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