Vision Zero Action Plan
2.6.2 California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (2021)3 Collision Baseline The 2020–2024 California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) was developed using the data findings and input from regional outreach events to determine effective strategies to reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The Plan notes nearly 3,900 fatalities and over 14,000 serious injuries reported in 2017 on the SWITRS.
Safety Goals » Integrate equity into all aspects of the plan to address institutional and systemic biases » Implement a safe systems approach which aims to eliminate fatal and serious injuries for all road users through a holistic view of the roadway system » Continue with strategies and actions that are most effective in reducing fatalities and serious injuries, implement proven countermeasures, and encourage innovative solutions » Encourage the use of advanced technology in and on roadways by forming new partnerships with technology providers, health and safety groups, manufacturers, and government partners to prioritize safety
Figure 2-17: Traffic Challenge Areas and Remedies CHALLENGE AREAS
Speed Management / Aggressive Driving
Pedestrians
Bicyclists
CA FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES
SAMPLE ACTIONS
34%
1. Implement context-sensitive speed limits that prioritize the safety of all road users 2. Make speed limit setting methodology, and law, easy to understand 3. Develop countermeasures to reduce speeds and prioritize pedestrian, bicyclist, and transit and vehicle safety over vehicle LOS
17%
1. Establish a High Injury Network (HIN) study methodology for pedestrians 2. Develop pedestrian count models to better evaluate infrastructure and predict pedestrian-related crashes 3. Educate pedestrians about distracted street crossing crashes
7%
1. Establish a preferred methodology for developing a High Injury Network (HIN) for bicyclists 2. Develop design guidelines that reduce intersection crashes for pedestrians and bicyclists 3. Update Police Officer Standards and Training (POST)/Safety Training materials regarding bicycling traffic law
Safety Strategies Using a data-driven approach, the SHSP identifies challenge areas and provides actions to remedy them, as shown in Figure 2-17.
Intersections
Distracted Driving
30
23%
1. Document and educate about the effectiveness of increased traffic enforcement in lowering traffic crash rates at intersections 2. Install Retro-reflective Backplates on signals
5%
1. Increase outreach and education to collegeaged students about reckless and distracted driving 2. Implement distracted driving education and evidence-based strategies for parents
