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Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian

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  • Corporate Creators:
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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  • Right Statement:
    Public Domain
  • Geographical Coverage:
    United States
  • Corporate Publisher:
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
  • Abstract:
    Pedestrian fatalities are on the rise compared to all traffic fatalities. To reduce pedestrian fatalities, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is making an effort to reduce pedestrian fatalities and injuries at uncontrolled crossing locations through Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP). FHWA’s actions through the STEP program also promote Vision Zero efforts. Vision Zero aims to eliminate traffic fatalities by improving safety across all transportation systems. Vision Zero uses a Safe Systems approach, believing that humans make mistakes, and roadways should be designed in a way so that if a crash occurs as a result of these mistakes it would not result in a fatality. Additionally, Safe Systems encourages shared responsibility between roadway designers and users. Safe designs can promote safe behaviors. Most of the STEP countermeasures have been evaluated for their effectiveness to reduce pedestrian crash rates, which supports the Vision Zero approach. The Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) is reported for each countermeasure below, based on national transportation safety studies. The CRF is the expected percent reduction in the number of pedestrian crashes after implementing a countermeasure. CRFs on this poster are presented in terms of total crashes unless otherwise indicated. Please consult PEDSAFE, the Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System (http://www.pedbikesafe. org), for more information about CRFs and guidance for application of these countermeasures to various roadway and safety conditions.
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