Completed 2017 Research Project
Implementing Safe Systems in the United States: Guiding principles and lessons from international practice
Principal Investigator
Eric Dumbaugh
Florida Atlantic University
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Co-Investigator
Wes Kumfer
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Full Report
Project Slide Deck
Research Brief
Summary
This report examines the state-of-the-practice in Safe Systems. It is divided into two sections.
The first examines the concept of Safe Systems, focusing on our emerging understanding of crash causation, as well as how this understanding may be applied to integrate safety considerations into transportation practice in the United States.
The second presents a review of the practices of the four countries with the most established Safe Systems programs—Sweden, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand—and details how each has structured their approach to road safety around Safe Systems principles.
Publications
- Dumbaugh, E., Saha, D., & Merlin, L. (2020). Toward safe systems: traffic safety, cognition, and the built environment. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 0739456X2093191. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X20931915
- Grembek, O., Chen, K., Taylor, B., Hong Hwang, Y., Fitch, D., Anthoine, S., Chen, B., & Grover, S. (2019). Research synthesis for AB 2363 zero traffic fatalities task force (p. 75) [Final report]. The University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. https://calsta.ca.gov/-/media/calsta-media/documents/final-uc-its-research-synthesis-ab2363-a11y.pdf
- Saha, D., Alluri, P., Dumbaugh, E., & Gan, A. (2020). Application of the Poisson-Tweedie distribution in analyzing crash frequency data. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 137, 105456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105456
- Saha, D., Dumbaugh, E., & Merlin, L. A. (2020). A conceptual framework to understand the role of built environment on traffic safety. Journal of Safety Research, 75, 41–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2020.07.004
Project Details
Project Type: | Research |
Project Status: | Completed |
Start Date: | 3-1-2017 |
End Date: | 10-31-2018 |
Contract Year: | Year 1 |
Total Funding from CSCRS: | $77,346 |
Co-sponsors: | MacArthur Foundation Endowment |
Collaborating Organizations: | Florida Atlantic University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |