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. 2020 Feb 28;23(2):113–121. doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2020.02.005

Table 3.

Global best practice countries in terms of road safety approaches, name/slogan, and key principles according to the scoping review.

Country Current approach to road safety
Name of road safety/slogan Key principles
Sweden Vision zero Safe traffic: vision zero on the move & “vision zero” from concept to action
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    Traffic deaths and serious injuries are acknowledged to be preventable.

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    Human life and health are prioritized within all aspects of transportation systems.

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    Acknowledgement that human errors are inevitable, and transportation systems should be forgiving.

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    Safety work should focus on systems-level changes above influencing individual behavior.

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    Speed is recognized and prioritized as the fundamental factor in crash severity.

Norway Vision zero Norwegian vision zero
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    An ethical stance.

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    Increased focus on the most serious RTIs, or their consequences.

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    Increased focus on monitoring the risk level in the road system, and, related to this, on the responsibility of authorities.

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    Emphasis on rationality and science as the basis for road safety policy.

Canada System approach based on vision zero Towards Zero: The Safest Roads in the World
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    Ethics

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    Responsibility

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    Safety

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    Mechanisms for change

Netherland System approach based on sustainable safety Sustainable safety
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    Functionality of road

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    Homogeneity of mass or speed and direction

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    Predictability of road course and road user behavior by recognizable road design

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    Forgivingness of environment and road users

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    State of awareness of road user

UK System approach Tomorrow's roads - safer for everyone& strategic framework for road safety
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    Safer for children

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    Safer drivers - training and testing

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    Safer drivers - drink, drugs and drowsiness

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    Safer infrastructure

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    Safer speeds

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    Safer vehicles

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    Safer motorcycling

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    Safer pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders

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    Better enforcement

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    Promoting safer road use

US System approach based on vision zero Road safety strategies/strategic highway safety plans
  • “Four E’s

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    Engineering

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    Education

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    Enforcement

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    Emergency response

Australia System approach based on safe system, vision zero and sustainable safety National road safety strategy
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    People make mistakes

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    Human physical frailty

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    A ‘forgiving’ road transport system

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    Building a national road safety culture

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    Data driven targets

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    Safe systems principles

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    Corporate responsibility

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    International collaboration

Poland System approach based on vision zero National road safety program
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    System-based approach to road safety management,

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    Setting final and interim targets,

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    Road safety improvement based on “vision zero” and “Safe system” with strategic interventions comprising the basic pillars of safety: road safety management, safe road, safe vehicle, safe road users, post-crash response,

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    Focusing on the main road safety problems when identifying the priority interventions,

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    Integrated approach to the selection of specific measures based on the 3 E principle

Germany Multiplicity approaches National road safety program (risk: oriented approach)
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    Formulation of national road safety strategy

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    Setting targets

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    Development of the road safety program

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    Monitoring of the road safety development in the country

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    Improvements in road infrastructure

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    Vehicle improvement

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    Improvement in road user education

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    Publicity campaigns

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    Enforcement of road traffic laws

Japan System approach The 10th traffic safety program white paper on traffic safety
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    Maintenance of the road environment;

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    Dissemination and reinforcement of traffic safety messages;

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    Safe driving;

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    Vehicle safety;

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    Enforcement;

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    An improved rescue and emergency medical system;

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    Victim support, including an appropriate damage compensation system;

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    Research and development.

UK: United Kingdom, US: United States, RTI: road traffic injury.