GHSA’s new report makes the case for the integral role of behavioral safety and road user responsibility in the Safe System approach to traffic safety. Putting the Pieces Together: Addressing the Role of Behavioral Safety in the Safe System Approach, developed for GHSA by Cambridge Systematics, includes actionable recommendations illustrating how organizations and advocates can work together to prevent roadway deaths.
- Download Putting the Pieces Together: Addressing the Role of Behavioral Safety in the Safe System Approach
- News Release: New GHSA Report Affirms Behavioral Aspect of Safe System Approach to Reaching Zero Traffic Deaths
The report debunks the misconception held by some in the traffic safety community that infrastructure alone can end road deaths and that behavioral safety plays no role in keeping road users safe. Instead, it will take a comprehensive solution – including infrastructure improvements, changes to road design, equitable enforcement of traffic laws, education and public outreach, and emergency response – to reduce traffic crashes, injuries and deaths.
