Resource Library
Author: Institute of Transportation Engineers
The following case studies outline the Safe System Approach applied on some of the more common types of roadway serious injuries and fatalities in the United States. The case studies outline on-the-ground practices in the following three areas of need: major thoroughfares, intersections, and pedestrians.
Author: FHWA
This Federal Highway Administration report explores the relationship between the Safe System approach and the Highway Safety Improvement Program and Local Road Safety Plans.
Author: Federal Highway Administration
The Local Roads Safety Data Analysis Approaches Peer Exchange summary provides information on a 2016 peer exchange between Federal, State, and local agencies related to local roadway and crash data collection and analysis.
Author: National Transportation Safety Board
The Safe System Approach Roundtable Series talks about ways to improve post-crash safety, from emergency response, scene management and crash reporting to medical care and data collection.
Author: FHWA
The purpose of this primer is to provide transportation agencies a baseline understanding of the Safe System approach and how it relates to bicycle and pedestrian safety
Author: Federal Highway Administration
This report defines impacts of speed on traffic safety and explores the link between speed management and the Safe System Approach.
Author: Federal Highway Administration
This document introduces the Safe System Roadway Design Hierarchy as a tool to characterize engineering and infrastructure-based countermeasures and strategies relative to their alignment with the goal of eliminating fatalities and serious injuries to support implementation of a Safe System Approach. The Safe System Roadway Design Hierarchy will also result in a greater understanding of Safe System principles and increased application of the Safe System Approach
Author: SS4A Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
Review the lesson and learn how Action Plans and the Safe System Approach work together to shape meaningful change for roadway safety.
Author: SS4A Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
Review the lesson and learn how to identify stakeholders in your community that should be involved in the Action Plan process and how to collaborate with those stakeholders to gather meaningful insights.
Author: SS4A Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
Review the lesson and learn how to build trusted relationships with community leaders, secure their commitment, and set goals that carry momentum forward.