138-24 Exhibit to Resolution Adopting the Township of West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan.pdf

THE SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH US INJURY IS UNACC /S E R IO E PT TH AB D EA LE THE SAFE AL HU I UC M AN CR S SYSTEM Y IS MA Safe Road Safe KE ANC Users Vehicles MIST

MIST REDUND AKES THE APPROACH SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH Zero is our goal. A Safe System is how we will get there. B LE Post-Crash Safe SAF Care Speeds RA Imagine a world where nobody has to die from ET NE vehicle crashes. The Safe System approach aims to YI UL eliminate fatal & serious injuries for all road users. It SP EV does so through a holistic view of the road system that

EV does so through a holistic view of the road system that RO AR first anticipates human mistakes and second keeps Safe AC TI S impact energy on the human body at tolerable levels. VE Roads AN Safety is an ethical imperative of the designers and owners M HU of the transportation system. Here’s what you need to know to bring the Safe System approach to your community. RES PONS ED I B I LI T Y I S S H A R SAFE SYSTEM PRINCIPLES Death/Serious Injury Humans Humans Are is Unacceptable Make Mistakes Vulnerable While no crashes are desirable, the People will inevitably make mistakes People have limits for tolerating crash Safe System approach prioritizes that can lead to crashes, but the forces before death and serious injury crashes that result in death and transportation system can be designed occurs; therefore, it is critical to serious injuries, since no one should and operated to accommodate human

transportation system can be designed occurs; therefore, it is critical to serious injuries, since no one should and operated to accommodate human design and operate a transportation experience either when using the mistakes and injury tolerances and system that is human-centric and transportation system. avoid death and serious injuries. accommodates human vulnerabilities. Responsibility Safety is Redundancy is Shared Proactive is Crucial All stakeholders (transportation Proactive tools should be used to Reducing risks requires that all system users and managers, identify and mitigate latent risks in parts of the transportation system vehicle manufacturers, etc.) must the transportation system, rather are strengthened, so that if one ensure that crashes don’t lead to than waiting for crashes to occur part fails, the other parts still fatal or serious injuries. and reacting afterwards. protect people. FHWA-SA-20-015 5