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

SAFER SPEEDS Supporting Safer Speeds is a priority in the Safe Lowering the speed limit is a safety trade-off as System Approach and is integral to Vision Zero. slowing cars can impact traffic time. In West Orange, As speed increases, the chance of survivability survey responses indicate that the West Orange decreases. This is especially true for vulnerable community supports lowering speed limits and users such as bicyclists and pedestrians. Per the Safe having neighborhood slow zones to help improve System Approach by the FHWA, "humans are unlikely traffic safety. to survive high-speed crashes. Reducing speeds can accommodate human injury tolerances in three While speed-camera programs are an important ways: reducing impact forces, providing additional component of Vision Zero, in New Jersey they are time for drivers to stop, and improving visibility." currently not permitted. However, efforts to reduce speed should look beyond enforcement and focus While safer roads and safer people also play a big on infrastructure changes to ensure that the posted role in managing speeds, the actions for this element speed limits are followed. primarily focus on speed limit policy changes, programs to slow vehicles, and education. Per the crash data analysis, unsafe speed was a factor in 18% of KSI crashes, and 7.6% of all crashes in West Orange Township. Speeding was observed on several HIN corridors with a speed limit of 35 - 40 mph by the project team and was also noted in community surveys and on the interactive safety map. 60 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN