The Best Practice Guide
THE SAFE SYSTEMS
APPROACH PILLARS
Safe Road Users, Multimodal and Land Use Planning, Safe Roads and Roadside Infrastructure, Safe Vehicles and Speeds, Post-Crash Care
Safety in its full complexity
To create safe transport systems in Africa, we need to view infrastructure, users, practices and policies in their full complexity. The following pillars provide the criteria to reflect upon the creation of safe systems.
Safe Road Users
Encouraging responsible behaviour by all road users through awareness, training and shared responsibility for safety.
Multimodal and Land Use Planning
Integrating transport and land use planning to create safe, accessible, and efficient networks for all travel modes.
Safe Roads and Roadside Infrastructure
Designing and maintaining road environments that reduce crash likelihood and protect users when crashes occur.
Safe Vehicles and Speeds
Promoting vehicles equipped with safety technologies and managing speeds appropriate to road design and user safety.
Post-Crash Care
Providing timely emergency response and quality medical care to minimise the impact and severity of road traffic injuries.
For more on the pillars, you can also read the article here.
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