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Advancing traffic safety through the safe system approach: A systematic review
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Accident; Analysis and Prevention
|February 29, 2024
Summary
The Safe System Approach (SSA) effectively reduces road traffic deaths and injuries by addressing safe road users, vehicles, speeds, roads, and post-crash care. This systematic review confirms SSA
Area of Science:
- Transportation Safety
- Public Health Interventions
- Systemic Risk Management
Background:
- Traffic safety traditionally focused on individual behavior, often leading to underestimation of system-level factors.
- The Safe System Approach (SSA) offers a paradigm shift, acknowledging human fallibility and aiming to create a resilient transportation system.
- Existing literature requires a systematic synthesis to understand SSA's comprehensive impact and implementation nuances.
Conclusions:
- The Safe System Approach (SSA) is a robust framework for creating safer and more resilient transportation systems globally.
- SSA's multi-faceted strategy, addressing human factors, vehicle technology, speed management, road design, and emergency response, is crucial for significant safety improvements.
- This review underscores the value of SSA in guiding future road safety policies, research directions, and practical interventions.
Keywords:
PRISMAPost-crash careSafe road usersSafe roadsSafe speedsSafe system approachSafe vehiclesSystematic literature reviewMore Related Videos
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