Safety and Security - the Real World
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Jerry Foster
Aug 22, 2016, 7:52:05 AM8/22/16
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In Mercer County this year (so far), 4 of our 10 fatalities have been bicyclists or pedestrians, one of whom was Dr. Mayer, which does not make the other three (or the other six) any less important, see: http://www.njsp.org/info/fatalacc/pdf/ptccr.pdf
So why do some think the solutions to the problem of traffic fatalities are "nice to have"?
Perhaps some lack the recognition that the same solutions that can solve the problem here can also solve the problem there, e.g. Cranbury Rd and Conover Rd, or Sweden and the USA.
Perhaps some lack the recognition that safety solutions are not absolute but relative, e.g. a roundabout or road diet reduces crashes but does not eliminate them, or that more cyclists and pedestrians improve neighborhood security by providing more eyes on the street, but does not eliminate the possibility of a person of bad intent acting badly.
No traffic fatalities are acceptable - please support making WW safer, more secure and more livable by contacting our council members and the mayor to support the multi-use path on Conover Rd, sidewalks on Cranbury Rd, the Canal Pte Blvd road diet and the new roundabout on Bear Brook Rd.
Jerry
PS - wikipedia's opening words on traffic safety, note the modern approach is very different than the old approach that accepts fatalities as unfortunate collateral damage:
"Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, vehicle passengers, and passengers of on-road public transport (mainly buses and trams).
So why do some think the solutions to the problem of traffic fatalities are "nice to have"?
Perhaps some lack the recognition that the same solutions that can solve the problem here can also solve the problem there, e.g. Cranbury Rd and Conover Rd, or Sweden and the USA.
Perhaps some lack the recognition that safety solutions are not absolute but relative, e.g. a roundabout or road diet reduces crashes but does not eliminate them, or that more cyclists and pedestrians improve neighborhood security by providing more eyes on the street, but does not eliminate the possibility of a person of bad intent acting badly.
No traffic fatalities are acceptable - please support making WW safer, more secure and more livable by contacting our council members and the mayor to support the multi-use path on Conover Rd, sidewalks on Cranbury Rd, the Canal Pte Blvd road diet and the new roundabout on Bear Brook Rd.
Jerry
PS - wikipedia's opening words on traffic safety, note the modern approach is very different than the old approach that accepts fatalities as unfortunate collateral damage:
"Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, vehicle passengers, and passengers of on-road public transport (mainly buses and trams).
Best-practices in modern road safety strategies focus on preventing serious injury and death from vehicle crashes despite human fallibility.[1] (Whereas, previous road safety paradigms assumed compliance with traffic regulations.) Safe road design is now about implementing a Safe System approach:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_traffic_safety
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