Vision Zero Greensboro Two Year Action Plan

EMPHASIS AREA #3

Protecting Vulnerable Users

The Protecting Vulnerable Users Emphasis Area focuses on transportation system users with an increased risk for more severe injuries as a result of a crash. The City of Greensboro has an urban multimodal transportation system. Pedestrian and bicycle travel, as well as transit usage are integral components of the system. Pedestrians and bicyclists are vulnerable, as demonstrated by their over-representation in crash statistics relative to the amount of travel between modes. Additionally, motorcycle safety is a key concern given their exposure and interaction with other motor vehicles and their limited protection when involved in a crash. This Emphasis Area also addresses the issue of pedestrians killed by trains considering community design and specialized infrastructure, as well as encouragement and educational campaigns for these users and the driving public to ensure all modes can share the road.

The Action Plan details nearly 30 strategies that address this Emphasis Area. Education and encouragement strategies focus on identifying solutions that encourage safe pedestrian and bicyclist behaviors, increase motor vehicle awareness of vulnerable users, and expand the reach of existing programs to larger audiences. Engineering solutions promote using data to identify areas where vulnerable users travel most frequently and securing more funding for infrastructure solutions in those areas. Furthermore, stakeholders noticed a need to engage the motorcycle community in order to develop and refine strategies to reduce motorcycle crashes.

Emphasis Area #3: Fatalities by Contributing Factor

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8 6 4 2 0 FATALITIES

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2017

BICYCLISTS MOTORCYCLISTS Source: 2013- 2017 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), NHTSA

PEDESTRIANS

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