Transportation practitioners can use a Safe System approach to enhance intersection safety for all road users.
Taking a Safe System approach means proactively designing the roadway or intersection features in a way that anticipates human errors and reduces risk of severe injury or death due to a crash.
A Safe System approach to intersection design can include strategies such as:
Minimizing and modifying conflict points
Reducing speed of vehicles
Improving visibility at intersections
Providing space and protection for pedestrians and bicyclists
Choosing the right intersection design for a specific location and road users is important for a Safe System;
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Intersection designs such as roundabouts, or those with reduced left–turn conflicts
such as restricted crossing U–turns (RCUT) and median U–turns (MUT), can help achieve a Safe System approach
Considering the safety and needs of pedestrians and bicyclists is key to designing an intersection using the Safe System approach