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Safe System Approach The CSAP is built around the “Safe System Approach,” founded on the principle that people make mistakes, and that the road system should be adapted to anticipate and accommodate human mistakes.* It acknowledges the vulnerability of the human body when designing and operating a transportation network so that if collisions occur, they are less likely to result in serious human injury. In a Safe System, interventions are applied proactively and systemically, meaning they are deployed across a network or a group of locations sharing similar roadway or land use contexts. This systemic approach helps to reduce the potential for fatal and serious injury collisions. Vision Zero Vision Zero is a global traffic safety movement founded on the belief that traffic-related deaths and serious injuries are preventable, and that even a single fatality is unacceptable. Its success depends on applying the Safe System Approach to create a transportation network that protects all users.† Kittitas County is committed to creating safer roads for all and proudly supports Washington State’s Target Zero initiative, which seeks to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries on public roadways by 2030.‡ This commitment is shared by neighboring King County, whose Target Zero Vision Statement describes “a future without collisions, injuries, and fatalities, where all people can travel safely and securely throughout King County, WA.”§ Together, Kittitas County, King County, and Washington State are working toward this shared vision of a safer future for everyone. * https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/docs/fhwasa2018.pdf † https://highways.dot.gov/safety/zero-deaths ‡ https://targetzero.com/ § https://kingcountytargetzero.com/ SaferPeople SaferVehicles Safer Speeds Safer Roads Post-Crash Care R E DUNDANCY IS CRUCIAL • D E A T H A N D S E R I O U S I N JURIES ARE UNACCEPTABLE • H U M A N S M A K E M I S TAKES • • S A F E T Y I S P R O A CTIVE • RESPONSIBILITY IS S H A R E D • H U M A N S A RE VULNERABLE SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH The Safe System Approach focuses on five key elements—safe road users, safe vehicles, safe speeds, safe roads, and post-crash care, integrated through a range of interventions (Figure 1). These interventions include: Figure 1. Safe System Approach Wheel Source: FHWA. Separating users in physical space (e.g., sidewalks, dedicated bicycle facilities). Separating users in time (e.g., time for pedestrians to start crossing the street before cars begin turning, and signalized left turns). Alerting users to potential hazards. Discouraging or prevent risky behaviors. Slowing or managing vehicle speeds. Accommodating human injury tolerance through interventions that reduce impact speed and transfer of kinetic energy. 13 Snoqualmie Pass Comprehensive Safety Plan | Kittitas County