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

Outreach and Education Resources

• Safe System Flyer
• Safe System Explanation Handout
• Road to Zero: Taking a Safe System Approach

Technical Materials and Research

• Safe System-based Framework and Analytical Methodology for Assessing Intersections Final Report
• Safe System-based Framework and Analytical Methodology for Assessing Intersections Tech Brief
• Safe System Framework
• Safe System Approach (Excerpt from PIARC Road Safety Manual)

Connections to Other Transportation Safety Topics

• Choosing the right intersection design for a specific location and road users is important for a Safe System; learn how Intersection Control Evaluation tools can help
• 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