Vulnerable Road Users

The Problem

The fatal and suspected serious injury crashes related to pedestrians represents 11% and Padalcyclists represent 2% of all fatal and suspected injury crashes. Since 2017, pedestrian crash trend has increased, therefore it is important to reverse this trend to reach the state goal of zero deaths in 2050.

In the case of pedestrians, pedalcyclists and vulnerable road users, we need to consider separating users in terms of time and/or space. These aspects address both infrastructure and behavior by looking to dedicated transportation space for users moving at different speeds and, subsequently, reduce adverse interactions between users.