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Hit by a car at 20 mph, nine out of ten pedestrians will survive,

at 30 mph only 3.

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Braking distance: 75 feet Braking distance: 40 feet

67% of road accidents with injuries occur in cities.

64% of fatalities occur on rural roads.

+53%If no action is taken, the number of road fatalities will grow from 1.23 to 1.9 million by 2020.

RIA: Road Safety Impact Assessment

Road Safety Impact Assessment in PTV Visum Safety allows users to assess the risks of various scenarios when planning future infrastructure.

By 2050, 7 out of every 10 people will live in urban areas.

1. WHAT IS THE SAFEST DETOUR ROUTE?

SHOPPING CENTRE

NSM: Network Safety Management

PTV Visum Safety enables the public sector and road safety organisations to assess the most critical sections in the network according to their traffic significance and to create a priority ranking.

2. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO RETHINK AND REDESIGN THE CURRENT ROAD NETWORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE?

BSM: Black Spot Management

Where do most crashes occur? And what causes them? PTV Visum Safety enables users to analyse black spots and to determine suitable measures.

3. WHERE DO MOST CRASHES

OCCUR AND WHAT CAN YOU DO

TO AVOID THEM?

Road accidents are the most frequent cause of death among adults aged 15 – 29 years.

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HOW CAN YOU BRING YOUR

VISION ZERO TO LIFE?

Making our cities truly liveable and creating safer road systems is our shared responsibility. So let us rethink traffic & transport planning by advocating for a systematic approach to road safety right from the start.

PTV Visum Safety is the tool for analysing crash data. It is now possible to integrate aspects of traffic safety into strategic traffic planning decisions from the very beginning.

Sources: WHO, CARE, MVI, The Highway Code