The Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Target Zero (SHSP) was developed to identify Washington State’s traffic safety needs and to guide investment decisions in order to achieve significant reductions in traffic fatalities and disabling injuries. In developing this plan, Washington State seeks to build traffic safety partnerships throughout the state in order to align and leverage our resources to address Washington’s traffic safety challenges. It is also a federal requirement of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), and is strongly data driven.
At the core of Washington State’s SHSP are traffic safety emphasis areas and proven strategies/countermeasures that target problems on Washington roadways:
• Driver and Occupant Behaviors,
• Other Special Users,
• Roadways,
• Emergency Medical Services, and
• Traffic Information Systems.
The SHSP provides a comprehensive framework of specific goals, objectives, and
strategies for reducing traffic fatalities and disabling injuries.
Washington State Strategic Highway Safety Plan (pdf 3.2 mb)
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