Embrace the Safe System Approach: Making Roads Safer for Everyone
Our commitment to adopting the Safe System Approach in road safety is central to our ambition. This
proactive, data-led strategy focuses on anticipating and preventing safety issues. Acknowledging that
humans make mistakes, it aims to ensure collisions are survivable and injuries are minimised. By
emphasising good road safety management and continuous learning, this approach targets the most
vulnerable road users, such as motorcyclists, cyclists, and pedestrians, to reduce collision severity
and likelihood.
The safe system approach is successfully adopted by countries like the The Netherlands and Sweden and as a result has significantly reduced road collisions and subsequent injury severities.
The safe system approach is the key to a reduction in road collisions and casualties and is why Jersey has chose to implement it.
The Safe System Approach is underpinned by four fundamental principles designed to protect us all:
Mistakes Happen, Let’s Protect Lives: We all make mistakes, but they shouldn’t lead to serious injuries or death on our roads. The Safe System Approach ensures that our roads forgive those mistakes, safeguarding every journey.
Understanding Our Limits: The human body can only withstand so much. Our roads and safety measures consider this fundamental truth, aiming to protect all users, especially the most vulnerable among us.
Shared Responsibility = Safer Roads: Road safety isn’t just about individual actions; it’s a collective effort. From planners and policymakers to everyday road users, we all play a crucial role in creating a safer road environment.
Strengthening the System Through Unity: To truly make our roads safer, we need to invest in all aspects of road safety: safer roads and roadsides, appropriate speed limits, vehicle safety, responsible road use, and effective post-collision response. Each layer of protection brings us closer to a system that secures the well-being of all road users.
