Implementing the Safe System Approach: "Buzzword" to Paradigm Shift

Sunday, March 9, 2025

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM PT

Location: 104-B

Moderator/Speaker(s)

Wesley Kumfer, PhD

Engineering Research Associate
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Speaker(s)

Brian Chandler, PE, PTOE, RSP2IB, PMP

Director for Transportation Safety
DKS Associates
Anaheim, California

Slides
Daniel Zimmerman

Senior Director of Government Relations and Policy
Governors Highway Safety Association
Alessandro Figueroa, MPH

Junior Research Associate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Highway Safety Research Center
Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Let’s get back to basics and focus on the Safe System Approach to road safety, emphasizing the importance of creating a safer transportation system. Participants will learn about the principles of the Safe System Approach—understanding human factors, designing safe infrastructure and vehicles, fostering safe road use, and a shared responsibility for safety. Through an interactive discussion, gain practical insights into implementing a Safe System Approach in your own communities, state, or agency.