Contents

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  
  
• Introduction
  
  
• Key Scan Findings
  
  
• Common Safety Program Themes
  
  
• Recommendations
  
  
• Implementation Strategy
  
  

• CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION
  
  
• Study Objective and Focus Areas
  
  
• Study Organization
  
  
• Panel Composition
  
  
• Amplifying Questions
  
  

• CHAPTER TWO - KEY FINDINGS
  
  
• Findings in Sweden
  
  
• Findings in Germany
  
  
• Findings in the Netherlands
  
  
• Findings in the United Kingdom
  
  

• CHAPTER THREE - COMMON SAFETY PROGRAM THEMES
  
  
• Highway Safety as a Public Health or Quality of Life Issue
  
  
• Comprehensive and Coordinated Safety Plans and Goals
  
  
• Highway Safety Program Elements
  
  
• Highway Safety Support Activities
  
  

• CHAPTER FOUR - RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
  
  
• Scanning Team Recommendations
  
  
• Implementation Strategy
  
  

• REFERENCES
  
  

• APPENDIX A - EUROPEAN CONTACTS
  
  

• APPENDIX B - TEAM MEMBERS
  
  

• APPENDIX C - AMPLIFYING QUESTIONS
  
  

Figures

• Figure 1. The goal of Sweden's "Vision Zero" philosophy is a roadway system in which no fatalities occur.
  
  
• Figure 2. Sweden uses a multidimensional model in roadway fatality investigations.
  
  
• Figure 3. Sweden improved safety on many two-lane rural roadways by converting them to 2+1 facilities with alternating passing lanes.
  
  
• Figure 4. Germany's local accident commissions include police officers, traffic authorities and road construction experts.
  
  
• Figure 5. Germany's "easy does it" campaign encourages drivers to be calmer and more safety conscious in traffic.
  
  
• Figure 6. German safety initiatives include black spot treatments and improved road design in high-risk areas.
  
  
• Figure 7. Germany's local accident commissions review crash location pin maps to determine high-risk areas.
  
  
• Figure 8. Speed monitoring in problem areas helps reduce accidents in Germany.
  
  
• Figure 9. Germany uses variable speed limit and lane status signs in areas with construction or congestion.
  
  
• Figure 10. Germany is experimenting with in-pavement lane marking lights to make ramp diverge areas safer.
  
  
• Figure 11. The Netherlands' traffic plan and roadway safety approach are based on the sustainable safety concept.
  
  
• Figure 12. The Netherlands uses self-enforcing roadways and traffic-calming elements to encourage drivers to travel at appropriate speeds.
  
  
• Figure 13. The United Kingdom uses high-performance marking and signing and consistently applied speed limits to improve safety along corridors.