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Caltrans District 1 presents Vision Zero and safe systems approach to MCOG board
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Caltrans District 1 staff presented the Vision Zero and safe systems approach to the Mendocino Council of Governments, outlining crash statistics, rural safety challenges, and design countermeasures including roundabouts and quick-build protected crossings.
Caltrans District 1 representatives presented Vision Zero and the safe systems approach to the Mendocino Council of Governments on April 7, framing the strategy as a people-centered paradigm aimed at eliminating fatal and serious traffic injuries.
Andreas Kraus of Caltrans' safe systems unit told the board the state adopted Vision Zero in 2022 and that the safe systems approach focuses on preventing fatal and serious injuries by designing roads and speeds to keep crash forces at survivable levels. Kraus highlighted statewide numbers: roughly 3,600 traffic deaths annually in California and about 13,000 serious injuries, and he showed county-level averages discussed in the…
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