Results: This survey is about "Vision Zero" a program that began in Sweden in 1997 with the goal "no one should be killed or seriously injured on the road system. The structure and function of that system must be brought into line with the demands of that goal."

My home town has adopted the Vision Zero program with limited success. Not only are pedestrians being killed in collisions with moving vehicles, there has been an increase in "hit and run" situations, which in a Canadian winter can turn a minor injury into a fatal one. How many of the following hazards are present in your own home town that increase the risk for pedestrians..

As a driver there are additional hazards that increase the likelihood that a deadly mix of vehicles and pedestrians will take place. Which of the following have you faced in your regular driving?

Vision Zero's track record in the U.S. contrasts sharply with Europe, where road deaths have been drifting downward for years. In 2019, Helsinki had three traffic fatalities and none was a pedestrian or cyclist. For comparison, Las Vegas, a Vision Zero city where 304 people died on the road that same year has roughly as many residents. Vision Zero assumes that human beings are fallible. As a result policies are designed to reduce the harm caused when travellers, especially drivers, inevitably make mistakes. If cars are lighter or moving at a slower speed, for instance, a collision is more likely to result in an injury instead of a death. Separating cyclists from car traffic improves safety; blocking off a street or neighbourhood from cars is even better. The US has traditionally emphasized an individual's responsibility to travel safely however. If a person shows up to do the actual project down the street from your house such as a bike or bus lane it can feel like an assault on your way of life because for generations, the US way of life has revolved around the car. Which of the following initiatives would you support?