2024 Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety
Colorado Convention Center, Denver
April 7 – 9, 2024 (Sunday – Tuesday)
Vulnerable Road User Safety: Examining Issues & Solutions
Monday, April 8
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
This session, along with all related questions and answers, is being recorded and/or livestreamed with closed captioning.
Presenters and audience members may appear on camera.
Recorded material will be available for on-demand viewing.
Deaths among pedestrians, bicyclists and other vulnerable road users have been on the rise in the U.S. for more than a decade. More troubling is the fact that the burden of these deaths is not shared equally, with American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Black people being overrepresented in traffic deaths. Many potential causes for this increase in deaths include speeding, vehicle size and design, and roadway design, among others. Learn about road safety trends with a focus on vulnerable road users, unpacking national data and exploring the risks that most significantly impact people who are walking and bicycling. Presenters will also offer solutions to these problems and propose ways that communities can begin reversing these trends.
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