THE STORY FOR ZERO TRAFFIC DEATHS IN LOS ANGELES
Projects That Work
We know what kind of projects will reduce traffic deaths . Our Vision Zero literature review has a detailed analysis of countermeasures that have been proven to save lives . For example , leading pedestrian intervals , which give a person walking a head start when crossing the street before vehicles enter the intersection , can reduce pedestrian collisions by up to 60 percent . 10 Cycle tracks , which separate people riding bikes from vehicles using a physical barrier like landscaping , are associated with a 95-percent reduction in risk of injury for people riding bikes compared with streets without biking infrastructure . Vision Zero will implement such proven countermeasures on our priority corridors to meet our benchmarks for 2017 . We are committing to installing 180 high-visibility crosswalks near fifty schools on the High-Injury Network , building twenty-five concrete pedestrian islands , and completing twelve miles of street-design plans on the priority corridors by the end of 2017 .
10 Vision Zero Los Angeles , Collision and Countermeasure Analysis : Literature Review ( Los Angeles : Los Angeles Department of Transportation , March 2016 ), 33 .
20 VISION ZERO LA | ACTION PLAN 2017