road safety strategy for mexican cities alejandra leal vallejo october, 2014 @alelealv
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Road Safety Strategy for Mexican Cities
Alejandra Leal Vallejo
October, 2014
@alelealv
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Rather than accepting traffic fatalities as
accidents, Vision Zero allows us to understand
traffic crashes as the result of a series of
actions that can be changed or prevented.
Vision Zero
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- Speed- Drink-driving- Motorcycle helmets- Seat-belts- Child restraints
WHORisk Factors
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To drastically reduce traffic crashes causing deaths and injuries, taking into account all road users in cities
Objective
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1. Safe intersections2. Complete Streets – Primary streets3. Traffic calming – Secondary streetsRedesign of 16 de Septiembre, Pedestrian Priority Street
Inaugurated in January 2014
Road Design
Ensure that the design of urban road infrastructure prevents accidents
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Zone 30 and Public Bike System in Guadalajara
To be inaugurated en December 2014
Road Design
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Planning, design and construction of bike lanes – DF, Monterrey, Toluca, Pachuca, León, La Paz, Medellin.
Road Design
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Speeding, obstructing sidewalks/ zebra crossing/ bike lanes, failing to yield to pedestrians, improper turns, etc.
Law enforcement
Ensure a high level of law compliance and enforcement
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Advice on the drafting of Mexico City’s Mobility Law to SETRAVI and the Legislative Assembly
Passed into law in July 2014
Law enforcement
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Technical advice on the drafting of Transit Regulations for different cities: DF, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Pachuca, Cuernavaca.
Law enforcement
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Ranking Ciclociudades – RegulationBicycle is considered a vehicleCyclists can take a whole laneCyclists can ride in main streetsCyclists do not have to mandatorily ride in the bike laneCyclists can move between lanes when the traffic is stoppedHelmet is not requiredThere are no monetary sanctions for cyclistOthers: Compulsory driving exam to obtain a car driver's license Speed limits in primary and secondary roads
Law enforcement
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Federal General Law on Mobility and Road Safety- Establish responsibilities at every level of government. - Right to mobility, hierarchy of mobility- Coordinating agency that can provide guidelines for urban street design, planning, and data collection- Only distributing funds amongst cities/states that have met their road safety planning requirements
Law enforcement
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Mobility habits change to more sustainable, efficient and healthy modes, while promoting multimodality
Provide citizens with sufficient information to make better decisions
Mobility Culture