Target zero : South Carolina's strategic highway safety plan 2015-2018

Abstract

South Carolina’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan, or SHSP, is a statewide, comprehensive safety plan that provides a coordinated framework toward eliminating deaths and reducing severe injuries on South Carolina’s public roads. This analysis revealed the following areas to be addressed in the updated SHSP: Roadway Departure, Unrestrained Motor Vehicle Occupants, Speed‐Related, Vulnerable Roadway Users (Motorcyclists, Pedestrians, Moped Operators, and Bicyclists), Intersection and Other High Risk Roadway Locations (Work Zones and Railroad Crossings), Impaired Driving, Age‐Related (Young Drivers: 19‐24 years of age and Older Drivers: 65 or more years of age), Commercial Motor Vehicles/Heavy Trucks, and Safety Data Collection, Access, and Analysis.