Streetsblog surveyed readers about how road safety education can be made better.
Streetsblog USA asked their readers what methods, besides the usual public service announcements and billboards, would encourage safer driving. Kea Wilson outlines the top responses.
These include “self-education infrastructure,” such as educational signage warning of upcoming new road features; policymaker or “upstream” education that ensures people with decision-making power understand what new infrastructure is doing and how road safety impacts all of their constituents; improved driver’s education; better education in schools about road safety and transportation options; and “next-level PSAs” that thoughtfully target specific audiences and can help shift the conversation.
See the source article for more details on each strategy.
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