Toward Zero Deaths

Transportation safety is a significant public health issue and priority in Lane County. To learn more about the problem, visit our crash data map. Transportation safety is a shared responsibility.

 

In 2017, Lane County joined the National Strategy on Highway Safety known as Toward Zero Deaths and adopted a countywide Transportation Safety Action Plan to proactively respond to fatal and severe-injury collisions. The Fatal Crash Investigation Team (FCIT) was created to align Lane County departments (Engineering, Transportation Planning, Road Maintenance, Sheriff's Office, Public Health, County Counsel, Risk Services) in working toward zero deaths. The FCIT serves as an advisory body for the London Road Safety Corridor and the TSAP Update Project.


Consistent with the National Strategy, Lane County uses a Safe System Approach to address roadway safety. This is a proactive approach that focuses on providing a transportation system that protects people with interventions to address human vulnerabilities. This holistic approach includes multiple strategies including education, engineering, enforcement, emergency response, and equity. Resources relating to each of these strategies are included below.



Engineering

Enforcement

Emergency Response

Equity

visualization of equality and equity

The Safe Systems Approach