Advancing Sustainable Safety - National Road Safety Outlook for 2005-2020

Sep 18, 2026

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Advancing Sustainable Safety presents a national road safety outlook for 2005-2020 and serves as a critical development of the earlier “Towards sustainably safe road traffic” vision. The book clarifies that it is not a policy document, yet it offers guidance through chapter-based recommendations and leads for future road safety policymaking. It explains how the advanced concept was updated using lessons from earlier steps and new insights, aiming to stimulate further implementation in the Netherlands and abroad.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages217

Reading Time9 h 7 min

AccessFree to download

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Advancing Sustainable Safety National Road Safety Outlook for 2005-2020 SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research Advancing Sustainable Safety National Road Safety Outlook for 2005-2020 Editors Fred Wegman Letty Aarts Editors: Fred Wegman Letty Aarts Translators: René Bastiaans Jeanne Breen Photographs: Paul Voorham, René Bastiaans, AVV Transport Research Centre, Province of Overijssel, Siemens VDO Automotive, and SWOV Realization: SLEE Communicatie, [www.slee.nl](www.slee.nl) Keywords: Safety, traffic, risk, accident prevention, fatality, injury, decrease, road user, vehicle, intel ligent transport system, transport mode, road network, education, driver training, legislation, enforcement (law), speed, drunkenness, drugs, age, cyclist, pedestrian, motorcyclist, moped rider, freight transport, financing, priority (gen), policy, integral approach, Netherlands. Number of pages: 215 ISBN-10: 90-807958-7-9 ISBN-13: 978-90-807958-7-7 NUR: 976 SWOV, Leidschendam, 2006 Reproduction is only permitted with due acknowledgement. SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research P.O. Box 1090 2260 BB Leidschendam The Netherlands Telephone +31 70 317 33 33 Telefax +31 70 320 12 61 E-mail [info@swov.nl](info@swov.nl)[ ](info@swov.nl)[Internet www.swov.nl](Internet www.swov.nl) 􀀲 Preface and acknowledgement Advancing Sustainable Safety: National Road Safety Outlook for 2005-2020 is the follow-up to Naar een duurzaam veilig wegverkeer [Towards sustainably safe road traffic] (Koornstra et al. , 1992) . Advancing Sustainable Safety is a critique of Sustainable Safety. In this advanced version, adaptations have been made, where necessary, based on what we have learned from our first steps towards sustainably safe road traffic. The vision has also been updated in line with new insights and developments. This book is not a policy document. However, elements of the advanced concept could be further developed in the future, and could provide inspiration for the policy agenda of all levels of government, the private sector and civic society, etc. Every chapter provides many recommendations and possible leads for future road safety policy. We chose a broader perspective for this book than in 1992. This broader perspective is justified, because we have been able to evaluate the results of our efforts to date. Moreover, there was high demand from practitioners to develop Sustainable Safety for specific problem areas or problem groups. Finally, this perspective offers the opportunity to ‘position’ the vision again, and to get rid of any misunderstandings. By this means, we want to provide a new stimulus for the further implementation of Sustainable Safety. We hope that this advanced vision will inspire road safety promotion in the Netherlands and abroad in the coming fifteen to twenty years. Advancing Sustainable Safety is a SWOV initiative and has been published under the auspices of SWOV. Many people, within SWOV and outside, have contributed to this book. Without doing any injustice to other colleagues, I wish to mention two SWOV colleagues in particular, who have made a tremendous contribution: my co-editor Letty Aarts and scientific editor Marijke Tros. Letty’s effort since this book was first conceived has been formidable. She was the spider in the web of contacts with other authors, and also with internal and external reviewers. In addition, she contributed to much of the text. In its final stages, Marijke further improved the quality of the book with her perceptive criticism and incisive mind. The authors of this book are, without exception, true professionals. They are on top of the latest developments and have been able to update the Sustainable Safety vision using their respective expertise. In addition, the collection of essays Denkend over Duurzaam Veilig [Thinking about Sustainable Safety] (Wegman & Aarts, 2005) served as an important source of inspiration. Authors Many people have contribu

FAQs

What is Advancing Sustainable Safety, and what time period does it cover?

It is a national road safety outlook that advances the Sustainable Safety vision, covering 2005-2020.

How does this book relate to the earlier 1992 Sustainable Safety work?

It is positioned as a critique and an advanced version of the earlier “Towards sustainably safe road traffic,” incorporating adaptations based on lessons learned and updated insights.

Is the book intended to be a policy document?

No. It provides recommendations and possible leads that could inspire future road safety policy agendas, but it is not itself a policy document.

Sep 18, 2026

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