Vision Zero is a road traffic safety project started in Sweden in 1997 which aims to achieve a highway system with no fatalities or serious injuries in road traffic. A core principle of the vision is that 'Life and health can never be exchanged for other benefits within the society' rather than the more conventional approach where a monetary value is placed on life and health which is then used with a Benefit-cost ratio evaluation before investing money in the road network to decrease risk.
Read more about Vision Zero: Principles, Speed Limits, Other Safety Initiatives, Outcomes
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“Would not some lightning flash of vision sear people’s consciousness into life again? What was the good of stopping the war if armies continued?”
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