ArticleCurrent epidemiology reports2020
Systems thinking in the context of road safety: Can systems tools help us realize a true "Safe Systems" approach?
Article in Current epidemiology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- You can't have your cake and eat it too: the paradox of the American public supporting road safety but reluctant to pay the price - evidence from a discrete choice experiment.Journal of safety research · 2025Article
- Anxiety and depression in relation to anxious driving and driver behaviors: the moderating role of traffic climate.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Time for action: the critical role of research and data in achieving the targets of the second UN Decade of Action for Road Safety.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Development of the Systems Thinking for Health Actions framework: a literature review and a case study.BMJ global health · 2023Review
- A Novel Vision Zero Leadership Training Model to Support Collaboration and Strategic Action Planning.Frontiers in future transportation · 2023Article
- Evidence From the Decade of Action for Road Safety: A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Interventions in Low and Middle-Income Countries.Public health reviews · 2022Review
- Development of Policy-Relevant Indicators for Injury Prevention in British Columbia by the Key Decision-Makers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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purpose of reviewRoad traffic injuries are one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and globally. We introduce the Safe Systems approach as a promising paradigm for road safety practice and describe how systems thinking tools can help bridge the gap between the current status quo and a Safe Systems approach. RECENT
findingsSystems thinking tools can help us align with a Safe Systems approach by identifying latent risks in the transportation system, examining factors that coalesce to produce high travel speeds and kinetic energy transfer, and supporting safety prioritization through goal alignment. SUMMARY: The Safe Systems approach represents a significant change in the way we have historically designed transportation systems; it puts safety at the forefront and calls for designing a system that accounts for human fallibility. Operationalizing holistic Safe Systems concepts may be difficult, but systems thinking tools can help. Systems thinking tools provide a common language for individuals from diverse disciplines and sectors to express their unique understanding of the interconnected factors shaping road safety problems and support discussions about potential solutions that align with a Safe Systems approach.
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