When you get behind the wheel, you share our Vermont roads with many different kinds of vulnerable road users, from pedestrians, motorcyclists, and e-bikers, to farmers on tractors and road users with disabilities.
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Why it matters:
Vulnerable Road Users are people at the highest risk for fatalities in traffic crashes. These road users are motorcyclists, pedestrians, cyclists, and other “nonoccupants,” which means they are outside a standard vehicle. These road users are subject to outdoor elements that may increase susceptibility to harmful events in traffic crashes.
FACT
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S FATALITY ANALYSIS REPORTING SYSTEM (FARS), THE PROPORTION OF US TRAFFIC FATALITIES FOR VRUS WAS 28 PERCENT IN 1980 AND INCREASED TO 34 PERCENT BY 2019.
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Did you know?
Vermont is working hard on our Safe Systems approach to roadway safety. A Safe System Approach means a roadway design that emphasizes minimizing the risk of injury or fatality to road users. It takes into consideration vulnerable road users and the possibility and likelihood of human error.
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July 17, 2025