Publication Details

Prioritizing safe school zones to safeguard every child's journey to school in Pleiku City and the greater Gia Lai Province, Vietnam

Type: Paper

Author(s): Marchetti, Lauren M.; Mozingo, Caroline; Pullen-Seufert, Nancy

Publisher: Vision Zero for Youth

Url: https://www.visionzeroforyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/VZY_PleikuCityGaiLaiProvince.pdf

Publication Date: 2022

Address: Chapel Hill, NC

Abstract: Today, cities of all sizes are committing to eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries, often as part of Vision Zero initiatives. A growing number are focusing on improving safety for youth. Children and youth need and deserve special protection and starting with youth can be the spark that builds community support for a broader Vision Zero program. By shining a bright light on protecting children we can change the culture of road safety and create the buy-in needed to reach the goal of zero deaths.The Vision Zero for Youth approach aims to apply Vision Zero principles to places where children and youth need it. Equity and consideration for traditionally disinvested communities is a part of each of the key components of Vision Zero for Youth: