Emphasis Areas
What are the New Jersey 2025 Strategic Highway Safety Plan Emphasis Areas?
Emphasis Areas are defined categories of road safety concerns prioritized to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
Aligned with the Safe System Approach, the Emphasis Areas of the New Jersey 2025 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (NJ 2025 SHSP) form the core elements of the plan’s safety framework. Each Emphasis Area includes specific strategies and actions to guide implementation of the NJ 2025 SHSP.
Safer Roads and Safer Speeds
Design roadway environments to account for human error and injury tolerance, encourage safer behavior, and support safe travel for vulnerable users. Promote safer speeds through context-sensitive roadway design, appropriate speed limits, and targeted infrastructure improvements.
Safer People and Safer Speeds
Promote safe, responsible behavior among all road users by creating conditions that prioritize their ability to reach destinations safely. Encourage safer speeds through a combination of behavior-related interventions such as targeted education, outreach campaigns, and enforcement.
Safer Vehicles
Expand the use of vehicle technologies that help prevent crashes and reduce harm to both occupants and non-occupants.
Post-Crash Care
Improve crash survivability by ensuring rapid access to emergency care, protecting first responders, and preventing secondary crashes through robust traffic incident management practices.