Abstract
<jats:p>The article analyzes the Swedish Vision Zero concept, which since 1997 has considered any road fatality as a preventable systemic defect rather than an inevitable cost of mobility. The aim is to identify and systematize the most effective engineering and environmental measures that have proven their ability to drastically reduce road accident fatality rates internationally. The study draws on WHO open data, NACTO and FHWA professional guidelines, and a detailed analysis of successful urban cases: Hoboken, Stockholm and Amsterdam. Three groups of solutions are identified: speed management through street geometry (chicanes, road diets, speed cushions), intersection protection (daylighting, Dutch junction), and opposing flow separation on highways (2+1 system with cable barrier). It is shown that reducing the speed limit to 30 km/h combined with physical traffic calming reduces fatalities by 45–90 %. Special attention is paid to the Hoboken phenomenon, where a set of environmental and regulatory measures has resulted in no fatal crashes for nine consecutive years. Additionally, the contribution of architectural environment design – color and tactile paving’s, greenery, small urban forms, adaptive lighting – to a safe street network is considered. The results can be applied in developing regional road safety programs and adjusting urban planning standards. </jats:p>