Gothenburg is facing challenges from a growing population and increased congestion. The city has implemented measures like congestion charges and improved public transportation to manage traffic. Gothenburg has succeeded in reaching its target of reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 50% by 2010 through strategies like collecting hospital data, setting clear targets, and dedicating resources. Traffic calming measures like raised crossings, central islands at bus stops, lateral road deflections, and road humps have helped reduce speeds. The city's vision for 2020 is to have fewer than three traffic fatalities and less than 75 injuries annually.

1. City of Gothenburg
Photo: Flygare Palmnäs

2. Challenges and possibilities
•500 000 inhabitans
•Port of Gothenburg transport HUB
•Develop city core
•Commuting
•Congestion charges 2013
•Improve public transport
•Changing travel behaviour
•Political goals
•Vision?

3. Road safety in
Gothenburg
…today
…2020

4. Target 2010
2012-01-30

5. Success factors
• Hospital data
• Knowledge about the
traffic system
• Communicated and
accepted targets
• Dedicated resources
400
• Vision Zero 350
300
250
• Organisation 200
150
100
50
0
2000-2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Fatalities Seriously injured Target 2010

6. Positive effect of traffic
calming countermeasures

7. Speed Reduction at crossings
Raised bicycle and pedestrian crossing Raised pedestrian crossing

8. Speed reduction at bus stops
Hour-glass (one-lane choker) Central island (two-lane choker)

9. Speed reduction on street sections
Lateral deflection
Road hump

10. Traffic calming measures
2012-01-30

11. Target 2010
2012-01-30

12. Much Better now Neither better Better before Much better
better now or worse before

13. Gothenburg has succeeded,
but still failes every day

14. More people move around in the city,
Strategies for 2020 but fewer are injured in traffic
1. Prioritise road safety in city
development
2. Prioritise vulnerable road
users
3. Speed management
4. Safer vehicles and
transportation
5. Motivating people and
organistions to take more
responsibility in traffic
6. Raising safety awareness in
the young

15. Road Safety Target 2020
In 2020 In 2020
Less than three killed Less than 75 injured

16. Vision Zero means no fatalities
Vision
or severe injuries in Gothenburg
traffic