Traffic safety involves a shared responsibility on a variety of issues. Much more than following the speed limit, traffic safety includes attention to a variety of topics and settings. Traffic safety does include obeying laws on the highways, for automobiles, trucks and other vehicles. It also includes attention to pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, mopeds and other forms of transportation.

Further, a comprehensive look at traffic safety examines human factors (such as being distracted, impaired or drowsy), driving behaviors (such as courteous, defensive, and aggressive driving), proper use of safety devices (such as safety belts and child safety seats), and age and experience (such as a young novice driver and a mature driver). Traffic safety can be undertaken by individuals as they examine their own or others’ behaviors; it can also be undertaken by organizations, businesses and agencies as they promote safer highway and related settings.