When we talk about road safety, we often think first of the most serious crashes: fatalities, injuries and the annual figures that show how important this issue still is for our country. That is the right starting point, because every serious road crash can deeply affect the lives of the people involved, their families, emergency responders and local communities. But road safety is not only about extreme events. It also concerns all those apparently “minor” situations that, in just a few seconds, can turn into a much wider problem...

Safety in public places does not depend only on what is actually present in a space. It also depends on how that space is perceived by the people who use it. A street may be technically safe, but still feel unwelcoming. A square may be well lit, but appear disorganized. A station may have controls and security measures, but still communicate insecurity if information is unclear, spaces are poorly maintained or routes are not intuitive...