Definition - Vulnerable Road Users (VRU) are defined in the European Union Intelligent Transport Systems Directive as "non-motorised road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists as well as motor-cyclists and persons with disabilities or reduced mobility and orientation".

Relevance to SUMP – Throughout the planning process efforts should be made to engage interest groups and citizens to ensure that the needs and preferences of VRU including children, disabled people and older people are taken into account.