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Traffic Safety Conference June 9, 2015
TRAFFIC SAFETY CONFERENCE John A. Barton, P.E. Deputy Executive Director
June 9, 2015
Traffic Safety Conference June 9, 2015
Introduction
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Work with others to provide safe and reliable transportation solutions for Texas
TxDOT Mission
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Fatalities and Fatal Crashes 2010-2014
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3,060 3,067
3,417 3,409 3,535
2,781 2,803
3,037 3,066 3,190
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Fatalities Fatal Crashes
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Factors Contributing to the Increase in Fatalities
Population Growth
Texas has a population of 27 million, an increase of 1.8 million people since 2010
More than 450,000 new Texans in 2014
More than 24 million registered vehicles in the state
More than 15 million licensed drivers
Increase of 1.75 percent vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
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Factors Contributing to the Increase in Fatalities
Increase in Vehicle Miles Traveled
Statewide fatality rate: 1.42 deaths per 100 million VMT
Increase of 2.16 percent from 2013
Urban fatality rate: .93 deaths per 100 million VMT
Rural fatality rate: 2.6 deaths per 100 million VMT
The higher rural fatality rate is driven, in part, by the increases of traffic and population in the oil/gas energy sectors.
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Traffic Safety Collaborations in Communities Across Texas
Education and Training
o Law enforcement officers
o Judges and prosecutors
o Employers
o Medical community
o Local traffic safety coalitions
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Traffic Safety Collaborations in Communities Across Texas
Education and Training
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP)
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Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP)
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Statewide Mobilization Texas participates in the National “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization in August and September
In FY 2014, more than $30 million in local, state and federal grants went to local law enforcement agencies for STEP.
Statistics Additional Law Enforcement Description
These grants will provide extra enforcement with a focus on: • Speeding • Intersection violations • Driving while intoxicated • Child/safety belt
violations • Distracted driving
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STEP Citations and Arrests by Type
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Type of Arrest/Citation
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2015 Targets
Child Safety Seat Citations 10,070 12,510 2,937 9,628
Commercial Motor Vehicle Citations 15,003 14,978 5,651 12,261
Distracted Driving 0 0 2,854 11,347
Driving Under the Influence by Minors
113 135 49 1,013
DWI Arrests 8,377 8,698 2,606 11,448
Hazardous Moving Vehicle Citations 3,105 3,399 1,256 0
Intersection Traffic Control Citations 49,163 57,062 17,703 46,705
Other Arrests and Citations 94,650 107,379 37,043 0
Safety Belt Citations 51,932 67,834 14,162 48,342
Speeding Citations 276,826 325,389 114,143 312,541
Total, all Citations and Arrests: 509,239 597,384 198,404 453,285
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Traffic Safety Collaborations in Communities Across Texas
Education and Training
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP)
Crash Records Information System (CRIS)
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Crash Records Information System (CRIS)
Provides law enforcement and other safety professionals with crash data for traffic safety planning
Assists law enforcement in their traffic enforcement efforts
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Crash Reporting and Analysis for Safer Highways (CRASH)
Total CRASH Users by month: FY 2014
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Crash Reporting and Analysis for Safer Highways (CRASH)
Total CRASH Users by Month: FYTD 2015
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Traffic Safety Collaborations in Communities Across Texas
Education and Training
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP)
Crash Records Information System (CRIS)
Traffic Safety Outreach Events and Campaigns
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Traffic Safety Outreach Events and Campaigns
• Safety/health fairs
• Child safety seat inspections
• Media events and interviews
• School presentations
• Presentations for local organizations
• Safety/health events
• Local conferences
• National Night Out events
• Festivals, rallies, rodeos
• Car/bike shows
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Child Passenger Safety
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Statewide Mobilization Child Passenger Safety Week occurs each year in September
Child Passenger Safety
Child restraint usage rate was 86.3% in 2014.
Child restraint use varied from a low of 74.0% in Brownsville to a high of 96.5% in Austin.
Inspected 1,579 child safety seats Distributed 744 child
safety seats Each traffic safety
specialist is a child passenger safety technician
Statistics District Child Seat Program Districts at Work
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Traffic safety campaigns inform, educate and change the attitudes and behaviors of transportation users so they make better safety choices.
Traffic Safety Outreach Events and Campaigns
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Click It or Ticket
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Statewide Mobilization Texas participates in the National Click it or Ticket mobilization conducted in May. As many as
70 additional law enforcement agencies participate in the mobilization
Texas’ seat belt usage rate was 90.74 % in 2014
This was the 9th consecutive year of 90 percent or greater usage rate
Texas is considered a “high-use” state
Only 76% of Texans used seat belts when the campaign started in 2002
Statistics Click it or Ticket Cost Savings
NHTSA estimates that the Click It or Ticket initiative in Texas has resulted in 4,317 fewer traffic fatalities, 72,926 fewer serious injuries, and a savings to the state of more than $16.7 billion in associated costs.
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TRAFFIC SAFETY CONFERENCE John A. Barton, P.E. Deputy Executive Director
June 9, 2015
