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Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan

presented bypresented by

Duane Williams, MDTDuane Williams, MDTCarol Strizich, MDTCarol Strizich, MDT

Missoula, MontanaMissoula, MontanaFebruary 6, 2007February 6, 2007

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The Vision…

All Highway Users in Montana

Arrive Safely at Their

Destinations

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Comprehensive Highway Safety PlanWhat is a CHSP

Why do we need one

What does it take

Who is involved

What does the data tell us

What are the Goals

Emphasis areas

Plan Implementation Process

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What is a Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan (CHSP)?

A Plan to address the State’s highway safety needs and reduce the number of crashes and their consequences. The

plan must be data driven and comprehensive in nature.

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Why do we Need a Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan?

TranPlan 21 - Montana’s Statewide Multimodal Transportation Policy Plan – 2002 Update Established Safety Goals for the Department• Policy Goal: Reduce the number and severity of crashes on

Montana’s roadways

• Policy Goal: Establish and maintain high-level statewide interagency coordination to improve traveler safety and develop and agenda for action.

SAFETEA-LU Requirement

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Why do we Need a Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan?

Establish specific, quantifiable safety-related goals, objectives and performance measures relevant to travel on Montana’s highways

Address issues at all levels of jurisdiction with specific attention to local and tribal entities

Establish a mechanism for interagency coordination with respect to issues of safety and develop the necessary partnering process

Provide a strategic implementation plan with short, mid and long-term action items, including action items which can be incorporated into MDT’s plans and programs and those of other state and local agencies with functional responsibilities relevant to highway safety.

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What Does It Take?

Collaboration and Coordination• Working with all appropriate stakeholders with a vested

interest in each safety area

Data Driven Decision Making• Continual analysis of data to direct and focus efforts

Comprehensive Strategies• Efforts need to include education, enforcement,

engineering and emergency services elements

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Coordinated Planning

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Comprehensive Approach

Highway safety problems are complex

4 E’s - Engineering, education, enforcement and emergency services

Often times it is a combination of these that make the difference

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Who does it involve

Local, State and Federal Agencies

Tribal governments

Safety Stakeholders and people with an interest or expertise in transportation safety

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Montana’s Safety Stakeholders

MDT – Engineering MDT – Planning MCS

MDT – Maintenance MDT – SHTSO DPHHS

EMS OPI DOJ

MHP MVD Local Law Enforcement

Courts Judiciary FHWA

NHTSA Tribal Planners Indian Health

Tribal Police Tribal Governments AAA

MT/WY Tribal Leaders Council MMCA

BIA

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Montana’s Plan – Next Step…

Set an Overall Safety Vision

Establish Goals – What does the data tell us the problem is?

Determine Emphasis Areas (objective areas)

Identify Strategies that will reduce the number and severity of crashes and help us reach our goals

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43,220 Fatalities43,220 Fatalities

Nearly 3M InjuriesNearly 3M Injuries

$230B+ Cost to the Nation$230B+ Cost to the Nation

$820.00 per person$820.00 per person

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262 Fatalities262 Fatalities

4446 Injuries4446 Injuries

$.780B Cost to the State$.780B Cost to the State

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How does this Break Down in Montana

Distracted driving (25%)

Impaired driving (41%)

Roadway departures (38%)

Speeding (31%)

Failure to wear safety belts (59% unrestrained)

Intersections (21%)

Pedestrians (11%)

Pedalcyclists (2%)

Trucks (11%)

Motorcycles (8%)

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Montana Statewide Crash Rates (Per Vehicle Miles Traveled)

2.26 0.83 2.01

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Fatality Rate – Montana vs. U.S.

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What are our Goals?

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Traffic Safety Goals (Fatalities & Incapacitating Injuries)

Target year 2008

Scenarios # Of fatalities plus

incapacitating injuries

Target reduction

from 2004

Projected # of

fatalities(14%)

Fatality rate (#of fatalities

per 100 million

vehicle miles)

Realistic 1,700 -100 238 2.03

Quadratic regression

1,600 -200 224 1.91

Optimistic 1,500 -300 210 1.79

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Traffic Safety Goals (Fatalities & Incapacitating Injuries)

Target year 2015

Scenarios # Of fatalities plus

incapacitating injuries

Target reduction from 2004

Projected # of fatalities

Fatality rate (#of fatalities per 100 million vehicle

miles)

Realistic 1.500 -300 210 1.60

Quadratic regression

1,300 -500 182 1.38

Optimistic 1,100 -700 154 1.17

Idealistic 950 -850 132 1.00

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CTSP Goals – We asked ourselvesBased on the data and trends, are these goals realistic?

How do we measure our progress towards these goals?

• Numbers

• Rates

• % Decrease

Do we agree that these goals should guide the development and implementation of Montana’s Comprehensive Transportation Safety Plan?

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Our Goals

Reduce the Montana statewide fatality rate from 2.05 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) (2004) to 1.79 per 100M VMT by 2008;

Reduce the Montana statewide fatality rate to 1.0 per 100M VMT by 2015; and

By reducing the goal of the Montana fatality rate to 1.0 per 100M VMT by 2015, Montana’s incapacitating injuries will also fall from 1,700 in 2005 to 950 in 2015.

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Montana’s Plan – Next Step…

Set an Overall Safety Vision

Establish Goals – What does the data tell us the problem is?

Determine Emphasis Areas (objective areas)

Identify Strategies that will reduce the number and severity of crashes and help us reach our goals

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Montana’s Emphasis Areas• Increase safety belt use to 90%

• Reduce alcohol and drug impaired crashes

• Reduce Native American crashes

• Reduce and mitigate the consequences of single vehicle run-off-the-road crashes

• Develop and implement a comprehensive crash reporting and data management system

• Reduce young driver (under age 21) crashes

• Reduce crashes in high crash corridors and locations

• Reduce crashes involving trucks

• Develop an effective and integrated EMS delivery system

• **Reduce crashes in urban areas

• **Reduce motorcycle crashes

• **Reduce older driver crashes

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Increase Safety Belt Usage to 90%

Current Montana rate is near U.S. average (80% - 2005) but only 24.8% of occupant fatalities were

belted in 2005

Performance Measures:

Annual statewide safety belt utilization for all roads

Annual restraint use by occupant fatalities

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Increase Safety Belt Usage to 90%Seat Belt Usage All Roads/ Belt Use for Occupant Fatalities

2000 75.6% / 29.4%

2001 76.3% / 26.8%

2002 78.4% / 23.5%

2003 79.5% / 28.0%

2004 80.9% / 25.1%72.00%73.00%

74.00%75.00%

76.00%77.00%

78.00%79.00%

80.00%81.00%

82.00%

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20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

Restraint U

se for Occupant

Fatalities

Seat Belt Usage All Roads Restraint Use for Occupant Fatalities

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Enact a Primary Safety Belt Law

Conduct Targeted Education/Enforcement in Low Belt Use Locations

Implement a Safety Belt Use Incentive Program

Increase Safety Belt Usage to 90% - New Strategies

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Reduce Statewide Reduce Statewide Alcohol-Related Fatal CrashesAlcohol-Related Fatal Crashes

Montana has highest alcohol-related fatality rate in U.S. for second year in a row. In 2004, 46.3% of all

Montana Traffic fatalities were alcohol-related.

Performance Measures:

Total annual alcohol and drug fatalities

Annual alcohol and drug related fatality rate (per 100M VMT)

Annual alcohol and drug related fatalities as a percent of all traffic fatalities

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Impaired DrivingAlcohol Related Fatalities per 100 Million VMT, Montana, 1982-2002

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Alcohol by County

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Reduce statewide alcohol-related fatal crashes and serious injury crashesAlcohol-related Fatalities As % of All Fatalities

2000 117 / 49.4%

2001 104 / 45.2%

2002 126 / 46.8%

2003 128 / 48.9%

2004 106 / 46.3%

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49.50% Alcohol related fatalities as %

of all fatalities

Alcohol related fatality rate (per 100 M VMT)

Alcohol related fatalities as % of all fatalities

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New Strategies For Alcohol/Drug Impaired Crash Reduction

Establish stronger penalties for BAC test refusal

Monitor DUI offenders

Add notice onto CMV license for any incidence of failed drug/alcohol/DUI test

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Reduce Native American traffic fatalities

Native American are disproportionately represented in fatality statistics – Native Americans make up 6.2% of Montana’s population yet in 2005 they accounted for

13.5% of the State’s fatalities.

Performance Measures:

Total annual Native American traffic fatalities.

Annual Native American traffic fatalities as a percent of all Montana traffic fatalities

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Reduce Native American traffic fatalitiesNative American Traffic Fatalities As % of Total Traffic Fatalities

2000 35 / 14.8%

2001 37 / 16.1%

2002 51 / 19.0%

2003 42 / 16.0%

2004 45 / 19.7%

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Native American Traffic Fatalites as % Total Fatalities

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Establish Systems/Policies to Support Data Sharing among Tribal, State, Local Entities

Encourage Cross-Deputization of Law Enforcement among Tribal, State, Local Entities

Adopt Uniform Traffic Codes Incorporating Montana Statutes

Provide POST Credits for Tribal and BIA Officers

Develop Comprehensive Safety Plans for Each Reservation, Incorporating or being led by DUI Task Force

Reduce Native American traffic fatalities – New Strategies

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Reduce and mitigate the consequences of single vehicle run-off-the-road fatal and serious injury crashes

From 1995 to 2004, 48-60% of Montana’s fatal crashes involved a single vehicle running off the road.

Performance Measures:

Total annual single vehicle run-off-the-road crashes

Total annual single vehicle run-off-the-road fatal crashes

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Reduce and mitigate the consequences of single vehicle run-off-the-road fatal and serious injury crashes

Single-Vehicle ROR Fatal Crashes As % of All Fatal Crashes

2000 99 / 48.8%

2001 108 / 53.7%

2002 136 / 58.6%

2003 139 / 58.2%

2004 126 / 60.3%

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Single vehicle ROR as % of all fatal crashes

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Reduce and mitigate the consequences of single vehicle run-off-the-road fatal and serious injury crashes – New Strategies

Route Segment Plan/Shoulder Width

Pavement Marking/Rumble Strips

Establish a Comprehensive, Multiagency Policy in High-Incidence Locations

Conduct Targeted Public Awareness Campaigns

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Develop and Implement a Comprehensive Develop and Implement a Comprehensive and Coordinated Crash Reporting Systemand Coordinated Crash Reporting System

Fundamental need to collect, manage, and utilize all aspects of safety data

Performance Measures:

Implementation of specific CHSP strategies for traffic records management

Implementation of specific strategies contained in Traffic Records Strategic Plan

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Develop and Implement a Comprehensive and Develop and Implement a Comprehensive and Coordinated Crash Reporting System – New StrategiesCoordinated Crash Reporting System – New Strategies

Implement the Action Plan in the Traffic Records Strategic Plan

Facilitate Electronic Data Capture

Establish a Data Warehouse

Encourage Tribal Data Sharing

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Reduce Young Driver (Under Age Reduce Young Driver (Under Age 21) Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes21) Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes

In 2005 – drivers under the age of 21 experienced 117 crashes per 1,000 licenses. This is triple the crash rate and 50% higher than the fatal crash rate than for drivers

who are 21 and older.

Performance Measures:

Total annual young drivers in crashes

Annual young driver crash rate (per 1,000 licenses)

Total annual young drivers in fatal crashes

Annual young driver fatal crash rate (per 1,000 licenses)

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Reduce young driver (under age 21) fatal and serious injury crashes

Young Driver (under 21) Fatalities As % of All Fatalities

2000 49 / 20.7%

2001 40 / 17.4%

2002 47 /17.5%

2003 57 / 21.2%

2004 39 (0.63) / 17.0%

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Young driver fatalities &

rate (per 1000 licenses)/ as %

of all fatalites

Young drivers in crashes (per 1000 licenses)

Young driver fatalities & rate (per 1000 licenses) as % of all fatalities

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Reduce Young Driver (Under Age 21) Fatal and Reduce Young Driver (Under Age 21) Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes – New StrategiesSerious Injury Crashes – New Strategies

Reintroduce Traffic Safety Education in Elementary and Junior High Schools

Enact a Primary Safety Belt Law

Provide affordable/Accessible Drivers Education in all Schools

Develop a Role and Strategy for Law Enforcement in GDL

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Performance Measures:

Average annual number of crashes in identified high-crash corridors/locations

Annual severity rate of crashes in identified high-crash corridors/locations

Reduce All Crashes in High Crash Reduce All Crashes in High Crash Corridors and LocationsCorridors and Locations

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Reduce All Crashes in High Crash Corridors Reduce All Crashes in High Crash Corridors and Locations – New Strategiesand Locations – New Strategies

Review Guidelines for Pavement and Shoulder Widths/Review Side Slopes

Develop Guidelines Six-inch Pavement Markings/Longer-Lasting Pavement Markings

Conduct Road Safety Audits

Implement ITS Technologies

Conduct Proactive Safety Efforts

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Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes involving trucks

Crashes involving trucks tend to result in greater likelihood of fatalities

Performance Measures:

Total annual crashes involving trucks

Total annual fatal crashes involving trucks

Annual crashes involving trucks as a percent of all crashes

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Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes involving trucksFatal Crashes Involving Trucks As % of All Fatal Crashes

2000 24 / 11.9%

2001 25 / 12.4%

2002 20 / 8.6%

2003 21 / 8.8%

2004 15 / 7.2%

5.0%

5.2%

5.4%

5.6%

5.8%

6.0%

6.2%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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Fatal crashes involving trucks / as % of all fatal crashes

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Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes involving trucks – New Strategies

Conduct a Motor Carrier Industry Training Survey

Facilitate Inspector Certification

Facilitate Compliance Review and Safety Audit Certification

Provide Training for New Commercial Carriers

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Develop an Effective and Integrated Develop an Effective and Integrated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) SystemEmergency Medical Services (EMS) System

Effectively utilize available resources and address Montana’s unique EMS

needs

Performance Measures:

Implementation of CHSP EMS strategies

Implementation of EMS strategies contained in Montana EMS System Plan

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Develop an Effective and Integrated Emergency Develop an Effective and Integrated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System – New StrategiesMedical Services (EMS) System – New Strategies

Establish EMS Legislation and Regulation

Provide EMS Funding

Enhance Capabilities for Medical Response to Disaster

Expand EMS Human Resources

Enhance EMS Education System

Expand EMS Services

Facilitate EMS Communications

Conduct EMS Public Education and Information Programs

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Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes in urban areas

Although rural crashes comprise the majority of fatal crashes in Montana, slightly over half of Montana’s total crashes occurred in urban

areas in 2005

Performance Measures:

Total annual urban fatal crashes

Growth rate in urban fatal crashes (one year and five years)

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Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes in urban areasUrban Fatal Crashes As % of All Fatal Crashes

2000 18 / 8.9%

2001 14 / 7.0%

2002 23 / 9.9%

2003 25 / 10.5%

2003 25 / 12.0%

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Fatal Urban CrashesFatal urban crashes as % of all fatal crashes

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Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes in urban areas – New Strategies

To be determined

It is expected that strategies applied to other emphasis areas will have a positive impact

on urban area crashes

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Reduce motorcycle fatal and serious injury crashes

Motorcycle crashes represent an increasing share of total crashes and a

disproportionately larger share of fatalities

Performance Measures:

Total annual motorcycle crashes

Total annual motorcycle fatal crashes

Growth rate in motorcycle crashes (one year and five year)

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Reduce motorcycle fatal and serious injury crashes

Motorcycle Fatal Crashes As % of All Fatal Crashes

2000 14 / 7.0%

2001 11 / 5.5%

2002 24 / 10.3%

2003 12 / 4.6%

2004 20 / 9.6%

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Motorcycle fatal crashes / as % of all fatal crashes

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Reduce motorcycle fatal and serious injury crashes – New Strategies

To be determined

It is expected that strategies applied to other emphasis areas will have a positive impact

on motorcycle crashes

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Reduce Older Driver Crashes

Demographic trends indicate that over the next 15 years there will be a steady increase in the

number of drivers over 60 years of age

Performance Measures:

Total annual older driver crashes

Total annual older driver fatal crashes

Growth rate in older driver crashes (one year and five year)

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Reduce Older Driver Crashes

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Reduce Older Driver Crashes – New Strategies

To be determined

It is expected that strategies applied to other emphasis areas will have a positive impact

on older driver crashes

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Ongoing Process

The CHSP will be managed through an ongoing strategic process. Data regarding performance for each area will be tracked and reported annually

New emphasis areas will be identified if data warrants attention to new emerging issues

Specific strategies in the Annual element will be fine tuned or introduced based on evaluation of data and analysis of resources

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Conclusion

For an electronic version of Montana’s Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan go to:

www.mdt.mt.gov/publications/docs/brochures/safety/current_chsp.pdf