Texas Traffic Safety Task Force

Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016June 7, 2016

TEXAS TRAFFIC SAFETY TASK FORCEJeff Moseley Texas Transportation Commission

Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016

Fatalities and fatal crashes 2010–2015

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Crash data available as of June 1, 2016

3,061 3,067

3,417 3,4073,536 3,533

2,782 2,803

3,037 3,0643,190 3,139

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Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan

Fatalities (K) and Incapacitating Injury (A) Crashes by Emphasis Area 2015

Emphasis Areas K&A Crashes % of Total Rural UrbanAll 16,758 40% 60%Intersection 5,947 35% 27% 73%Run Off the Road 5,262 31% 55% 45%Driving Under the Influence 3,001 18% 48% 52%Distracted Driving 2,924 17% 35% 65%Young Drivers 2,810 17% 39% 61%Lack of Restraint Use 2,688 16% 55% 45%Speed Related 2,305 14% 62% 38%Motorcyclist 2,211 13% 38% 62%Older Drivers 2,252 13% 42% 58%Pedestrian 1,596 10% 21% 79%Large Trucks 1,143 7% 66% 34%Head-On 1,107 7% 66% 34%Work Zone 715 4% 38% 62%Bicyclist 360 2% 21% 79%Railroad Grade Crossing 63 0% 40% 60%


2005 and 2009 Safety Bond Program

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Quantifiable success based on crash reduction factors:

Type of Safety Bond WorkCrash

Reduction Factor

Highway widening 30%

Concrete or cable median barrier 55%

Left-turn lanes 25%

Continuous left-turn lanes 50%

Grade separations 80%

Convert existing four-lane undivided highways to four-lane divided highways 40%


Safety is our number one priority

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Highway safety engineering

Driver behavior education and outreach

Enforcement

New ideas… New strategies

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Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

Association of General Contractors

Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Planning Organization

Bicycle Advisory Committee

Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

Car2Go

Clear Channel Outdoor

Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization

Federal Highway Administration - Texas Division

Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization

Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)

Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas

Lamar Outdoor

MADD

Longview Metropolitan Planning Organization

MADD

Midland Odessa Transportation Alliance (MOTRAN)

Move Texas Forward

National Association of County Engineers (NACE)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

North Central Texas Council of Governments

Texas County and Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies

Texas Department of Public Safety

Texas Good Roads Association

Texas Local Technical Assistance Program

Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition

Texas Oil and Gas Association

Texas Transportation Institute

Texas Trucking Association

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Setting an aggressive goal

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Reduction in fatalities: at least 10 percent a year

Reduction in serious crashes: at least 20 percent a year


Safety’s three E’s

Engineering

Education

Enforcement


Intersection crashes — 35 percent of all serious crashes

Intersection warning devices

Turn lanes Grade separations

Engineering solutions


Run-off-the-road crashes — 31 percent of all serious crashes

Edgeline rumble strips Safety treatments

Curve warning devicesWidening

Engineering solutions


Driver behavior campaigns

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• Prevent DUI and distracted driving

• Encourage seat belt use

• Teen driver education

• Buckle up campaigns

• Child safety seat checkups

• Selective traffic enforcement programs (STEP)


DUI crashes — 18 percent of all serious crashes

Selective traffic enforcement program (STEP)

No refusal tactics

DUI campaigns

Reduce DUI processing time

Driver Behavior Campaigns and Enforcement


Expanding use of proven countermeasures = More lives saved

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• We have not reached the limits of our capability to reduce crashes and injuries and to save lives.

• We are analyzing the number of lives that can be saved over the next five years by expanding the implementation of these countermeasures.


Expanding use of proven countermeasures = More lives saved

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The Texas Traffic Safety Task Force will recommend a concerted effort utilizing:

• proven highway safety engineering countermeasures

• driver behavior and education

• increased enforcement

to reduce crashes and save lives on Texas roadways.


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