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1 SAFETY CULTURE CONNECTION INSIDE Nevada Safety Summit Motorcycle Safety Forum Annual SHSP Awards What s Trending: Zero Teen Fatalities Traffic Incident Management Always Buckle Up Don t Drive Impaired Focus on the Road Stop on Red Be Pedestrian Safe Ride Safe 2015 NEVADA TRAFFIC SAFETY SUMMIT The Nevada Traffic Safety Summit was held on March 24-25, 2015 at the Peppermill Resort in Reno. The purpose of the Summit was to discuss strategies and action steps that will be used as the foundation for the Approximately 240 attendees participated in the two-day Summit, 2015 NEVADA TRAFFIC SAFETY SUMMIT PEPPERMILL HOTEL RESORT RENO, NEVADA MARCH 24-25, 2015 Get on the Road to Zero ZeroFatalitiesNV.com representing all four E s of transportation safety: Engineering, Enforcement, Education, and Emergency Medical Services. The Summit kicked off with a keynote luncheon where Director James Wright from the Department of Public Safety and City of Reno Councilwoman Neoma Jardon welcomed attendees. Nicholas Ward, R.Erg.S, PhD, Director of the Center for Health and Safety Culture in the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University delivered the keynote presentation on Safety Culture. Following lunch, Ken Mammen (NDOT), Brent Wilhite (PPBH), and Mike Colety (Kimley-Horn) who provided an overview of the SHSP, the Zero Fatalities initiative, and SHSP Best Practices. Geni Bahar (NAVIGATS) sent the group off with a charge for the Summit, and what to expect during the breakout sessions. Session One of the breakout sessions divided attendees into groups by CEA including Impaired Driving, Intersections, Lane Departures, Motorcycles, Occupant Protection, and Pedestrians. Session One included a review of statewide crash data and discussion on existing issues in each of these areas. Session Two focused on identifying strategies and actions to address these issues. The day s events concluded with a networking social that included a brainstorming session among attendees. Thank you to all of the 2015 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees for making the event a success! For more information including presentations, handouts, and results of the Nevada Safety Summit, please visit safetysummitnv.com. 1

2 Ride Safe MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FORUM The first Nevada Motorcycle Safety Forum was held at the Peppermill Resort in Reno on Tuesday, March 24, in conjunction with the Nevada Traffic Safety Summit. The forum covered a variety of motorcycle safety topics. The purpose of the Forum was to share background information on motorcycle safety from a national and statewide perspective. Motorcycles were officially amended into the as the sixth CEA in 2014, and strategies and action steps will be developed for this CEA moving forward with the next SHSP Update. Forum attendees were welcomed by Traci Pearl, Highway Safety Coordinator with the Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety. Pete Vander Aa, Office of Traffic Safety and the Nevada Rider program, spoke about the Nevada Rider Motorcycle Safety Program. The first presentation of the morning was Emerging Motorcycle Safety Issues: A Federal Perspective, presented by Bill Watada from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Dr. Ray Ochs from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) concluded the first session with Learning Moments in MSF Curricula. Between sessions, attendees were given an opportunity to test out the SMARTrainer Traffic Simulator, a motorcycle simulator specifically designed to give riders a safe bridge between a typical beginning riding course (which often takes place in a parking lot) and the real-world scenario of riding in traffic and on public roads. Part two of the forum kicked off with a motorcycle crash reconstruction presented by Sergeant Rich Strader from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, followed by a crash course on bystander assistance, given by Allan Cruet and Jesus Leanos of Accident Scene Management. The final presentation of the day, Applying the Traffic Safety Culture Perspective to Motorcycle Safety Interventions, was presented by Dr. Sherry Williams, Chair of the Standing Committee on Motorcycles and Mopeds from the Transportation Research Board. Attendees testing the SMARTrainer Traffic Simulator 2

3 ANNUAL SHSP AWARDS Each year awards are presented to recognize hard work, progress, and significant contributions in various areas related to the SHSP in Nevada. The awards were presented during the Nevada Traffic Safety Summit and were presented by Colonel Dennis Osborn, Chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) and Chair of the Nevada Executive Committee on Traffic Safety. Nine awards were presented this year. Awards were presented for the five Critical Emphasis Areas of the Nevada SHSP: Officer Michael Laythorpe (1) for the Impaired Driving CEA Award; Trooper Alyssa Howald (2) of the NHP for the Lane Departures CEA Award; Vickie Fisher of the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (3) for the Occupant Protection CEA Award; Officer Robert Mayer (4) of the Clark County School District Police for the Pedestrians CEA Award; and the City of Las Vegas (5) for the Intersections CEA Award. Awards were presented to Nadia Fulkerson (6), University of Nevada School of Medicine Data Award; Sergeant Pete Kisfalvi (7), Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Leadership Award, Captain Anne Carpenter (8), Nevada Highway Patrol Safety Communications Award for the IT CAN WAIT FOR 28 program; and a special Emeritus Award was presented this year to John Johansen (9) of the Office of Traffic Safety (award accepted on behalf of John by Traci Pearl). All award recipients were nominated by others within the traffic safety community. Congratulations to all of the award recipients! Congratulations 2014 Award Winners!

4 WHAT S TRENDING RECOGNITION EVENT TO HONOR NEVADA HIGH SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE ZERO TEEN FATALITIES PROGRAM On Saturday, April 18, 2015, Nevada high schools, teachers, students, community partners and law enforcement officials were honored by the Nevada Department of Public Safety for participating in the Zero Teen Fatalities program. Events included an exclusive Driver s Edge session at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and a Recognition and Awards banquet at GameWorks Las Vegas. Winners were determined based on their participation and engagement in spreading traffic safety throughout their communities. Cash prizes were awarded that total nearly $14,000 provided by program sponsors including Colonial Life, Cox Media, GameWorks Las Vegas, and Greenspun Media Group. Door prizes were also provided by Sam s Club and the winners each took home Samsung Galaxy tablets, XBOX 360s, and Samsung wireless headphones. This year s winners were chosen from a pool of over 2,200 registered students and 86 Nevada high schools. Nevada law enforcement agencies worked hard and were an important part of why this years program was such a success. Nevada Highway Patrol s Major Pat Gallagher, Captain Anne Carpenter, Lieutenant Kevin Honea, and Troopers Chelsea Stuenkel, Jim Stewart, Loy Hixson, Dan Gordon, and Duncan Dauber, as well as CCSD Police Officer Robert Mayer joined the festivities to celebrate the success of the students, teachers and schools they recruited for Zero Teen Fatalities during the school year. In Nevada in 2014, teen drivers were involved in 38 fatalities. Zero Teen Fatalities is a federally-funded program through the Office of Traffic Safety that seeks to educate young drivers on the importance of being safe behind the wheel. The program s goal is to empower teens to spread the word among their peers about the consequences of unsafe driving behaviors. AND THE WINNERS ARE... ADVISORS 1. Amanda Pippin, Earl Wooster High School ($500) 2. Erika Bowman, Earl Wooster High School ($500) 3. James Carosone, Shadow Ridge High School ($500) 4. Jamie Gibo, Shadow Ridge High School ($500) SCHOOLS 1. Earl Wooster High School ($5,000) 2. Shadow Ridge High School ($3,000) 3. Spanish Springs High School ($2,000) STUDENTS NHP Troopers Chelsea Stuenkel and Loy Hixson and Cox Media Local Sales Manager Todd Hutton present Zachary Carrubba-Redmond of Spanish Springs High School his school s 3rd Place check at the Zero Teen Fatalities Recognition & Awards Banquet on April 18, Kassandra Torres, Earl Wooster High School ($1,000) 2. Ally LaVoie, Shadow Ridge High School ($500) 3. Justin Lawrence, Mojave High School ($250) CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS! 4

5 TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE INCIDENT RESPONSE TIMES Traffic incidents, including crashes, disabled vehicles and debris on the road, create unsafe situations; put motorists, and responders lives at risk; and account for approximately 25 percent of all traffic delays. For each minute that a freeway travel lane is blocked during peak use, an estimated 4 minutes of delay result after the incident is cleared. This estimate accounts for 4.2 billion hours per year in delays. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Transportation Strategic Plan Fiscal Year FY2010 FY2015 reports that Americans burn more than 2.8 billion gallons of gasoline every year while stuck in incident-related traffic. In response to Congress directive to improve the efficiency and safety of the U.S. highway system, The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) offers a national, multi-disciplinary traffic incident management (TIM) process and training program. The unique training for first responders promotes a shared understanding of the requirements for safe, quick clearance at traffic incident scenes; prompt, reliable BENEFITS Saving Lives. Better training leads to faster incident response and clearance. This means fewer secondary crashes result from the original incident and less exposure to moving traffic while the incident is resolved. Saving Money. Efficient response also saves money. In Atlanta, improved incident clearance practices reduced secondary crashes by 69 percent in 12 months, saving lives and more than $1 million. Saving Time. Well-trained responders can cut clearance time in half, decreasing delays caused by incident-related congestion. Trainthe-trainer courses help responders learn more quickly. and open communications; and motorist and responder safeguards. Governors, transportation leaders and incident response agencies across the country can save lives, time and money by promoting the full-scale deployment of the innovative TIM training program. The TIM training program focuses on a response effort that protects motorists and responders while minimizing the impact on traffic flow. TIM efforts include detecting, verifying and responding to incidents; clearing the incident scene; and restoring traffic flow. Using a multiple-discipline perspective, first responders within States, regions and localities learn how to operate more efficiently and collectively. The training covers many topics including recommended TIM procedures and techniques. For example, first responders learn how the placement of response vehicles and traffic control devices can either aid or impede responder and motorist safety, and can impact how quickly traffic flow can be restored. 5

6 CURRENT STATE OF THE PRACTICE IN NEVADA TRAFFIC SAFETY CALENDAR JUNE 1-30 Nevada Bicycle Safety Month JULY 1-31 Reno Motorcycle Safety Campaign 2-13 Impaired Drivers/ Riders Joining Forces Event 8 Pedestrians CEA Meeting 9 Intersections CEA Meeting 15 Motorcycle CEA Meeting AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30 Nevada Motorcycle Safety Campaign Nevada Pedestrian Safety Campaign Labor Day Impaired Driving Campaign Move Over Campaign AUGUST 5 Technical Working Group (TWG) 27 Lane Departures CEA Meeting SEPTEMBER 22 Nevada Executive Committee on Traffic Safety (NECTS) Nevada launched a TIM program in 2008 as a partnership among several agencies and organizations. The state is divided into three TIM coalitions: northern urban, southern urban, and statewide. The statewide coalition was formed in 2012 to address TIM issues in rural communities throughout Nevada. Unique challenges faced by rural communities include response time to incidents that occur in remote locations, wildfires, and the availability of local resources to address these types of emergencies. As one of their main goals each year, the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) has taken the lead on training emergency responders throughout Nevada, with a focus on these rural areas. A number of training sessions have been led by certified TIM Trainers from NHP and NDOT; about 10% of emergency responders have completed the training. Training sessions are delivered in an intensive, 2-day course in single-lesson modules. Flexible delivery approaches allow trainers to customize the training for one or multiple disciplines or for a large or a small group. Feedback on the training has been overwhelmingly positive, and there is much interest in promoting and recommending the training to others. Nevada will be hosting a multi-state TIM Performance Measures Workshop led by FHWA in late June in Las Vegas. The purpose of the workshop is for FHWA to collect ideas and best practices in preparation of an NCHRP Report on TIM Performance Measures Training. To learn more about the FHWA s Emergency Transportation Operations Program, please visit: Contact Us! For for questions or to get involved, please contact us at zerofatalitiesnv@kimley-horn.com 6