DRIVING ZERO FATALITIES TO A REALITY ILLINOIS LOCAL SAFETY INITIATIVE

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1 DRIVING ZERO FATALITIES TO A REALITY ILLINOIS LOCAL SAFETY INITIATIVE Priscilla Tobias, PE State Safety Engineer Illinois Dept of Transportation

2 Illinois Stats 102 Counties 145,000 Roadway Miles 900+ Fatalities 12,000 Serious Injuries State Routes: 16 % Roadway Miles 65 % VMT 52%-39% Total Fatalities Local Roadways 84 % Roadway Miles 35 % VMT 48%-39%-61% Total Fatalities

3 Illinois SHSP: Success to Safety Zero Fatality Goal Increased Emphasis on Local Roads Severe Crashes Safety Performance 4E Multi-Discipline Partnerships System-wide Improvements Data Driven: Improved Data and Safety Analysis Tools Driving Zero Fatalities to a Reality Partnering for Illinois

4 Challenges Number of Crashes Related to Miles of Rdway Lack of Safety Data-Crash & Roadway $1M Local Crash Location Project Linear Referencing System All Public Roads ADT Safety Funding Increased from $747K to $12M Wide Range of Needs Technical Expertise and Staffing

5 ILLINOIS FATALITIES TOTAL FATALITIES STATE ROUTES LOCAL ROUTES year average: Lowest Since 1921: 37% Reduction % % %

6 Top 15-Tier 1 County Ranking Severe Crashes Ranking County Fatalities A-Injuries 1 Cook DuPage Will Kane Lake Madison St. Clair Sangamon Winnebago McHenry Champaign Peoria McLean LaSalle Tazewell

7 County Safety Workshops Key Multi-Discipline Safety Partner Collaboration Each County Create Local Safety Committee Provide High Level Data Analysis Tools Characteristics & Factors Contributing to Severe Crashes Direct Efforts & Resources to Data Driven Problem Areas to Reduce Fatalities & Serious Injuries. Identify Safety Emphasis Areas & Strategies Develop County SHSP Identify Systemic Initiatives Link to Long Range Transportation Plan

8 County Safety Workshops Identify Safety Projects/Initiatives Areas, Corridors, Segments & Intersections Experiencing a Higher Number of Severe Crashes. Focus Enforcement & Education in Targeted Areas Develop a Prioritized List of HSIP Eligible Safety Projects Identify Potential RSA/Safety Review Locations

9 D7 DATA TREES-COUNTY RURAL

10 Work zone collisions 0.9% % 2 0.3% 1 COUNTY EMPHASIS AREAS Emphasis Area Total Fatal and Serious Injury collisions (K+A) County/Local Statewide Comparison State System MACON COUNTY County/Local Percent Freq Percent Freq Percent Freq 17, Younger drivers (18-20) 15.5% 2, % % 54 Older drivers (65+) 12.7% % % 45 Drivers Aggressive driving and speeding-related 41.8% 7, % 117 Drug and alcohol-related 19.8% % % 57 Inattentive, distracted, asleep drivers 6.4% % % 19 Unbelted vehicle/no safety restraint occupants 26.3% % % 94 Special Users Pedestrian collisions 6.6% % 9 6.5% 19 Bicycle collisions 3.8% % 6 5.5% 16 Vehicles Motorcycle collisions 12.2% % % 34 Heavy vehicle collisions 3.5% % % 11 Train-vehicle collisions 0.4% 71 0% 0 1% 3 Road departure collisions 40.1% % % 115 Highways Intersection collisions 37.9% % % 122 Head-On and Sideswipe (opposite) collisions 4.9% % % 7

11 Heat Maps Identify Priority Locations within Urban Areas KAB CRASHES

12 Expanded Data Analysis Tools To Include Local Roadways Calibrated Illinois Crash Data for HSM Use Modified HSM Prediction Tool 5% Percent Locations Identified High Risk Rural Roads Crash Rates for all Public Roads by District Systemwide Curve Analysis Systematic Analysis Guidance Expanded B/C Tool Providing IDOT and Consultant Technical Expertise

13 Road Safety Assessments Multi-Discipline RSA Teams Policy Training Road Safety Reviews Use Updated HSM Prediction Spreadsheet Tool to Evaluate Impact of Proposed Safety Strategies

14 Illinois SHSP: Success to Safety DATA: What Are the Trends in My County What Initiatives are in Place to Address Those Trends? Enforcement: Directed? Coordinated Education: Schools, Campaigns, Outreach EMS: Data, Response Time Engineering: System-wide Improvements Leveraging Resources, Data Driven Driving Zero Fatalities to a Reality Partnering for Illinois

15 ELEMENTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF SAFETY Resources Data and Analytical Tools Training, Marketing Policy Leadership Support/Champion 15

16 Priscilla Tobias, PE State Safety Engineer Illinois Dept of Transportation