TEXAS TRAFFIC SAFETY TASK FORCE. Jeff Moseley Texas Transportation Commission

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1 TEXAS TRAFFIC SAFETY TASK FORCE Jeff Moseley Texas Transportation Commission June 7, 2016

2 Fatalities and fatal crashes ,000 3,500 3,417 3,407 3,536 3,533 3,000 3,061 3,067 2,782 2,803 3,037 3,064 3,190 3,139 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, Fatalities Fatal Crashes Crash data available as of June 1,

3 Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan Fatalities (K) and Incapacitating Injury (A) Crashes by Emphasis Area 2015 Emphasis Areas K&A Crashes % of Total Rural Urban All 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% 3

4 2005 and 2009 Safety Bond Program Quantifiable success based on crash reduction factors: Type of Safety Bond Work Crash 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% 4

5 Safety is our number one priority Highway safety engineering Driver behavior education and outreach Enforcement New ideas New strategies 5

6 Texas Traffic Safety Task Force AAA Texas 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 6

7 Setting an aggressive goal Reduction in fatalities: at least 10 percent a year Reduction in serious crashes: at least 20 percent a year 7

8 Safety s three E s Engineering Education Enforcement 8

9 Intersection crashes 35 percent of all serious crashes Engineering solutions Turn lanes Intersection warning devices Grade separations 9

10 Run-off-the-road crashes 31 percent of all serious crashes Engineering solutions Edgeline rumble strips Safety treatments Widening Curve warning devices 10

11 Driver behavior campaigns Prevent DUI and distracted driving Encourage seat belt use Teen driver education Buckle up campaigns Child safety seat checkups Selective traffic enforcement programs (STEP) 11

12 DUI crashes 18 percent of all serious crashes Driver Behavior Campaigns and Enforcement DUI campaigns No refusal tactics Reduce DUI processing time Selective traffic enforcement program (STEP) 12

13 Expanding use of proven countermeasures = More lives saved 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. 13

14 Expanding use of proven countermeasures = More lives saved 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. 14

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