Closing Plenary Session

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1 TRAFFIC SAFETY CONFERENCE Closing Plenary Session June 9, 2017 Las Colinas, TX

2 Order of Report Out June 9, 2017 Las Colinas, TX

3 Distracted Driving Prioritized Countermeasures

4 Countermeasure 4a Systemically install shoulder, edge line, and centerline rumble strips, wider and brighter striping, and lighting especially in areas associated with distracted driving crashes

5 Summary of Steps Collect data and identify locations Prioritize locations Install countermeasure Evaluate effectiveness

6 Countermeasure 2a Utilize Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grants and high visibility enforcement techniques to enforce distracted driving state laws and local ordinances

7 Summary of Steps Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) apply for funding TxDOT selects LEAs LEAs implement plan and enforce Evaluate

8 Countermeasure 5a Test and implement apps to encourage distraction free driving or discourage distracted driving among teens

9 Summary of Steps Conduct focus groups to identify app needs Publish request for proposal (RFP) for app creation Create app Use focus group to test app Production

10 Countermeasure 2e Encourage the use of phone records to identify and document distracted driving as a contributing crash factor and encourage use of narrative to provide additional details

11 Summary of Steps Determine process for obtaining records Publish process Encourage agencies to use the process

12 Countermeasure 4c Identify and implement engineering countermeasures known to reduce distracted driving

13 Summary of Steps Define problem target Assess current distracted driving programs Identify best countermeasures and communicate to stakeholders Implement countermeasures

14 Countermeasure 1e Educate the public with agespecific messages (pre teen to adult) about the dangers of distracted driving through the media, schools, car dealers, community events and employers

15 Summary of Steps Assess current distracted driving campaigns Fill in gaps where needed Identify stakeholders to implement campaigns Implement

16 Lane and Roadway Departures Prioritized Countermeasures

17 Countermeasure 2b Provide Additional Positive Guidance (i.e. rumble strips, stripe lines, raised pavement markings, chevrons, speed feedback signs)

18 Summary of Steps Develop guidelines per organizations

19 Countermeasure 3a Implement barriers median treatments and forgiving roadside objects ( i.e. median barriers, safety treat fixed objects, safe clear policies, improve slopes)

20 Summary of Steps HSIP TxDOT would lead cities and counties Other issues MPO s and city government in lead

21 Countermeasure 1a Improve data systems for targeting locations with a high probability for roadway departure crashes by: Road type, vehicle type, and area type

22 Summary of Steps Analyze current report process Train law enforcement Implement pilot project Create ranking system for high probability locations

23 Countermeasure 5a Develop and implement strategies to encourage drivers to adjust speeds appropriately to roadway conditions: wet weather speed advisories, speed feedback signs, and speed advisories for nighttime conditions

24 Summary of Steps Identify problem locations Identify vehicle safety features that can be installed Implement/Install device safety features Evaluation

25 Countermeasure 5c Encourage adoption of laws that allow automated speed enforcement in work zone

26 Summary of Steps Target local ordinances by getting cities on board Implement pilot program Present findings Push statewide legislation and local ordinances Evaluation

27 Pedestrian Safety Prioritized Countermeasures

28 Countermeasure 3c Deploy bulb outs, median islands, parking restrictions, advance yield bars, Z crossings and associated improvements that allow pedestrians to have refuge from, and visibility to, vehicular traffic

29 Countermeasure 4d Provide appropriate features along the pedestrian network (wide shoulders, sidewalks, pedestrian crossing treatments, pedestrian refuge islands)

30 Summary of Steps Identify locations Design and install Conduct public outreach and education

31 Countermeasure 1a Educate motorists on appropriate actions if they become stranded on a freeway or high speed roadway to reduce crashes with unintended pedestrians on high speed roadways (stay in the vehicle, call for help, Steer It and Clear It)

32 Summary of Steps Develop a curriculum Work with universities and high schools to implement curriculum Identify other resources to reach broader audience

33 Countermeasure 2d Implement raised crosswalks at high pedestrian activity locations (Include: right turn channelization roadways, midblock crossings, and on the approach/departure lanes of roundabouts)

34 Summary of Steps Identify locations Design and install Evaluate effectiveness

35 Countermeasure 5b Add fields to the standard crash report form to better define pedestrian crashes and provide additional detail regarding the specifics of each crash (this includes those needed to use the PBCAT tool and developing law enforcement roll call videos on the need for and uses of pedestrian crash data)

36 Summary of Steps Gather requirements & prioritize fields Test Update forms and conduct outreach on changes

37 Countermeasure 6a Encourage use of target speeds that consider pedestrians, land use, and the roadway context (e.g., a target speed of 35 MPH or less on arterials). Other examples: encourage use of tree lined medians, bicycle lanes, etc.

38 Summary of Steps Develop and test draft policy for target speed Formalize policy Transfer technology to other implementing agencies

39 Older System Users Prioritized Countermeasures

40 Countermeasure 1b Install wrong way driver warning signs, pavement markings and advanced technology to detect and warn wrong way drivers

41 Summary of Steps Identify and create plan to install warning signs, markings, and technology Install Evaluate to inform future use

42 Countermeasure 3e Encourage adoption of a law requiring periodic driver licensing tests for adults

43 Summary of Steps Create task force to research and draft policy recommendations Find legislative champion Enforcement and public outreach of new law

44 Countermeasure 2a Implement strategies and standards included in the Human Factors Guide and the Handbook for Designing Roadways for the Aging Population broadly across Texas.

45 Summary of Steps Identify and create plan to install warning signs, markings, and technology Install Evaluate to inform future use

46 Countermeasure 4c Fund research on ways to encourage use of mobility options other than driving (including transit and transportation network companies) by older drivers

47 Summary of Steps Did not discuss

48 Countermeasure 5b Educate older drivers on vehicle safety technologies, vehicle safety systems and after market products useful for reducing injuries due to traffic incidences (Pilot test providing vehicle safety system information from the My Car Does What program in one or more motor vehicle offices)

49 Summary of Steps Did not discuss

50 Intersection Safety Prioritized Countermeasures

51 Countermeasure 1a Create a statewide intersection safety and roadway elements database (Incorporate Model Inventory of Roadway Elements format, create a standardized data structure to support GIS applications, create an app for data collection, develop partnerships between TxDOT, MPOs and local agencies to populate the database, develop and implement an intersection identifier system for posting at intersections)

52 Summary of Steps Obtain mandate to create database within five years Solicit input from stakeholders and establish a common data platform Collect data and populate database

53 Countermeasure 5a Publicize high crash locations and point out the contributing crash factors, e.g., red light running, speeding impaired driving, texting, phone use, etc.

54 Summary of Steps Identify high crash locations and crash causes Create PI&E and implement Evaluate efficacy of outreach

55 Countermeasure 3b At targeted intersections: Prohibit right on red and permissive left turns at high incident locations, install/improve pedestrian signals, pedestrian crosswalks, lighting, and/or high friction surface treatment on intersection approaches, and ensure pedestrian signals, push buttons, crosswalk markings, etc. meet current requirements or upgrade to current requirements, including signal timing

56 Summary of Steps Identify high risk characteristics for intersections Create toolbox of engineering solutions to address pedestrian hazards Implement solutions, educate public, evaluate

57 Countermeasure 4b Implement proven, low cost engineering countermeasures in a systemic manner: modify operations, add or enhance signs, and add or enhance physical conditions

58 Summary of Steps Evaluate problem areas Identify appropriate modifications Implement modifications and evaluate

59 Countermeasure 6e Improve traffic signal timing to improve efficient traffic flow

60 Summary of Steps Evaluate problem areas Identify appropriate modifications Implement modifications and evaluate

61 Speeding Prioritized Countermeasures

62 Countermeasure 2a Educate law enforcement on the use of crash data and the need for accurate information

63 Summary of Steps Identify stakeholders and liaisons and educate importance of crash reports Set up training and pilot program Roll out statewide

64 Countermeasure 1b Design new roadways for a target speed appropriate for the adjacent environment (see NACTO guidelines). Use speed management techniques as described in ITE Urban Thoroughfares report, such as traffic calming, re designation of road space (road diets) or other redesign for roads with speeding crash problems

65 Countermeasure 1a Encourage use of target speeds for arterial, collector and local roadways as an alternatives to using 85th percentile speed, encourage use of target speeds with pedestrian, land use and roadway context, including options for target speeds of 35 MPH or less on arterials and the evaluation of existing speed limits to appropriate target speeds

66 Summary of Steps Research and create pilots specific to Texas through TxDOT and Texas Transportation Commission Determine what works and does not Continue to discuss and improve

67 Countermeasure 5c Revisit parent taught program design and document benefits of training with a certified instructor

68 Summary of Steps TxDOT releases Request for Proposals Conduct Study Compare current study with previous studies; review findings

69 Countermeasure 5d Educate public on the difference between posted speed limit, speed design, and safe driving speed

70 Summary of Steps Collect data and public knowledge Distribute information to law enforcement and safety coalitions Obtain funding for campaigns Form coalition and put in existing training programs; evaluate

71 Impaired Driving Prioritized Countermeasures

72 Countermeasure 3b Use a data driven approach to optimize areas and times for enforcement (e.g. DDACTS analysis to compare high crash areas with high crime areas, promote high visibility, aggressive selective enforcement

73 Summary of Steps Conduct DDACTS analysis using multiple data sources Align STEP deployments with identified hot spots Identify law enforcement resource needs

74 Countermeasure 1a Maintain data on road types, corridors, regions, counties and communities with high probability for impaired driving issues

75 Was not discussed Summary of Steps

76 Countermeasure 5c Continue and increase SFST, ARIDE, DRE training

77 Summary of Steps Increase funding Increase awareness of courses Increase trainings

78 Countermeasure 4a Educate the public and community leaders on methods for identifying mobility options at the community level

79 Summary of Steps Discuss improvements and get user feedback Change website and develop app Implement public awareness campaign Evaluate

80 Countermeasure 4c Promote public transportation

81 Summary of Steps Identify stakeholders and resources Identify need areas in urban and rural locations Identify gaps in current models of transportation Develop app

82 TRAFFIC SAFETY CONFERENCE A Call To Action June 9, 2017 Las Colinas, TX

83 TRAFFIC SAFETY CONFERENCE Closing Plenary Session June 9, 2017 Las Colinas, TX