Purdue Road Show IN-TIME Executive Session March 8, 2016
Sources of Congestion Traffic Congestion and Reliability. FHWA (September 2005) Traffic Congestion and Reliability. FHWA (September 2005) 2
Secondary Crashes Vigo County At 8:03 this evening, Indiana State Police troopers and Vigo County emergency agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 10 mile marker. Preliminary investigation revealed eastbound I- 70 traffic was slowing for a prior crash
FHWA & IN-TIME Goals Reduced or eliminated injuries and fatalities among both responders and motorists Rapid clearance of incidents, greatly reducing traffic congestion and risk of secondary crashes Formal TIM programs that benefit corridors, regions, and States Adoption of TIM as a core mission for all State and local responders and DOTs
Training Objectives: Improved responder safety Improved reliability (reduced incident duration) Improved motorist safety (reduced secondary crashes)
TIM Training Program Implementation Progress Total Responders to Be Trained SIP 16 Goal of 20% - As of February 22, 2016 6.5% (20,777) 11.4% (26,350) 14.0% (71,223) 7.3% (4,797) 18.9% (14,595) 4.3% (11,781) 9.6% (7,831) 18.3% (22,500) 13.4% (17,520) 31.6% (3,770) 13.3% (19,894) 3.0% (9,932) 23.7% (3,993) 21.0% (4,930) 33.4% (17,100) 23.3% (8,300) 11.5% (78,309) 21.1% (13,245) 7.7% (21,542) 4.0% (30,208) 17.8% (31,000) 3.2% (10,627) 28.9% 14.6% (27,081) (11,394) 9.3% (32,555) 13.0% 9.3% (54,699) (30,546) 14.7% (8,683) 24.9% 34.9% (37,126) 22.2% (18,177) 1.3% (45,209) (32,948) VT: 28.1% (2,796) 11.6% (54,500) 2.0% (55,670) 6.1% (32,768) 4.8% (61,105) NH: 22.6% (7,175) 4.4% (54,443) 9.5% (7,510) NJ: 20.5% (31,513) MD: 11.1% (23,218) MA: 16.2% (12,079) DC: 32.0% (6,534) RI: 23.0% (4,080) CT: 21.7% (3,120) DE: 7.0% (4,715) 0.1-4.9% Trained 5-9.9% Trained 10-19.9% Trained 12.8% Percent Trained (1,243,341) Total Responders To Be Trained 7.9% (3,270) 23.9% (5,924) 20+% Trained
TIM Training Program Implementation Progress Total To Be Trained By Discipline - As of February 22, 2016 Fire/Rescue 56,348 (13.9%) 405,645 Law Enforcement 49,277 (12.2%) 404,675 EMS 7,578 (3.4%) 226,094 Transportation/Public Works 20,247 (24.2%) 83,516 Towing and Recovery 13,838 (17.4%) 79,376 Other Disciplines* 11,936 (27.1%) 44,035 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000 450,000 Total Trained Total To Be Trained * Web-Based Training totals are included in Other
Lt. Mike Lepper Indiana State Police Steve Harney Indiana DOT 8
NATIONAL TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT (TIM) RESPONDER TRAINING PROGRAM LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRE EMS TRANSPORTATION TOWING & RECOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 4-HOUR COURSE
Target Audience Law Enforcement Patrol Officers, Supervisors, Accident Investigators, Reconstructionists Fire Department Fire Department personnel, Fire Officers, Rescue/Extrication crews, Hazardous Materials Teams Emergency Medical Duty personnel, Supervisors, Air Medical crews Medical Examiners/Coroners Tow & Recovery Operators Light-, Medium-, & Heavyduty Operators, Supervisors Transportation Municipal, County, State DOT, Courtesy Patrol, HOV, Toll Road Operators, Transit System Operators Communications Centers PSAP 911 Centers, Traffic Operations Centers, Transportation Management Centers News Media
In-Person Delivery Initial Step: Train the Trainer (TtT) course for Responders Next Step: Classroom Training in regions throughout Indiana Taught by Responder instructors to multidiscipline groups of responders. 4 hours 11
TIM Responder Training Evaluations I would recommend this to others: 95 % positive response I gained an understanding of the need for coordinated incident management 95 % positive response 12
Important TIM Concepts Traffic congestion costs American motorists $87.2 billion per year in wasted time and fuel costs more than $757 for every U.S. traveler. The total amount of wasted fuel topped 2.8 billion gallons 24 gallons of gas for every traveler. Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic. Nationally, in 2007, the average driver languished in rush-hour traffic for 36 hours nearly one full work week for every traveler.
Important TIM Concepts & Travel Reliability Crashes, disabled vehicles, and debris on the road cause roughly half of non-recurring congestion and are the most important factors affecting travel time reliability. Incidents negatively impact businesses that depend on on-time deliveries.
Important TIM Concepts o& Travel Reliability Unplanned incidents pose two major challenges that need to be addressed without sacrificing one or the other: 1) Protecting the safety of incident responders plus the safety of the motoring public 2) Minimizing the impact on traffic flow. A significant number of responders are killed or seriously injured every year while dealing with unplanned incidents. Secondary collisions occur due to motorists coming upon an incident that is already affecting traffic.
Defining TIM TIM consists of a planned and coordinated multidisciplinary process to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow may be restored as safely and quickly as possible Effective TIM reduces the duration and impacts of traffic incidents and improves the safety of motorists, crash victims, and emergency responders
Injury Crash Each injury crash can require 2 LE 4 F/R 2 EMS 1 T&R 9 Responders
That s potentially 27 responders working in or near moving traffic every minute of every hour, 24/7/365!
D Drivers D Drivers Are Killing Us Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy, Distracted, or Just plain Dumb
IN-TIME Review Indiana s quick clearance program is designed to get first responders to work together to quickly and safely open lanes blocked by an incident Why? Twenty (20) percent of all crashes are secondary crashes Eighteen (18) of those secondary crashes involve a fatality For every one (1) minute a traffic lane is closed it takes four (4) minutes to get that traffic flow back to normal When one lane of a three lane road is blocked, what is the percentage reduction of traffic flow capability on that segment of roadway?
The Importance of Good Communication
Responder Struck-By Fatalities In a typical year, the following number of responders are struck and killed: 12 Law Enforcement Officers 5 Fire and Rescue Personnel 60 Towing and Recovery Professionals Several transportation professionals from DOTs, Public Works, and Safety Service Patrol Programs 4H-22
Lesson 1 A Routine Incident March 9, 1998 at 2:10 p.m. Raining, wet roadways Vehicle on PA Turnpike lost control and slid into a drainage ditch 911 is called Photo Courtesy of the Lionville Fire Company (PA) 4H-23
Lesson 1 A Routine Incident Aftermath Photo Courtesy of the Lionville Fire Company (PA) 4H-24
Lesson 1 A Routine Incident Aftermath Eight firefighters and two EMTs were struck by the 18-wheeler as it slid into the incident scene One firefighter killed Nine other responders seriously injured Photo Courtesy of the Lionville Fire Company (PA) 4H-25
Lesson 2 Traffic Incident Management Area Buffer Space Incident Space Advance Warning Area Transition Area Activity Area Termination Area 4H-26
Lesson 4 Blocking Vehicle Struck-By Video Courtesy of the Mesquite Fire Department (TX) 4H-27
Lesson 4 Avoiding the Zero Buffer Video Courtesy of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 4H-28
Lesson 8 Vehicle Fires Video Courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Transportation 4H-29
... provide a common framework for development of traffic incident management policies and training programs across the various responder disciplines.
Local Drivers for TIM Only two bridges across the Wabash River Increase in Serious Accidents
Local TIM Initiatives Designation & Marking of US 150 as I-70 Emergency Route Laser/Radar Detection and Tracking E911 Center Emergency Services Rail Monitoring System
Local TIM Initiatives Multi-jurisdictional Serious/Fatal Accident Investigation Team Photogrammetry Equipped Specialized Training Certified TIM Training Senior Leader Introductory Course Four Traffic Incident Responder Courses 120+ Individuals Trained in 2013
Local TIM Initiatives Local Implementation of INDOT DamageWise Program Alternate I-70 Route Plan Development Clay & Vigo Counties
Summary IN-TIME is dedicated to reducing secondary crashes by restoring traffic flow as quickly as can be safely done Anyone that might respond to an incident on the roadway is encouraged to take this class Communication & Relationships are a necessity! Questions? Contact: Steve Harney at sharney@indot.in.gov Mike Lepper at mlepper@isp.in.gov