North Dakota Department of Transportation Keith Magnusson Deputy Deputy Director for Driver and Vehicle Services Safe Ways Great Ways Promoting Economic Growth
Partners American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators American Traffic Safety Services Association Association of Counties Burleigh County Sheriffs Office Cass County Sheriffs Office Fargo City Police Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Grand Forks City Police Local Technical Assistance Program Medical Community Metropolitan Planning Organizations Minot City Police National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ND Department of Transportation ND Game & Fish Department ND Highway Patrol ND Department of Health Division of Emergency Medical Services Division of Vital Records ND Human Services Department ND Peace Officers Association ND Traffic Operations Roundtable Operation Lifesaver Railroads Rural Transportation Safety & Security Center Safe Communities Safe Routes to School Coordinator Stark County Sheriffs Office Tribal Technical Assistance Program Altru Ambulance Service F-M Ambulance Service ND Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials APCO
PURPOSE Identify key safety problems & needs Guide investment decisions to reduce highway fatalities and injuries Integrates the 4Es Engineering, Education, Enforcement and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Data driven to develop strategies and countermeasures
NDDOT Director NDDOT Deputy Directors Engineering Chair - Mark Gaydos NDDOT Design SHSP Work Team Marsha Lembke Co-Chair Jane Berger Co-Chair Mark Gaydos - NDDOT Dawn Olson NDDOT Peggy Anderson - NDDOT Mike Becker NDDOT Kelly Rodgers - NDPOA Steve Busek - FHWA Jeff Jensen FMCSA Tim Meyer - Div. of Emergency Medical Services Education Chair - Dawn Olson NDDOT Office of Traffic Safety EMS Chair - Tim Meyer Div. of Emergency Medical Services Enforcement Chair - Kelly Rodgers Highway Patrol (NDPOA) REMOVING THE SILOS
Engineering Committee Chair: Mark Gaydos - NDDOT Design Brad Pfeifer - NDDOT Al Covlin (NDDOT Traffic Operations) ND Traffic Operations Round Table Rob Rayhorn (District Engineer) Districts Mike Kisse (Maintenance Division) Paul Benning (Local Gov t,) Metropolitan Planning Organizations Association of Counties Safe Routes to School Bob Johnston (Planning, Rail Section) Railroads Gary Berreth - Rural Transportation Safety & Security Center Terry Steinwand - Game and Fish Chad Weatherman - ATSSA
Education Committee Chair: Dawn Olson NDDOT Office of Traffic Safety Carol Thurn - Safe Communities Tanya Wisnewski - Operation Lifesaver AAMVA Gina Espinosa-Salcedo - NHTSA Dawn Mayer - Health Department Prevention Resource Center - Human Services Don Andersen - LTAP Dennis Trusty - TTAP
Emergency Medical Services Committee Chair: Tim Meyer - Div. of Emergency Medical Services Darin Meschke Vital Records Nancy Capes Altru Ambulance Service Mike Hall F-M Ambulance Service Dean Lampe ND EMS Association Janelle Pepple ND APCO
Enforcement Committee Chair: Kelly Rodgers (NDPOA) Highway Patrol Mark Bethke Eldon Mehrer Sheriffs Les Witkowski Burleigh Co. Clarence Tuhy Stark Co. Mike Argall Cass Co. City Police Mike Mitchell Fargo Keith Schroeder Grand Forks Margie Zietz Minot LeeAnn Jangula - FMCSA
Development Gather Data Analyze Data Identify Key Emphasis Areas Identify Strategies, Countermeasures, and Performance Based s Determine Priorities for Implementation Develop Action Plans for Critical Strategies Compile SHSP Document
EMPHASIS AREAS 1. Reduce Alcohol Impaired Driving 2. Increase the Use of Safety Restraints for all Occupants 3. Younger Driver/Older Driver Safety 4. Curb Aggressive Driving 5. Improvements to Address Lane Departure Crashes 6. Enhancing Emergency Medical Capabilities to Increase Survivability 7. Improve Intersection Safety
Objective Reduce Alcohol Impaired Driving Reduce the percentage of alcohol-related fatalities to 38% by 2008, and reduce the DUI arrests. Reduce Percentage of Alcohol - Related Fatal Crashes DUI Arrests 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 48.9% 50% 50% 48.8% 50.5% 38% 45% 38% 38% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 History 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 5179 4304 4301 4467 4854 5766 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 History
Increase the Use of Safety Restraints for all Objective Increase statewide seatbelt usage to 81.3% by 2008. Occupants 2008 2006 2005 2004 Statewide Safety Belt Use 81.3% 67.5% 67.4% 79% 76.3% 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 63.7% 63.4% 57.9% 47.7% 46.7% History 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Younger Driver/Older Objectives Driver Safety Reduce the number of fatal and injury crashes involving under 20 year old drivers and 65+ year old drivers by 10% by 2008. 25 20 15 10 5 0 800 600 400 200 0 Under 20 Fatal Crashes 12 16 9 16 16 7 8 11 12 20 10 7 8 14 7 12 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 17 & Under years old 18-20 years old Under 20 Injury Crashes 711 770 680 777 653 735 687 752 643 718 493 593 479 584 430 525 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 17 & Under years Old 18-20 years old 65+ Years Old 500 400 300 200 100 0 20 488 9 479 15 391 23 446 21 381 20 308 19 357 17 321 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 Fatalities Injuries
Curb Aggressive Driving Objective Reduce the number of crashes with contributing factors of speeding and following too closely by 10% by 2008. Analyze crashes and work with law enforcement to determine what are the main factors related to aggressive driving and how can we best capture when it is contributing to crashes and if it is truly a significant area of concern in the state. 1000 Crashes With Contributing Factor "Speed too Fast for Conditions" or "Following too Close" 800 600 888 923 917 918 774 823 740 400 200 0 24 41 30 28 30 35 30 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 Injuries Fatalities
Improvements to Address Lane Departure Objective Crashes Reduce the number of run off the road fatalities and injuries by 10% by 2008. Lane Departure Fatal Crashes Lane Departure Injury Crashes 80 2000 60 1500 40 1000 20 0 62 50 69 47 50 44 68 61 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 500 0 1824 1684 1522 1543 1571 1249 1388 1250 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008
Enhancing Emergency Medical Capabilities to Increase Survivability Objective Reduce the number of fatalities per 100 million VMT to 1.0 by 2008. Fatal Crashes per 100 Million VMT 1.50 1.30 1.10 0.90 0.70 0.50 1.27 1.10 1.34 1.18 1.30 1.28 1.41 1.00 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 History
Improve Intersection Objective Safety Reduce the number of intersection fatalities and injuries by 10% by 2008. Intersection Fatal Crashes 40 30 20 10 0 34 16 14 22 30 23 14 12 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 Intersection Injury Crashes 1500 1200 900 600 300 0 1337 1248 1206 1256 1272 1092 1042 937 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008
ASSOCIATED SAFETY PLANS & PROGRAMS Traffic Records Strategic Plan Highway Safety Plan Highway Safety Improvement Program Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS)
Implementation >Serves as a framework for safety activities >Action Plans Evaluation >Track performance measures > Living document