DRIVING ZERO FATALITIES TO A REALITY ILLINOIS LOCAL SAFETY INITIATIVE Priscilla Tobias, PE State Safety Engineer Illinois Dept of Transportation
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
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
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
ILLINOIS FATALITIES 1600 1400 1454 1355 1363 1254 1248 TOTAL FATALITIES STATE ROUTES LOCAL ROUTES 1200 10 year average: 1450 1043 Lowest Since 1921: 37% Reduction 1000 911 927 918 800 600 400 754 700 48% 721 634 788 699 575 555 751 497 604 439 552 528 500 359 399 418 54% 200 39% 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Top 15-Tier 1 County Ranking 2007-2011Severe Crashes Ranking County Fatalities A-Injuries 1 Cook 1354 22016 2 DuPage 150 3943 3 Will 209 2973 4 Kane 148 2357 5 Lake 144 2341 6 Madison 145 1762 7 St. Clair 164 1731 8 Sangamon 109 1473 9 Winnebago 133 1352 10 McHenry 92 1293 11 Champaign 85 1292 12 Peoria 76 1161 13 McLean 69 1031 14 LaSalle 109 959 15 Tazewell 50 913
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
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
D7 DATA TREES-COUNTY RURAL
Work zone collisions 0.9% 164 0.8% 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 17,596 262 291 Younger drivers (18-20) 15.5% 2,723 14.1% 37 18.6% 54 Older drivers (65+) 12.7% 2228 17.6% 46 15.5% 45 Drivers Aggressive driving and speeding-related 41.8% 7,359 98 40.2% 117 Drug and alcohol-related 19.8% 3479 15.6% 41 19.6% 57 Inattentive, distracted, asleep drivers 6.4% 1132 10.7% 28 6.5% 19 Unbelted vehicle/no safety restraint occupants 26.3% 4633 24.4% 64 32.3% 94 Special Users Pedestrian collisions 6.6% 1162 3.4% 9 6.5% 19 Bicycle collisions 3.8% 663 2.3% 6 5.5% 16 Vehicles Motorcycle collisions 12.2% 2151 12.6% 33 11.7% 34 Heavy vehicle collisions 3.5% 621 8.8% 23 3.8% 11 Train-vehicle collisions 0.4% 71 0% 0 1% 3 Road departure collisions 40.1% 7051 25.6% 67 39.5% 115 Highways Intersection collisions 37.9% 6668 58.4% 153 41.9% 122 Head-On and Sideswipe (opposite) collisions 4.9% 868 3.8% 10 2.4% 7
Heat Maps Identify Priority Locations within Urban Areas KAB CRASHES 2007-2011
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
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
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
ELEMENTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF SAFETY Resources Data and Analytical Tools Training, Marketing Policy Leadership Support/Champion 15
Priscilla Tobias, PE State Safety Engineer Illinois Dept of Transportation priscilla.tobias@illinois.gov 217-782-3568