Overview About OTS About OTS Key Facts Speed Management Committee and Speed Management Plan Evidence on Speed and Speeding Complaint Process Data Collection Speed Surveys Collision Review Speed Management Continuum Key Organizations Next steps Automated Enforcement Research 1
City of Edmonton Office of Traffic Safety Established in 2006 as a result of a Mayor s Traffic Safety Task Force on Traffic Safety A joint initiative of Transportation Services and the Edmonton Police Service First Municipal Office of Traffic Safety in North America Ongoing City Council initiative, supported by two city councillors Hosts an annual International Urban Traffic Safety Conference Established Urban Traffic Safety Research Chair U of A Hosts an annual Run Walk Ride for Traffic Safety Key Facts Canada (2012) 2,077 deaths (fatalities) 165,172 injured Alberta (2013) 141,638 collisions 358 deaths 18,650 injured http://www.who.int/entity/roadsafety/decade_of_action/decade_presentation.ppt Edmonton (2014) 23 deaths 3,660 injuries 0 Motorcycle fatalities 2
Motor Vehicle Registrations by Province -Sask., Alta., BC 2013 Canada Sask. Alta. B.C. number Total vehicle registrations 31,718,809 1,105,901 4,764,093 3,380,245 Total road motor vehicle registrations 23,006,222 880,263 3,306,576 2,952,114 Vehicles weighing less than 4 500 kilograms Vehicles weighing 4,500 kilograms to 14,999 kilograms 21,261,660 778,069 2,895,686 2,738,785 550,572 47,659 171,271 102,108 Vehicles weighing 15,000 kilograms or more 432,684 38,939 107,161 39,521 Buses 88,878 3,950 15,853 9,817 Motorcycles and mopeds 672,428 11,646 116,605 61,883 Trailers 6,686,145 215,853 1,265,912 408,631 Off road 1, construction, farm vehicles 2,026,442 9,785 191,605 19,500 1. Off road vehicles include snowmobiles, dune buggies and amphibious vehicles. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 405 0004. Last Modified: 2014 06 23. Slow Down it s a no brainer A staggering 50% of serious brain injuries in Alberta are due to speed related crashes. Speeding increases the severity of collisions. It s unacceptable that half of all serious brain injuries are due to speed related collisions. Everyone needs to slow down and drive for the road conditions to reduce this tragic statistic. Wayne Drysdale, Minister of Transportation, Government of Alberta April 2, 2015 3
In 2006, Edmonton had the highest rate of Injuries per 1000 population than any Major Canadian City. In 2012, the last year where data is available for comparison cities, Edmonton has seen a significant reduction in injuries, yet remains tied with Toronto with the highest # of injuries per 1000 population Edmonton Police Service 2014 Citizen Survey http://www.edmontonpolice.ca/~/media/eps%20external/files/reports/2014_eps_citizensurvey_for_web.ashx 4
344 THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED ON OUR ROADS EVERY MONTH THE EQUIVALENT OF ~ 10 FULL ETS BUSLOADS OF PASSENGERS Top Collision Cause Follow too close collisions are typically recorded as the top cause of collisions in Edmonton In many of these cases speed is a factor At 50 km/h a driver needs approx. 35 metres to react and brake in time to avoid a collision At 80 km/h /h69 metres is required Many motorists either tailgate or fail to leave enough space between their vehicle and the one in front 5
Cost of Collisions The estimated total cost of collisions in the Capital Region is almost $1 billion every year in direct costs and at least that much or more in indirect costs. *Source: Collision Cost Study Traffic Safety Culture Survey Results Figure 1: How many kilometers ABOVE the posted speed limit do you, personally, feelitis is okay to drive? More than 15 KM per hour 0.1% 0.3% 3.0% 11 15 KM per hour 0.2% 1.0% 9.2% 6 10 KM per hour 1.4% 5.2% 48.7% 1 5 KM per hour 7.7% 25.9% 26.9% 0 KM per hour 12.1% 67.5% 90.5% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Near a School On a Residential Street On a Freeway Laura Thue, PhD OTS, Jana Grekul, PhD University of Alberta 6
Speed Management Committee Speed Management Plan Speed Management Plan 2011-2015 STRATEGY 1: Develop an effective and efficient speed management framework and flowchart process to identify, prioritize and process citizen complaints and speeding hotspots in support of the Speed Stat model. STRATEGY 2: Increase community awareness, knowledge and understanding of the dangers and consequences of exceeding the speed limit. STRATEGY 3: Target for special programs identified through enforcement and other community safety initiatives, drivers who repeatedly and in a dangerous manner violate traffic laws in the City of Edmonton. STRATEGY 4: Ensure speed limits and zones are appropriate and consistent throughout the City of Edmonton. STRATEGY 5: Promote and implement appropriate speed limits in residential areas and areas of high pedestrian and bicyclist activity. STRATEGY 6: Enhance the network of fixed intersection safety cameras at suitable locations. STRATEGY 7: Monitor, research and evaluate developments in road based measures to improve speed related road safety. ft STRATEGY 8: Work with the Edmonton Police Service to support strong Police enforcement operations aimed at deterring speeding. 7
The Evidence on Speed and Speeding 8
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5 km/h Transport Accident Commission - Australia They re in a hurry. Why do People Speed? They re inattentive to their driving. They don t take traffic laws seriously; they don t think the laws apply to them. They don t view their driving behavior as dangerous. They don t expect to get caught. Some or all of the above. 10
Faster and More Powerful Vehicles The available 6.2L Ecotec3 V8 engine has 420 horsepower with 460 lb ft of torque and is the most powerful Sierra 1500 engine ever, making it the most powerful pickup in its class. Safe System and Speed Management Safe Speeds Safe Vehicles Safe Roads & Roadsides Speed is at the core of the Safe System 11
Mistakes Mistakes - New Zealand Transport Agency Speed Management Why Focus on Speed? Stopping Distance at different speeds (including reaction time of approximately 1 second) 12
The Science of Low Level Speeding Low Level Speeding Complaint Process Information and Data Collection 13
Public Complaints Received by OTS The CBC: Edmonton students take to streets, asking drivers to slow down 14
Speed Related Complaint Is Received Speeding Concern is Validated & Assessed Speed Management Continuum is Consulted Countermeasure Is Implemented & Evaluated 15
Collision Reports 16
Speed Management Continuum 17
Speed Management Continuum Traffic Safety Assessment Tool Identify and rank urban residential collector roadways based on their speed related safety risk. Approximately 32,000 road segments in the City Over 5,000 residential collector road segments 18
Community Engagement 19
Speed Survey Driver Feedback Sign Site Criteria Category / Sub Criteria Category Weight 85 th Percentile Speed 0.395 Sub Criteria Weight Overall Weight 0 5 km/h over speed limit 0.082 0.0324 5 10 km/h over speed limit 0.218 0.0861 10 15 km/h over speed limit 0.309 0.1221 More than +15km/h over speed limit 0.391 0.1544 Collision History 0.232 Fatal 0.373 0.0865 Injury 0.382 0.0886 PDO 0.245 0.0568 Annual Average Daily Traffic 0.164 2,000 vehicle/day 0.227 0.0372 4,000 vehicle/day 0.282 0.0462 > 4,000 vehicle/day 0.491 0.0805 Vulnerable Road User Generating Facility 0.209 School 0.339 0.0709 Recreational Facility 0.189 0.0395 Senior Centre 0.200 0.0418 Bus Stop 0.091 0.0190 Sidewalk 0.091 0.0190 License Premise 0.091 0.0190 20
Automated Enforcement - Key Organizations PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT Responsible for auditing the Automated Enforcement Program through Provincial Legislation EDMONTON POLICE SERVICE CITY OF EDMONTON TRAFFIC OPERATIONS As the local police authority, EPS is the enforcement agency They retain legislative oversight for the program They approve all fixed and mobile locations for automated enforcement Responsible for recommending speed limits which are approved by Council TRAINED PEACE OFFICERS Carry out all automated enforcement as approved by the Solicitor General OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY Apply an evidence based approach to identify locations that would benefit the most from enforcement Enforces locations approved by EPS Manage the review process for the Automated Enforcement Program Community Vans Enforcement Unmarked Vehicles Digital Photo Laser Intersection Safety Devices Manned Enforcement 21
Targeted Enforcement High Risk Drivers 22
Violations and Collisions % Vehicles Invo olved in at Least 1 Collision 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12+ Number of AE violations Edmonton Automated Enforcement and Collision Data: January 1, 2010 December 31, 2011 Topinka, Neil. Project Mercury: Automated Enforcement Data and Driver Behaviour in the Edmonton Capital Region. International Forum on Traffic Records And Highway Safety Information Systems Special Session, May 2, 2013. Edmonton, Canada. 23
GPS and Deployment Education Jackson Heights 24
Traffic Safety Inserts mailed out with each violation ticket. General information on speed, braking distances as well as topical information in relation to the time of year. E.g. back to school, pedestrian awareness, etc. Community speed awareness sign locations* Speed trailer deployment hours* Driver feedback sign hours* 220 locations 85,488 hours 85,704 hours *Statistics reflect January 1 st 2014 December 31, 2014 25
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Stony Plain Road West of 133 ST Travel Direction Speed Survey: September 2011 PR October 2011 PR July 2012 Speed Survey: September 2012 PR September 2012 PR April 2013 EB 20.3% 58.6% 64.0% 20.7% 61.9% 64.9% WB 28.2% 59.4% 61.1% 36.3% 55.4% 64.8% Evaluation Speed survey at Anthony Henday Drive Southbound North of 111 Avenue 27
Driver Feedback Signs Impact of Driver Feedback Sign BEFORE Bf Before AFTER Speed Limit: 50 km/h Average Speed: 60.86 km/h Compliance to Speed Limit: 8.28% Speed Limit: 50 km/h Average Speed: 49.63 km/h Compliance to Speed Limit: 62.11% 28
AE Enforcement Analysis & Current Research Follow the Province of Alberta Automated Traffic Enforcement Technology Guidelines Use the state of the art traffic safety statistical methodology (Empirical Bayes) based on vehicle collisions data and intersection traffic volume for site selection Two studies on MPE are in progress: Effectiveness Time and Distance Halo Deployment Framework Effectiveness - AE Enforcement What portion of collision and injury reduction is attributed to photo radar and how much to other factors? Using best practice methodology and data from 2005 2012, the study showed that there were significant reductions in all collision severities and types as described below: Severe collisions (fatal and injury): reduction of 32.1% Property Damage Only collisions: reduction of 28.7% Total collisions: reduction of 27.7% 7% Speed related property damage only collisions: reduction of 27.3% Speed related collisions: reduction of 26.7% Dr. Karim El Basyouny, University of Alberta 29
Just Slow Down Winnipeg Police Service WPS Just slow Down Strings Parental Role Modelling Transport Accident Commission - Strings 30
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