Mary D. Gunnels, PhD, MSAssociate Administrator, Regional Operations and Program DeliveryNational Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationWashington, DC USA

2011 Strategic Highway Safety Plan Peer Exchange June 2011

NHTSA Regions

NHTSA Regional Offices

Region (Location) Regional Administrator/Deputy RARegion 1 (Cambridge, MA) Phil Weiser/Jim RyanRegion 2 (White Plains, NY) Tom Louizou/Richard SimonRegion 3 (Baltimore, MD) Beth Baker/Valerie GompfRegion 4 (Atlanta, GA) Terry Schiavone/Carmen HayesRegion 5 (Olympia Fields, IL) Mike Witter/John BalserRegion 6 (Fort Worth, TX) Georgia Chakiris/Gary TaylorRegion 7 (Kansas City, MO) Romell Cooks/Jim GreenRegion 8 (Lakewood, CO) Bill Watada/Gina Espinosa-SalcedoRegion 9 (San Francisco, CA) David Manning/Bill KootsikasRegion 10 (Seattle, WA) John Moffat/Kirk Gillett

Achieving Safety Goals in the USA•A common vision •Countermeasures that work

•NHTSA, FHWA, FMCSA•AASHTO/NCHRP

•Good data•Implemented locally - SHSPs•Relentless commitment

Policy

Programs

Communications

THE DISCIPLINED PROCESS

Joint State-Federal Efforts Can Accomplish …

• Successful Implementation of Consensus Performance Measures

• Continued Cooperation on Management Review and Special Management Review Efforts

• Continued Emphasis on Data-driven Solutions• Moving More Training into Regions because

of State Travel Restrictions• Major Reductions in Fatalities

Partners Accomplish More:Consensus Performance Measures

Core MeasuresOverall fatalitiesSerious injuriesFatalities/VMTUnrestrained fatalities.08+ fatalitiesSpeeding fatalitiesMotorcycle fatalitiesUnhelmeted fatalities<21 year drivers in fatalsPedestrian fatalitiesObserved Belt Use

Activity Measures Belt citationsSpeeding citationsDWI arrests

Developmental MeasuresInjuriesAttitudes/AwarenessSpeed monitoringEnforcement Activity

Surface Transportation Technical Assistance: What Do We Know?

• Proposals being drafted by several Congressional Committees• No formal legislative proposal

at this time

Questions?

Contact: Maggi Gunnels202-366-0166Maggi.Gunnels@dot.gov