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8th Annual Michigan Traffic Safety Summit
Guidance for Implementation of AASHTO’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Timothy R. Neuman, PEVice President and Chief Highway EngineerCH2M HILL
Presentation Summary
Overview of AAHTO’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Implementation Guides– Intersections
– Older Drivers
A ‘charge’ to our professions
A strategic plan for highway safety that will positively impact the nation’s present and predicted statistics on vehicular related death and injury. Comprehensive in nature and reflects input from many participating safety organizations.
SHSP Participating Safety Organizations
USDOT AAA ARTBAAASHTO AAMVA RSFNAGHSR AARPATSSANTSB NSC GMCMADD ATAIIHS TRB
SHSP Plan Goal is to Reduce Highway Fatalities
30,000
32,000
34,000
36,000
38,000
40,000
42,000
1998 2004 2007
Fatalities
6 main elements are addressed within the Strategic Highway Safety Plan
1. Drivers2. Special (Other) Users3. Vehicles4. Highways5. Emergency Medical Services6. Management
The Strategic Highway Safety Plan Focuses on 22 Emphasis Areas
Emphasis Areas are specific safety issue areas related to the 6 Elements
There are 92 suggested strategies supporting the 22 Emphasis Areas
Presentation Focus
Emphasis area 17. Improving the design and operation of highway intersections (‘Highway Element’)
Emphasis area 3. Sustaining proficiency in older drivers
NCHRP Project 17-18 (03)—of AASHTO’s SHSP
CH2M HILL Prime Contractor– Maron Engineering (Ron Pfefer co-PI)
– Midwest Research Institute
– University of North Carolina HSRC
– Bellomo-McGee, Inc
– Northwestern University Center for Public Safety
– Dr. Pat Waller
NCHRP 17-18 (3) Emphasis Areas
Phase I (completed)–Aggressive Driving
–Suspended/Revoked Drivers
–Run Off Road
–Head On
–Trees in Hazardous Locations
–Unsignalized Intersections
Phase II (ongoing)–Truck-related
–Pedestrian
–Utility Poles
–Curves
–Signalized Intersections
–Older Drivers
–Unbelted Drivers and Occupants
NCHRP Project 17-18(3)—Guidance for Reducing Fatal Crashes
Produce “guidebooks” and web-based materials to facilitate agency implementation of SHSP objectives (3 phases; 17 guides)
Guides present low-cost, readily implementable strategies– Proven effective
– Experimental/innovative
– Comprehensive
Audience is state DOTs and other agencies (county, municipal)
Content of Guides and Web Materials
Background on extent and nature of the problemStrategies to address the problem
– Proven
– Tried
– Experimental
Model implementation processProfiles of successful implementation
Guidebook Development Process
Strategy and “best practices” identification (literature review, surveys, phone interviews)
Workshops and Tree Symposium involving agency leaders
Selection of Demonstration AgenciesDemonstration of Guides Final Revisions and Publication
Working Materials Developed by Project Team Under 17-18 (3)
Printed Guides for developing programs to address fatal crashes
Website for collecting and disseminating information on program development and effectiveness, and in-depth technical background; maintain currency of knowledge base
Strategy Discussion Outline
– Target Crashes
– Expected Effectiveness
– Keys to Success
– Potential Difficulties
– Appropriate Measures and Data
– Associated Needs for, or relation to, Support Services (e.g., Public Information and Education, Traffic Law Enforcement, and Emergency Medical Services)
– Organizational, Institutional and Policy Issues
– Interagency Participation
– Issues Affecting Implementation Time
– Costs Involved
– Training and Other Personnel Needs
– Legislative Needs
Intersections are clearly a high priority (over 20% of fatal crashes occur at intersections)
Signalized Intersection Strategies
Signalized Intersection Strategies
Strategies for Sustaining Proficiency in Older Drivers
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Objectives and Strategies for Sustaining Proficiency in OlderDrivers
Objectives Strategies
3.2.1 Improve theroadway/driving environment tobetter accommodate the specialneeds of older drivers
3.2.1.1 Provide advance warningsigns
3.2.1.2 Provide advance guidesigns and street name signs
3.2.1.3 Increase size and letterheight of roadway signs
3.2.1.4 Provide longer clearanceintervals at signalizedintersections
3.2.1.5 Provide more protectedleft signal phases at busyintersections
3.2.1.6 Provide offset left-turnlanes at intersections
3.2.1.7 Improve lighting atintersections, horizontal curves,and railroad grade crossings
3.2.1.8 Improve roadwaydelineation
3.2.1.9 Replace paintedchannelization with raisedchannelization
3.2.1.10 Reduce intersectionskew angle
3.2.1.11 WORK ZONES
3.2.2 Plan for an agingpopulation
3.2.2.1 Develop a comprehensivestatewide plan to address thetransportation needs of older
Strategies for Sustaining Proficiency in Older Drivers
Agencies are encouraged to adopt stretch goals for achieving the vision
“Were states, counties, local communities and the federal government fully commit to the vision of the SHSP, it would be possible to reduce the toll of highway fatalities and injuries by as much as 15,000 fatalities, and upwards of 1 million injuries annually. This represents a staggering 30 to 40 percent reduction in the safety risk of highway travel in the U.S.”
Final Report, NCHRP Project 8-36 (Task 26)
Effective implementation will involve multiple stakeholders
State and County DOTsState and local law enforcementState licensingEmergency medical servicesEducation professionalsPrivate sector
Organizational Factors Affecting Implementation
Completely SuccessfulImplementation
Partial or IncompleteImplementation
Driving Forces Restraining Forces
Restraining Forces (Barriers to SHSP Implementation)
Costs to reach AASHTO goals estimated as $6.4 to $9.2 billion capital, and $370 to $500 million annual costs
Competing prioritiesLack of a true ‘safety culture’ throughout organizationsDownsizing and retirements of skilled DOT staffInformation and knowledge gap
– Type (safety data, technology transfer of knowledge)
– State, county, local
Improving safety will require trade-offs
Safer signal operations versus ‘efficiency’
Prioritizing enforcement based on safety concerns
Driving forces that will help us achieve the AASHTO Goals
Leadership at the upper management levelGrowing public concerns about highway safetyDemands of Context Sensitive Solutions
movement
Accessing the Guides
Unsignalized Intersection Guide is published as NCHRP Report 500-x
Other Guides are in the Demonstration PhaseWebsite address: http://transportation1.org/safetyplan/
Questions:– Timothy Neuman: [email protected]
– Kevin Slack: [email protected]
Questions and Discussion
CONTACT
Timothy R. NeumanChief Highway EngineerCH2M Hill
8501 W. Higgins Road, Suite 300Chicago, Illinois 60631(773) 693-3800 ext. 233email: [email protected]
This presentation was made to the 8th Annual Michigan Traffic Safety Summit in Grand Rapids, MI in April 2003. It is provided for reference only.
Use of all or any part of this presentation for commercial purposes is prohibited without the
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