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SafetySafetyPresentation by Presentation by Vernon BetkeyVernon Betkey

Chairman, Governors Highway Safety AssociationChairman, Governors Highway Safety AssociationDirector, Maryland Highway Safety OfficeDirector, Maryland Highway Safety Office

2011 SHSP Peer Exchange, Austin TX2011 SHSP Peer Exchange, Austin TXJune 14, 2011June 14, 2011

TZD

How many of you believe in the TZD concept?

How many of you are skeptical?

How many of you believe Zero is unachievable?

Smallpox

10,000 BC

20th Century 300-500 M

Vaccination Campaign

WHO 1979

“…I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth”

John F. KennedyMay 25, 1961

How Was it Accomplished?How Was it Accomplished?

15% Unbuckled33% of Fatalities - Impaired DriversDrugged Driving Increasing33% of Fatalities - Speeding and Aggressive DrivingDistracted Driving EpidemicTraffic Safety CultureLeadershipSustaining Momentum

What Challenges Do We Face?What Challenges Do We Face?

Strong laws - Key ComponentHigh Visibility Enforcement/Strategic CommunicationsTechnology WorksData Driven - SHSP“Countermeasures That Work”Engineering Improvements Work

What Have We Learned?What Have We Learned?

Strong Federal & State InvestmentPrimary Belt Laws & All Seating Positions Sobriety Checkpoints/Saturation PatrolsHigh Visibility Enforcement & Strategic CommunicationsMandatory Universal Motorcycle HelmetsDistracted Driving Enf. & EducationSpeed & Aggressive Driving Enf. & EducationDDACTS

Short Term Short Term Behavioral CountermeasuresBehavioral Countermeasures

Intermediate TermIntermediate TermBehavioral CountermeasuresBehavioral CountermeasuresIgnition interlocks for All Convicted OffendersExpansive Use of Automated EnforcementBelt Reminder Systems in All VehiclesAnti-Distraction TechnologyDriver Monitoring Systems

Standardized, Automated, and Linked Data SystemsAdvanced Impaired Driving Detection SystemsAutomated Crash Notification SystemsSpeed Governor SystemsCrash Avoidance Technology Monitoring for Drowsy Driving

Long Term Long Term Behavioral CountermeasuresBehavioral Countermeasures

Champion for National GoalAdapt SHSP to Coincide with National GoalsBuild on SuccessesBuild Top Down and Bottom Up SupportBuild Ownership among All StakeholdersProvide Feedback

States RoleStates Role

“Progress is impossible without change, and those

who cannot change their minds

cannot change anything”

~ George Bernard Shaw