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VDOT’s Highway Safety Program
Commonwealth Transportation BoardJuly 15, 2015
Mark A. Cole, PE
Assistant State Traffic Engineer
Highway Safety Program
Agenda
• Virginia Highway Crash Trends
• Strategic Highway Safety Plan
• Highway Safety Emphasis/Focus Areas
• Highway Safety Projects
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Virginia Highway Crashes (2010 – 2014)
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VDOT Local Total Crashes Injuries 5
64%
36%
65%
35%
65%
37%
63%
20%
62%
38% 35%
Virginia Highway Deaths & Serious Injuries2005 - 2014
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22,489
7,572
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Serious Injuries SHSP Target
946
1,026
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700
718
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Deaths SHSP Target
VDOT Maintained Road Crashes 2010-2014
7
23%
41%
36%
Total Crashes
Interstate
Primary
Secondary
20%
44%
36%
ALL Injuries
17%
48%
35%
Deaths
21%
42%
37%
Severe Injuries
2010 - 2014 Network Comparison
8
84%
16%
Lane Mileage
VDOT
Local
82%
18%
DVMT
81%
19%
Deaths
62%
37%
Injuries
64%
36%
Crashes
2010 - 2014 Network ComparisonStatewide - Posted Speed Limit
9
20%
24%42%
14%
Fatal Crashes
40%
26%
24%
10%
Total Crashes
35 or Less 40 or 45
50 or 55 Over 55 mph
40%
28%
24%
8%
Injury Crashes
Virginia Highway Crash Types
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1.4
3.4
Total Crashes (%)
5.8
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3.1
Fatal Crashes (%)
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Vision
Toward Zero Deaths
Mission
• save lives and reduce crashes and injuries
• data driven strategic approach
• enforcement, education, engineering, and
emergency response strategies
Goal
reduce deaths & severe injuries by half by 2030
Target –
3 percent per year until 2016
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Emphasis/Focus Areas
• Roadway Departure Crashes
• Intersection Crashes
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
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Roadway Departure Crash Definition
“A non-intersection crash which occurs when a vehicle crosses an edge line or a
center line, or otherwise leaves the traveled way.” (Source: FHWA)
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Virginia Roadway Departure Deaths2010 - 2014
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403 434
383
406
340
5456
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
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Roadway Departure Deaths % of Deaths
Virginia Roadway Departure Crashes 2010-2014
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20%
20%
30%
30%
Total Crashes (%)
17%
32%34%
17%
Fatalities (%)
19%
23%32%
26%
Injuries (%)
Roadway Departure Prevention
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Curve Delineation
• $13M investment
• 2600 curves
• 30-50% crash reduction
• Save 18 lives/year
• Save 150 serious injuries/year
Rumble Strips
• $18M investment
• 1900 miles treated
• 40-60% crash reduction
• Save 12 lives/year
• Save 400 serious injuries/year
Virginia Intersection Deaths2010 – 2014
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189 191
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204
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Intersection Deaths % of Deaths
Virginia Intersection Crashes 2010-2014
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35%
31%
34%
Total Crashes (%)
57%28%
15%
Fatalities (%)
30%
42%
28%
Injuries (%)
Effective Intersection Projects
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Flashing Yellow Arrow
• $20K/intersection
• 36% crash reduction
Reflective Backplates
• $5-7K/intersection
• 15% all crash reduction
• 28% severe crash reduction
Signal Timing
• $5K/intersection
• 20-33% crash reduction
Virginia Pedestrian & Bicyclists Deaths2010 - 2014
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Pedestrian & Bicyclists Deaths % of Deaths
Virginia Pedestrian & Bicycle Crashes 2010-2014
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2%
14%
17%
67%
Total Crashes (%)
9%
34%
17%
40%
Fatalities (%)
2%
14%
16%
68%
Injuries (%)
Deliver Highway Safety Six-Year Plan
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Data-Driven Projects Focusing on:
• Roadway Departure crashes
• Intersection crashes
• Bicycle and Pedestrian safety
• Low-cost/high-benefit safety solutions
Flashing Yellow Arrows
Rumble Strips
Curve Delineation
Highway Safety Project Inventory
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Active Projects By District*
Bristol Culpeper Fredericksburg
Hampton Roads Lynchburg Northern VA
Richmond Salem Staunton
Statewide
199 Total
*Active means in preliminary engineering, right-of-way, or construction phases as of June 17, 2015
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Active Projects By Phase*
PE Right-of-way Construction
138
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Project Administration*
VDOT Local
Before-and-after Results
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Where 113 highway safety-funded projects have been deployed since 2004…
92%
Fatal Crashes
55%
Injury Crashes
Questions?Mark A. Cole, PE
VDOT Assistant State Traffic Engineer
Highway Safety Program
(804) 786-4196
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