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VDOT’s Highway Safety Program Commonwealth Transportation Board July 15, 2015 Mark A. Cole, PE Assistant State Traffic Engineer Highway Safety Program

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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

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Agenda

• Virginia Highway Crash Trends

• Strategic Highway Safety Plan

• Highway Safety Emphasis/Focus Areas

• Highway Safety Projects

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36% 35%37%

20%

38% 35%

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

740775

700

718

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Deaths SHSP Target

VDOT Maintained Road Crashes 2010-2014

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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

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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

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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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8.5

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2.62.1

1.4

3.4

Total Crashes (%)

5.8

16.8

44.8

2.4

0.6

10

5.5

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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

230

189

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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89

82

111

86

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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 (%)

Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Projects

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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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38

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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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109

Active Projects By Phase*

PE Right-of-way Construction

138

61

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

[email protected]

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