Annual Safety Meeting February 21, 2007 Ron Marshall, SD LTAP Local Rural Road Safety in SD - What...

Annual Safety MeetingFebruary 21, 2007

Ron Marshall, SD LTAP

Local Rural Road Safety in SD -What does the data tell us?

Today’s presentation

Overview local road safety problem National Regional South Dakota County

Offer a few observations/challenges

Introduction

LTAP - local rural roads

Personal

Safety Data – it’s more than just numbers

The Reality

Highway deaths 43,443 in 2005 are more than statistics

The Reality

Injuries and fatalities are our

neighbors, our friends, our

relatives, or even us .…

Rural Road Safety from a National Perspective

National overview

Rural road safety issues and concerns

National Fatalities 1966-2005

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

55,000

60,000

1966 1980 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005

National Highway FatalitiesTotal and Local Rural

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20000

30000

40000

50000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Local RuralLocal Rural

Total

Where Fatalities Occur in U.S.2005 Data

18,047

RURAL & URBAN Percent Fatalities

Interstate Rural 13%

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Arterials 37%Collectors 31%

Local 19%

Rural61%

Urban39%

RURAL Fatalities by Roadway Functional Class

Rural Roads – U.S.

40 % of Travel and 60% of Fatalities

Fatality Rate is 2.5 times that for Urban Roads.

44,168 fatalities local rural roads – last 5 years (20%)

Rural Road Fatality Rates

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40 % of Travel and 60% of Fatalities

Fatality Rate is 2.5 times that for Urban Roads.

National Data ObservationsMoving the numbers

Rural Roads !

The challenge of Local Rural roads ?

SD Local Rural Highway Safety

How do we compare to our neighbors?

Total Highway Fatalities – Surrounding States

0200400

600800

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

South Dakota

North Dakota

Montana

Wyoming

Nebraska

Minnesota

Rural Fatality Ratein Surrounding States

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Total Rural Fatality Rate

Rural Road Fatality RatesSD compared to Nation

5.326

2.55

1.226

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InterstateLocal roads All Rural

Avg last 5 years - FARS

Local Rural fatalitiesin Surrounding States

(% of total fatalities ’05)

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SD compared to our neighbors

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Rural Interstate Fatality Rate

Local Road Fatality Rate How do we compare ?

5.326

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rural local fatality rate

5 year avg - FARS

Local Rural Road Fatalities% rollover

Surrounding States -2005

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% Local rural rollover fatals

Local Rural Road SafetyCompared to our Neighbors

Local Rural Fatality rate – 5.3 Highest

Rollovers – 50% of total 2nd Highest

(Note: 70 % unrestrained)

South DakotaRural Local Roads

A look at all crashes, not just fatalities

SD Highway FatalitiesTotal and Local Rural

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50

100

150

200

250

300

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Total Fatalities

Local Rural Fatalities

On SD Local Rural RoadsEvery Year there are approximately:

3000 crashes

50 Fatalities

1100 injuries

Local Rural Road Deaths

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20

40

60

80

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

SD Local rural road fatalities

Source: FARS

Rural Local Road Fatalities – South Dakota 1st Harmful Event (‘01-’05)

Rollover 42 %

Other vehicle 24 %

Pedestrian 8%

Embankment 6%

Tree 4%

RR 1%

Total 242 fatalities

SD Local Rural FatalitiesFHE (’01-’05)

rollover

other vehicle

pedestrian

embankment

tree

all other

rollover other vehicle pedestrian

embankment tree all other

SD Local Rural Road All CrashesTop 4 FHE Categories

Total crashes

11501928

3804

1932

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Other vehicle Fixed Object Animal Rollover

Source: DPS ’04-’06

SD local rural road crashestop 4 FHE categories

Injuries and Fatalities

832 955

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1000

1500

Other vehicle Fixed Object Animal Rollover

Source: DPS ’04-’06

All local rural2004 - 2006

First Harmful Event % Total %Inj/death

Other vehicle 13 21 Fixed object 22 28 Animal 43 4 Rollover 22 45

All local rural2004 - 2006

– Rank

First Harmful Event % Total %Inj/death

Other vehicle 4 3

Fixed object 3 2 Animal 1 4

Rollover 2 1

SD Local Rural Roads

Rollovers and Fixed objects

43 % crashes

71 % fatalities and injuries

Local Crash Data

Going from statewide statistics to local data

County Maps from DPS

Local data

Look at your own crash data

Example – Custer CountyDPS 3 Year Summary

Custer County Example

134 crashes – 1 death, 58 injuries $648 M property damage

Driver contributing circumstances Speed 30 % Run off road 31 %

Crash Type Fixed object 39 % Rollover 28 %

Non-intersection 96 %

Local Rural Road Safety

Challenges

Keep ‘em on the road

Make road sides more forgiving

Next Steps

Make safety a part of what you do and talk to others

Support SD Strategic Highway Safety Plan

Look at your data Use it to discuss issues, causes, solutions,

priorities

Form partnerships County Highway Superintendents, LTAP, SDDOT,

SDDPS, Engineers, law enforcement, EMS, judiciary, Driver’s Ed, media

Next Steps(continued)

Identify Significant Safety Problems

Look for solutions: Participate and take home ideas from Safety

Conference Develop and make use of innovative solutions and

strategies

Launch Coordinated Attack on Problems

Move the numbers !

Safer Roads ! Our Goal:Move the numbers –

Reduce the number and severity of crashes

And…

Save lives

Questions/comments

Let me hear from you…….

Ron MarshallSD LTAP

Email ronald.marshall@sdsmt.edu