Road Safety Program Management

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Road Safety Program Management

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Where you are…where you’re going…Core Competency 5:

Module 1: Integrating Safety into the Transportation Planning Process

Module 2: Leadership and Safety Champions

Module 3: Collaboration and Coalition Building

Module 4: Outreach and Communication

Module 5: Current Research Supporting Road Safety Management

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Transportation Safety Planning

Identify strategies for integrating and amplifying safety in the transportation planning process.

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Major Topics

Transportation Planning Priorities

Basic Components of the Transportation Planning Process

Safety Integration Opportunities

Transportation Safety Planning Needs

Access to Key Players in the Planning Process

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Transportation Safety

Consistently listed as the most important goal of transportation agencies around the world

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Transportation Planning Priorities

Economic Vitality

Safety

Security

Mobility and Accessibility

Environmental Protection

Integration and Connectivity

Management and Operations

System Preservation

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Legislation

ISTEA

TEA-21

SAFETEA-LU

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Mobility (Congestion Management)

Recurring

Non-recurring

Rural vs. Urban Congestion

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Travel Reliability

Recurring vs. Non-recurring Factors

Driver Reaction to Reliability

• Passenger vehicles

• Commercial vehicles

Reliability Benefits

Reliability Solutions

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Economy Vitality

Medical-Related Expenses

Lost Productivity

Property Damage

Travel Delay

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Cost of Crashes and Congestion Cost of Crashes includes Fatality and Injury Costs and excludes Property Damage Only (PDO) Crashes

$962

$1,063

$1,204

$1,359

$1,051

$523

$376

$276

$189

$430

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Very Large Large Medium Small All Cities

Size of Metropolitan Area

Cost

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Cost of Crashes per Person Cost of Congestion per Person

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Costs Compared by Metro Size

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2.83

4.37

7.21

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Environmental Protection

Wasted Material and Natural Resources

Release of Hazardous Materials

• Impact on plant and animal life

• Impact on soil and water

Increased Emissions

• Impact on air quality

• Impact on health

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Transportation Planning Components

Environmental Scan

Understanding the Problem

Contributing Factors

• Roadway conditions

• Road user demographics

• Environmental conditions

• Behavioral characteristics

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Crash Analysis Review

Limit Use of Crash Rates

Improved Statistical Methods – Safety Performance Functions and Accident Modification Factors

Progress in Safety Analysis Tool Development

Planning Application Tools on the Horizon

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Transportation Planning Process

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Denver Regional Council of Governments – Long Range Plan

While site-specific safety designatedimprovements, because of their relatively smallscale, are not specifically listed or mapped,safety will be given due consideration throughUPWP planning activities, TIP project selectioncriteria, future RTP system improvementevaluations, and the incorporation of safetyelements into larger scale projects.

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Vision, Goals, Objectives and Performance Measures

Objectives

Key Performance Measures

# of fatal crashes # of serious injuries

Fatalities per 100M VMT

Project Evaluation

Criteria

TargetDecrease fatal crashes

by 5% each year

(Usually several objectives)--Reduce fatal crashes

--Reduce ped/bike crashes--Enhance transit safety

• Decrease in crashes• Decrease in serious injuries• Decrease in societal costs due to crashes• Decrease in conflict points

GoalSafe transportation system

VisionSafety community

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Safety Relationshipto Business Activities in Minnesota

Statewide Plan

District Plans & ATIP

Business Plan

Operations

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Transportation Safety Planning Performance Measures

Figure 1: Transportation Safety Planning Performance Measures

Identify Candidate Performance Measures

Select PerformanceMeasures

Incorporate into TransportationPlanning

Feedback

DRAFT

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Inputs that Affect Safety Performance Measure Selection

Figure 2: Inputsthat Affect Safety Performance Measure Selection

Identify Candidate Performance Measures

Select PerformanceMeasures

Transportation Planning

Legislative/Program Requirements

Data Analysis

Current Goals and Objectives

Stakeholders/ Constituencies

Decision-Makers

DRAFT

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Performance Measures Selection Process

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Performance Measures and the

Transportation Planning Process

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NHTSA/ GHSA Safety Performance Measures

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Selecting Performance Measures

Measurability

Forecastability

Multimodality

Clarity

Usefulness

Temporal issues

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Benefits of Performance Measures

Accountability

Efficiency

Effectiveness

Communications

Clarity

Improvement

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Transportation Safety Planning

EnvironmentalQuality

Economic Development

Mobility and Accessibility

VisionGoals and Objectives

PerformanceMeasures

Long- Range Plan

Implementation of Strategies

Short- (3-5 year) Range Program

Data

SystemOperations

Collaboration with safety stakeholders and the public

Safety Included in Vision

Safety Statedin Goals

Safety Performance

Measures

Continuous Monitoring of Safety in Operations

Safety Integrated within Plan

Safety Projects

Programmed

Safety ExplicitlyPart of Project

Implementation

Safety Strategies Included

Safety Partof Criteria set

Safety Data Continuously

Collected

Safety Included in Analysis

Consider Education Enforcement and

Emergency Response

Evaluation

Safety StrategiesConsidered

PoliciesOperations strategies

Infrastructure projects

Studies

Regulations

Education and awareness

Enforcement

Financing strategies

Partnerships

Collaborative undertakings

PoliciesOperations strategies

Infrastructure projects

Studies

Regulations

Education and awareness

Enforcement

Financing strategies

Partnerships

Collaborative undertakings

AlternativeImprovement

Strategies

Analysis Methods

Other Sources for Project

ideas

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What Do Planners Need? Partnerships

DOTs

Highway Safety Offices

Departments of Motor Vehicles

Operation Lifesaver and Highway Rail Grade Crossing Managers

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Partnerships (cont.)

State and Local Law Enforcement

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Administrators

Other Stakeholders

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What Else Do Planners Need?

Safety Data

Analytic Tools and Assistance

Safety Professionals Involved in Visioning and throughout the Planning Process

Methods for Ranking Safety with Other Priorities

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Accessing Key Players

Transportation Planners

Elected Officials

• Understanding their world

• Define and communicate problems

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Educating Elected Officials

Educate the Constituents

Present the Data and Make the Case for Safety

Put a Face on It

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Educating Elected Officials (cont.)

Identify Specific Events

Make Courtesy Calls and Invite Officials to Speak at Safety Events

Tap into Your Network

Use the Media

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Review

Transportation Planning Priorities

Basic Components of the Transportation Planning Process

Safety Integration Opportunities

Transportation Safety Planning Needs

Access to Key Players in the Planning Process

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Exercise #8 Performance Measures

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