Nebraska Office of Highway Safety

A Program OverviewFred Zwonechek, Administrator

MATC Summer Institute – June 12, 2012

Created by 1966 Federal Highway Safety Act

Dept. of Administrative Services - (Planning & Programming–Program 644) 1967 – 1971

Dept. of Motor Vehicles – Division (Program 644) 1971 – 2009

Dept. of Roads – Section – 2009 - ????

Program History

8 staff with an accumulated 210 years of highway safety program experience

9 million dollars of available federal funding during federal year FY2012

600+ individual grants during FY2012

Federal Funding: 1) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); 2) US Dept. of Justice (USDOJ-OJJDP); and 3) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) HSIP funding

Nebraska Office of Highway Safety(NOHS) Facts

Mission – To reduce the state’s traffic crashes, fatalities, and injuries on the roads through leadership, innovation, facilitation and program support in partnership with other public and private organizations.

Goals (examples 2 of 27) Reduce fatalities by 10% in 2012 Reduce serious injuries to 1,700 in 2012

NOHS Mission & Goals

Alcohol-related Crashes

Occupant Restraints

Young Drivers

Speed-related Crashes

Traffic Records

Other Areas

NOHS Primary Emphasis Areas for Performance-based Annual HSP

Alcohol-related Crashes

Enforcement Emphasis Other

Alcohol breath testing instruments

In-car camera systems Overtime Enforcement

(saturation patrols & check-points)

DUI enforcement training

Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Training

Training for Prosecutors & Judges

Community Court Monitoring Initiative

FTE’s for enforcement, prosecution, courts

Public Information & Education Activities

Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (A.G.)

Alcohol Crash Rates1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.800.75

0.70

0.61

0.68

0.64

0.51

0.54 0.56

0.65

0.71

0.55

0.50

0.630.62

0.48

0.430.45

0.47

0.36

0.46

0.27

0.29

NEBRASKA ALCOHOL-RELATED FATALITIES PER 100 MILLION MILES TRAVELED

NEBRASKA DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI)

ARRESTS VS. CONVICTIONS

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20115,000

6,500

8,000

9,500

11,000

12,500

14,000

15,500

12,76313,119

13,439 13,422

11,94812,166

13,15413,415

14,14814,525

13,09513,437

13,66013,399

12,39912,034

6,2956,661

6,214

9,1348,881 8,903

9,778

10,63911,016

11,357 11,361

10,711

11,504 11,520

10,724 10,549

ARRESTS CONVICTIONS

Occupant Restraints

Child Passengers Drivers and Passengers

Support for Child Passenger Safety (CPS)Technician Training

Support for CPS Trainers and Technicians

Provide Child Safety Seats for Low Income Families

Selective “Click It or Ticket” Overtime Enforcement Mobilizations

“Click It Don’t Risk It” Statewide Coalition

“Click It or Ticket” multi-media campaign

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

56%

66% 67%70%

86% 88%84%

88%

93%97%

95%91%

95%

68%71% 70% 70%

76%79% 79%

76%79%

83%85% 84% 84%

NebraskaChild Restraint & Safety Belt

Observed Usage Rates

Child Safety Seat Use Safety Belt Use

19

85

19

86

19

87

19

88

19

89

19

90

19

91

19

92

19

93

19

94

19

95

19

96

19

97

19

98

19

99

20

00

20

01

20

02

20

03

20

04

20

05

20

06

20

07

20

08

20

09

20

10

20

11

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

45%

38%

29%

31%32%33%32%33%

54%

63%64%65%63%65%68%

71%70%70%

76%

79%

79%76%

79%83%

85%

84%84%

1.97

2.302.27

1.95

2.15

1.881.95

1.85

1.72

1.751.61 1.811.80

1.831.68

1.56

1.37

1.681.58

1.361.46

1.401.33

1.10 1.16

0.970.93

Nebraska Safety Belt Usage Rate vs.

Death RatePer 100 Million Miles Traveled

Safety Belt Usage Rate Death Rate

Seat

Belt

Usag

e R

ate

Death

Rate

Young Drivers (16-20)

Youth High Risk Driving Underage Alcohol

“Getting Your Drivers License” to all 15 year olds every year

Grants to local community organizations

Training opportunities targeting young drivers

Media campaigns

Underage Alcohol-enforcement operations

Underage Reporting Toll Free Tip Line

1-866-MUST-B-21 Supporting Underage

Drinking Community Coalitions

Facebook Cause

'93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '112,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

9,000

6,379

7,031

7,633

7,8407,847

8,334

8,1467,902

7,017

6,416

5,811

5,367

5,054

4,577 4,603

4,1214,066

3,790

3,420

Drivers - Ages 16 to 20Fatal & Injury Crashes

Before and After Graduated Licensing Law

'93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11500

750

1,000

1,250

1,500

1,750

2,000

2,250

1,618

1,766

1,8591,950 1,943

2,046

1,954

1,844

1,644

1,453

1,2741,234

1,113

998958

814 806754

650

Drivers - Age 16Fatal & Injury Crashes

Before and After Graduated Licensing Law

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

7,847

8,3348,146

7,902

7,017

6,416

5,811

5,3675,054

4,577 4,603

4,121 4,0663,790

3,420

Nebraska Drivers (Age 16 - 20)

Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes

Speed Detection Equipment (radar, laser)

Portable Speed Trailers

Selective Overtime Enforcement Operations

Media Campaign Efforts

Speed-related Crashes

FATAL/INJURY SPEED-RELATED CRASHES*

2000 2001 **2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

250

500

750

1,000

1,250

1,500

1,750

2,000

2,250

2,500

2,1272,227

1,169 1,111 1,106 1,113

689

1,107

847 879 947798

In-car Laptops for enforcement

E-citations Electronic

submission of crash reports

Emergency Medical Services Data Improvement

Trauma Registry System Support

Crash Outcome Data Evaluation

DMV Driver & Vehicle Records Systems

Court Records System

NE Criminal Justice Information System

Traffic Records

Motorcycle Safety and Training

Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Issues

Commercial Vehicle Crashes

Driver Training and Testing

Administrative Licensing Sanctions

Vehicle Safety Issues

Off-road vehicle use on public roadways

Other Traffic Safety Areas

DMV

Nebr. State Patrol

Dept Health & Human Services

Game and Parks

Supreme Court

Crime Commission

Law Enforcement Training Center

UNL & UNK

Attorney General

Dept of Education

Other State Agency Grantees

The staff of 8 annually works with: over 400 state and local government agencies; another 250 non-profit and community organizations; and many private sector businesses as partners to impact Nebraska crashes, injuries, and fatalities.

It is worth noting that the Nebraska office is

the most experienced state highway safety office staff in the nation.

Summary

www.transportation.nebraska.gov/nohs/

402-471-2515fred.zwonechek@nebraska.gov