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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
0
10000
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
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
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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
0
1
2
3
mn mt ne nd sd wy natl
Total Rural Fatality Rate
Rural Road Fatality RatesSD compared to Nation
5.326
2.55
1.226
0
2
4
6
Rural Fatality Rates
sd
natl
Interstate
InterstateLocal roads All Rural
Avg last 5 years - FARS
Local Rural fatalitiesin Surrounding States
(% of total fatalities ’05)
35%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
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Nation SD ND NE WY MT MN
State
SD compared to our neighbors
0
1
2
3
mn mt ne nd sd wy natl
Rural Interstate Fatality Rate
Local Road Fatality Rate How do we compare ?
5.326
0
2
4
6
mn mt ne nd sd wy natl
rural local fatality rate
5 year avg - FARS
Local Rural Road Fatalities% rollover
Surrounding States -2005
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
% lo
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Total SD ND NE WY MT MN
State
% 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
0
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
0
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
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
Other vehicle Fixed Object Animal Rollover
Source: DPS ’04-’06
SD local rural road crashestop 4 FHE categories
Injuries and Fatalities
832 955
104
1387
0
500
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
