Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues

• Inadequate Roads Streets for Todays Traffic
• Geometrics
• Slope Flattening Roadway and approachs
• Lengthen pipe
• Shoulder Widening
• Rumble Strips on paved shoulders where
  applicable
  
• R-O-W acquisition
• Correct deficient roadway shape on unpaved
  roads.
  

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• Design
• Inventory ID
• Long Range Plan
• Define Scope of Improvements
• Establish Appropriate Standards

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• Signing and Delineation
• Use MUTCD Always!
• Set Policy on Use of the MUTCD.
• Establish Sign Management System.
• Quality of Signing Materials.
• Inspect and Review Sign Inventory.
• Signing Appropriate to Function and
  Classification of Road/Street.
  
• Nighttime Inspection.
• Staff Training.

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• Education
• Drivers Ed
• Incentives for DE Fund it!
• Required in School Again!
• Include Winter Driving Skills. Work w/ Insurance
  Co reduced rates for Drivers Ed.
  
• Graduated Testing
• Age
• Citations
• Accident Record
• Continuing Ed
• Require Reaction Test at License Renewal.

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• Education Methods
• More TV Commercials, ie uncontrolled
  intersections.
  
• Safety Tips for Winter Driving.
• Work Zone Awareness Education.
• Road Rage.
• Distracted Driving.

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• General Education (Rules of Road)
• Safety Tips through media.
• Make people aware of MUTCD and SHS are free
  online.
  
• Educate councils/commissions regards consequences
  of not following MUTCD standards.

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• Law Enforcement
• Speeding.
• Education, especially work zones.
• Aggressive Enforcement.
• DUI
• Provide Rides (Mitchell)
• Communication (Watertown) via newspaper regards
  crash locations.
  
• Change Culture with education and enforcement.

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• DUI (Cont)
• Enforce Closing time at bars.
• Prevent Impaired driving
• 8 hr. minimum jail time.
• Stricter Laws.
• Communication of convictions and arrests.
• Seat Belts.
• Legislation with teeth.
• Child Restraint.
• 20 fines not enough.
• Education.

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• Uniform Reporting
• Training
• Unlicensed Drivers.

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• Access to Crash Data
• FTP Data not as current as data base.
• Non-state systems interfacing issues.
• Tribal forms provided without ID.
• User friendly accident data form.
• Move to GPS accident location identification
  using lat/long coordinates.
  
• Training in filling out accident forms w/
  emphasis on diagram and narrative.
  

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• Access to Crash Data (cont)
• Accident Reports
• Full report accessible to state agencies only.
• Restrictions in law (4 fee)
• Make same reports available to all.

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Summary of Prioritized Safety Issues (cont)

• Summary Comments