Kentuckys Roadmap to Safer Highways

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Kentuckys Roadmap to Safer Highways
A Comprehensive Work In Progress ByThe
Governors Executive Committeeon Highway
SafetyPartnering ConferenceAugust 18, 2005
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Kentucky Highway Fatalities
964
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Daily Fatal Report

• Through August 16, 2005 551
• Same Period 2004 580
• Same Period 2003 556
• Same Period 2002 568
• Same Period 2001 516

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Kentucky Fatality Rate
Fatalities / 100 MVM
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US DOT Statistics

• 2004 Fatality Rate - 1.46
• 2004 Fatalities 42,636

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National Goal
Reduce The Fatality Rate To 1.0 Fatalities/100
MVM By 2008
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Kentucky Lifesavers Conference
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Governors Executive Committee on Highway Safety
Jim Adams (Chair)KYTC - Deputy Secretary Marc
Williams, P.E.KYTC - Commissioner of
Highways Roy MundyKYTC - Commissioner of Vehicle
Regulation Mark MillerJustice - Commissioner
Kentucky State Police Greg Howard Justice -
Commissioner Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement Doug
HoganKYTC - Public Information-Exec.
Director Paul Toussaint, P.E.U of K -
Transportation Research Center-Director Jose
Sepulveda, P.E.FHWA - Division
Administrator Sheriff Steve SparrowKentucky
Sheriffs Association President Lt. Colonel Peggy
EmingtonKentucky Chiefs of Police Association
President Dan BarnettKYTC - Division of Driver
Safety-Director Angela LeighMothers Against
Drunk Driving State Executive Director
Julia Costich, PhDKentucky Injury Prevention
Research Program - Director Lt. Eric
WalkerJustice - Governors Highway Safety
Program-Commander Brian BishopBoard of Emergency
Medical Services-Exec. Director Glenn
JenningsKentucky Office of Insurance-Exec.
Director Duane Thomas, P.E.KYTC - Division of
Traffic Operations-Director Nancy AlbrightKYTC -
Division of Maintenance-Acting Director Ned
SheehyKentucky Motor Transport
Association-President/CEO Buddy YountFMCSA -
Division Administrator Melinda WheelerAdministrat
ive Office of the Courts-Director William Hacker,
M.D.CHS - Acting Commissioner of Public
Health Boyd SiglerKYTC-Highway Safety Operations
Manager
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Governors Executive CommitteeMISSION

• To reduce Kentucky highway fatalities and injuries

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Governors Executive CommitteeVISION

• Through public and private partnerships, achieve
  the most improved and sustainable reduction in
  highway fatalities and injuries in the nation.

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Governors Executive CommitteeGOAL

• To reduce the number of highway fatalities to no
  more than 700 by
• December 31, 2008

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Executive Committee Objectives

• Integrate the safety activities of the member
  agencies
• Raise overall public awareness of highway safety
  priorities
• Improve communication, cooperation and
  collaboration among highway safety stakeholders

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Executive Committee Objectives

• Enhance existing community safety partners
• Improve highway safety data quality, collection
  and compatibility
• Raise awareness of specific highway safety issues
  through the implementation of focused emphasis
  areas

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Kentuckys Model
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Emphasis Teams Leaders
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Seat Belt Statistics

• National Average 80
• KY Usage Rate 67
• KY Ranks 47th in the Nation

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Secondary Seat Belt Law

• Law Passed in 1994
• Usage Increased 16
• Decrease of 84 Fatalities

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Primary Seat Belt Law

• Expected results
• 11 Increase in Usage
• Decrease of 62 Fatalities