The Safety Solution is Local and Personal

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The Safety Solution is Local and
Personal !!!
The Safety Problem Is Global
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The Problem Tomorrow
Of every 100 children born this year
One will die violently in a highway crash during
his/her lifetime.
77 will be injured in a crash during their
lifetimessome more than once.
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February 20, 2007
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
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A Strategic Highway Safety Plan

• Starts with the Planning Process.
• Provides a comprehensive, coordinated,
  continuing, communicative, focused, and unified
  approach.

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Integrated

• Integrates the 4 Es
• Education
• Engineering
• Enforcement
• Emergency Services

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Why

• Leverage resources.
• Additional funding sources.
• Powerful funding request tool.
• Make safety efforts more effective and
  efficient.
• Make the task easier.
• Support legislative initiatives.
• Reduce fatalities and injuries.

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In Consultation with

• Governors Highway Safety Office
• Regional planning and MPOs
• Major Modes of Transportation
• State and Local Law Enforcement

• Highway/Grade-Crossing Safety
• Operation Lifesaver
• Motor Carrier Safety
• Department of Motor Vehicles

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Other Major Safety Stakeholders

• Judiciary
• Tribal Governments
• Academia
• Civic Organizations
• Safety Advocates
• State and Local Agencies

• Public Health Agencies
• Medical Community
• Emergency Response
• Highway Industry
• Railroad Industry
• Insurance Industry
• Hospitality Industry
• Motorcycle Community

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Goals

• AASHTO/GHSA/ AAMVA/USDOT 1.0 fatalities per 100
  MVMT by 2008
• Target zero
• Reasonable and attainable . with a little
  stretch

• To reduce the fatality rate from 2.29 in 2005 to
  1.5 in 2010, resulting in 42 fewer deaths. (186
  to 144 deaths)

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The What Contributing Factors

• US
  South Dakota
• Roadway Departure 60 67
• BAC Related 39 44
• Belt Use 82 69
• Unrestrained 52 71
• Intersections 21 20
• Pedestrian 11 5
• Work Zone 3 3
• Young Drivers (16-24) 24 22
• Older Drivers (65) 15 12

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Gateways to Information

• Website for collecting and disseminating
  information on program development and
  effectiveness, and in-depth technical background
  maintain currency of knowledge base.
• Printed Guides for developing programs to address
  fatal crashes

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South Dakotas Emphasis Areas

• Improving Data Collection and Analysis
• Impaired Drivers
• Run-off- Road and Head-on
• Speeding

• Young Drivers Education
• Occupant Protection
• Preventing deer-auto collision
• Emergency Response System

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Contributions

• Serve as Champion
• Lead/support the effort
• Convene a Summit
• Build upon existing partnerships and coalitions
• Help form and enhance coalitions
• Bring other safety partners to the table
• Keep the safety partners focused
• Provide and analyze data

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Contributions

• Establish and support the 4E emphasis teams
• Hold the safety partners accountable
• Keep the momentum
• Share expertise and knowledge
• Coalition Building
• Data Analyses
• Goal Setting
• Performance Measures
• Problem ID
• Identifying Strategies
• Evaluation

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Challenges

• Language and culture
• Turf and Funds
• Silos

• Organizational Structures
• Approaches to the problem
• Commitment, Determination,
  Perseverance

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On the Journey to Save Lives