Iowa CHSP_09-24-2007

IowaComprehensiveHighwaySafetyPlan(CHSP)JerryRoche,P.E.Safety&MobilityEngineerFederalHighwayAdministration–IowaDivision22005-2009FederalTransportationAct:SAFETEA-LUSafe,Accountable,Flexible,andEfficientTransportationEquityAct:ALegacyforUsersRequireseachstatetohavea“StrategicHighwaySafetyPlan”meetingcertaincriteriaandshouldthenreporttheprocesstoFHWA.FHWAthenissued“guidelines”thatdefinewhoshouldbeinvolvedintheprocessandothersuggested/requiredelementstoconsider.SAFETEA-LURequirements3WhyaCongressionalPriorityNow?“Americanscandomoretoimprovehighwaysafety”“…43,000deathsperyear”“Everyyearthiscountryexperiencesanationaltragedythatisaspreventableasitisdevastating.”“Theenormouscosttosocietyisabout$230billion,or$820perperson.”-TransportationSecretaryNormanMinetaApril2006HighwaySafety4(Source:IRTAD2004)10thGlobalSafetyComparisonsFatalityRate(2002Data)–Deaths/1BkmVTUnitedKingdom7.6Sweden8.3Norway8.3Switzerland8.4Finland8.5Australia9.0Denmark9.2Canada9.3USA9.4Germany11.12nd6WhySuccessinOtherIndustrializedNations?“SafetyCulture”UnitedKingdomTypicalspeeding,safetybeltorcellphonetrafficviolationfine£1,000=$1,893AutomatedspeedenforcementiscommonlyemployedSweden“VisionZero”nationalgoalisNOhighwaydeathsThelowestlegallevelis.02BACNorwayIncreasedtrafficfinesupto30percentin2003Drivingundertheinfluencecarriesmandatoryjailtime.DenmarkFinesarecollectedon-the-spotfortheinfringementofalltrafficregulations.SafetyCulture7Trafficfinesgenerallyarebasedontwofactors:theseverityoftheoffensethedriver'sincome“JaakoRytsola,a27-year-oldFinnishInternetentrepreneurandnewspapercolumnist,wascruisinginhisBMWonerecentevening.TheofficerpulledoverMr.Rytsola'scarandissuedhimaspeedingticketfordriving43milesanhourina25-mile-an-hourzone.Thefine:$71,400.”SafetyCultureFinland“Whenitcomestocrime,thewealthyshouldsufferasmuchasthepoor.”8Fromnearlyidenticalratesin1980,theAustralianratehasfallentoapointwhereitisnowalittlemorethanhalftheU.S.rate.(Basedonpublichealthmeasuresofdeaths/population)Implementingthe“HalvingFatalities”goalintroducedseveraltrafficsafetylegislativeandregulatoryamendmentstoincreasepolicepowers,sharpenlaws,andincreasepenalties.HALVINGRoadwayFatalities,ACaseStudyfromVictoria,Australia,1989-2004Australia-MostliketheU.S.Government,RoadSystemsandTravelPatterns9Impairment.05bloodalcoholcontent(BAC)foralldriversZeroBACfirstthreeyearsafterlicensingandfortaxidriversImmediatelicenselossforalldrunk-driversecondorsubsequentoffensesEnforcementIncreasedrandombreathtesting:Effortsincreasedfive-foldresultingin(statistically)oneinthreedriverslikelytobetestedannually.IntroducedautomatedspeedlimitenforcementwithcamerasVulnerableRoadusersMandatorybicyclehelmetuselaw(motorcyclehelmetlawsince1960’s)EducationLong-termprogramofpubliceducationtosupportspecificsafetyinitiativesandkeeptrafficsafetyinthepublicarenaAustralia’sSafetyCultureBasedonEveryDriver’sResponsibility:HALVINGRoadwayFatalities,ACaseStudyfromVictoria,Australia,1989-200410HALVINGRoadwayFatalitiesACaseStudyfromVictoria,Australia1989-2004Australia’sSuccessFactorsASoundandRealisticPlanPoliticalandBureaucraticLeadershipIntegratedImplementationOtherEnablingFactorsPastsuccessStrongrelationshipsSounddataforevidence-baseddecisionsPubliceducationSupportivemedia=Results:ASafetyCultureChange“Theplanmustnotonlybeevidence-based,butitmusthavesharpteeth.”11IowaActualFatalitiesvs.PossibleFatalitiesNumberoffatalitiespossibleiftherateoffatalitieshadremainedat1990levelof2.00per100millionvehiclemilestraveled464464471488488436508457521480533527552465558468584449595486596445609446627404632441639388632450640439010020030040050060070090919293949596979899'00'01'02'03'04'05ActualFatalitiesPossibleFatalities2613IowaHighwayFatalities5-yearRunningAverage3904004104204304404504604704804901992to19961993to19971994to19981995to19991996to20001997to20011998to20021999to20032000to20042001to20052002to2006AverageAnnualFatalitiesFive-yearAverageAnnualFatalityTrend14IowaComprehensiveHighwaySafetyPlan(CHSP)Timefora“CultureChange”15Opportunities…theIowaCHSPInIowathe“lowhangingfruit”hasbeenpicked.Morelivescanbesaved.Provenstrategiesareavailableto“reachtheremainingfruit.”16IowaTransportationOverviewPopulation30th2,944,062RegisteredDrivers29th2.1Million(driversper1000population)RegisteredVehicles3,994,669MilesofPublicRoads12th113,838DOT8%8,881(Excludesramps)Cities13%14,097Counties79%90,212LandArea26th56,272squaremilesNumberofBridges5th24,789(primarilywood)RatioofDriversage65+5thNearly25%Iowa2005RoadwayCharacteristics~114,000Milesofroadway31.5Billionmilestraveled17MapofPublicRoadsIowaPublicRoadsIowahasnearly39milesofpublicroadsforevery1000people.518DistributionofIowaCrashFatalitiesCityStreets15%SecondaryRoads36%RuralInterstate6%RuralPrimary29%UrbanInterstate4%UrbanPrimary11%Basedon2002-2006CrashFatalitiesCity/County51%108AverageFatalitiesperyear41551371323IowaDOT/DPSProgramsAddressLocalSafetyNeedsState49%RuralInterstate19HighwayCrashesareComplexDriverconditionsandbehaviorAcontributingfactorin95percentofcra