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A presentation given at the 2016 Traffic Safety Conference during the Opening Session. By Commissioner Jeff Moseley of the Texas Transportation Commission
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Texas Traffic Safety Task Force
- 1. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 June 7, 2016 TEXAS TRAFFIC SAFETY TASK FORCE Jeff Moseley Texas Transportation Commission
- 2. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 Fatalities and fatal crashes 2010–2015 2 Crash data available as of June 1, 2016 3,061 3,067 3,417 3,407 3,536 3,533 2,782 2,803 3,037 3,064 3,190 3,139 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Fatalities Fatal Crashes
- 3. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 3 Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan Fatalities (K) and Incapacitating Injury (A) Crashes by Emphasis Area 2015 Emphasis Areas K&A Crashes % of Total Rural Urban All 16,758 40% 60% Intersection 5,947 35% 27% 73% Run Off the Road 5,262 31% 55% 45% Driving Under the Influence 3,001 18% 48% 52% Distracted Driving 2,924 17% 35% 65% Young Drivers 2,810 17% 39% 61% Lack of Restraint Use 2,688 16% 55% 45% Speed Related 2,305 14% 62% 38% Motorcyclist 2,211 13% 38% 62% Older Drivers 2,252 13% 42% 58% Pedestrian 1,596 10% 21% 79% Large Trucks 1,143 7% 66% 34% Head-On 1,107 7% 66% 34% Work Zone 715 4% 38% 62% Bicyclist 360 2% 21% 79% Railroad Grade Crossing 63 0% 40% 60%
- 4. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 2005 and 2009 Safety Bond Program 4 Quantifiable success based on crash reduction factors: Type of Safety Bond Work Crash Reduction Factor Highway widening 30% Concrete or cable median barrier 55% Left-turn lanes 25% Continuous left-turn lanes 50% Grade separations 80% Convert existing four-lane undivided highways to four-lane divided highways 40%
- 5. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 Safety is our number one priority 5 Highway safety engineering Driver behavior education and outreach Enforcement New ideas… New strategies
- 6. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 Texas Traffic Safety Task Force AAA Texas Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Association of General Contractors Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Planning Organization Bicycle Advisory Committee Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Car2Go Clear Channel Outdoor Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization Federal Highway Administration - Texas Division Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas Lamar Outdoor MADD Longview Metropolitan Planning Organization MADD Midland Odessa Transportation Alliance (MOTRAN) Move Texas Forward National Association of County Engineers (NACE) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration North Central Texas Council of Governments Texas County and Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Good Roads Association Texas Local Technical Assistance Program Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition Texas Oil and Gas Association Texas Transportation Institute Texas Trucking Association 6
- 7. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 Setting an aggressive goal 7 Reduction in fatalities: at least 10 percent a year Reduction in serious crashes: at least 20 percent a year
- 8. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 8 Safety’s three E’s Engineering Education Enforcement
- 9. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 9 Intersection crashes — 35 percent of all serious crashes Intersection warning devices Turn lanes Grade separations Engineering solutions
- 10. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 10 Run-off-the-road crashes — 31 percent of all serious crashes Edgeline rumble strips Safety treatments Curve warning devicesWidening Engineering solutions
- 11. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 Driver behavior campaigns 11 • Prevent DUI and distracted driving • Encourage seat belt use • Teen driver education • Buckle up campaigns • Child safety seat checkups • Selective traffic enforcement programs (STEP)
- 12. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 12 DUI crashes — 18 percent of all serious crashes Selective traffic enforcement program (STEP) No refusal tactics DUI campaigns Reduce DUI processing time Driver Behavior Campaigns and Enforcement
- 13. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 Expanding use of proven countermeasures = More lives saved 13 • We have not reached the limits of our capability to reduce crashes and injuries and to save lives. • We are analyzing the number of lives that can be saved over the next five years by expanding the implementation of these countermeasures.
- 14. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 Expanding use of proven countermeasures = More lives saved 14 The Texas Traffic Safety Task Force will recommend a concerted effort utilizing: • proven highway safety engineering countermeasures • driver behavior and education • increased enforcement to reduce crashes and save lives on Texas roadways.
- 15. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 Texas Traffic Safety Task Force 15