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Toward Zero Deaths: The National Strategy on Highway Safety
- 1. Toward Zero Deaths: The National Strategy on Highway Safety Brian Roberts, National Association of County Engineers June 14, 2016
- 5. % Fatalities on Rural Roads (FARS 2011)
- 6. Vision: A highway system free of fatalities, changing the nation’s culture to the point where even one traffic-related death is unacceptable
- 7. Stakeholders
- 9. Safety Culture Safety culture is more than public information campaigns Safety must be a factor in every transportation decision
- 10. TZD Emphasis Areas Drivers and Passengers Infrastructure Emergency Medical Services Vulnerable Users Vehicles 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 2… FataltiesPer100MillionVehicle MilesTraveled Fatalities Highway Fatalities & Fatality Rate Data Processes
- 11. TZD Emphasis Areas Drivers and Passengers
- 12. Safer Drivers and Passengers Increase restraint use by drivers and passengers. Reduce speeding-related fatalities. Reduce impaired driving fatalities. Reduce driver distraction-related fatalities. Increase safety of young drivers. Increase safety of older drivers
- 15. Vulnerable Users Pedestrians and Bicyclists Increased fatalities in 2011 and 2012 Motorcyclists 4.9M in 2001 to 8.4M in 2011 Registered Highway Workers 609 Fatalities in 2012
- 17. Infrastructure Endless resources and countermeasures We need the $$$$! Low cost countermeasures
- 19. Safer Vehicles Enable Communication with Other Vehicles and the Roadway Enable Communication with Other Vehicles and the Roadway
- 20. Automated Vehicles (AV) Enable Communication with Other Vehicles and the Roadway (V2V) Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies V2X
- 22. Of the drivers who died while being transported to the hospital, 75 % were rural drivers compared to 25% for urban drivers
- 25. Why Data? It’s all about the data! This can be a challenge for Locals Data Driven Safety Ultimately required for funding No Data – No Funding
- 26. Implementation TZD needs a champion You may already have a head start Do you already have a zero-based goal? What are you already doing that’s listed in the National Strategy?
- 27. Implementation Collaboration is key Who are your current partners? Who else can you bring to the table? How can you work together to realize a common vision? What do you need to do in your area to bring people into the fold on a zero-based goal?
- 28. NACE Implementation Formal adoption Establish inter-departmental and/or inter-agency work group Review and consider all identified strategies Commit to data collection and analysis Participate with State SHSPs Develop Local Safety Improvement Plans Continuing education
- 29. TZD Support Use Toward Zero Deaths as a resource National network of like-minded colleagues Engage and build on collective knowledge