Highway SafetyMAP-21

Romell CooksMissouri Traffic & Safety Conference

May 15, 2013

1980- 51,091 motor vehicle deaths involving 63,000 drivers

16-24 year olds constituted 17% of the population and were involved in crashes resulting in 48% of fatalities

More than 50% of fatalities involved impaired drivers

Seat belt use rate 11% in 1980

Data lessons learned..50,000 !!!

MADD Mothers Make Changes

Enforcement the Key

It Takes More Than a Dummy

MAP-21 Section 405

o Consolidates multiple grant programs into larger program with more flexibility

o New grants – Distraction, GDL, Interlock as part of Alcohol grant program

o Unallocated funds to be reallocated by NHTSAo Maintenance of Effort based on aggregate

State expenditures o Provides funding for In-Vehicle Alcohol

Detection Device (DADSS) research

MAP-21

The Section 405 National Priority Safety Programs grant combines a number of existing SAFETEA-LU Grants (405, 408, 410, 2010, 2011), with some modifications.

OP- $42.4DATA - $38.4MID -$118.2MInterlock- $20.9MDistraction-$17.5M (+ $5M for national media)MC - $3.9MGDL-$13.2M

It Takes Dedication and Passion

It takes planning

Getting it Done

Have Fun in Your Work

Together we changed the Data

Charlie, Leanna, Dan, David

all our law enforcement partners, engineers, educators, advocates, prosecutors, judges, students, media outlets and Pete.

It has been 14 great years!

Thank all your Partners

When it’s time to go home Go!