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Introduction & Crashes and Safety
MOT Training for Incident Responders in
Florida
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Introduction
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Objectives of the Course
Instruct incident responders on the proper use of Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) at traffic incident management areas to:– Protect incident responders
– Move road users reasonably, safely, and expeditiously past or around the traffic incident
– Reduce the likelihood of secondary traffic crashes
– Preclude unnecessary use of the surrounding local road system
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We want you…
to return home safely to your family every night!
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Carrie Pratt | Times
Pictures: Danger on I-95 – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
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Carrie Pratt | Times
Pictures: Danger on I-95 – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
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Incident Responses
• Exposure time is critical– Who is at risk?
• Responders• Public• Victims of the crash/incident
• Shutting down traffic increases the risk of secondary incidents
• 1 min of stopped traffic causes a 5 min delay
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Video: Your Vest Won’t Stop This Bullet
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STOP/SAFE
•STOP location
•Awareness of traffic
•Find an escape route
•Enter traffic safely
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Video: Seattle Wave: The Far-Reaching Impact of Traffic Incidents
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Reduction of Capacity Under Incident Conditions
• A two-lane interstate highway facility has a reduction of 5% capacity with a simple vehicle stop on the shoulder.
• On a two-lanes interstate highway facility, a shoulder accident causes a 20% reduction in capacity.
• For a three-lane interstate highway facility, one lane blocked by an accident or any event causes a 50% reduction in capacity.
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Maximum Reduction on Total Traffic Flow
(Disabled Vehicle)
5%
(Vehicle Crash)
20%
(Disabled Vehicle)
5%
(Vehicle Crash)
20%
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Maximum Reduction on Total Traffic Flow
(Vehicle Crash)
50%
(Vehicle Crash)
50%
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Crashes and Safety
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Florida Challenge
• Area: 65,758 square miles
• Geographically, 22nd largest state
• Population: 18.3 million, 44thth largest largest in the U.S.
Source: FDOT Office of Policy Planning
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Total Crashes in Florida
200,000
210,000
220,000
230,000
240,000
250,000
260,000
270,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Source: DHSMV-Traffic Crash Statistics Report 2006
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Alcohol-Related Crashes Speeding Involved Crashes
Florida, Alcohol and Speeding Crashes Statistics (Trend of Fatalities)
Source: NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts 2005
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Nationwide Fire/EMS/Police Fatalities – “Struck by Vehicles”
Source: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Incident Responders “Struck by…”
• Drivers – Distracted– Inexperienced– Unfocused– Tired– Just plain… dumb
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Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories
• December 2001 - Justin Thomas Willis, a FDOT District Seven Road Ranger
• Killed by a hit-and-run driver who struck him while he was assisting at a traffic incident.
• The hit-and-run driver was never identified.
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Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories
• June 8, 2002 - A 26-year-old male career firefighter (the victim) died and another career firefighter was injured.
• Both the victim and the injured firefighter were off duty and had stopped to aid a trapped motorist in an overturned vehicle in the median of a highway.
Full Story
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Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories
• February 15, 2006 – a Broward County sheriff's deputy was killed.
• The deputy was conducting a routine traffic stop when struck and killed by a driver with a suspended license.
Full Story
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Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories
• March 5, 2006 - Donald M. Bradshaw, an FDOT District Seven Road Ranger, was killed by a drunk driver in the early morning hours while assisting at a crash scene on I-275.
• The drunk driver passed stopped cars, barreled through flares and traffic cones, and hit Bradshaw, who was shutting down southbound traffic near the Howard-Armenia exit.
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Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories
• Road Ranger critically injured on I-95
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Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories
• Florida Highway Patrol Trooper injured on I-10
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Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories
• Florida Highway Patrol vehicle was struck and a wrecker driver injured on I-95
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