NC Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) 2019 Update Executive Committee for Highway SafetyJanuary 10, 2020

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Updating the 2014 Plan

2014 2019

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Update Process

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Update Process• 18 Working Group meetings

• Ongoing data analysis

• Over 70 safety partners at second workshop

• 45 signed commitment cards

• Revised draft plan based on safety partner feedback

Reduce fatalities and serious injuries by half by 2035, moving towards zero by 2050.

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2019 Goal

Year 2035 Year 2050

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2019 Emphasis Areas

YOUNGER DRIVERS

DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED

EMERGING ISSUES AND DATA

OLDER DRIVERS

ALERTNESS LANE DEPARTURE OCCUPANT PROTECTION INTERSECTION SAFETY

SPEED

PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, & PERSONAL MOBILITY

MOTORCYCLE SAFETY

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North Carolina SHSP - 2019

1/13/2020 2019 North Carolina Strategic Highway Safety Plan 8

Website and Data Dashboard

https://spatial.vhb.com/ncdotshsp/

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Questions