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SAN ANTONIOWRONG WAY DRIVINGTASK FORCE
October 13, 2015
San Antonio Wrong Way Driving Task Force
San Antonio Wrong Way Driving Task Force
San Antonio Wrong Way Driving Task Force
San Antonio Wrong Way Driving Task Force
San Antonio Wrong Way Driving Task Force
The Task Force
Organized Spring 2011
Goals…
– Identify Contributing Factors
– Identify High Risk Locations
– Investigate WWD Research and State-of-the-Practice
– Identify Potential WWD Countermeasures
–Funding Mechanisms
The Task Force
TxDOT SAT District
City of San Antonio
–Public Works
–Police
Bexar County Sheriff’s Department
Federal Highway Administration
Southwest Research Institute
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Why We Do This…
March 15, 2011SAPD Officer
Stephanie Brown
Killed by a WWD
WWD Task Force Actions to Combat WWD
August 2010: E-Tone Procedures
November 2010: Portable Spike Strips
January 2011: CAD Procedures
March 2011: Officer Brown Killed by WWD
March 2011: WWD Task Force Initiated
March 2011: TransGuide Procedures
May 2011: Use of TransGuide DMS Messaging
January 2012: First Use of LED Wrong Way Signs on US 281
March 2013: Experimental Use of Radar for Detection / Alerts
2014: 70+ Ramps / Main Lane Applications
2015: Testing of Radar/Camera for Detection / Alerts
Scope of the WWD Problem
CRIS Data
9-1-1 Call Logs
TransGuide Operator Logs for WWD Events
Identify Trends…
– High Crash Locations
– Time of Day of Events
– Driver Characteristics
– Other Contributing Factors
GIS Density Map
LP 1604
US 90
WWD Event by Time of Day
12
20
23
19
16
8
3
0 0
2
0
1
3
1 1
3
1
4 4
3
5
8
4
17
0
5
10
15
20
25
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Year 2014
Midnight Noon Midnight
Bars Close 2AM
3 to 5 Events per Week!
Basic Engineering Countermeasures
Standard Exit Ramp Signs
Raised Pavement Markers
Enhanced Engineering Countermeasures
Enforcement Countermeasures – A Typical WWD Event
Detect Verify Apprehend
<5 Minutes
E-Tone CCTV Cancelled
or
Crash
?
WWD on IH 35 at 1:30 am – 3/31/14
Future Implementation
Retroreflective Tape
HSIP Safety Project – WWD Technologies
Public Safety Campaigns
Data Trends
Enforcement Strategies
Prosecution
Vendor Relationships
SAT District Crash Review Team
Effective Use of Media
Driveway Permitting / Geometric Design
2013 2014
Total Events Logged by TransGuide 222 157
WWD Not Apprehended – No Crash 199 131
Total Crashes Documented 14 10
No Crash – Driver Disoriented 2 5
No Crash – WWD Apprehended (DWI) 7 11
WWD Statistics
“If we could only save one life…”
Saving Lives – Vision Zero
San Antonio District - Award Winning WWD Program
2014 ITS Texas Award 2015 National Roadway
Safety Award
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
