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Toward Zero Deaths: a National Strategy on Highway
SafetyMarie B. Walsh, PhD
LA LTAP and NLTAPA Safety WorkGroup
National Association of Development OrganizationOctober 27, 2015
How Many People are killed on
America’s Roads Each Year?
Over 30,00032,719 - 2013
How many people are killed in your state?
2013 Traffic Fatalities by State and Percent Change from 2012 Source: Fatality
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Illustration of slowing trends in reduction of U.S. traffic fatality rates from 1966 to 2006
TZD National Strategy
• Build on existing foundations• Cultural change: change Americans’ attitudes
toward highway safety• Involvement from wide variety of highway
safety stakeholders• “Owned” by all stakeholders
What is TZD?
• Bring all highway safety stakeholders together• Use data to identify national priorities and key
strategies• Encourage an aggressive approach based on
the ideas that no death is acceptable and that we can eliminate highway fatalities
Steering Committee• American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators• American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials• Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance• Governors Highway Safety Association• International Association of Chiefs of Police• National Association of County Engineers• National Association of State Emergency Medical Services
Officials• National Local Technical Assistance Program Association
TZD National Strategy
• The “4Es”…– Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Emergency
Services• 5th E – Everyone Else– Including public health, safety culture
• Supporting areas– Data, communications, education and training, planning
Safer drivers and passengersSafer vulnerable road usersSafer VehiclesSafer Infrastructure Improved safety management and data processes
Supportive safety culture
Key Area: Infrastructure
• Install countermeasures to mitigate crashes and reduce injury severity
• Adopt advanced cross-cutting technologies• Improve design practices to maximize safety• Incorporate safety throughout the highway
project development process
Key Strategy Timeframe
Improve signing, markings, and lighting to increase driver awareness of intersections
Short
Install shoulder and centerline rumble strips/stripes to reduce risk of lane departure crashes
Mid
Install median barrier systems, crash cushions, and guardrail end treatments to minimize the risk of lane-departure fatalities.
Mid
Improve signal timing by adding protective left-turn phases, improving clearance intervals, and coordinating signals
Short
Install retroreflective signing and pavement markings to reduce risk of lane departure fatalities, especially in and around curves
Short
Implement roadway enhancements for older drivers. Mid
Redesign intersections, including constructing restricted crossing U-turn intersections, roundabouts or removing skews
Mid
Install technologies that warn drivers of potential conflicts and/or assist them in choosing appropriate gaps in traffic at intersections
Mid
Incorporate science-based methodologies into project development Mid
Consider commercial vehicle safety in planning, design, operations, and management of the transportation system
Short
Key Area: EMS
• Improve incident detection, 911 access, and enhanced 911 system capabilities
• Improve on-scene medical care and transport to hospitals• Improve access to higher level trauma centers• Collaborate with safety partners to improve
understanding of EMS and identify opportunities to reduce crashes and save lives
Key Strategy Timeframe
Fully implement enhanced 911 centers Short
Participate in Next Generation 911 planning and implementation Short
Implement pairing of Advanced Automated Collision Notification (AACN) data with algorithms to predict probability of severe injury
Mid
Develop AACN-based predictors to alert responders to the need for vehicle extraction
Mid
Improve and sustain excellent communications technologies for emergency medical responders
Mid
Implement the National EMS Education Agenda for the Future Short
Implement Field Triage Scheme: The National Trauma Triage Protocol Short
Develop, implement, and enforce safety engineering and design standards for ambulances, including removing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards crashworthiness exemption
Mid
Improve ambulance access to intelligent transportation systems Mid
Implement air medical transport (helicopter) use criteria Short
Provide telemedicine applications for EMS Mid
Key Area: Improved Safety Management• Safety partnerships and planning• Data, data systems, and analysis tools• Skilled highway safety workforce
Traffic Safety Culture• Goal:– Transform the inherent level of risk we accept– Safety-driven decision making• Public: road users• Organizational: professionals
• Emerging field with fewer proven strategies
IndividualFamily Peers
School/Work
Community
Society
Traffic Safety Culture Transformation• Get a clear picture of challenges and opportunities• Identify strategies– What has worked so far?
• United States• Other fields with culture changes successes• Other countries
• Develop and implement programs across the nation
Let’s Get to Work…
• Investigate your state’s SHSP and Zero Vision• Identify state, regional and local opportunities• Get involved – Volunteer/programmatic • Investigate funding opportunities• Adopt Zero Goal at your level
www.TowardZeroDeaths.org
Considerations
• How would a TZD vision and aggressive approach to reducing highway fatalities change your organization or community?
• What would an improved traffic safety culture look like in your area of roadway safety?
The Toward Zero Deaths Vision:
A Roadway SystemFree of Fatalities
For additional information:
• Marie Walsh – [email protected] 767 9184
• Kelly HardyAASHTO Program Manager for [email protected]
