TEXAS TRAFFIC SAFETY TASK FORCE Jeff Moseley Texas Transportation Commission June 7, 2016 Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016
Fatalities and fatal crashes 2010–2015 4,000 3, 3,53 536 3,53 3, 533 3, 3,41 417 3, 3,40 407 3,500 3,19 3, 190 3,13 3, 139 3,06 3, 067 3, 3,06 064 3,06 3, 061 3,03 3, 037 3,000 2, 2,80 803 2,78 2, 782 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Fatalities Fatal Crashes Crash data available as of June 1, 2016 Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 2
Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan Fatalities (K) and Incapacitating Injury (A) Crashes by Emphasis Area 2015 Emphasis Areas K&A Crashes % of Total Rural Urban All 16,758 40% 60% Intersection 5,947 35% 27% 73% Run Off the Road 5,262 31% 55% 45% Driving Under the Influence 3,001 18% 48% 52% Distracted Driving 2,924 17% 35% 65% Young Drivers 2,810 17% 39% 61% Lack of Restraint Use 2,688 16% 55% 45% Speed Related 2,305 14% 62% 38% Motorcyclist 2,211 13% 38% 62% Older Drivers 2,252 13% 42% 58% Pedestrian 1,596 10% 21% 79% Large Trucks 1,143 7% 66% 34% Head-On 1,107 7% 66% 34% Work Zone 715 4% 38% 62% Bicyclist 360 2% 21% 79% Railroad Grade Crossing 63 0% 40% 60% Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 3
2005 and 2009 Safety Bond Program Quantifiable success based on crash reduction factors: Crash Type of Safety Bond Work Reduction Factor Highway widening 30% Concrete or cable median barrier 55% Left-turn lanes 25% Continuous left-turn lanes 50% Grade separations 80% Convert existing four-lane undivided 40% highways to four-lane divided highways Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 4
Safety is our number one priority Highway safety engineering Driver behavior education and outreach Enforcement New ideas… New strategies Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 5
Texas Traffic Safety Task Force AAA Texas Longview Metropolitan Planning Organization MADD Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Midland Odessa Transportation Alliance Association of General Contractors (MOTRAN) Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Planning Organization Move Texas Forward Bicycle Advisory Committee National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization National Highway Traffic Safety Administration North Central Texas Council of Governments Car2Go Texas County and Municipal Law Clear Channel Outdoor Enforcement Agencies Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization Texas Department of Public Safety Federal Highway Administration - Texas Division Texas Good Roads Association Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization Texas Local Technical Assistance Program Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) Texas Oil and Gas Association Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas Texas Transportation Institute Lamar Outdoor Texas Trucking Association MADD Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 6
Setting an aggressive goal Reduction in fatalities: at least 10 percent a year Reduction in serious crashes: at least 20 percent a year Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 7
Safety’s three E’s Engineering Education Enforcement Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 8
Intersection crashes — 35 percent of all serious crashes Engineering solutions Turn lanes Intersection Grade separations warning devices Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 9
Run-off-the-road crashes — 31 percent of all serious crashes Engineering solutions Edgeline rumble strips Safety treatments Widening Curve warning devices Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 10
Driver behavior campaigns • Prevent DUI and distracted driving • Encourage seat belt use • Teen driver education • Buckle up campaigns • Child safety seat checkups • Selective traffic enforcement programs (STEP) Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 11
DUI crashes — 18 percent of all serious crashes Driver Behavior Campaigns and Enforcement Reduce DUI processing DUI time campaigns Selective traffic No refusal enforcement tactics program (STEP) Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 12
Expanding use of proven countermeasures = More lives saved • We have not reached the limits of our capability to reduce crashes and injuries and to save lives. • We are analyzing the number of lives that can be saved over the next five years by expanding the implementation of these countermeasures. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 13
Expanding use of proven countermeasures = More lives saved The Texas Traffic Safety Task Force will recommend a concerted effort utilizing: proven highway safety • engineering countermeasures • driver behavior and education • increased enforcement to reduce crashes and save lives on Texas roadways. Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016 14
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