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MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Traffic Enforcement FAST, Data Reporting & Looking Ahead

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Agenda • FAST Act and TE • MCSAP Comprehensive Policy (MCP) and TE • Data & Activity • Open discussion 2

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Traffic Enforcement and FAST

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 MCSAP “Plan” - Traffic Enforcement and Safety § 31102 (c)(2) – Plan Requirements (N) provides satisfactory assurances that the State will undertake efforts that will • emphasize and improve enforcement of State and local traffic safety laws and regulations related to commercial motor vehicle safety; (T) provides that the State will include in the training manuals for the licensing • examination to drive noncommercial motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicles information on best practices for driving safely in the vicinity of noncommercial and commercial motor vehicles; (V) provides that the State will conduct comprehensive and highly visible traffic • enforcement and commercial motor vehicle safety inspection programs in high- risk locations and corridors 4

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 FAST § 31102 (h)(2) • Documented enforcement of State traffic laws and regulations: – Designed to promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles – Noncommercial motor vehicles when necessary to promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles. • Conditions: – Motor carrier safety activities (including inspections) maintained at a level at least equal to 2004 and 2005; and – Not use more than 10 percent of the basic amount the State receives under MCSAP for enforcement relating to noncommercial motor vehicles. • Necessary to promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles • Secretary may determines that a higher percentage will result in significant increases in commercial motor vehicle safety. 5/13/2014 5

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 • MCSAP Officer CMV • Non-MCSAP Officer Non-CMV • MCSAP Officer (around • Non-MCSAP Officer CMV ) 5/13/2014 6

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Concern of TE? • Traffic enforcement is one of the five MCSAP national elements • Cornerstone of a national commercial vehicle enforcement and safety program – Data needed to completely understand impact on safety objectives – Comprehensive reporting to stakeholders • Non-inspection traffic enforcement is one component that is not accurately captured in any current data system or report. • Data trend indicated decline in inspections associated with TE violations (We’ll cover that later). 5/13/2014 7

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Traffic Enforcement 2007 - 2014 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 Inspections with TE violations present 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 CY 2007 CY 2008 CY 2009 CY 2010 CY 2011 CY 2012 CY 2013 CY 2014 8

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 2015 - What We Asked For • Number of non-inspection traffic enforcement stops/contacts with CMVs • Number of citations issued during non-inspection traffic enforcement stops/contacts with a CMV • Non-CMVs that were operating unsafely in the immediate vicinity of a CMV at the time of the violation. • Number of citations issued during traffic enforcement stops/contacts on non-CMVs operating unsafely in the * immediate vicinity of a CMV. * When conducted as part of MCSAP related traffic enforcement 5/13/2014 9

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Continued • Reimbursable costs TE include (documented): – CMVs without an inspection. – non-CMVs without an inspection (safe operation by and around CMVs) – Strike force activities in high risk locations and/or corridor • Requested to start data collection in the first quarter of FY 2015. – Goal to have a system is in place by the end of FY 2015 – Begin consistent data collection in FY 2016 10

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Traffic Enforcement Data • Gotham TE Input Report as of 1/15/16 (24 States) MCSAP Non-Inspection Contact (CMV) 2090 MCSAP Non-Inspection Citation (CMV) 5462 MCSAP Non-CMV Contact impacting CMV Safety 819280 MCSAP Non-CMV Citation Impacting CMV Safety 832127 BEG Non-Inspection Contact (CMV) 28 BEG Non-Inspection Citation (CMV) 800 BEG Non-CMV Contact impacting CMV Safety 193 BEG Non-CMV Citation Impacting CMV Safety 2320 HP Non-Inspection Contact (CMV) 68 HP Non-Inspection Citation (CMV) 506 HP Non-CMV Contact impacting CMV Safety 1835 HP Non-CMV Citation Impacting CMV Safety 1860 11

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Inspection related TE Q. Has FMCSA seen a sharp decline in “Traffic Enforcement” Violations written by State and local officers and inspectors. A. It Depends on what you mean by traffic enforcement. 12

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Decline in TE? • According to FMCSA RIEM traffic enforcement inspections are about four times as effective as roadside inspections. • Recent discussions, articles, etc. stating sharp decrease in traffic enforcement efforts • Data did indicate a decrease in activity starting in 2009. 13

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 1,000,000 900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 - 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Moving Violation Drug & Alcohol Railroad Crossing Misc. Violations General - TE Source: Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS), Snapshot October 23, 3015 14

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 What Happened? 1. Timing of the drop-off at first seemed to coincide with a number of economic and statutory events. 2. Enforcement could have been shifted to passenger vehicles operating around commercial motor vehicles or other activities that would not be reported to FMCSA. 15

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 What Happened? • Traffic violation definitions were updated. – Greater delineation between TE and non-TE violations. – Increase in 392.2 violations that were no longer counted as “TE”. – While overall activity (all 392 violations) has declined slightly, drop is not nearly as severe first thought. 16

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Traffic Enforcement with New Codes 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Specified TE Unspecified TE New 392 Codes Size & Weight 5/13/2014 17

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Proposed Solutions 1. Further refine our definition for Traffic Enforcement 2. Work with State partners to find additional ways to better describe unspecified and “other” violations. 3. Link between these violations and the “Traffic Enforcement” check-box in ASPEN and other inspection collection software. 18

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Open Discussion Barriers to TE reporting and data collection? How is non-CMV and non-inspection TE reported? State challenges to enacting reporting systems? Is data available/accessible through another means? 5/13/2014 19

MCSAP Planning Meeting and Grants Training – 2016 Thank you • Presenters: – Randy Sechrist, State Programs Manager, ESC – Brandon Poarch, State Programs Manager, WSC – Tom Liberatore, Chief, State Programs Division 5/13/2014 20