Collaborating with Law Enforcement to Reach ZeroAugust 1, 2017Presented by: Bill Beans, Joseph Weiss, and Craig Allred

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Presenters

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Bill BeansMBO Engineering

Joseph WeissCAIT at Rutgers

Craig AllredFHWA Resource Center

Once you have completed this webinar, you will:

Goals of this Webinar

have an overview of the ways that transportation agencies can work with law enforcement to assist with efforts to reach zero fatalities. Law enforcement is a KEY safety stakeholder and efforts by both law enforcement officials and transportation practitioners would be even more effective through coordination and collaboration.

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To achieve the webinar goal, you will learn to:

Learning Outcomes

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Restate the idea of Towards Zero Deaths and Road to Zero.

Summarize the importance of law enforcement in crash reporting.

Illustrate how to incorporate law enforcement into the planning process.

Identify collaboration opportunities for public awareness.

Bill BeansMBO Engineering

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Restate the idea of Towards Zero Deaths and Road to Zero.

Summarize the importance of law enforcement in crash reporting.

Illustrate how to incorporate law enforcement into the planning process.

Identify collaboration opportunities for public awareness.

Zero Deaths

The United States Department of Transportation's Strategic Plan, articulates the goal of "working toward no fatalities across all modes of travel“

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Towards Zero Deaths

The National Strategy is a “single specificinitiative that brings together all the variousstakeholders nationwide with a role in high-way safety to unite in a common effort andinitiative.”

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TZD & SHSP

• Mandated by MAP-21 & FAST Act• Requirement to receive HSIP Funding• Implementation of TZD through State’s SHSP• Data Driven• Comprehensive• Multidisciplinary• Guides Investment Decisions

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Road to Zero

Zero traffic deaths sounds like a lofty goal, but it’s attainable based on a few driving principles:• Traffic fatalities and injuries are preventable• A future with zero traffic deaths is more certain than ever

with the emergence of self-driving cars and the Safe Systems transportation approach

• A coordinated effort that brings together multiple stakeholders with the same goal can achieve more than individual organizations working independently

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Vision Zero Network

• Vision Zero acknowledges that traffic deaths and severe injuries are preventable and sets the goal of eliminating both in a set time frame with clear, measurable strategies.

• Vision Zero is a multidisciplinary approach, bringing together diverse and necessary stakeholders to address this complex problem.

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Comparisons of Zero Philosophies

• Traffic deaths are preventable

• Coordinated efforts

• Collaboration

• Multidisciplinary

• Data-driven

Common Themes Differences

• TZD• State SHSP focused• USDOT partners

• Road to Zero• NSC lead, USDOT partners• Grant funding available• Autonomous vehicles

• Vision Zero• City focused• Non-profit supported• Speed Mgmt

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Collaboration?

NHTSA

NHTSA

NHTSA

Education

Enforcement

Engineering

Emergency Management (EMS)

NHTSA

Craig Allred, FHWA

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Who are the end users?AAA – American Automobile Association

FHWA – Federal Highway Administration

Business

FARS – Fatality Analysis Reporting System

MPO’s – Municipal Planning Organizations

Medical Community

DOH – Department of Health

NJDOT – NJ Department of Transportation

Government Agencies

USDOT - US Department of Transportation

NHTSA – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Local / State Governments

MVC – Motor Vehicle Commission

DHTS – NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety

State / County Engineers

FMCSA – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Media Universities

Police Departments Professional Groups Insurance Companies

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New Jersey Crash Report

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CRASH REPORTING SAVES LIVES?

• It is not just an Insurance / Litigation

• SAVES LIVES!

– Grants/Funding

– Targeted Enforcement

– Road Safety Audits

– Engineering Improvements

– Educational Programs

– Strategic Planning

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A Time When There are 0 Deaths…

• Towards Zero Deaths– National Strategy on Highway Safety– https://www.TowardsZeroDeaths.org

• Vision Zero– Vision Zero Network

• https://www.Visionzeronetwork.org

• Road to Zero– National Safety Council– https://www.nsc.org

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Additional Resources

• Safety Center August 2016 Webinar: TZD through Improved TSMO & Rural Emergency Response

https://ruralsafetycenter.org/training-education/safety-center-trainings/archived-safety-center-trainings/• Safety Center December 2016 Webinar: TZD – proactive Steps for

Your Communityhttps://ruralsafetycenter.org/training-education/safety-center-trainings/archived-safety-center-trainings/• Safety Center June 2017 Webinar: ITE Vision Zero Virtual Toolboxhttps://ruralsafetycenter.org/training-education/safety-center-trainings/archived-safety-center-trainings/• Coming Soon – Safety Center December 2017 Webinar: The

Culture of the Swedish Vision Zero https://ruralsafetycenter.org/training-education/safety-center-trainings/registration-for-safety-center-trainings/

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Joseph WeissCAIT at Rutgers

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Restate the idea of Towards Zero Deaths and Road to Zero.

Summarize the importance of law enforcement in crash reporting.

Illustrate how to incorporate law enforcement into the planning process.

Identify collaboration opportunities for public awareness.

Role of Law Enforcement in Crash Reporting >>

Topics to Cover

Why is data important?

Why is data quality important?

Challenges faced by Law Enforcement

Tips, tricks and overcoming the challenges

Opportunities

Role of Law Enforcement in Crash Reporting >>

Why is Data Important?

Data Driven Planning – Multiple Users

Grant Funding – Safety Enforcement

Safety Performance Measuring – Effectiveness of programs

Targeted Safety Enforcement – Where to mitigate crashes

Role of Law Enforcement in Crash Reporting >>

Why is Data Quality Important?Garbage in, Garbage Out

Understanding the problems

Adjusting Safety Strategies

Target Enforcement

Safety Performance

Why is Data Quality Important?

Police are more than just data collectors

Difficulty obtaining information

Complex crash cases

Completing reports at a later time

Role of Law Enforcement in Crash Reporting >>

Tips, Tricks and Overcoming the Challenges Training Materials

Training Classes

Program Support – Data analysis

Summarization

Heat Mapping

Role of Law Enforcement in Crash Reporting >>

Opportunities

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Opportunities

Role of Law Enforcement in Crash Reporting >>

Additional Resources

• Safety Center March 2017 Webinar: Safety Performance Management

https://ruralsafetycenter.org/training-education/safety-center-trainings/archived-safety-center-trainings/• NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety Crash Analysis Toolhttps://njdhts.numetric.com/#/• Connecticut Crash Data Repository https://www.ctcrash.uconn.edu/• Michigan Traffic Crash Factshttps://www.michigantrafficcrashfacts.org/• Tennessee Integrated Traffic Analysis Networkhttps://titan.safety.tn.gov/Areas/Public/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f• New Jersey Police Crash Investigation Report Training

Workshop – See PDF handout

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Craig AllredFHWA Resource Center

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Restate the idea of Towards Zero Deaths and Road to Zero.

Summarize the importance of law enforcement in crash reporting.

Illustrate how to incorporate law enforcement into the planning process.

Identify collaboration opportunities for public awareness.

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What data does not tell us?

How to figure out extent of problem

Plot crashes on a map: Corridor problem36

Plot crashes on a map: Spot/Area-wide problem37

Officer Training

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Your Agency’s “Catch All” violation what does it tell you?

A. Driver Error, (Stupid)B. SpeedingC. WeatherD. Road issuesE. Any of the above

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Clusters/Hot Spots

• A Lot of Stupid People

• Road Issues or Challenges

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Road Environment Factors (28%)

Vehicle Factors (8%)

Human Factors (95%)

4%

24% 67%4%

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TYPICAL REPORTED CRASH CAUSES

Why do we need RSAs?

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Dead Rat Theory

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Theory of the Dead Rat

1.Smell It

2.Find It

3.Fix It

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Local vs Non-Local

LocalsoTend to be more

aggressiveoKnow the area

• Problems• Law

Enforcement

• Non LocalsoTend to drive

slower• Sight seeing• Unsure of area

(confused)• My be the 1st

and last time in the area

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Local vs Non-Local

Locals

oEducation?oEnforcement?oEngineering?oEMS?

Non-Locals

oEducation?oEnforcement?oEngineering?oEMS?

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Law Enforcements Role in Data

• Crash investigation• Crash reconstruction• Determining violation or fault• Evidence collection• Prepare for court • Enforcement

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DOT’s Public Work’s• Data corrections

o Location, Lighting

• Data miningo 3 or 5 years developing trends

• Roadway countermeasures• Planning and Design • Environmental concerns• Funding• Evaluation

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Almost Right

2013@Novembertime!

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Impaired Driving

• What Time?o 2 AMo 2 PM

• What Day?o Week Endso Special Events

• Where?

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Florida Department of Transportation

Pedestrian Statistics

• Approx. 600 killed/ year

• Approx. 1,600 seriously injuries / year

• 3% of traffic crashes, 20% of fatalities

• 22% during daylight 78% darkness

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Focusing Resources

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Greatest Return

on Investment

Education Strategies

Enforcement Strategies

Engineering Strategies

EMS Strategies

Road Diets

Engineering Basics for Non Engineers

Intersections

Speed Management

Signs

Roadside Hardware

Geometrics

Signals

Roundabouts

Crash Data

Sight Triangles

Highway Safety Manual

Pedestrians

Refuge Islands

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FHWA Proven Countermeasures

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RSA for Law Enforcement Workshops!

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Road Safety Assessments (RSAs)/ Basic Traffic Engineering A Free Two-Day Workshop for Law Enforcement/First Responders!

• New ways Law Enforcement & First Responders are vital to safer roads!

• How First responders can identify deeper road issues

• The role of law enforcement in RSAs.• What is an RSA?• The why, when, where and how of RSAs?• Identifying basic reoccurring crash

locations & how to partner with the planners, designers and builders of roads to make them function better.

• “See Something Say Something” for road safety!

Craig.allred@dot.gov 303.434.3366

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RSA for Law Enforcement Workshops!

Planning

Traffic Signals

Signals – They Solve Problems,

They Create Problems

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Focusing Resources

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Greatest Return

on Investment

Education Strategies

Enforcement Strategies

Engineering Strategies

EMS Strategies

Hitting the Right Target

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Additional Resources

• FHWA’s RSA Webpagehttps://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/rsa/• Road Safety Assessments (RSAs)/ Basic Traffic

Engineering A Free Two-Day Workshop for Law Enforcement/First Responders!

Contact Craig.allred@dot.gov or 303.434.3366

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Restate the idea of Towards Zero Deaths and Road to Zero.

Summarize the importance of law enforcement in crash reporting.

Illustrate how to incorporate law enforcement into the planning process.

Identify collaboration opportunities for public awareness.

Safety Culture

“We need to transform our culture, from a culture that accepts loss of life and limb as a price of mobility, to one in which elected officials, transportation professionals, and individual citizens expect safety, demand safety, and refuse to accept that an annual casualty count roughly equal to the population of Arkansas is a fair priceto pay for mobility.”

—Peter Kissinger, Director of AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

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Safety Culture

Definition: “The shared values, actions, and behaviors that demonstrate a commitment to safety over competing goals and demands.”

Definition: “Traffic safety culture can be defined as the perceptions people have about what behaviors are normal in their peer group and their expectations for how that group reacts to violations to these behavioral norms. In terms for traffic safety, this definition applies to behaviors that either increase crash risk (e.g., speeding) or are protective (e.g., wearing seatbelts), as well as behaviors related to acceptance or rejection of traffic safety interventions.”

—Nic Ward, Ph.D., Western Transportation Institute

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Safety Culture

• The goal of the traffic safety culture paradigm is to develop a process for changing values and attitudes so that safety is part of every transportation decision, whether individual or organizational.

• Traditional methods have only gone so far (engineering, education, enforcement); they target behaviors rather than their impetus; are short-term; and are one-dimensional.

• A shift in culture will require a long-term commitment; focus on the “whys” of risky behaviors; collaboration with other public health partners; research; and ways to measure success.

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Traffic Safety Culture Index

• AAA Foundation’s Traffic Safety Culture Index (TSCI)– Began in 2008

– Measure knowledge, attitudes, behaviors & experiences relevant to traffic safety

– Created a baseline measure of traffic safety culture of the nation

– Track traffic safety culture trends over time

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Competing

Personal All images from http://www.topdesignmag.com/30-examples-of-awareness-campaigns/ written by Bogdan. Credit for original campaigns shown on photos.

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Traffic Safety CultureTalking on Phone

Seatbelt

BAC

Red Light

Speeding

Pedestrian

Children

All images from http://www.topdesignmag.com/30-examples-of-awareness-campaigns/ written by Bogdan. Credit for original campaigns shown on photos.

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Additional Resources

• A Primer for Traffic Safety Culturehttp://ruralsafetycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ITEJMay_TrafficSafetyCulturePrimer_Ward_Otto_linkenbach.pdf• Traffic Safety Culture Index AAAhttps://www.aaafoundation.org/safety-culture• Traffic Safety Marketing (Public Awareness Campaign Materials)https://www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/get-materials• Safety Center’s Video: Introduction to Road Safety Culturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCMxAktDsE0• Safety Center’s December 2015 Webinar: Understanding Organizational Culture and Its

Impact on Safety Culturehttps://ruralsafetycenter.org/training-education/safety-center-trainings/archived-safety-center-trainings/• Safety Center’s March 2016 Webinar: An Overview of the Factors and Processes to

Increase Organization Safety Culturehttps://ruralsafetycenter.org/training-education/safety-center-trainings/archived-safety-center-trainings/• Safety Center’s January 2017 Webinar: Assessing the Operational and Cultural

Environment of the Transportation Workforcehttps://ruralsafetycenter.org/training-education/safety-center-trainings/archived-safety-center-trainings/

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In this webinar, you have learned to:

Learning Outcomes

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Restate the idea of Towards Zero Deaths and Road to Zero.

Summarize the importance of law enforcement in crash reporting.

Illustrate how to incorporate law enforcement into the planning process.

Identify collaboration opportunities for public awareness.

Upcoming 2017 Webinars

• FHWA Safety Data & Analysis Toolbox

Thurs., Sept. 14, 2017 9:00-10:30 AM Mountain

• Rural ITS Toolkit

TBA, October 2017

• TBD, November 2017

• The Culture of Swedish Vision Zero

TBA, December 2017

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Archived WebinarsAccess the webinar archives

Training Videos

• Introduction to Road Safety Audits on Tribal Lands

• Introduction to Road Safety Culture

Watch these videos

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Contact Information

If you have any questions related to this webinar, please contact the instructors at:

Bill Beans at billb@mboengineering.com

Joseph Weiss at joseph.weiss@rutgers.edu

Craig Allred at Craig.Allred@dot.gov

Or contact the National Center for Rural Road Safety Help Desk at:

(844) 330-2200 or info@ruralsafetycenter.org

http://ruralsafetycenter.org/

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