OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNINGThe Role of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan in

Programming

OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNINGThe Role of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan in

Programming

Presentation to the GTSAC

APRIL 20, 2007

OHSP Functions and ResponsibilitiesOHSP Functions and Responsibilities

Comprehensive Statewide Highway Safety Plan

Apply for and accept federal grants Apply for and accept other public/private

grants Administer grant programs to state and local

government Assist in the coordination of highway safety

programs with state and local government and private agencies

OHSP Focus and PrioritiesOHSP Focus and Priorities

Improve compliance with Michigan traffic laws Enhance the knowledge and expertise of

traffic safety professionals Increase awareness/support of traffic safety

as a priority Enhance the availability, timeliness and use

of traffic crash records and other planning data and information

Improve the effectiveness of traffic crash emergency medical response and treatment

Planning ProcessPlanning Process Annual Highway Safety

Plan due to NHTSA September 1 each year– Problem

identification based– Supported through

crash data – Studies, research

and reports– Traffic Safety

Summit– SHSP Action

Teams/Plans

Regional TSCs Committees,

associations, task forces

Federal and state agency priorities

Attendance at national meetings and conferences

Feedback from project monitoring and grantees

NHTSA Assessments

Project ExamplesProject Examples Lane Departure

– Staff support– Data analysis

Motorcycle Safety– $170,000 for ongoing professional development training– $79,000 to upgrade training motorcycles– $30,000 for public information initiatives

Occupant Protection– $5,000 for a CPS Roll call video developed for law enforcement– $5,000 for reprinting safety belt law enforcement guide and CPS best practice card for

law enforcement officers– $325,000 for CPS training, work on hospital discharge policy assistance

Impaired Driving– $2.9 Million for year-round enforcement and National Crackdown support– $170,000 for pilot testing of new technology– Major emphasis at TS Summit

Young Driver– OHSP providing $60,000 for training driving instructors in Phase 1 of the new GDL

curriculum