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Transcript of Texas Traffic Safety Task Force
Texas Traffic Safety Task Force June 7, 2016June 7, 2016
TEXAS TRAFFIC SAFETY TASK FORCEJeff Moseley Texas Transportation Commission
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Fatalities and fatal crashes 2010–2015
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Crash data available as of June 1, 2016
3,061 3,067
3,417 3,4073,536 3,533
2,782 2,803
3,037 3,0643,190 3,139
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Fatalities Fatal Crashes
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Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Fatalities (K) and Incapacitating Injury (A) Crashes by Emphasis Area 2015
Emphasis Areas K&A Crashes % of Total Rural UrbanAll 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%
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2005 and 2009 Safety Bond Program
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Quantifiable success based on crash reduction factors:
Type of Safety Bond WorkCrash
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 highways to four-lane divided highways 40%
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Safety is our number one priority
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Highway safety engineering
Driver behavior education and outreach
Enforcement
New ideas… New strategies
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Texas Traffic Safety Task ForceAAA Texas
Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Association of General Contractors
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Planning Organization
Bicycle Advisory Committee
Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Car2Go
Clear Channel Outdoor
Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization
Federal Highway Administration - Texas Division
Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)
Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas
Lamar Outdoor
MADD
Longview Metropolitan Planning Organization
MADD
Midland Odessa Transportation Alliance (MOTRAN)
Move Texas Forward
National Association of County Engineers (NACE)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Texas County and Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Good Roads Association
Texas Local Technical Assistance Program
Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition
Texas Oil and Gas Association
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas Trucking Association
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Setting an aggressive goal
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Reduction in fatalities: at least 10 percent a year
Reduction in serious crashes: at least 20 percent a year
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Safety’s three E’s
Engineering
Education
Enforcement
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Intersection crashes — 35 percent of all serious crashes
Intersection warning devices
Turn lanes Grade separations
Engineering solutions
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Run-off-the-road crashes — 31 percent of all serious crashes
Edgeline rumble strips Safety treatments
Curve warning devicesWidening
Engineering solutions
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Driver behavior campaigns
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• Prevent DUI and distracted driving
• Encourage seat belt use
• Teen driver education
• Buckle up campaigns
• Child safety seat checkups
• Selective traffic enforcement programs (STEP)
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DUI crashes — 18 percent of all serious crashes
Selective traffic enforcement program (STEP)
No refusal tactics
DUI campaigns
Reduce DUI processing time
Driver Behavior Campaigns and Enforcement
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Expanding use of proven countermeasures = More lives saved
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• 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.
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Expanding use of proven countermeasures = More lives saved
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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.
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