NO TRAFFIC DEATHS BY 2030

IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY

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MEETING AGENDA,

PURPOSE, & GOALS

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I. Introduction (10 mins)

1. Introduce all team members

2. Introduce the program and meeting agenda

• Recap of previous meetings and where we are

• Meeting purpose and goals

II. County’s Presentation – Traffic Law Enforcement (40 mins)

1. Traffic Stop Data

2. Overview of High Visibility Enforcement from MCPD

3. Q&A

III.Break (10 mins)

IV.Draft Equity Statement and Discussion (55 mins)

V. Next Steps (5 mins)

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Meeting 1:

Define Equity

Meeting 2:

Engineering

Meeting 3:

Education

Meeting 4:

Enforcement

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Draft Equity

Statement for

Vision Zero

Task Force &

Public Review

Equity Statement

for Vision Zero

DRAFT

10 – Year Vision

Zero Strategy

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✓ Review data and practices for traffic law enforcement

✓ Revise draft equity statement developed from Meeting #3

✓ Discuss equity framework considerations and scorecard for

engineering and education

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➢ During Q&A, raise your hand and wait for the facilitator to call on you.

➢ Avoid interrupting another task force member.

➢ Avoid distracting sidebar conversations.

➢ Question assumptions, but don’t assume someone is wrong. We all have

different perspectives and our task does not have a right or wrong textbook

answer. Build on other’s ideas instead of tearing them down.

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TRAFFIC SAFETY

ENFORCEMENT

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$91,029,214

$26,014,889

$663,120

Engineering &

Maintenance

Enforcement

Education

$0M $20M $40M $60M $80M $100M

$117,707,223 is

allocated for Vision

Zero related work

and projects across

the capital and

operating budgets

for the current fiscal

year (FY19).

22% of the Vision

Zero budget

supports County-

funded enforcement

efforts. Budget

shown does not

incorporate funding

for patrol officers.

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$83,517

$180,000

$5,943,322

$19,808,050

Police Enforcement for HIAs - Data Analyst

Police Enforcement for HIAs - Overtime

School Safety Program/General Fund

Automated Traffic Enforcement

$0M $5M $10M $15M $20M $25M

Of the $26,014,889

in the FY19 budget

for Enforcement,

76% is for speed

and red light

automated

enforcement. Not

explicitly included in

the Vision Zero

budget are Patrol

and Field Services in

MCPD since officers

perform more duties

than traffic

enforcement.

For Vision Zero, the County

utilizes the National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration’s

(NHTSA’s) annual

communications calendar for

issue specific timing. For

example, each May is National

Bicycle Safety Month, mid-

September is Child Passenger

Safety Week, and December is

Impaired Driving deterrence.

NHTSA and the Maryland

Highway Safety Office

(MHSO) provide marketing

materials to anyone looking

to spread the message.

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MCPD utilizes the Maryland

Highway Safety Office’s high

visibility enforcement (HVE)

calendar to perform regular

stepped up enforcement all

year round. MCPD utilizes

analyses from MHSO, Traffic

Division data analyst, and

CountyStat to identify

hotspots for crashes.

Enforcement is typically tied

with education to inform

residents of the dangerous

behaviors, ways to curb the

behaviors, and explain why

we perform high visibility

enforcement.

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Distracted

Driving

Occupant

ProtectionImpairment

Aggressive

DrivingSpeeding

Pedestrian

Safety

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Montgomery

County Police

averaged 120,665

traffic stops from

2013 to 2018.

Each traffic stop

averages 1.8

violations.

88% of people

stopped have a

Maryland driver’s

license, followed by

3% for DC and VA.

112,125

129,891 130,362120,275

110,239121,095

190,519

223,783235,370

219,758

199,170

218,280

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Stops Violations

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Starting in 2015,

more warnings were

recorded compared

to citations.

The number of

Safety Equipment

Repair Orders

(SEROs) averaged

11,575 during the

time period.

100,318106,989

105,607100,868

81,331 81,65778,498

102,872

115,935

108,058 108,455

126,844

11,703 13,922 13,82810,832 9,384 9,779

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Top violations are

related to speeding,

violating right-of

way, no or expired

license/registration,

and distracted

driving. Note that

charges, such as

those related to

driving under a

suspended license

or registration, have

related charges.

Violation

Avg.

Violations

per Year

Violation

Avg.

Violations

per Year

Exceeding The Posted Speed Limit 25,974

Person Driving Motor Vehicle On Highway Or

Public Use Property On Suspended License

And Privilege

4,150

Driver Failure To Obey Properly Placed

Traffic Control Device17,363

Person Driving Motor Vehicle While License

Suspended Under [Various Rules]3,792

Failure To Display Registration Card

Upon Demand By Police Officer10,237

Driving Vehicle In Excess Of Reasonable And

Prudent Speed On Highway3,610

Driver Failure To Stop At Stop Sign Line 6,816Driving Vehicle On Highway Without Current

Registration Plates And Validation Tabs3,438

Driving Vehicle On Highway With

Suspended Registration6,788 Operator Not Restrained By Seatbelt 3,136

Driver Using Hands To Use Handheld

Phone While Motor Vehicle In Motion5,718 Driver Changing Lanes When Unsafe 3,101

Failure Of Individual Driving On

Highway To Display License To

Uniformed Police On Demand

5,710

Failure Of Veh. On Hwy. To Display Lighted

Lamps, Illuminating Device In Unfavorable

Visibility Cond

2,980

Displaying Expired Registration Plate

Issued By Any State5,203

Negligent Driving Vehicle In Careless And

Imprudent Manner Endangering Property, Life

And Person

2,673

Driving Motor Vehicle On Highway

Without Required License And

Authorization

4,546Failure To Attach Vehicle Registration Plates At

Front And Rear2,585

Repair order - Stop Lights 4,513Driver Failure To Stop At Steady Circular Red

Signal2,540

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Legend:Violation

Avg.

Violations

per Year

Violation

Avg.

Violations

per Year

Exceeding The Posted Speed Limit 25,974

Person Driving Motor Vehicle On Highway Or

Public Use Property On Suspended License

And Privilege

4,150

Driver Failure To Obey Properly Placed

Traffic Control Device17,363

Person Driving Motor Vehicle While License

Suspended Under [Various Rules]3,792

Failure To Display Registration Card

Upon Demand By Police Officer10,237

Driving Vehicle In Excess Of Reasonable And

Prudent Speed On Highway3,610

Driver Failure To Stop At Stop Sign Line 6,816Driving Vehicle On Highway Without Current

Registration Plates And Validation Tabs3,438

Driving Vehicle On Highway With

Suspended Registration6,788 Operator Not Restrained By Seatbelt 3,136

Driver Using Hands To Use Handheld

Phone While Motor Vehicle In Motion5,718 Driver Changing Lanes When Unsafe 3,101

Failure Of Individual Driving On

Highway To Display License To

Uniformed Police On Demand

5,710

Failure Of Veh. On Hwy. To Display Lighted

Lamps, Illuminating Device In Unfavorable

Visibility Cond

2,980

Displaying Expired Registration Plate

Issued By Any State5,203

Negligent Driving Vehicle In Careless And

Imprudent Manner Endangering Property, Life

And Person

2,673

Driving Motor Vehicle On Highway

Without Required License And

Authorization

4,546Failure To Attach Vehicle Registration Plates At

Front And Rear2,585

Repair order - Stop Lights 4,513Driver Failure To Stop At Steady Circular Red

Signal2,540

Aggressive

Driving

Equipment

License/

Registration

Mobile Phone

Right of Way

Seatbelt Use

Speeding

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Montgomery

County Police

arrested on average

3,323 people for

driving under the

influence from 2013

to 2018. The top

months for DUI

stops are in

November and

December when the

holiday task force is

underway.

3,302 3,324

3,4823,605 3,160

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Montgomery

County Police utilize

crash and citation

data to prioritize

locations for DUI

high visibility

enforcement and

checkpoints. The

map shows areas

with higher rates of

DUI crashes and

citations around

Halloween 2014-

2017.

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The number of

violations written to

drivers violating

pedestrians’ right of

way and pedestrians

crossing illegally

were nearly equal

each year. MCPD

conducts 280

pedestrian safety

details each year.

838 867

1,009

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864

692

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Drivers Pedestrians

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The map on the left

shows pedestrian

safety enforcement

locations and

density of violations

from 2013 to 2018.

Enforcement against

drivers and

pedestrians are

based on the

Pedestrian High

Injury Areas and the

Vision Zero High

Injury Network.

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AUTOMATED

ENFORCEMENT

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Placement of speed

cameras are set by

Maryland state law,

Traffic Article 21-

809.

Legal Requirements, cameras can only be placed

• Residential roads with a speed limit of 35 MPH or less OR

• School Zones

Site Selection:

• Pre-enforcement verification: requests from citizens,

collision data, community and environmental concerns

(places of worship, schools, public facilities, etc.),

pedestrian activity

• Data collection and analysis

• Site Visit

• Approval by Citizen Advisory Board for Traffic Issues (CAB-

TI), and the Director of MCP’s Traffic Division. The Traffic

Division Director has final approval.

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IIHS review showed:

• 10% reduction in

mean speeds

• 62% reduction in

likelihood

travelling 10 mph

above speed

limit

• 39% reduction in

likelihood that

crash resulted in

incapacitating or

fatal injury

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DRAFTING EQUITY

FRAMEWORK

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Patient Arrives Intake ProcessPriority is

Determined

Processed in

Order of

Priority

Decision

Framework

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Vision Zero

Request

Evaluation

Process

Priority is

Determined

Processed in

Order of

Priority

Decision

Framework

1. Definition

2. Discussion

Questions

How do you define

equity of

Montgomery

County’s Vision

Zero Program?

What does Equity

look like if we are

able to achieve it? 27

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To achieve Vision Zero, Montgomery County will prioritize and allocate funding and

resources to the communities that experience a disproportionate burden of traffic-

related fatalities and serious injuries.

Guiding Principles:

• Community Engagement: Montgomery County will consider everyone’s voices

and concerns, which includes being proactive to engage communities that may

not be represented in the process

• Access: Residents all over Montgomery County can safely access multiple

transportation options to reach their destination.

• High Injury Network: Using a data-driven approach, Montgomery County will

prioritize funding to the high injury network, with special attention to community

that have higher rates of poverty, young people, and persons of color.

• Address Historical Disinvestment: Investments in areas that are historically

underserved by transportation funding and projects.

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APPENDIX

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THE “3Es”

IN PRACTICE

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Changing

Pedestrian

and Driver

Behavior

Engineering EnforcementEducation

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Performance Monitoring Methodology

– Data on midblock crossings and signal adherence

– Baseline data collected 10/25 and 11/1

– Post-education data collected 11/30 and 12/5

– AM Peak (7:00am–9:30am) and PM Peak (2:30pm–6:30pm)

Preliminary Education Impact Findings

Pedestrian BehaviorsPercent

Baseline

Percent Post-

Education% Change

Baseline

Count

Post-

Education

Count

Mid-block Crossing 9.2% 6.7% -27.2% 2,444 2,321

Crossing Outside of

Crosswalk8.5% 4.2% -50.6% 322 307

Crossing During “Walk”

Phase59.9% 60.7% 1.3%

1,772 1,715Crossing during “flashing

hand” Phase4.6% 8.0% 73.9%

Crossing During “Do Not

Walk” Phase34.9% 31.3% -10.3%

Data Source: Foursquare ITP

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RECAP OF

DATA PRESENTATION

The High Injury Network

(HIN) identifies roadway

segments that have a

higher amount of crashes

(at least one crash per mile

per year) relative to the

amount of traffic on that

road. MCDOT uses this

initial list to identify

roadways for engineering

improvements.

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Black or African Americans

have the highest traffic

fatality rate in

Montgomery County and

Hispanic residents are

nearly tied.

Hispanic pedestrians are

killed at a rate that is 3x

higher than Non-Hispanic

White residents.

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Source / notes

• CDC Mortality Data 2011-22015 via

WONDER database

• Ethnicity/race not currently captured in

crash database

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41%46%

49%56% 59%

62%56% 59% 61%

64%

44%42%

43%

40% 35%32%

36%26%

27%24%

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Note: numbers may not add to 100% due to rounding. MCPD will be reviewing the 2015-2017 unknowns and will update the results.

For the party deemed at

fault, the rate has remained

steady since 2012 with 60%

drivers at fault, 30%

pedestrians at fault, and

10% both/undetermined.

For fatal crashes between

2012 and 2017, the at fault

rates were flipped with 40%

for drivers, 57% for

pedestrians, and 3% for

both.

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Crash Density was higher in

neighborhoods with…Higher

Percentage of households that

speak English less than “very well”

Higher Percentage of population that is

Hispanic or Latino

HigherPercentage of households below

the poverty level

Lower

Median age