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Michigan Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Enforcement Pilot Project 2019

Learn about the initiative funded by NHTSA to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety through enforcement, data-driven strategies, and results analysis. Discover the project's background, enforcement details, outcomes, and future steps.

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Michigan Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Enforcement Pilot Project 2019

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  1. MICHIGAN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PILOT PROJECT 2019 Traffic Records Forum Presenters: Patrick Bowman Emily Shinevar Monday August 5, 2019

  2. Overview • Project Background • Data Presentation (Detroit example) • Enforcement Details • Results • Next Steps

  3. Project Background • Federal Funding through NHTSA • The FAST Act in FY17 created new 405(h) Nonmotorized Safety Grant program • Annual combined pedestrian & bicycle fatalities exceed 15% of total annual crash fatalities per FARS • Michigan awarded: • $921,741 for FY17 • $911,340 for FY18

  4. Project Background • Section 405(h) funding • Law Enforcement Training on pedestrian and bicycle safety laws • Law Enforcement Mobilization of pedestrian and bicycle safety laws • Public Education on pedestrian and bicycle safety laws • 20% local match (in kind) of total project budget

  5.                                         Project Background • Data Driven Strategy • UMTRI analysis 5-year period (2012-2016) • Top 10 for both pedestrian-involved and bicyclist-involved crashes • Detroit • Kalamazoo • Lansing • Warren • Ann Arbor* • Grand Rapids* • Wyoming*

  6. Data Presentation • Data provided to cities: • Disclaimers • Statewide Bicycle Crashes • Top 10 Locations • Wayne County • Year • Month • Day of Week • Time of Day • Alcohol • Crash Severity

  7. Statewide Bicycle Crashes

  8. Top 10 Locations

  9. Wayne County

  10. Year

  11. Month

  12. Day of Week

  13. Time of Day

  14. Time of Day Group

  15. Alcohol-Involved

  16. Crash Severity

  17. Statewide Pedestrian Crashes

  18. Top 10 Locations

  19. Wayne County

  20. Year

  21. Month

  22. Day of Week

  23. Time of Day

  24. Time of Day Group

  25. Alcohol-Involved

  26. Crash Severity

  27. Michigan Traffic Crash Facts www.MichiganTrafficCrashFacts.org

  28. MTCF Crash Maps • Data Query Tool -> Select Query -> View Map -> Crashes by Category: Crash Year • Bicyclist Query – Time Frame: Years: 2012-2016, Geographic Location: City or Township: Wayne County: Detroit, Filters: Crash Bicyclist (Bicyclist involved) • Pedestrian Query – Time Frame: Years 2012-2016, Geographic Location: City or Township: Wayne County: Detroit, Filters: Crash Pedestrian (Pedestrian involved)

  29. Helpful MTCF Links • Pedestrian/Bicycle Specific Publications • Publications -> Change Year: Select Desired Year -> GTSAC Action Teams -> Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety • Simple Queries • Data Query Tool -> Simple Queries -> Select Query Category: Non-Motorists • Video Tutorials • Data Query Tool -> Help -> Video Tutorials • Commonly Used Queries • Data Query Tool -> Help-> Commonly Used Queries

  30. Enforcement Details • Use data to develop strategic plan • Timeline & administration for grant • Budget • Training • League of Michigan Bicyclists • National Law Enforcement Academy Research Network (NLEARN) • Focus on 3 populations: • Pedestrians • Bicyclists • Motorists

  31. Enforcement Details • High-visibility enforcement • Education to citations • Ride Along with Lansing PD

  32. Enforcement Details Enforcement Report Submitted with Quarterly Grant Reports

  33. Enforcement Details

  34. Results

  35. Statewide Bicycle Crashes

  36. Detroit Bicycle Crashes

  37. Kalamazoo Bicycle Crashes

  38. Lansing Bicycle Crashes

  39. Warren Bicycle Crashes

  40. Statewide Pedestrian Crashes

  41. Detroit Pedestrian Crashes

  42. Kalamazoo Pedestrian Crashes

  43. Lansing Pedestrian Crashes

  44. Warren Pedestrian Crashes

  45. Results • Challenges: • Low fatality & serious injury (KA) numbers • Grant administration • Filling overtime shifts • Achievements: • Partnerships • Training officers • Access to data

  46. Next Steps • FY19: • $890,879 awarded for FY19 • Continued grants with 4 lead agencies • 2 Mandatory enforcement periods • Statewide press releases • Adjudication data • FY20: • HSP pending approval from NHTSA • More cities involved • Enforcement report queries in grant system

  47. Contact Information Patrick Bowman Biostatistician University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute bowmanp@umich.edu Emily Shinevar Vulnerable Roadway Users Program Coordinator Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning shinevare@michigan.gov

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