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Traffic Safety Goals and Objectives

Traffic Safety Goals and Objectives. Mehdi Nassirpour/Rick Ingold Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Traffic Safety. Evaluation Unit Activities. Highway Safety Plan (Goals and Objectives, Problem ID)

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Traffic Safety Goals and Objectives

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  1. Traffic Safety Goals and Objectives Mehdi Nassirpour/Rick Ingold Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Traffic Safety

  2. Evaluation Unit Activities • Highway Safety Plan (Goals and Objectives, Problem ID) • Evaluation of Highway Safety Programs and Projects (MAP, IMaGE, LAP, TLEP, Speed, Major safety belt and alcohol campaigns) • Survey Activities (Observational and Telephone Surveys) • Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) • Traffic Records • National Activities(Work with NHTSA and FHWA and TRB (SHRP II) • Data Quality Project with FHWA • Strategic Plan at IDOT • Results of Evaluation Activities (Evaluation Unit web page) Research and Evaluation Activities

  3. Traffic Safety Programs • Occupants • Occupant Protection (Safety Belt &Child Safety Seat) • Alcohol • Speed • Non-occupants • Motorcycle • Pedestrian • Pedal-Cycle • Traffic Safety Data Research and Evaluation Activities

  4. Diagram1: Existing Traffic Safety Programs Motorcycle Occupant Protection Impaired Driving Courts Pedestrian &Pedal-cycle Traffic Safety Large Truck Speed EMS Engineering Research and Evaluation Activities

  5. Traffic Safety Goals Research and Evaluation Activities

  6. Total Number of Traffic Fatalities Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  7. Total Serious Injuries in Traffic Crashes Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  8. Total Fatality Rate per 100M VMT Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  9. Rural Fatality Rate per 100M VMT Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  10. Urban Fatality Rate per 100M VMT Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  11. Total Unrestrained Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities, All Seat positions Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  12. Persons Killed, by Driver Blood Alcohol Concentration of 0.08 and Above Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  13. Speed-related Fatalities Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  14. Motorcyclist Fatalities Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  15. Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Fatalities Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  16. Drivers 20 or Younger Involved in Fatal Crashes Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  17. Pedestrian Fatalities Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  18. Observed Safety Belt Use for Passenger Vehicle, Front Seat Outboard Occupants Projected Figures Division of Traffic Safety

  19. Major Accomplishments • Reduction in total Fatalities (911 in 2009) and Injuries • High Belt Use (92.6%) • Higher Message Awareness (Over 93%) • Modest Improvement in Alcohol-Related Fatalities (362/1043 in 2008 versus 319/911 in 2009) • Establishment of Sustained Enforcement Activities • Improvement in crash data reporting (Timeliness, Accessibility, and Data Integration) Research and Evaluation Activities

  20. Challenge (Occupant Protection) • Lower belted occupant fatalities for passenger cars (e.g., 58.0% in 2009) • Lower usage rate among African Americans and Hispanics (Under 25.0%) • Lower usage rate among young male drivers • Low usage rate at night among those who fatally injured • Lower usage rate among back seat occupants Research and Evaluation Activities

  21. Challenge (Alcohol/Speed) • Higher % alcohol-related fatalities • Lower rate of state and local agency participation during alcohol campaigns (276 agencies in 2010 during the Labor Day) • Accurate Problem IDs for the State and local agencies to select high crash locations to patrol • High % speed related fatalities • Accurate and reasonable coding of alcohol-related and speed related fatalities Research and Evaluation Activities

  22. Theoretical Model Outcome Measures (Fatalities and Injuries) Activity Measures (Enforcement, Media, and Education) Behavioral Measures (Observed or Self-reported Behavior) Research and Evaluation Activities

  23. Types of Evaluation • Process--Activities during the interventions • Impact--Change in knowledge and attitudes and behavior • Outcome--Change in percent, rate, ratio of crashes, fatalities, or injuries Research and Evaluation Activities

  24. Examples of Research and Evaluation Activities Research and Evaluation Activities

  25. Evaluation Criteria for 2009 IMAGE Projects Research and Evaluation Activities

  26. Evaluation Criteria for 2009 MAP Projects Research and Evaluation Activities

  27. Evaluation Criteria for 2009 TLEP Projects Research and Evaluation Activities

  28. Evaluation Criteria for 2009 LAP Projects Research and Evaluation Activities

  29. Issues Related to Enforcement Data • Timeliness of Enforcement Data • Accuracy of the Data • Completeness of the Data Research and Evaluation Activities

  30. Plans for 2011 • Setting new goals and objectives for Illinois (Refer to HSP) • Problem IDs for the state and local Agencies (Refer to HSP) • Allocate higher % (45%) enforcement activities during Labor Day Mobilization • Focus on nighttime enforcement • Focus on special population (African American and Hispanics) • Develop evaluation plans for selected non-enforcement grants Research and Evaluation Activities

  31. For more information refer to Our Website at: http://www.dot.il.gov/trafficsafety/tsevaluation.html Research and Evaluation Activities

  32. Contact Information Mehdi Nassirpour 217-785-8905 Rick Ingold 217-782-1805 Mehdi.Nassirpour@illinois.gov Rick.Ingold@illinois.gov Research and Evaluation Activities

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