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Germantown Crash Study Investigation

Germantown Crash Study Investigation. January 2011 – October 2012. Fundamental Canons. Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall: 1. Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. 2. Perform services only in areas of their competence.

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Germantown Crash Study Investigation

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  1. Germantown Crash Study Investigation January 2011 – October 2012

  2. Fundamental Canons Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall: 1. Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. 2. Perform services only in areas of their competence. 3. Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner. 4. Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees. 5. Avoid deceptive acts. 6. Conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the profession.

  3. History • 1995 – City forms Traffic Safety Task Force as a result of “an increase in traffic accidents in the city.” • Several instances involving teenage drivers • This group consisted of 16 members representing various backgrounds • Outcomes • RR Crossing improvements • Automated enforcement • “Alive at 25” program

  4. Since 1995 • Windows 95 • DVD’s • iPod • Hybrid vehicles • YouTube • Personal GPS devices • Internet • XBOX 360

  5. What makes traffic engineering different?

  6. Why do this? • Reduction in crashes • Increase in safety • Identification of deficiencies • Funding opportunity

  7. Transportation Safety Team • 7 City Staff Members • Engineering • Police • Fire • Public Works • GIS/Mapping • Planning • U of M intern • Roadway Safety Audit Process

  8. TST • What • Where • How

  9. How do you do a “crash study?” • Reactive • Existing roadway systems • Based on crash reports and personal accounts • Can be data intensive • Predictive • Good for projects under design • Complicated formulas • Can human behavior be predicted? • How do you present the results?

  10. Resources

  11. Crash reporting • Paper copies • Older AS2000 database • TITAN

  12. TITAN • Tennessee • Integrated • Traffic • Analysis • Network • TNDOS online database • All crashes across the state • Capabilities • Search • Mapping

  13. Experience

  14. Reporting • Data collected so far • January 2011 – June 2012 • 38% of crashes attributed to driver error/action

  15. Next Steps • Continued monitoring and system evaluation • Data collection • Data analysis • Reporting • TST will develop recommendations later this year

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