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Doug Bish Traffic Services Engineer Oregon Department of Transportation

Welcome to: Safety Programs for Local Agencies. Doug Bish Traffic Services Engineer Oregon Department of Transportation. Please Introduce yourself State what Organization your from (not required but if you want) any expectations of what you would like to learn. Introductions.

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Doug Bish Traffic Services Engineer Oregon Department of Transportation

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  1. Welcome to: Safety Programs for Local Agencies Doug Bish Traffic Services Engineer Oregon Department of Transportation

  2. Please Introduce yourself State what Organization your from (not required but if you want) any expectations of what you would like to learn Introductions

  3. What we will be covering today • Availability and use of crash data • Identification and diagnosis of problems • Analysis of crash data • Safety solutions and their benefits

  4. Current Picture of Safety in Oregon

  5. Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes All Crashes County Roads 13% City Streets 27% State Highways 48% City Streets 44% State Highways 42% Comparison by Jurisdiction County Roads 23%

  6. Data Doesn’t tell the whole story! • Which pet is safer? Adapted from Michigan’s Local technical Assistance Program

  7. Compare Exposure-- • 60 million plus dogs • 20 attacks/year/1000 dogs • 5 fatalities/year/million dogs • 1 million alligators • 0.01 attacks/year/1000 alligators • 1.4 fatalities/year/million alligators vs. If we correct for exposure! • 5 million attacks/year • 300+ fatalities/year • 10 attacks/year • 14 fatalities in past 10 years

  8. What is the Point? • The raw data doesn’t tell the whole story • “Exposure” is important, can allow better comparisons “Most transportation decisions are ultimately political in nature. For this reason, it is imperative to provide information derived from data-driven analysis.”

  9. Innovative??

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