ATSSA Update AASHTO – SCOTE

1. ATSSA Update AASHTO – SCOTE Lake Tahoe, Nevada June 2007

2. Serving Members – Serving You High Visibility Garment Brochure Breakaway Sign Safe Routes to School Low Cost Local Road Safety Solutions Top Priorities from Strategic Highway Safety Programs D D D D D

3. More Service to Come Applicability of the MUTCD Sign Retroreflectivity D D

4. FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant

5. $11.9 Million Over Four Years Began October 1, 2006 (ATSSA has a 20% match) Amount and Period

6. Three Areas Highway Work Zone Worker Safety Training Highway Work Zone Safety Guidelines Development Highway Work Zone Safety Guidelines Training D D D

7. Area 1 – Work Zone Training D WESK – What Everyone Should Know About TTC Training TCT – Traffic Control Technician TCS – Traffic Control Supervisor FIT – Flagger Instructor Training ETC – Emergency Traffic Control LEO – Law Enforcement Officer NTC – Nighttime Traffic Control Utility – Utility Traffic Control D D D D D D D 1,340 Total Courses Covering all 50 States

8. Area 2 – Guidelines Development Develop Guidelines in Five Areas: • Positive Protection • High-Visibility Garments • Pedestrians and Work Zones • Maintenance Work Zone Safety • Work Zone Planning D

9. Area 3 – Guidelines Training • Development and Implementation of Training Programs • Traffic Control Design Specialist • Urban Work Zone Design • Work Zone Strategies • Analytical Tools for Work Zone Planning • Pedestrian and Bicycle Considerations in Work Zones D D D D D 400 Total Courses

10. Next Steps for Each Area Area One WESK Courses Schedule TCT/TCS/FIT Courses Tentatively Scheduled NTC Courses Tentatively Scheduled ETC, LEO and UTC Not Yet Scheduled D D D D

11. 16 Opportunity States • AL • AZ • CA • FL • IL • KY • LA • MS • MO • NC • OH • PA • SC • TN • TX • WI

12. Next Steps for Each Area Area One D • Open Courses – First Come-First Served • $25 for public officials • $50 all others D D

13. Next Steps for Each Area Area Two • Identify Guidelines Subject Areas • Synthesis Document of Existing Policies, Regulations and Guidelines • Gaps & Needs Analysis • Practitioner Group Meeting • Develop Guidelines and Training Materials D D D D D

14. Next Steps for Each Area Area Three • Guidelines Training occurs in Year Two of the grant D

15. Grant Partners D SAIC – Science Applications International Corporation National Sheriffs Association JM Morales and Associates James Bryden Ernest Huckaby D D D D

16. Reauthorization…. Again…

17. VISION “Toward Zero Deaths” Federal, State and Local Governments will unite with private industry toward a single overarching goal – to annually reduce fatalities until there are no deaths on America’s roadways.

18. Future Safety Vision 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 Rate= 1.47 (70,000) Rate = 1.0 (48,000) Rate = .41 (20,000) 2005 2015 2025 2030 2035 Source: AASHTO

19. Real Stories Case #1 Rt.15 Leesburg, Va.

20. Courtney and Dustin Muse December 6, 2006

21. Safety Solution “Virginia Department of Transportation officials said Tuesday that they will install a 700-foot guardrail on Route 15 at the site just north of Leesburg where two teenagers died in a car accident Dec. 6, and Loudoun County supervisors urged the agency to consider other improvements on the highly traveled road.” The Washington Post December 21, 2006

22. Some Industry Observations on Strategic Highway Safety Plans

23. SHSP Participants’ Background Traffic Engineering 32% Law Enforcement 18% Other Associations 18% Others Not Listed 8% DMV 7% ATSSA Industry Rep. 6% Academia 6% Driver Behavior Experts 6% Source: FHWA Survey

24. Perceived Level of SHSP Participation Small Group (11 states) 43% Very Open (10 states) 38% Average Group (5 states) 19%

25. State SHSP Priorities Run-off-Road/Lane Departure Speeding Impaired Driving Intersections Pedestrians/Bicyclists D D D D D

26. State SHSP Priorities Aggressive Driving Commercial Vehicles Motorcycles Emergency Responders D D D D

27. What SHSPs Do Well Raise awareness of data needs Identify “causes” of fatalities Begin cross “pollination” Establish initial plans and countermeasures D D D D

28. How Can Industry Help? Participate in SHSP Development Bring Solutions to the Table Be “Apostles of Safety” Bring in Other Partners with Expertise Lobby for Safety (State and Federal) Provide Economic Perspective D D D D D D

29. How Can Industry Help? Learn, Learn, Learn Share, Share, Share Invent, Invent, Invent D D D

30. Incentives or Sanctions? It is Time for Mandatory… Primary Seat Belt Laws Motorcycle Helmet & Safety Laws

31. Some Thoughts For The Future Overall Policy Improving the HSIP Improving SHSPs D D D

32. Improve the HSIP D Clarify eligibility of “systemic” improvements Increase the focus on Older Drivers Increase funding in HRRR Require Program Integration Establish separate obligation limits Publish a “Safety Performance Assessment” D D D D D

33. Improve SHSPs D “Cross-Train” SHSP planning participants Use AAAs “USRAP” Use Roadway Safety Audits to plan countermeasures Integrate federal programs (funding sources) Promote low-cost systemic improvements D D D D

34. ATSSA Update AASHTO – SCOTE Lake Tahoe, Nevada June 2007 QUESTIONS??