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Southeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program

Southeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program. Nelrae Succio, Mn /DOT District Engineer & Lt. Randy Slinger, Minnesota State Patrol. Toward Zero Deaths or Vision Zero. Global Crisis. 1.3 million per year killed on the world’s roads 50 million are injured.

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Southeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program

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  1. Southeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program Nelrae Succio, Mn/DOT District Engineer & Lt. Randy Slinger, Minnesota State Patrol

  2. Toward Zero Deaths or Vision Zero

  3. Global Crisis • 1.3 million per year killed on the world’s roads • 50 million are injured • Economic cost of $100 billion a year • By 2015, traffic crashes will be the leading cause of death or disability for children age 5 and above

  4. 2. Proclaims the period 2011-2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety, with a goal to stabilize and then reduce the forecast level of road traffic fatalities around the world by increasing activities conducted at the national, regional and global levels; United Nations Proclamation

  5. Reversing the trend

  6. TZD Core Values • Continuous Improvement • Engaged Partners • Evidence-based Approaches

  7. TZD Cornerstone Four “E” approach: • Enforcement • Engineering • Education & Outreach • Emergency Medical & Trauma Services

  8. Minnesota TZD Strategic Goals Goal 1: Establish the vision of TZD as a priority for all state and local agencies and units of government Goal 2: Create and strengthen traffic safety partnerships Goal 3: Promote and implement effective traffic safety initiatives

  9. Program Structure TZD Executive Advisory Commission TZD Leadership Team • Existing Traffic • Safety Programs • TZD Safe Roads • NightCAP • HEAT • Safe and Sober • DWI Courts • County Safety Initiatives TZD Program Subcommittees TZD Program Team Southwest TZD Region Southeast TZD Region Northeast TZD Region Bring regional coordination and focus Northwest TZD Region www.MinesotaTZD.org

  10. Develop Southeast Minnesota TZD • Regional Steering Committee • Partnership Groups (4 Es) • Regional Law Enforcement • Health Educators • City, County and Mn/DOT • Engineers • Emergency Medical & Trauma Services • Organized first regional workshop (June 20, 2005)

  11. Analyze the Data • Who? • Young: 15-29 year-old male drivers • When is it happening? • 3-6 p.m. – after work/school • June-July • Contributing factors • Run off the Road • Speed • Seat belt use

  12. Fatal & Serious Injury CrashesSoutheastern Minnesota, 2006-08

  13. Regional TZD Steering Committee Regional Traffic Safety Community Regional Leadership Team Regional Structure TZD Statewide Leadership Team • Regional TZD Steering Committee • Members: • Leadership Team • One or two interested • representatives per county • Good representation of each • discipline • Engineering • Law enforcement • Education (health and traffic) • Emergency Medical & • Trauma Services Mn/DOT Regional TZD Coordinator • Regional Leadership Team • Co-Chairs: • District Engineer • MSP District Captain • Staff: • Regional TZD Coordinator • Members: • Engineering • Law enforcement • Health education • Emergency Services • Role: • Develop Strategic Plan • Establish Subcommittees • Monitor progress • Evaluate program

  14. Set Regional Goals • Goal 1: Reduce traffic fatalities from • past 3-year average of 67 down to 55 • by 2012 • Goal 2: • Increase TZD • awareness across • southeastern • Minnesota

  15. Establish Subcommittees • Run off the Road • Seat Belts • Speed • TZD awareness • SE MN TZD annual workshop

  16. Engineering • Treating All Roads • Proactive/ Systematic • Low cost/High benefit strategies

  17. County Highway Safety Plans Scope: Develop Safety Plans using the 4 Es, outlining investment priorities, based on crash data.

  18. Engineering Efforts • Coordinated first joint 11-county highway • safety plan grant for curve delineators (2005-06) • $1+ million multi-county grant for • replacement of twist-end guardrail • & other safety improvements • (2006-07) • Other County Road safety • improvements continue

  19. Education & Engineering Efforts • Southeast Minnesota • Belt Use Observation Survey • (2006-10)

  20. Emergency Medical and Trauma Services • Trauma System • Timely Transfer • Treatment • Rehabilitation and Return to Community

  21. Emergency Efforts • Emergency personnel included in regional TZD video • Auto-launch utilization of EMS helicopters • Freeborn County reciprocity response agreement between “jaws of life” operators in neighboring areas for faster crash response time

  22. 2010-11 Southeast Minnesota • TZD Safe Communities • Fillmore • Goodhue • Mower • Olmsted • Rice • Winona

  23. Education Efforts • Hired TZD regional coordinator to provide regional “air cover • TZD “On the Road” presentations • Legislative education efforts • SE MN TZD video & • tip sheet distribution

  24. Enforcement & Education Efforts • MaySeatbelt Mobilization Regional News Conference • & July Speed • Wave Poster • (4th year)

  25. Enforcement & Education Efforts 2010 Ted Foss Move Over Law news conference

  26. TZD Success Factors • Commitment to change American culture regarding traffic safety • Collaboration with other traffic-safety advocates • Promote best practices and lessons learned

  27. http://www.minnesotatzd.org

  28. Goal: Zero Deaths

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