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Best Practices in Solutions for Lane Departure Avoidance

Best Practices in Solutions for Lane Departure Avoidance. NCHRP Project 20-68A Domestic Scan Program Scan 09-03. Best Practices in Solutions for Lane Departure Avoidance. Sponsored by AASHTO, NCHRP and TRB. Impetus for Scan.

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Best Practices in Solutions for Lane Departure Avoidance

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  1. Best Practices in Solutions for Lane Departure Avoidance NCHRP Project 20-68A Domestic Scan Program Scan 09-03

  2. Best Practices in Solutions for Lane Departure Avoidance Sponsored by AASHTO, NCHRP and TRB

  3. Impetus for Scan • NCHRP Report 500, Volume 6: “A Guide for Addressing Run-Off-Road Collisions” • AASHTO’s “Driving Down Lane-Departure Crashes”

  4. Focus of Scan • While many states have implemented countermeasures, their nature and effectiveness have not been widely disseminated • To identify and share these successful strategies in preventing lane departure crashes, and • To ultimately save lives

  5. Scan Team Members WA ND MN OH NJ CO MO MS MARK NELSON ND DOT CASSANDRA ISACKSON MN DOT INA ZISMAN CO DOT RICHARD B. (DICK) ALBIN FHWA-WA JAMES KOCHENOUR ARORA AND ASSOCIATES NJ DOT-RETIREE DANIEL HELMS MS DOT DEAN A. FOCKE, SME OH DOT-RETIREE JOHN P. MILLER MO DOT

  6. Participating States WA MN MI CA PA IA CO MO SC GA MS

  7. Preliminary Findings - Successful Lane Departure Strategies • Lane Departure Countermeasures • Accurate and Timely Crash Data and Data Analysis • Performance Reviews • Funding Issues and Resources • Institutionalized Culture of Safety • Partnerships Use of both “Proactive” and “Reactive” Strategies are important

  8. Lane Departure Countermeasures • Rumble Strips and Stripes (Shoulder, Edgeline, Centerline) • Safety Edge and Pavement Drop-offs • Paved Shoulder Widening • Pavement Markings (Edge Lines and In-Lane Markings) • Additional Horizontal Curve Signing (Chevrons, Advisory Speed Limits) • Dynamic Signing (Speed Feedback and LED Signing) • Cable Median Barriers

  9. Successful Countermeasures Michigan’s Non-Freeway Rumble Strip Program Centerline Rumble Strips: ~5,400 Miles Shoulder Rumble Strips: ~2,700 Miles

  10. Successful Countermeasures Georgia’s Safety Edge on asphalt pavement Iowa’s Safety Edge on concrete pavement

  11. Successful Countermeasures Advanced Pavement Markings, Signage, and Delineations Retro-reflective Pavement Markings Curve Delineation

  12. Successful Countermeasures Colorado’s Dynamic Curve Warning Signs

  13. Successful Countermeasures Dynamic Signing for Horizontal Curves

  14. Successful Countermeasures South Carolina - Cable Median Barrier • SC DOT installed almost 500 miles of low tension cable on Interstate facilities since 2001 • Back in 2006 SC DOT reported the system had 10,000 hits, or "saves," since the program began

  15. Successful Countermeasures Systemic use of a combination of low cost measures “gets the job done” • Georgia DOT reports • that effort to bring their • off-system rural roads results in large • reductions on ROR crash numbers • Striping (Edge and CL) • Upgraded Signing and • Adding Raised Pavement Markings

  16. Crash Data and Data Analysis • Agencies adept at processing crash data are better able to allocated resources • Issues with: • Ownership • Data Quality • Use of automated inputs • Accuracy of the accident report • Precise crash location • Ease of data queries and timeliness of reports

  17. Crash Data and Data Analysis Washington’s data quality allows for better selection of safety projects Example: Run-off-Road Collisions - Striking Tree(s)

  18. Crash Data and Data Analysis Colorado defines a Safety Level of Service

  19. Crash Data and Data Analysis Colorado uses a Pattern Recognition algorithm for ALL projects

  20. Crash Data and Data Analysis Minnesota’s Edge Risk Assessment 1 – Good Shoulder, Good Clear Zone 2 – No Shoulder, Good Clear Zone 2 – Good Shoulder, No Clear Zone 3 – No Shoulder, No Clear Zone

  21. Crash Data and Data Analysis • Mendocino County’s Traffic Safety Review Program • Excellent low cost program for rural counties • Identify and treat collision generators systemically • Address problems unique to local or low volume roads • Stretch resources • Create a road safety program

  22. Innovative Funding • Everything is always underfunded, but • Successful states seem to be able to find funding for safety • SAFETEA-LU Section 156 and 164 are available • State Set-asides can generate funds • Don’t overlook Fee Revenue/fines as a source

  23. Funding Issues – Local Agencies • Wright County’s Experience • Limited Resources • Limited tax base • Limited political clout

  24. Performance Reviews • Appropriate follow-up project tracking is important for future success • Post project tracking gives good indication of what has been done • Also show progress of mitigation strategies • Informs of what work is remaining • Can be used to inform Management, or Public of progress

  25. Performance Reviews Pennsylvania’s Trend Line Graphs

  26. Performance Reviews Pennsylvania’s Pinwheel Plots shows progress to a goal

  27. Safety Culture • Institutionalized “Culture of Safety” successfully drives some agencies • Safety Advocate • Someone’s personal mission • Formalizing Safety into Departmental Policies • SOP, Standard Plans, Design Manuals, etc. • Department-wide Safety Focus • Top management driven

  28. Safety Culture

  29. Partnerships • Successful agencies team with other interested and affected agencies to increase the synergy of the effectiveness of Safety Programs • Makes better use of the 4E’s of Highway Safety • Engineering • Enforcement • Education • Emergency Response

  30. Partnerships – Other Agencies

  31. Partnerships - Enforcement • Driver Behavior • Seat Belt Enforcement Campaigns • Conduct DWI Saturations • GDL Enforcement Campaigns • Speed Enforcement Campaigns

  32. Partnerships - Education • Education Regarding Cable Barrier in Michigan • Public Service Announcements • Informational Flyers • Project-Specific Training • Presentations • Website

  33. Implementation of Findings • Participate in conferences of national transportation organizations • AASHTO, ITE, NACE, TRB • Provide Web Seminars utilizing agencies which are advanced in selected topic areas • Safety Edge, Low-Cost Program, Accident Data Collection, etc., as deemed necessary. • Final Scan Report due by Summer 2011

  34. Best Practices in Solutions for Lane Departure Avoidance Thanks to these hosting agencies: • Colorado State DOT • Georgia State DOT • Iowa State DOT • Mendocino County, California, Dept. of Transportation • Michigan State DOT • Minnesota State DOT • Pennsylvania State DOT • South Carolina State DOT • Washington State DOT • Wright County, Minnesota, Highway Department

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