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Crash Impediments Orange County Fire Rescue February 10, 2015.

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1 Crash Impediments Orange County Fire Rescue February 10, 2015

2  Background  Vehicle vs. Building Crash Data  Child Day Cares  Accident Data  Options  Action Requested Presentation Overview

3 Background  KinderCare Crash  Mayoral Directive  Interdisciplinary Team —Membership —Other Jurisdictions —Industry Best Practices

4 Background Date: April 09, 2014 Incident Time: 15:06  Caller states vehicle ran into the structure, and several children are injured  Reports of three children unconscious with children pinned underneath the vehicle

5 Background First Units On Scene 15:09  Engine 63, Rescue 63  Assessed Scene  Established Command  Call for Appropriate Resources 15 Emergency Response Units  44 Responders  13 Patients Transported to 4 Hospitals

6 Background Mayor’s Memo  Evaluate Motor Vehicle Crashes to At-Risk Populations  Benefit of Targeted Protective Measures  Provide for a County-Wide Assessment of Facilities  Evaluate the use of Crash Impediments to Stop Vehicles from Entering Buildings

7 Background Interdisciplinary Team  Traffic Engineering, Health Services, Building, Code Enforcement, Geographical Information Systems, Zoning, and Fire Rescue  Evaluated At-Risk Populations/Occupancies  Evaluated Orange County Historical Crash Data by Location  Evaluated Building Setbacks, Speed Limits, Configuration  Narrowed Focus based on Data to Child Daycare Centers

8 Presentation Outline  Background  Vehicle vs. Building Crash Data  Child Day Cares  Accident Data  Options  Action Requested

9 National Crash Data  In the United States a Vehicle Crashes into a Commercial Building 60 Times a Day  Driver Error and Building Orientation are Major Factors  Demographic Data suggests a surge in incidents in the coming years  Age and Technology Source: Storefront Safety Council

10 National Crash Data

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13 Florida Crash Data

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16 Presentation Outline  Background  National Crash Data  Child Day Cares  Accident Data  Options  Action Requested

17 Child Day Cares Child Day Care Statistics  706 Child Day Cares in all of Orange County  116 Child Day Cares in Unincorporated Orange County Meet the Following Criteria –Road Posted Speed Limit >= 35 –Average Daily Traffic Count > 15,000 –Building Setback from road <= 150 feet

18 Child Day Cares Legend Location of All 706 Child Day Cares In Orange County

19 Child Day Cares Legend 116 Child Day Cares Meeting Restrictive Criteria

20 Child Day Cares  KinderCare

21 Child Day Cares

22 KinderCare

23 Child Day Cares Kinetic Energy  The energy which an object possesses due to its motion Average Vehicle Weight  3500 – 4000 Lbs. Vehicle Force  > 143,000 Lbs.

24 Presentation Outline  Background  National Crash Data  Child Day Cares  Accident Data  Options  Action Requested

25 Accident Data Vehicle Hitting Building Accidents in Last Two Years  72 Accidents –12 versus Apartments –47 versus Businesses –13 versus Residential Homes

26 Accident Data Legend Density Map of 72 Vehicle Versus Building Accidents

27 Accident Data Off Road Departure Accidents Correlated to Child Day Care Facilities  Orange County Hotspots –6 Day Cares had 7-9 off-road departures within ¼ mile –16 Day Cares had 5-6 off-road departures within ¼ mile –79 Day Cares had 3-4 off-road departures within ¼ mile Highest Density is on West Side in Pine Hills

28 Accident Data Legend Density Map of All Off Road Departure Accidents

29 Presentation Outline  Background  National Crash Data  Child Day Cares  Accident Data  Options  Action Requested

30 Options Best Practices  Miami-Dade County, FL –Head in Parking Adjacent to Storefronts  Amherst, MA –Head in Parking and Occupants with 25 ft. of exterior wall  GSA K4 – 15,000 lbs. at 30 MPH

31 Options Best Practices  November 2014  ASTM International\Texas A&M Transportation Institute – Low-Speed Bollard Test Standard – 5000 lbs. at 30 MPH

32 Options New Day Cares  Applicable Zones and Type of Properties –Commercial Zone Designations –Residential Zone Designation developed as Non Residential Use  Required Locations of Crash Impediments –Road Speed and Safe Braking Distance Zone –Parking adjacent to pedestrian pathway, seating, or within 10-25 ft. of exterior wall where people congregate

33 Options New Day Cares  Elements of Vehicle Impact Protection Devices –Barriers, Bollards meeting ASTM WK 13074 Standard –Appearance and Maintenance Standard –Examples – Reinforced Walls, Planters, Street Furniture, Etc. –Exclusions – Plain Concrete, Jersey Barriers

34 Options New Day Cares  Eliminate Nose in Parking  Design Parking Lot to Avoid Straight on Entrances  ADA Compliant Parking –Bollards in place of parking wheel stops –Signage attached to Bollards

35 Options Existing Child Day Cares  Phase in and Amortization –Upon New Construction of Parking Lot –Upon Renovation –Anytime ADA Compliance Must be Met –Within Date Certain of Enactment  Required within High Accident Corridors Provide Grant Opportunities  Based on Location  Based on Financial Need

36 Presentation Outline  Background  National Crash Data  Child Day Cares  Accident Data  Options  Action Requested

37 Board Direction


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