Traffic Safety Programs and Safety Culture John Webber, Interim Director Division of Traffic Safety Illinois Department of Transportation Presented at the Illinois Traffic Engineering and Safety Conference in Champaign, Illinois

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) MAP-21 Challenges: Improve safety Maintain infrastructure condition Reduce traffic congestion Improve system efficiency and freight movement Protect the environment Reduce delays in project delivery In 2012 Congress passed a new reauthorization. 03:40 Division of Traffic Safety

Illinois Highway Safety Program Areas Occupant Protection Impaired Driving Speed Control Traffic Records Emergency Medical Services Pedestrian/Bicycle Motorcycle Safety Large Truck Police Traffic Services Distracted Driving We are required to identify those programs most effective in reducing crashes, injuries, and deaths, and eligible use of highway safety funds awarded to the State of Illinois While NHTSA is required by statute to identify those programs highly effective in reducing the crashes, injuries, and deaths, and eligible use of 402 funds….states have the latitude to determine their own highway safety problems, goals, and program emphasis BASED on their DATA.

Required Performance Measures in Illinois Based on Six years of Data (2008-2012) Actual Figures Projected Figures Required Core Measures 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Fatalities  1,043 911 927 918 956 Total Serious Injuries 13,404 13,008 12,636 11,945 11,562 11,081 10,608 Total Fatality Rate   0.86 0.88 0.89 0.92 0.935 0.95 Rural Fatality Rate 1.52 1.49 1.58 1.64 1.67 1.71 Urban Fatality Rate 0.64 0.67 0.65 0.68 Unrestrained Occ. Fatalities 338 265 261 268 264 236 221 Impaired Drivers and Motorcyclists 356 313 292 278 246 195 Speed Related Fatalities 386 325 438 439 465 492 519 Motorcyclist Fatalities 135 130 131 145 148 150 154 Unhelmeted Motorcyclists 97 99 106 110 115 120 124 Young Drivers involved in Fatal Crashes 119 146 122 117 114 109 Pedestrian Fatalities 112 138 Belt Usage Rate 90.5 91.7 92.6 92.9 93.6 93.7 95.2

Total Fatality Rate per 100M VMT The overall fatality rates for both Illinois and US have declined . Illinois has significantly lower fatality rate than the US. Division of Traffic Safety at IDOT

Total Fatalities by Month During in 2011, 2012, and 2013

Total Fatal and Injury Related Crash Data in Illinois (2002-2012)   Crash Level Data Person Level Data Year Fatal Crashes Injury Crashes Serious Injury Crashes Fatalities Injuries Serious Injuries 2002 1,273 87,385 14,324 1,420 127,618 19,176 2003 1,308 88,483 13,708 1,454 131,135 18,354 2004 1,224 83,926 13,915 1,355 121,636 18,572 2005 1,233 79,219 13,738 1,363 112,322 18,231 2006 1,136 75,252 13,377 1,254 106,742 17,490 2007 1,126 73,209 12,084 1,248 103,193 15,864 2008 950 67,861 10,415 1,043 94,155 13,401 2009 832 63,439 10,026 911 89,298 13,007 2010 858 63,590 9,807 927 89,038 12,631 2011 835 60,063 9,250 918 84,219 11,938 2012 886 60,255 9,647 956 83,771 12,398

Major Accomplishments Reduction in total Fatalities and Injuries over the last five years High Belt Use (93.7%) Higher Message Awareness of safety belt and alcohol awareness (Over 90%) Improvement in Alcohol-Related Fatalities (lower in absolute number) Establishment of Sustained Enforcement Activities Improvement in crash data reporting (Timeliness, Accessibility, and Data Integration)

Historical Data on Fatality and Safety Belt Usage Rates in Illinois Primary Belt Law for Back Seat Occupants Among 38 Local Enforcement Ordinances Primary Click it or Ticket Campaign Initiated Primary Belt Law Passed /Minority Focus Rural CIOT Data Source: Observational Survey and FARS

Number of Lives Saved As a Result of Safety Belt Use in Illinois (1985-2012)

Challenges (Occupant Protection) Lower belted occupant fatalities Lower usage rate among minority drivers Lower usage rate among young male drivers Low usage rate at night among those who fatally injured Lower usage rate among back seat occupants

Challenge (Alcohol/Speed) Higher % alcohol-related fatalities Lower rate of state and local agency participation during alcohol campaigns Accurate Problem IDs for the State and local agencies to select high crash locations to patrol High % speed related fatalities Accurate and reasonable coding of alcohol-related and speed related fatalities Division of Traffic Safety

Strategies to Combat Nighttime Belt Use and Alcohol Problems September 15-16, 2008 Strategies to Combat Nighttime Belt Use and Alcohol Problems In 2007, improved focus on nighttime enforcement by asking law enforcement agencies to shift half of enforcement activities to nights. Since 2011, all our enforcement grantees were required to conduct enforcement activities at night during major belt and alcohol campaigns. Nighttime hours are 11 PM – 6 AM

Major Enforcement Campaigns in Illinois Thanksgiving (Belt) Memorial Day (Belt) Christmas (Alcohol) July 4th (Alcohol) Super Bowl (Belt/Alcohol) Labor Day (Alcohol) St. Patrick's (Belt/Alcohol) Unassigned (locals)◦ Cinco De Mayo (Belt/Alcohol) Unassigned (ISP)† † The hours and citations for the unassigned enforcement could not be broken down by daytime and nighttime enforcement activities. ◦ Unassigned (locals) indicates local enforcement agencies conducted additional enforcement outside the required holiday campaigns.

Challenge (Non Occupants/Others) Pedestrian/Pedal-cycle Motorcycle Riders (Increases in motorcyclist deaths threaten gains made in other areas) Large Truck Others Distracted Driving including cell phone and text messaging

Pedestrian Fatalities Projected Figures

Total Number of Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks and Buses

Motorcyclist Fatalities Projected Figures

Plans for 2014 Keep up the great participation in Click It or Ticket and Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Allocate higher % enforcement Focus on nighttime belt and alcohol enforcement Blend messages on both Focus on high-accident populations/areas Add motorcycle emphasis to impaired and improper licensing crackdowns Add large truck awareness and cooperation

Plan for 2014 (Focusing on Kids) Seat belt and speed enforcement zones near high schools High visibility impaired enforcement mobilizations Strict enforcement of passenger and nighttime restrictions

Contact Information John Webber, Director Division of Traffic Safety at IDOT 1340 North 9th Springfield, IL 62702 Email: John.webber@illinois.gov DTS’ Evaluation Website: http://www.dot.il.gov/trafficsafety/tsevaluation.html