TOWARD ZERO DEATHS NORTHWEST TRIBAL SYMPOSIUM MAY 30, 2007 BRENT JENNINGS, P.E. HIGHWAY OPERATIONS AND SAFETY ENGINEER

TOWARD ZERO DEATHS HOW MANY DEATHS ARE ACCEPTABLE ON IDAHO’S ROADWAYS?

TOWARD ZERO DEATHS  REPORTABLE CRASHES –  2003 – 26,713  2004 – 28,450  2005 – 28,238  2006 – 24,225 **

TOWARD ZERO DEATHS  IDAHO FATALITIES –  2003 – 261  2004 – 240  2005 – 243  2006 – 239

TOWARD ZERO DEATHS GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY SAFETY SUMMITGOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY SAFETY SUMMIT  ESTABLISHED THAT ZERO DEATHS IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL  DEATH AND INJURY IS A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE FOR IDAHOANS  “TOWARD ZERO DEATHS” REPRESENTS A SHIFT ON HIGHWAY SAFETY

TOWARD ZERO DEATHS TRAFFIC CRASHES IN IDAHOTRAFFIC CRASHES IN IDAHO ECONOMIC LOSS OF $1.65 BILLION ECONOMIC LOSS OF $1.65 BILLION FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY ACCOUNT FOR 73% OR $1.2 BILLION FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY ACCOUNT FOR 73% OR $1.2 BILLION LOCAL COMMUNITY IMPACTS ARE SIGNIFICANT LOCAL COMMUNITY IMPACTS ARE SIGNIFICANT NEARLY ONE IN EVERY 100 IDAHOANS WERE INJURED IN 2004 NEARLY ONE IN EVERY 100 IDAHOANS WERE INJURED IN 2004

TOWARD ZERO DEATHS IDAHO TRAFFIC SAFETY IS SHARED BY MANY ORGANIZATIONSIDAHO TRAFFIC SAFETY IS SHARED BY MANY ORGANIZATIONS ITD PLAYS A LEAD ROLE ITD PLAYS A LEAD ROLE IDAHO TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION IDAHO TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS MEDICAL PERSONNEL MEDICAL PERSONNEL INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURANCE INDUSTRY TRUCKING INDUSTRY TRUCKING INDUSTRY EDUCATORS EDUCATORS

TOWARD ZERO DEATHS INFORMATION SHARINGINFORMATION SHARING BRING LEADERS TOGETHER BRING LEADERS TOGETHER EDUCATE EACH OTHER EDUCATE EACH OTHER IDENTIFY COMMON GOALS IDENTIFY COMMON GOALS IMPLEMENT SAFETY PLANS TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPLEMENT SAFETY PLANS TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

TOWARD ZERO DEATHS SUMMIT PARTICIPANTSSUMMIT PARTICIPANTS PRIVATE – 13% PRIVATE – 13% NON-GOVERNMENT – 4% NON-GOVERNMENT – 4% LOCAL – 15% LOCAL – 15% FEDERAL – 10% FEDERAL – 10% EDUCATION – 5% EDUCATION – 5% STATE – 53% STATE – 53%

TOWARD ZERO DEATHS SUMMIT OUTCOMESUMMIT OUTCOME CREATION OF STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN (SHSP) CREATION OF STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN (SHSP) CREATION OF FOCUS AREAS CREATION OF FOCUS AREAS CONNECTION OF EXISTING SAFETY PROGRAMS TO THE SHSP CONNECTION OF EXISTING SAFETY PROGRAMS TO THE SHSP IDENTIFY REDUNDANCIES AND GAPS IDENTIFY REDUNDANCIES AND GAPS DEFINE COMMON INTERESTS DEFINE COMMON INTERESTS SETTING OF MUTUAL GOALS SETTING OF MUTUAL GOALS

TOWARD ZERO DEATHS FOCUS AREAS FOCUS AREAS –OCCUPANT PROTECTION –IMPAIRED DRIVING –YOUTH DRIVING –ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS –EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES –RAIL CROSSINGS –MATURE DRIVERS –COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN PARTNERSHIP WITH IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, IDAHO STATE POLICE, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. PARTNERSHIP WITH IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, IDAHO STATE POLICE, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. PLAN COMPLETE BY AUGUST 31, 2007 PLAN COMPLETE BY AUGUST 31, 2007 –MISSION: 168 OR FEWER DEATHS IN OR FEWER DEATHS IN 2012

STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN QUESTIONS?