1 Toward Zero Deaths: A National Strategy for Highway Safety Michael S. Griffith Federal Highway Administration United States

2 Current Legislative Front American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Continuing Extensions of Existing Highway Bill (SAFETEA-LU) Future Revenues - Solvency of the Highway Trust Fund New Highway Bill

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4 Recovery Act Highlights $787 Billion total Provided $48.1 billion for transportation $27.5 billion for highways High Public Expectations…Significant accountability and transparency

5 Recovery Act Status 13,000 projects authorized Safety: $1.3 Billion in safety and operational improvement projects Safety countermeasures incorporated in many other projects Rumble strips/stripes, cable guardrail, pedestrian measures, and intersection improvements

6 Questions

7 NEXT 4 MILLION MILES

8 Trust Fund Solvency Revenues into the Highway Trust Fund have decreased in recent years –Recent Decreases in Vehicle Miles of Travel –Increased Fuel Efficiency Income does not match outlays Infusion of General Funds needed to keep Highway Trust Fund solvent

9 Fatalities/Fatality Rate 9

10 Major Highway Safety Issues Rural roads: –57% of fatalities are rural – most on two-lane roads –36% are off the state highway system –Sparse rural population density, large road network Roadway Departure fatalities– 53% Speeding-related fatalities – 30% Intersection fatalities – 18% Motorcyclist fatalities – 13% Data

11 Proposals for Safety Highway Safety Improvement Program Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSP) Flexibility across programs - performance- driven investments Enhanced data collection

12 President’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget: FHWA Safety Almost doubles the investment in highway safety programs to reduce fatalities and serious injuries. Implements a performance based framework coordinated with NHTSA and FMCSA and based on State Strategic Highway Safety Plans. Increases flexibility for States to address a broad array of safety issues.

13 Major Elements of the Safety Program Highway Safety Improvement Program –Strategic Highway Safety Plans –Safety Performance Management –All Public Roads Highway Safety Data Improvement Program

14 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Proposed $2.2 billion program per year ­ States may use up to 25% (10% currently) for non-infrastructure (e.g. EMS, education) safety projects in their Strategic Highway Safety Plan. ­ Ends transfers of HSIP funds to other (non-safety) programs unless performance targets are met. ­ States must spend 10% of their HSIP funding on rural safety projects.

15 Highway Safety Data Improvement Program Establishes Highway Safety Data Improvement Program ($293 million) Supports collection of more complete and accurate roadway inventory data on state basemaps Provides States with necessary safety analysis tools to make better safety investment decisions

16 Creating a Plan for the Future Engage a broad base of stakeholders through a shared vision Identify critical gaps and opportunities Create a framework

17 Build on Current programs and technologies can result in substantial reductions in fatalities Enhance current national, state and local safety planning and implementation efforts Change Americans’ attitudes toward highway safety Identify and create opportunities for changing American culture as it relates to highway safety Cultural Change Building the Foundation of Safety Two Tiers Bring together stakeholders to work toward institutional and cultural changes Bring about changes while improving the effectiveness of current activities Apply Strong Leadership

18 Activities Phase I - Toward Zero Deaths Summit in August 2010 Phase 2: Project to develop Framework –Framework of strategies by Fall 2011 –Implementation Process –Marketing and outreach program –Traffic Safety Culture Phase 3: Adoption and Implementation by Highway Safety Stakeholders 18

19 What’s in the Box?

20 Answer What we know now that will allow us to make progress towards reducing fatalities and serious injuries

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23 Safety Edge SM – Safe and Durable 23 Drop-Off VideoDurability Video

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25 “Think Outside the Box” Novel Countermeasures and Technological Innovations New policies to advance existing strategies

26 ITS Research - Multimodal and Connected Wireless Devices Vehicles and Fleets Drivers/Operators Maritime Infrastructure Rail

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28 UN Decade of Action

29 United States’ Contribution National Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Effort to develop an united strategy Over 20 organizations are part of the TZD effort United States DOT has developed a “Roadway Safety Plan” 29

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