1. Importance of Safety

2. Annually: Over 42,000 traffic fatalities occur on our highways Approximately 35 fatalities occur on National Forest System Roads Annually: Over 42,000 traffic fatalities occur on our highways Approximately 35 fatalities occur on National Forest System Roads

3. Strategic Highway Safety Plan States must work in conjunction with allStates must work in conjunction with all stakeholders –FHWA –Forest Service –National Park Service –Bureau of Land Management States must work in conjunction with allStates must work in conjunction with all stakeholders –FHWA –Forest Service –National Park Service –Bureau of Land Management

4. Coordinate the 4 “Es” Engineering Education Enforcement Emergency Response Engineering Education Enforcement Emergency Response

5. Coordinate the 4 “Es” EngineeringEngineering EducationEducation EnforcementEnforcement Emergency ResponseEmergency Response Strategic Highway Safety Plan Must consider all public roads which includes maintenance level 3, 4, & 5 National Forest System RoadsMust consider all public roads which includes maintenance level 3, 4, & 5 National Forest System Roads Repository of crash dataRepository of crash data Analysis toolsAnalysis tools Must consider all public roads which includes maintenance level 3, 4, & 5 National Forest System RoadsMust consider all public roads which includes maintenance level 3, 4, & 5 National Forest System Roads Repository of crash dataRepository of crash data Analysis toolsAnalysis tools

6. High Risk Rural Road Rural low volume roads have highest fatality rates of all roads Projects must be submitted through the individual state processes States will prioritize based on need Proposals must be backed by engineering analysis and crash data Rural low volume roads have highest fatality rates of all roads Projects must be submitted through the individual state processes States will prioritize based on need Proposals must be backed by engineering analysis and crash data

7. Mixed Use Travel Management Rule Implementation –Restricts Use to designated roads, trails and areas –Highway Legal & non-Highway Legal vehicles will use Some mixed use may be designated only after certain safety measures are taken Both the Recreational Trails Program and High Risk Rural Roads should be considered Travel Management Rule Implementation –Restricts Use to designated roads, trails and areas –Highway Legal & non-Highway Legal vehicles will use Some mixed use may be designated only after certain safety measures are taken Both the Recreational Trails Program and High Risk Rural Roads should be considered