Transcript Hawaii
Hawaii
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
(SHSP)
October 9, 2007
Hawaii – SHSP
The Agenda
The Infrastructure
The Strategy
The Beginning
The First Summit
Emphasis Areas
Work Group Meetings
SHSP Major Strategies
Report Back Summit
Next Steps
The Journey Continues
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The Infrastructure
Initiated in 2006
Core Committee of 30 people representing
various (state, county, federal) agencies and
community partners
Executive team of 10 people representing:
DOT
DOH
FHWA
Police
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The Strategy
Selected four champions to present the
final SHSP plan to the Governor:
DOT Deputy Brennon Morioka, PhD
Asst Chief Bryan Wauke (HPD)
Formerly headed the Traffic Division
Chief of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and
Injury Prevention program, Linda Rosen, MD
Director North Hawaii Outcomes Project (NHOP)
Sharon Vitousek, MD
A non-profit organization dedicated to decreasing deaths
and injuries on the Big Island)
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The Strategy (continued)
Hawaii opted for a different track from most
other states:
Wanted to develop a SHSP plan first
Deliver it to the Governor by the SHSP major
champions
Have the Governor lead the collaborative effort
with all major stake holders (mayors, chiefs of
police, departmental heads) to effectuate
change for a safer Hawaii
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The Beginning
SHSP Kick-Off
Summit on
January 10, 2007
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The First Summit
155 people in
attendance
Lt. Governor
provided opening
remarks
Successful, high
energy Summit
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The Seven Emphasis Areas
Supported by Hawaii fatal
(FARS) data:
1.
Aggressive Driving
2.
Impaired Driving
3.
Occupant Protection
4.
Pedestrian & Bicycle
Safety
5.
Motorcycle & Moped
Safety
6.
Roadway Design
7.
Data & Management
Systems
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Emphasis Area #1 – Aggressive Driving
EA #1 Aggressive Driving
Major contributor to
traffic crashes
between 2001-2005
Speed is the leading
factor in traffic
crashes in 2006
Challenge: reduce
speeding and other
forms of aggressive
driving
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Emphasis Area #2 – Impaired Driving
EA #2 Impaired Driving
Hawaii is currently
ranked first in the %
of alcohol-related
traffic crashes in the
nation
Challenge: lower
number of alcohol
and drug related
traffic crashes
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Emphasis Area #3 – Occupant Protection
EA #3 Occupant Protection
Only 41.4% of fatal
vehicle passengers were
wearing seat belts in
2006
Challenge: persuade
every occupant in a
vehicle to wear their seat
belts and those with
small children to use
child safety seats
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Emphasis Area #4 – Pedestrian & Bicycle
Safety
EA #4 Pedestrian and Bicycle
Safety
Fifth highest pedestrian
fatality rate and second
highest fatality rate for
bicyclist between 20012005
Challenge: take steps to
make roads and
intersections safe for
pedestrians and bicyclists
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Emphasis Area #5 – Motorcycle & Moped
Safety
EA #5 Motorcycle and
Moped Safety
Motorcyclist and moped
fatalities have been rising
from 2001 to 2005
Challenge: reduce the
number of motorcycle
and moped crashes
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Emphasis Area #6 – Roadway Design
EA #6 Roadway Design
Head-on collisions,
running off the road and
crashes at intersections
sre the most common
types of crashes
Challenge: employ
roadway engineering
design strategies to help
make the road more
forgiving
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Emphasis Area #7 – Data & Management
Systems
EA #7 Data and Management Systems
Overarching and essential strategy to reduce
traffic crashes
Challenge: to develop and implement a
comprehensive SMS that “gives decision
makers and those who manage and maintain
local roadways the tools to systematically
identify, prioritize, correct and evaluate
performance of their transportation safety
investments”
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Work Group Meetings
Emphasis Area groups met in Feb 2007 and
Mar 2007 to evaluate and determine
strategies for the seven focus areas
Hundreds of strategies were developed
Core Committee prioritized the strategies and
pared to ~ 100 plus
DOT, DOH, FHWA and LTAP and the Highway
Safety office co-authored the SHSP
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EA #1 Putting the Brakes on Aggressive
Driving
Define aggressive driving and seek more
stringent penalties and driving restrictions to
deter and curb aggressive driving
Increase participation and effectiveness of
the Hawaii graduated driver’s education
program with greater emphasis on behavior
and attitude issues
Encourage police departments to establish
aggressive driving as an enforcement priority
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EA #1 Putting the Brakes on Aggressive
Driving (Continued)
Improve traffic flow by using Intelligent
Transportation System technologies such as
synchronization of lights to reduce stress and
frustration on the road
Use crash data to identify high-risk locations
in order to direct resources in enforcement,
education and engineering
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EA #2 Combating Impaired Driving
Continue high-visibility sobriety checkpoints
and media campaign
Develop a Statewide DUI Task Force to
increase focus on alcohol and drug strategies
that include implementation and evaluation
phases
Set up DUI court within Judiciary to provide a
systematic and coordinated approach to
prosecuting, sentencing, monitoring and
treating DUI offenders
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EA #2 Combating Impaired Driving (cont)
Provide specialized training for police,
prosecutors and judiciary to keep up with
latest trends and legal issues
Urge police departments to adopt a
mandatory blood draw policy for serious
vehicular crashes
Utilize Ignition Interlocks to prevent drinking
and driving by DUI offenders
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EA #3 Protecting Vehicle Occupants
Ban passengers from riding in the back of
pick-up trucks
Consider sharing revenue from fines with the
counties to be used for enforcement and to
create a special fund to continue occupant
protection programs
Enhance penalties including community
service to reach the 5 percent of motorist
who do not wear seat belts
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EA #3 Protecting Vehicle Occupants (cont)
Develop a statewide occupant protection task
force to meet regularly to ensure a
comprehensive statewide program
Work closely with rental car agencies to
distribute information about Hawaii’s seat belt
and child safety seat laws
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EA #4 Safeguarding Pedestrians and
Bicyclists
Provide funding for law enforcement to
address the current shortage of personnel
Increase the use of advanced technology to
improve roadway safety for all users (i.e. red
light-running cameras)
Support a multi-sector, multi-disciplinary
coalition to advance bicycle and pedestrian
safety
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EA #4 Safeguarding Pedestrians and
Bicyclists (cont)
Identify and prioritize bike and pedestrian
facilities requiring upgrades and
improvements in accordance with Bike Plan
Hawaii 2003 and AASHTO guidelines, and
begin phased implementation
Improve data collection systems to facilitate
creation and dissemination of a standardized
data set to track bicycle and pedestrian
activity, level of use, injuries and fatalities
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EA #5 Ensuring Motorcycle & Moped Safety
Enact a universal helmet law
Increase penalties for high-risk riders
(impaired, unlicensed, speeding), as they are
involved in a disproportionately high number
of crashes and fatalities
Develop public information programs to
encourage sharing of the road and how to
drive safely around motorcycles and mopeds
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EA #5 Ensuring Motorcycle & Moped Safety
(cont)
Encourage inexperienced riders to participate
in training before going out on the roadways
Create a motorcycle and moped safety
clearinghouse web site to increase access to
information and spread awareness
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EA #6 Building Safer Roadways
Install mill rumble strips in centerline and
shoulders of roadways
Implement Road Safety Audits to find
deficiencies and corrective measures
Incorporate design in roadway for traffic
calming such as Bulb Outs, Roundabouts,
Center Islands, etc.
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EA #7 Improving Data & Safety
Management Systems
Improve data and information to facilitate and track
progress in each of the other emphasis areas
Use crash data sources to identify high-risk locations
in order to improve effective allocation of resources
by engineering, enforcement, EMS, and education
develop an accessible crash database and use a
standardized motor vehicle crash form
Gain leadership long-term commitment to improve
data and safety management systems
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EA #7 Improving Data & Safety
Management Systems (cont)
Improve traffic safety data to be more timely,
accessible, integrated, complete and useable
Identify organizations and leaders responsible for
improvement
Inventory and assess existing databases
Determine safety partners data and information
needs
Improve the process to turn data into useful
information
Analysis, display, communication and distribution
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EA #7 Improving Data & Safety
Management Systems (cont)
Improve integrated Safety Management
Systems
Identify an individual or organization to take the
lead
Strengthen the culture of collaboration
Resolve data liability issues
Resolve road jurisdictional issues
Obtain funding needed to improve data,
information flow and develop an effective
SMS
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Report Back Summit
SHSP Report Back Summit was held on
August 29, 2007
Approximately 115 people attended the
summit
Lt. Governor provided the opening remarks
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Report Back Summit (cont)
Director of Transportation Barry Fukunaga
Director of Health Chiyome Fukino
HPD Assistant Chief Bryan Wauke
MADD Executive Director Leah Marx
AARP President Barbara Stanton
All the speakers provided support for the
SHSP and explained how it would affect their
agencies.
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The Next Steps
The four champions will meet with the
Governor in October 2007 to discuss the
SHSP and their support of the plan and to
formally ask for her support
Core Committee to meet to develop action
steps to move the SHSP along
Core Committee to monitor progress of the
SHSP and provide an annual report
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The Journey Continues
Completion of the
SHSP is just the
BEGINNING of our
journey
The four champions
will keep the
Governor appraised
annual of the
progress of the
SHSP
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QUESTIONS?