Transcript Slide 1

Safety Corridors
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Mike Quintana,
New Mexico
Department of Transportation,
Traffic Safety Bureau
• Alan Ho,
• Federal Highway Administration
• New Mexico Division
New Mexico Department of
Transportation (NMDOT)
Traffic Safety Bureau (TSB)
Mission: reduce traffic fatalities & injuries
by developing & supporting a comprehensive,
multi-strategy approach:
Enforcement: Deterrence, Prevention
Education: Media, Training
Legislation & regulation
Data management & analysis.
Reduce Crashes & SAVE LIVES
Goal: Reduce crashes and fatalities by 20%,
New Mexico, saving 20 to 40 lives/year
12 Safety Corridors
2 per NMDOT district
based on crash/fatality data
3 - 5 year history
length determined by:
data clusters – serious injury and
fatality crashes
consult with LE - enforceability
Who
The 4E’s
• Engineering
• Education
• Enforcement
• Emergency
Services
Who
Building your team-Possible players
• State
• Local agencies
– New Mexico Department of
Transportation (NMDOT)
– Traffic Safety Bureau (TSB)
/Highway Safety Office (HSO)
– DPS State police
– MTD IRIS van Motor Carrier
safety
• Federal
– National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
– Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA)
– Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Admin (FMCSA)
– LE
• City police
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departments
Sherriff’s offices
Tribal police
– Fire
– EMS
Who
Building your team-Possible players
TOGETHER WE MAKE
A DIFFERENCE
WHO
Crash Fatalities in New Mexico
by Age and Sex, 2005
Crash F atalities fro m Crash F ile, 2004
Female
16
2
14
11
8
11
11
12
15
19
17
6
4
4
Male
Over 64
60 - 64
55 - 59
50 - 54
45 - 49
40 - 44
35 - 39
30 - 34
25 - 29
20 - 24
15 - 19
10 - 14
5-9
Under 5
150
34
9
25
26
24
20
28
30
36
48
35
7
7
5
Total
50
25
334
25
50
Where
• Geographics
– 5th largest state
– 121,355 square miles (316,332 square km)
– Approximately 128,635 lane miles
– Safety corridors about 150 highway miles?
– Largely rural
• Population less than 2 million statewide
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Where
– Limited to 2 per district
• 6 NMDOT districts
Length
– Other states designate
from border to border
– NM focus on the high
crash sections
• Shortest 7 miles
• Longest 38 miles
• Majority 15-20 miles
• Enforcement input on
workable length
Road conditions
– weather patterns
• Trauma centers
• Rural roads
Why
• data driven
– FATALITIES
•HIGH RATE ON RURAL HIGHWAYS
•Approximately 70% of NM fatals
– Serious injuries
– Overall crashes
When
• 3-5 year history
• Each runs for at least 3 years
• Evaluate crash data
• Type of crashes
• Time of day
• Day of week
– When numbers come down move to new location
How – Data Analysis
Crashes in Corridors by Year
District
Corridor
FY 01
FY 02
FY 03
FY 04
FY 05
total
Enforcement
Began
1
I 10 mp 146-164
76
76
93
106
85
436
3/1/2004
1
I 10 mp 35-75
66
74
78
69
64
351
11/26/2003
2
US 82 mp 2-16
41
50
44
36
28
199
7/1/2002
2
US 70 mp 264302
85
61
83
79
41
349
5/1/2003
3
I 25 mp 206-225
240
261
273
287
216
1277
12/1/2005
3
I 40 mp 168-184
130
110
90
117
153
600
12/1/2005
4
I 40 mp 267-279
39
49
22
30
30
170
12/5/2003
4
US 64 mp 375395
16
12
23
8
19
78
12/10/2003
5
US 64 mp 40-67
340
334
341
323
401
1739
5/23/2006
5
NM 502 mp 4-20
77
76
74
79
62
368
11/15/2005
6
I 40 mp 53.6-64.8
55
53
71
50
44
273
3/9/2005
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US 491 mp 1.1-14
116
115
86
34
23
374
3/16/2005
1281
1271
1278
1218
1166
6214
total
Crashes in Corridors by Year
Distric
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Corridor
FY 01
FY 02
FY 03
FY 04
FY 05
FY 06
total
1
I 10 mp 146-164
76
76
93
106
102
68
521
1
I 10 mp 35-75
66
74
78
69
70
44
401
2
US 82 mp 2-16
41
50
44
36
29
36
236
2
US 70 mp 264-302
85
61
83
78
42
47
396
3
I 25 mp 213-225
204
241
256
260
292
295
1548
3
I 40 mp 168-184
130
110
90
117
184
98
729
4
I 40 mp 267-279
39
49
22
30
25
22
187
4
US 64 mp 375-395
16
12
23
8
20
14
93
5
US 64 mp 40-67
5
NM 502 mp 4-20
77
76
74
79
83
65
454
6
I 40 mp 53.6-64.8
55
53
71
50
48
23
300
6
US 491 mp 1.1-14
53
46
50
33
20
22
224
842
848
884
866
915
734
4355
total
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How – Graphic Analysis
Crashes in Corridors by Fiscal Year, FY01 to FY06
300
FY 01
250
FY 02
200
FY 03
150
FY 04
100
FY 05
50
FY 06
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I 10 mp I 10 mp 35- US 82 mp US 70 mp I 25 mp I 40 mp I 40 mp US 64 mp US 64 mp NM 502 mp I 40 mp US 491 mp
146-164 75
2-16 264-302 213-225 168-184 267-279 375-395 40-67 4-20 53.6-64.8 1.1-14
Crash Map Comparison
6 of 12 have alcohol related crashes
How - Partnerships
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Legislative actions (state or local)
Develop guidelines/criteria
Develop standard signage plans
Districts responsible for signage
Funding for enforcement,
signage, other corridor needs
Enforcement
Paid/earned media
How
Legislative
Double Speeding Fine Zone Authorization
New Mexico Statute 66-7-301
Speed regulation
–A (4) the posted speed limit …as double
fine zones…
–B (3) to protect workers in construction
zones posted as double fine zones or
other safety zones posted as double fine
zones as designated by NMDOT
How
Guidelines/Criteria
The Foundation of Program
1. 5 year history of serious injury and fatality crashes in
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a moving 5 mile stretch
Crash Investigation Unit (review of contributing
factors)
Review of Existing Law Enforcement and Engineering
initiatives (what already exists, don’t duplicate)
District Engineer review/approval of proposed safety
corridor
Public awareness campaign (community buy-in)
Review of Equipment and sign needs
How
Develop standard signage plans
• Standard plans
– Coordinate with state and federal engineers
– Developed in accordance with the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
How - Enforcement
• High Visibility Enforcement
– Corridor overtime funding
– 100 Days of Summer Campaign
Funding for enforcement, signage,
other corridor needs
• Overtime wave enforcement
– Special overtime funding – NHTSA/State
• Signage
– Districts – FHWA/State
How
Enforcement
• Targeted enforcement
– Time of day
– Day of week
– Type of crashes
How
Earned Media
• Kick Off Events
• Community presentations
• Radio/TV talks shows
• Newspaper articles
How
Paid media
• TV spots
• Radio
• Print
– Billboards
– Bus panels
– Flyers
How - Media
No such thing as Bad press
JUST BECAUSE WE SHOULD!
How - Media
No such thing as Bad press
• I-25 South, Albuquerque
– KOAT Channel 4
– Radio talk shows
Conclusion
Reduce Crashes &
SAVE LIVES
Questions?
Mike Quintana
New Mexico Department of Transportation
Traffic Safety Bureau
[email protected]
505-827-0491
Alan Ho
New Mexico
Federal Highway Administration
[email protected]
505-820-2037