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Strategic Highway Safety
Plan/Developing Local Road Safety
Plans
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Office of Safety
SHSP Status
• To obligate funds for Section 148 (HSIP) eligible activities,
SAFETEA-LU required States to develop and implement an SHSP
by October 1, 2007
• All States currently have SHSP in place
• MAP-21 continues SHSP requirement
• Required to be developed, implemented, and evaluated
• Required to be updated and evaluated on a regular basis
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SHSP Background
• An SHSP is an essential and required component of the
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
Transforms how states identify roadway safety needs
• Data-driven, statewide plan that:
• Identifies State's priority roadway safety needs
• Provides a comprehensive framework for reducing highway fatalities and
serious injuries
• Includes behavioral and infrastructure priorities and strategies
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SHSP Background
• Development led by the state DOT in consultation with local, state,
tribal, federal and private-sector safety stakeholders
• Addresses 4 E’s of highway safety
The Four Es
• Considers safety needs of all public roads
•Engineering
•Enforcement
•Education
•EMS
• Describes emphasis areas and effective strategies to reduce or
eliminate roadway safety hazards
• Guides investment decisions for safety projects
• Approved by State Governor or responsible State agency
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SHSP Benefits
Among the many benefits, the SHSP generates…
• Unprecedented collaboration
between safety partners
• Shared knowledge, data and
data systems
• Strengthened partnerships
• Leveraged resources
• Increased awareness of
highway safety
• Coordinated transportation
safety planning; unity of safety
priorities, goals and strategies
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Local Road Safety Plans
Why develop a LRSP?
Benefits from developing an LRSP may include:
• Safety Awareness
• Establish partnerships
• Collaboration
• Leverage Safety Funds
• Complements the State SHSP
A SHSP can assist local practitioners but a locally-focused
plan(LRSP) is often needed to address the unique conditions on
local and rural roads.
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Local Road Safety Plans
Factors influencing the development and
implementation of LRSP:
• Having a champion
• Developing a clear vision and mission The Focus
is Results!
• Assembling collaborative partners
• Allocating appropriate resources
• Establishing open communication
Local Road Safety Plans
Steps in the LRSP Development Process
• Step 1: Establish Leadership
• Step 2: Analyze the Safety Data
• Step 3: Determine Emphasis Areas
• Step 4: Identify Strategies
• Step 5: Prioritize and Incorporate Strategies
• Step 6: Evaluate and Update the LRSP
Local Road Safety Plans
Emphasis Areas
Sample
Objective
Sample
Performance
Measure
Sample
Countermeasure
Infrastructure
Lane departure,
Intersections, Run-off
road, Head-on and
cross median, Work
zones
Reduce lane
departure related
fatalities by 5
percent by 2015.
Number and rate of
fatalities
Cable median barrier
(Engineering)
Behavioral
Speed, Aggressive
driving, Young drivers,
Seat belts, Impaired
driving, Distracted
driving
Increase seat belt
use to 90 percent
by 2015.
Safety belt use rate
Click-It-or-Ticket Enforcement
Campaign (Education and
Enforcement)
Cross-cutting
Vulnerable Road
Users (Pedestrians
Bicyclists,
Motorcyclists),Traffic
records, Data
collection and
analysis, Emergency
response,
Commercial vehicles
Improve EMS
response time to
within 8 minutes in
90 percent of
incidents.
EMS response time
Install global positioning
equipment on EMS vehicles to
allow for quicker crash
location identification (EMS)
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Local Road Safety Plans
Resources – Strategies
• Crash Modification Factor (CMF) Clearinghouse
http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/
• FHWA Proven Countermeasures
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/
• NCHRP 500 Series
http://safety.transportation.org/guides.aspx
• NHTSA Countermeasures that Work
www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811444.pdf
• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Manual
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/resources/fhwasa09029/
• LTAP/TTAPs
http://www.ltap.org/
Local Road Safety Plans
Prioritizing Strategies –
Reasons to prioritize
• Limited Resources
• Safety Effectiveness
• Ease of Implementation
Techniques to prioritize strategies
• Benefit/Cost
• Available funding
• Timeframe
Local Road Safety Plans
Sample outline of a draft LRSP:
Local Road Safety Plans
Evaluate and Update the LRSP
• Monitor Progress
• Plan Evaluation
• Living Document
Local Road Safety Plans
Common Issues, Opportunities and Challenges
• Personnel
• Funding
• Limited Data
Summary
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Complements the State SHSP
Promote safety awareness
Identify Safety Issues
More informed for participation in SHSP process
Identify projects for safety funds
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The Local Road Safety Plan Manual
Purpose: To save lives and prevent injuries
from motor vehicle crashes.
Audience: Road supervisors, engineers,
planners, local and tribal officials, law
enforcement officers.
Includes:
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Template for Kickoff Meeting Agenda
Sample Emphasis Areas
Emphasis Area Table
Template for LRSP
Resources for assistance
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/local_rural/training/
fhwasa12017/