Brent Jennings Highway Safety Manager, Idaho TD. July 11, 2013 Safety Symposium Annual Meeting

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1 Brent Jennings Highway Safety Manager, Idaho TD July 11, 2013 Safety Symposium Annual Meeting

2 Moving into implementation As products moved from research to readiness, so did the leadership of the program TRB remains in lead research role AASHTO and FHWA partnership key in implementation AASHTO and FHWA internal implementation activities Staff changes to position SHRP2 implementation more effectively Dedicated personnel for SHRP2 Bringing on technical specialists in each focus area

3 Prioritizing States Needs AASHTO s role is focused on identifying which products meet the states practical needs We are relying on members and committees to define how implementation can be successful 3

4 AASHTO s Implementation Task Force 2012 Task Force came together to provide state perspectives on implementable research A bridge year moving from research into early implementation Many unknowns then; such as: Whether there would be more than $81M for implementation What implementation per product would cost How many products could be implemented How support to states actually would work 4

5 Expanding the Program 2013: It was time to revisit the plan More money: Additional $87 million available for implementation provided through new legislation More products: Approximately 30 additional products More experience: Better understanding of implementation costs and processes

6 This Year s ITF More Advanced Outreach 20+ surveys conducted, with better questions, more information, and wider reach throughout all AASHTO committees and subcommittees 11 meetings of Focus Area teams Engagement of FHWA and TRB Comprehensive draft straw recommendation for ITF consideration ITF Meeting, March State DOTs

7 Joint Recommendations ITF reassessed the initial 3-year plan and prioritized all additional products. The ITF priorities were very close to FHWA s priorities. Post ITF, FHWA and AASHTO collaborated to finalize the revised implementation plan: All original 2012, 2013, 2014 products remain the same ($ 81M), with some budget adjustments ($8M) Additional products: Added 30 products and approx. $21M additional budget for those products Safety budget: $33M Programmatic expenses: $12M Contingencies: $14M Total Implementation Budget $169 M

8 Safety Implementation year Plan: $10M as a placeholder for safety 2013 Survey on Safety data Speed-related data sets Driver distraction data sets Aggressive driving data sets Driver behavior data sets Lane departure data sets Intersection-related data sets Safety Focus Area Team developed and engaged Strategy designed to complement TRB s work 8

9 Survey Process Survey should contribute to, but not solely determine safety research topics Survey open for two weeks 108 responses received Committees surveyed were Standing Committee on Highway Traffic Safety (SCOHTS) SCOHTS Subcommittee on Safety Management Standing Committee on Highways (SCOH) SCOH - Subcommittee on Traffic Engineering SCOH - Subcommittee on Design Technical Committee on Geometric Design SCOH Subcommittee on Systems Operation and Management Standing Committee on Research (SCOR) SCOR - Research Advisory Council Governors Highway Safety Association 9

10 Survey Results Ranking by Data Sets Lane Departure 2.95 Speed-Related 2.97 Driver Distraction 3.10 Driver Behavior 3.48 Intersection-Related 3.83 Aggressive Driving = most preferred 10

11 Near Term Implementation Strategy Begin to capitalize on the available data to pursue safety research that represents State DOT priorities. Focus Area Team Members: Tom Cole, Idaho Dept Trans and ITF member Brent Jennings, Idaho Dept Trans John Milton, Washington State DOT Leanna Depue, Missouri DOT Brad Estochen, Minnesota DOT Dean Kanitz, Michigan DOT Hadi Shirazi, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Robert Hull, Utah Department of Transportation Tim Barnett, Alabama DOT Also FHWA, AASHTO and TRB partner support 11

12 Near Term Activity cont. Intent is to: Create an accelerated path to implementation that helps drives down crash numbers Ingrain the NDS research into AASHTO committee activities, considerations Patterned after S08 projects Demonstrate full spectrum of implementation process - concept to countermeasure Utilize $ 5.8M of implementation funds This activity will not delay the overall completion of the NDS database Vetted and recommended by the AASHTO ITF 12

13 AASHTO Auto Industry. UTCs NHTSA FHWA The Safety strategy teams multiple partners to scope research that could serve multiple ends and uses Standards, policies, updates etc. Research leads to the creation of new countermeasures

14 The Path Forward Team AASHTO, TRB and FHWA form concept to countermeasure teams including a variety of industry stakeholders to help guide each study process through to implementation Scope Data The teams scope and identify the desired research with the clear intent to seek implementable results The teams with the help of NDS database experts, scope the construct of the reduced data sets to ensure they are as useful as possible for the current and future research. 14

15 The Path Forward cont. Research Researchers (and/or states partnered with UTC s) are selected and conduct the research. Possible FHWA Implementation Assistance opportunity, utilizing a portion of the available funding. Share Research findings are reported to the planning teams, AASHTO committees, FHWA, the Governor's Highway Safety Association, NHTSA, automobile manufacturers and others Apply The planning teams scope additional tasks for the appropriate engineering firms or research organizations to convert the research findings into actionable changes Act AASHTO committees and others can consider whether to adopt the recommended changes to standards, manuals, policies or practices 15

16 Best estimate on costs Based on average S08 pilot costs, the costs to implement would be approximately as shown Presently $5.8 M available for Safety in SHRP implementation plan Could potentially fund 3 to 4 research projects, depending on scale/scope Implementation Estimate Produce data set $350,000 Analyze data set $650,000 Produce new standard, strategy $400,000 Manage total process $300,000 Total estimate $1,700,000 16

17 Recommendation Endorse Safety implementation strategy Focus on highest risk factors to get the biggest reduction in crashes Focus on crash types that we can influence Form teams to evaluate topics, begin discussions, include: AASHTO committee members to champion actions/countermeasures FHWA and TRB NHTSA, GHSA, auto industry, law enforcement Researchers who understand the NDS database Crash-Related Factors in Highway Fatalities from AASHTO Highway Safety Plan* Run off road % No seat belt % Impaired % Speed % Suspended licenses % Older % Intersections % Distraction ** % Heavy Truck % Pedestrian % Reckless % Work Zones % Young Drivers % Bicyclists 622 1% Train 324 1% * Factors exceed 100% because of multiple factors in many crashes **Distraction from 2009 NHTSA 17

18 Questions? For more SHRP2 information: 18

19 Lane Departure 19

20 Driver distraction 20

21 Driver behavior 21

22 Intersection related 22

23 Aggressive Driving 23