Highway Safety in Pennsylvania

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1 Highway Safety in Pennsylvania Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Regional Safety Task Force Meeting October 1, 2008 Gary Modi, PE Chief, Safety Management Division BHSTE

2 PA Annual Fatalities 1,700 Pennsylvania Highway Fatality Trend Total Traffic Related Fatalities According to the historical trend line, total traffic fatalities have been increasing at a rate of 1 per year since r = Fatalities 1,600 1,500 1,400 1,300 1,200 1, 1,617 1,616 1,549 1,577 1,520 1,532 1,525 1,486 1,490 1,491 1,450 1,350 1,250 1, Year Observed Trend (linear fit) Goals Upper 95% Confidence Low er 95% Confidence Upper 67.5% Confidence Low er 67.5% Confidence

3 PA Annual Fatality Rate Pennsylvania Highway Fatality Trend Total Traffic Related Fatality Rate According to the historical trend line, the fatality rate has been decreasing by 0.01 per year since r = Fatality Rate Observed Upper 95% Confidence Upper 67.5% Confidence Low er 67.5% Confidence Low er 95% Confidence Trend (linear fit)

4 PA 2007 Highway Fatalities Summary Lowest Number of Fatalities in 10 years Unrestrained Fatalities Alcohol-Related Crashes Hit Tree Crashes Hit Utility Pole Crashes Head-On / Opposite Direction Side Swipe Crashes Intersection Crashes Running Red Light Crashes Crashes Involving Drivers Age 75+

5 PA 2007 Highway Fatalities Summary Greatest Increase Statewide, Aggressive Driving Crashes Speeding-related Crashes Hit Guiderail Crashes Motorcycle-related Crashes

6 Comprehensive Strategic Highway Safety Improvement Plan (CSHSIP) Vital Six Safety Focus Areas Reducing Aggressive Driving Reducing Impaired (DUI) Driving Increasing Seatbelt Use Safety Infrastructure Improvements Reducing Roadway Departure & Intersection Crashes Improving the Crash Records System Improving Pedestrian Safety Emerging Areas Motorcycle Safety Senior Driver Safety

7 2007 Fatalities per MPO/RPO Baseline Average vs Fatality Goals MPO and RPO Fatalities by Region Fatalities 50 0 Franklin Erie Shenango Valley SW PA Comission Johnstown Altoona Centre Williamsport Harrisburg Scranton-Wilkes Barre Lehigh Valley Reading Lebanon York Lancaster DVRPC Northwest North Central Northern Tier Seda-cog S. Alleghenies Adams N. PA Alliance MPO/RPO Average Fatalities 2007 Actual Fatalities 2009 Goals

8 PennDOT District 6-0 District 6-0 Total Fatalities Avg

9 PennDOT District 6-0 Highest Fatalities in 2007 Aggressive Driving Crashes (183) Single Vehicle Run-Off-the-Road Crashes (132) Alcohol-Related Crashes (117) Hit Fixed Object Crashes (111) Intersection Crashes () Unrestrained Fatalities (90) Speeding Crashes (82) Local Road (only) Crashes (78) Pedestrian Crashes (62) Hit Tree Crashes (58)

10 Dist 6-0 Aggressive Driving Fatalities Dist 6-0 Run-Off-The-Road Fatalities Avg Avg Dist 6-0 Alcohol-Related Fatalities Dist 6-0 Hit Fixed Object Fatalities Avg Avg

11 Dist 6-0 Intersection-Related Fatalities Dist 6-0 Unbelted Fatalities Avg Avg Dist 6-0 Speeding-Related Fatalities Dist 6-0 Local Road (Only) Fatalities Avg Avg

12 PennDOT District 6-0 Greatest Decrease in District 6-0, Hit Utility Pole Crashes (39 to 27 fatalities) Stop-Controlled Intersection Crashes (37 to 17 fatalities) Intersection Crashes (122 to fatalities)

13 Safety Countermeasures: Behavioral Ignition Interlock Program Impaired (DUI) Driving Seat Belt Use Aggressive Driving

14 Safety Countermeasures: Infrastructure Pedestrian Countdown Signals Rumble Strips Utility Pole Relocation/Consolidation Advanced Curve Warning Pavement Markings Yield to Pedestrian Channelizing Devices

15 Significantly Reduce Fatalities 1. Centerline rumble strips on all traffic routes with greater than 5,000 ADT (2,500 miles) 2. Edgeline/shoulder rumble strips on all traffic routes with greater than 5,000 ADT (2,750 miles) 3. Address Top 5% Crash Locations (4 in District 6-0) 4. Local Road Low Cost Safety Improvements (2,000 locations) 5. Interstate/Expressway Median Barrier at Dual Structures (50 locations) 6. Cable Median Guide Rail at High Incidence Crossover Locations (15 miles) 7. Aggressive Driving Smooth Operator Program

16 Future Initiatives 1. How do we make all partners/stakeholders own the safety goals? 2. How do we motivate and sustain safety efforts by all partners? 3. How do we truly combine the 4 E s and address them at high-crash locations?

17 Future Initiatives 4. How do we track the progress towards meeting our goals by establishing leading indicators and not lagging indicators? 5. Marketing safety 6. Action plan with specific times and owners

18 Questions? Gary Modi, PE Chief, Safety Management Division Bureau of Highway Safety and Traffic Engineering /