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Iowa Highway Safety ProgramsIowa Highway Safety Programs
Jerry RocheFederal Highway Administration
Mary StahlhutOffice of Traffic and Safety
Iowa Dept. of Transportation
Wear your seat belts!Story: Video: (warning: graphic image)
http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/educweb/ce355/seatbeltvideo.mpeg
http://archives.tcm.ie/thekingdom/2001/06/19/story7232.asp
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Major Corridor Investments, Recently Completed or Major Corridor Investments, Recently Completed or PlannedPlanned
Fatal Crashes
Major Injury Crashes
1996-2000 CrashesExcludingInterstates
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Mary Peters, Mary Peters, FHWA FHWA Administrator:Administrator:
“…it appears that we also have grown accustomed to more than 41,000 highway related fatalities and greater than 3 million highway related injuries each year—”
• “Highway Safety – Everyone’s Responsibility” Public Roads, January 3, 2003
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Mary Peters, Mary Peters, FHWA FHWA Administrator:Administrator:
“This is a terrible toll and should not be viewed as the ‘price we have to pay’ for mobility. These statistics point to a national safety crisis.”
• “Highway Safety – Everyone’s Responsibility” Public Roads, January 3, 2003
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Mary Peters, Mary Peters, FHWA FHWA Administrator:Administrator:
“FHWA views improving safety asone of its most vital goals and has decided consciously to concentrate on saving lives.”
• “Highway Safety – Everyone’s Responsibility” Public Roads, January 3, 2003
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FHWA “Vital Few”FHWA “Vital Few”
“FHWA is committed to reducing highway fatalities by
10 percent by 2007”
• from Vital FewFHWA’s five-year business strategy
Iowa TrendsIowa TrendsIowa Miles Traveled
Vehicle Registration
Population
Number of Crashes
Number of Injuries
Fatality Rate per HMVMT
Iowa Traffic Crash Fatalities 1960-Iowa Traffic Crash Fatalities 1960-20022002
Primary Seatbelt Law
55 mph Interstates
65 mph Interstates
OWI Admin. Revocation
Year 2002
1960
Iowa Fatality Distribution by LocationIowa Fatality Distribution by Location
Based on 1996-2000 Crash Fatalities
City/County44%
State 56%
172
Fatalities per year
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57
149
1434
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Rural Fatality Rates by Road TypeRural Fatality Rates by Road Type
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Iowa Deaths Associated With Key Emphasis Iowa Deaths Associated With Key Emphasis AreasAreas
1996-2000 IowaVehicle Crash
Records
26
29
30
38
42
110
118
133
133
261
310
391
439
555
588
676
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Work Zone
Train
Bicyclists
Asleep
Reckless
Pedestrian
Inattentive
Motorcycle
Speeding
Drivers: Age 65-74
Drivers: Age > 74
Unbelted Persons
Impaired
Drivers: Age 16-20
Ran Off Road
Intersection
Fatalities
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Highway Safety ManagementHighway Safety Managementin Iowa in Iowa
Governor
Office of Traffic and Safety
Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau
Cities, Counties, Other State Agencies, Universities
& Private Sector Groups
Safety Management
System &
Statewide Traffic Records Committee
Department ofTransportation
Department ofPublic Safety
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GTSBGTSB
The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) federal highway safety programs are administered nationally by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an agency of the United States Department of Transportation established in 1966 to combat the growing number of traffic related deaths and injuries.
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GTSB ProgramsGTSB Programs
Main emphasis areas : Section 157 incentive seat belt Section 405a occupant protection Section 410 alcohol impaired driving prevention Section 411 traffic records data improvement Section 2003b child passenger safety education Section 402 highway safety funds
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GTSB GTSB 402 Funds 402 Funds
Main emphasis areas : alcohol occupant protection police traffic services emergency medical services traffic records engineering motorcycles pedestrian/bicycle safety
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DOT and GTSB DOT and GTSB PartnershipsPartnerships
Safety Management System (SMS) Section 411, State Traffic Records
Advisory Committee (STRAC) Local Multidisciplinary Highway
Safety Teams Section 157, Seat Belt Incentive Funds Section 402, Highway Safety Program
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Iowa DOT Safety ProgramsIowa DOT Safety Programs State Traffic Safety Improvement Programs (TSIP) Federal Hazard Elimination Safety Program (HES) Traffic Engineering Assistance Program (TEAP) Safety Data Products
– Crash Data Analysis Tools– Iowa Traffic Safety Data Services (ITSDS)
“Proactive” Highway Safety Program Traffic & Safety Engineering Forum Safety Conscious Planning Roadway Safety Audits SMS – Iowa Highway Safety Management System
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Traffic Safety Improvement Traffic Safety Improvement ProgramProgram
Established in 1987Funded by one-half of one percent
of the Road Use Tax FundApplications may be submitted by any
city, county or of the Iowa DOT (Due August 15)
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Traffic Safety Improvement Program Traffic Safety Improvement Program Three Separate Funding CategoriesThree Separate Funding Categories
Safety Studies ($500,000 / yr)– Transportation safety research studies,
or public information initiative
Traffic Control Devices ($500,000 / yr)– Purchase of materials for installation of new or
replacement of obsolete signs or signals
Site Specific (varies, 2004 estimate $4.2M)– Construction or improvement of traffic operations at a
specific site
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““TSIP” Research, Studies, TSIP” Research, Studies, Public Information and EducationPublic Information and Education
$500,000 per yearCity, county or stateApplications due August 15th
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Traffic Safety Information Series (FAQ about Highway Safety)
Access Management Handbook Diagonal parking study Safety program effectiveness study Work zone safety public information
Examples of Examples of ““TSIP” Research, Studies, TSIP” Research, Studies,
Public Information and EducationPublic Information and Education
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Sign inventory and replacement program for small cities
Portable speed humps study Fluorescent yellow-green school signs Centerline rumble strips study
Examples of Examples of ““TSIP” Research, Studies, TSIP” Research, Studies, Public Information and EducationPublic Information and Education
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Federal Hazard Elimination Federal Hazard Elimination Safety Program (HES)Safety Program (HES)
2003 HES apportionment:
$ 2.7 million for highways
$ 1.9 million for rail / highway crossings
$ 2.1 million for optional safety efforts
$ 6.7 million total HES
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Federal Hazard Elimination Federal Hazard Elimination Safety Program (HES)Safety Program (HES)
Requirements:– System-wide analysis and prioritization– Alternative analysis to maximize program
benefit cost– Annual report to Federal Highway
Administration
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Federal Hazard Elimination Federal Hazard Elimination Safety Program (HES)Safety Program (HES)
Iowa’s Past HES Focus: Intersections / roadways ranked with
equal weight given to:– Number of crashes– Crash rate– Crash severity
“Top 200” Safety Improvement Candidate List
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Federal Hazard Elimination Federal Hazard Elimination Safety Program (HES)Safety Program (HES)
Iowa’s New HES Focus:
– Emphasis on reducing fatal and
major injury crashes
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Candidate HES Safety Projects – Paved shoulders– Milled in shoulder rumble strips– 2-lane shoulder widening– Target high severity intersections / roadways– High crash curves– Expressway intersections– Centerline rumble strips– Cross-median head-on crashes
HES Safety Investment Strategy
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Category
Mean Crash Reduction
Mean B/C Ratio
All Projects 23% 6.3
HES Projects Only 40% 2.6
TSF (1/2%)
Projects Only21% 6.9
Summary of Crash Reduction Factors by Summary of Crash Reduction Factors by Iowa Safety Funding SourceIowa Safety Funding Source
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Traffic EngineeringTraffic EngineeringAssistance Program (TEAP)Assistance Program (TEAP)
$100,000 per year from Federal 402 (GTSB)
Additional funding from Iowa DOT Engineering Services Budget
2 On-call consultants
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Traffic EngineeringTraffic EngineeringAssistance Program (TEAP)Assistance Program (TEAP)
Identifies solutions to existing problems:– On or off state highway system– Intersections, corridors, school routes,
railroad crossings, etc. Free to smaller cities and all counties Up to 100 hours of consultant analysis A study report
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Safety Safety Crash Data ProgramsCrash Data Programs
Crash Data AnalysisCrash Data Collection
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Crash Data Crash Data CollectionCollection Collaboration Collaboration >50% of Iowa’s crash data is
reported electronically Iowa Crash Form revised 1/1/2001 Electronic data collection software
Iowa “National Model” with FHWA is the “TraCS” (Traffic and Criminal System)
“Smart Map” location tool enables consistent, automated capture of event location on all reports statewide.
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Crash Data Crash Data AnalysisAnalysis Collaboration Collaboration
Iowa DOT compiles and refines crash data– Office of Driver Services – Office of Traffic and Safety
Data is made available on CD to state and local entities for their analysis use.
Iowa’s data analysis “tools” software is available to state and local entities
Technical support and training is made available as needed
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Geographic Information System-based Safety Analysis, Visualization, and Exploration Resource
(GIS-SAVER)Input Locationand Specifications: Output Summary Reports:
Output Maps:
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Iowa State University, CTRE
Sponsors:
•Office of Traffic and Safety, DOT
•Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, DPS
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Targeted EnforcementTargeted Enforcement1995-1999 Rural Alcohol-Related Crashes1995-1999 Rural Alcohol-Related Crashes
Corridors ranked by Frequency
Disclaimer: The Center for Transportation Research and Education presents these data as preliminary.20 unlocated injury severities not represented.(0 Fatal, 20 Major Injuries)
Rural Two-Lane Primary Road Fatalities and Major InjuriesRural Two-Lane Primary Road Fatalities and Major InjuriesIowa DOT District 1 (1998-2000)Iowa DOT District 1 (1998-2000)
Ames
Des Moines
Waterloo
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Proactive Highway SystemProactive Highway SystemSafety ProgramSafety Program
Examples of Iowa highway system safety studies:– Paved shoulder program– Horizontal curves– At grade expressway intersections– Cross centerline crash mitigation– Cross median crash mitigation
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Proactive Highway SystemProactive Highway SystemSafety ProgramSafety Program
Examples of system studies (cont.)– Utility pole crash mitigation– Advance stop sign rumble strips– Milled in interstate shoulder rumble strips– 4-lane to 3-lane conversion opportunities
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•Statewide average = 1.1 / MVM•Top 30 average = 11.7 / MVM•Worst (of top 30) = 78 / MVM•5% of crashes occur at top 30 locations (1% of curves)•11% of fatals occur at top 30 locations
Primary Highway CurvesPrimary Highway Curves
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4-Lane to 3-Lane Conversion4-Lane to 3-Lane Conversion
Before
After
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Utility Pole DelineationUtility Pole Delineation
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AGENDA2002 Iowa Traffic and Safety Engineering Forum
Thursday, September 19, 2002 8:00 Registration
Continental Breakfast9:00 Welcome Iowa Reports
Office of Traffic and Safety (TAS) Traffic Signal Committee Report MUTCD Adoption Status
9:15 Safety ProgramsFY 2004 Traffic Safety Improvement Program
Applications Hazard Elimination Program (HES)Third Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act
(TEA) Proposed Iowa DOT ITS ArchitectureIowa Participation In NCHRP Committees
10:00 Break10:30 Traffic Safety Partners
GTSB Statewide ProgramSMS Report: Toolbox Older Driver ForumLocal SMS -Iowa Metropolitan Multi-D Safety Groups
11:30 Local Traffic Safety ProjectsDubuque Red Light Running ProjectDes Moines Metro I-235 Traffic Management
12:00 Lunch1:00 Iowa Traffic/Safety Research and Pilot Study Reports and Discussion
Diagonal Parking Temporary Speed Hump Impact Evaluation
Pedestrian Safety Strategies in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
Utility Pole Delineation2:00 Data Analysis and Tools
Development of an Improved Model for Iowa Intersection Safety Ranking MethodologyCrash Data Resources Update - GIS-SAVER: E5
2:45 Iowa Roundabouts –reports and plans discussion ALL Requests for Research / Pilot Studies and Future Forum Topics3:30 Adjourn
Seventh Annual
Traffic and Safety Forum
Agenda
Sponsored by the Office of Traffic and
Safety, DOT
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The next generation of transportation system safety strategies
“Each statewide and metropolitan planningprocess shall provide for consideration of projects and strategies that will increase the safety and security of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users.” - TEA-21
www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/scp
Safety Conscious PlanningSafety Conscious Planning
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RoadwayRoadwaySafety AuditsSafety Audits
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2002Roadway
ResurfacingSafety
Workshop
Sponsored by the Office of Traffic and Safety, DOT
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CurvesCurves Super elevation:
add or correct Pave shoulders:
outside & inside Shoulder rumble strips Flatten outside
slope Remove objects
outside curve Delineate,
chevron, RPM’s, ball bank advisory
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Safety Dikes (Escape ramps)Safety Dikes (Escape ramps)
Opposite all “T” intersections
Free of fixed objects
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Offset Left Turn LanesOffset Left Turn Lanes
Check warrants & crash history
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Offset Right Turn LanesOffset Right Turn Lanes
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Roadside TreesRoadside Trees
•Within clear zone
•Control Secondary growth
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Driveway SlopesDriveway Slopes
Flatten near-vertical Pipe hazard
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Rip RapRip Rap
Cover with maximum 4 inch rock
Do not create a wall
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3R 3R ChecklistChecklist
6 Page Worksheet
31 Review Categories
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Iowa SMS is:A diverse partnership of highway safety practitioners in engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency services dedicated to reducing the number and severity of crashes on Iowa's roadways.
www.IowaSMS.org
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Enforcement Engineering Emergency Response Education Everyone Else
The five faces in the SMS logo represent multidiscipline roles in Highway Safety
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SMS MembershipSMS Membership
State Agencies– Department of Education– Department of Elder Affairs– Department of Public Health– Department of Public Safety
• Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau• Iowa State Patrol • Fire Safety Institute
– Department of Transportation
Education– Iowa State University
• Center for Transportation Research & Education
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SMS MembershipSMS Membership
Federal Agencies – FHWA - Federal Highway Administration– FMCSA - Federal Motor Carrier Administration– NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Associations and Local Government – American Public Works Association– Iowa County Engineer’s Association– Iowa State Sheriff’s and Deputy’s Association– Iowa Traffic Control and Safety Association
Private Sector– AAA Iowa / Minnesota– AARP Iowa– Union Pacific Railroad– Iowa Motor Truck Association– State Farm Insurance
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SMS RolesSMS Roles
Be a “Resource”– Legislature– State and Local Agencies– Communities
Identify Alternatives Provide Data No Recommendations
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Important SMS ElementsImportant SMS Elements
Identify and provide highway safetyrelated information for the many disciplinesand entities involved in highway safety.
Promote multi-discipline collaboration in addressing complex highway safety concerns.
Provide opportunities for networking and “cross-pollinating” between safety practitioners.
Fill gaps between existing programs and fund short-term or start-up safety improvement projects.
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Iowa SMS ToolboxIowa SMS Toolbox
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2002 Iowa SMS 2002 Iowa SMS Toolbox of Highway Safety StrategiesToolbox of Highway Safety Strategies
28 Key EmphasisSubjects in 5 Areas:
• Drivers• Special Users• Highways• Emergency Response • Management Systems
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Emphasis AreasEmphasis AreasDrivers1. Increasing Driver Safety Awareness2. Increasing Safety Belt and Child Restraint Usage 3. Preventing Drowsy and Distracted Driving4. Curbing High-Risk Driving Behaviors5. Ensuring Drivers are Fully Licensed, Competent, and Insured 6. Education and Licensing for Young Drivers7. Graduated Licensing for Young Drivers8. Sustaining Proficiency in Older Drivers
Special (Other) Users9. Making Walking and Street Crossing Safer10. Ensuring Safer Bicycle Travel11. Making School Bus Travel Safer12. Making Public Transit Travel Safer13. Improving Motorcycle Safety and Increasing Motorcycle Awareness14. Making Truck Travel Safer15. Reducing Farm Vehicle Crashes
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Highways16. Improving the Design and Operation of Highway Intersections 17. Keeping Vehicles on the Roadway and
Minimizing the Consequences of Leaving the Road18. Reducing Head-On and Across-Median Crashes 19. Improving Work Zone Safety20. Accommodating Older Drivers21. Reducing Train-Vehicle Crashes 22. Reducing Deer-Vehicle Crashes 23. Implementing Road Safety Audits
Emergency Response24. Enhancing Emergency Response Capabilities to Increase Survivability
Management Systems25. Improving Information and Decision Support Systems26. Using Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to Improve Highway safety27. Creating More Effective Processes and Safety Management Systems
Designing Safer Work Zones28. Developing and Encouraging Multidisciplinary Safety Teams
Emphasis AreasEmphasis Areas
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Signed by :
•Iowa’s Governor & Lt. Governor
•6 Department Directors
•3 Federal Administrators
The SMS Toolbox Charter
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View @ www.IowaSMS.org
CD Version
300+ page Toolbox
20 page Executive Summary
TOOLBOX Products
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Funded young driver (GDL) “Heads Up” video developed by Office of Driver Services
Funded a pilot project with stop arm video cameras to document improper school bus passing. (Department of Education, school districts, and law enforcement)
2001-20022001-2002Toolbox Strategy ImplementationToolbox Strategy Implementation
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Piloted “Safe Wheeler” classroom curriculum. Revised materials were sent to all Iowa elementary PE instructors as part of a broader collaborative bicycle safety program.
Funded upgrades for Iowa Road Conditions web site and 511 voice recognition phone access(DOT’s ITS and DPS project)
2001-20022001-2002Toolbox Strategy ImplementationToolbox Strategy Implementation
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Crash data retrieval “black box” pilot project.
UNI analysis of older driver crash characteristics and locations
2001-20022001-2002Toolbox Strategy ImplementationToolbox Strategy Implementation
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Supported local Multi-Disciplinary Safety Team (MDTS) projects and development
Sponsored a statewide MDST peer exchange
Provided incident management training
Helped fund local incident management planning handbooks
Helped fund local team crash investigation software tools
Helped fund local “Heat” safety awareness project
2001-20022001-2002Toolbox Strategy ImplementationToolbox Strategy Implementation
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2002 Toolbox 2002 Toolbox Strategy ImplementationStrategy Implementation
Funded older driver video “Choices Not Chances” developed by the Office of Driver Services
Sponsored the Iowa Safe Mobility Decisions for Older Drivers Forum
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Beginning An Action Plan for Beginning An Action Plan for Lifelong Safe Mobility Lifelong Safe Mobility
DecisionsDecisions
Sponsored by members and friends of the Iowa Safety Management System
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Safe Mobility Decisions…Safe Mobility Decisions… What Do We Know About Aging? How Valuable is Safe Mobility Why Be Concerned for Older
Drivers? What Decisions Are to be Made?
Transportation Systems Licensing and Public Education Driver Assessments and Medical
Conditions Senior Services Community Family
Who will make the decisions?
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Forum GoalsForum Goals
Listening to our older Iowans Raising public awarenessConnecting practitioners and experts
involved in older driver decisions
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Older Driver ForumJune 2002
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Resources ProducedResources Produced
1. Data2. Decision Guide3. “Choices Not Chances”
video
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•Executive Summary
•Data Presented
•Presentation Summaries
•Potential “Strategies for Implementation” listed by attendees
Report Report ContentsContents
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Forum Attendees’ Potential Forum Attendees’ Potential Strategies for ImplementationStrategies for Implementation
Roadways and Engineering (summarized)– Provide larger and brighter signs and pavement
markings– Improve signals and lighting– Install more paved shoulders and rumble strips– Improve intersections with turn lanes or other solutions– Ensure roadways are planned or improved with aging
population in mind.
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Forum Attendees’ Potential Forum Attendees’ Potential Strategies for ImplementationStrategies for Implementation
Drivers (summarized)– Provide or require ongoing education or
enrichment programs– Identify ways to self assess driving capacity changes– Ensure that procedures for limiting driving of others
are better understood and utilized. Senior Services (summarized)
– Ensure access to safe mobility decisions information.– Provide, options, resources, alternative transportation
and other mobility related services.
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Potential Forum Outcomes Potential Forum Outcomes
Resources and information to help aging drivers, their families and communities make good decisions
Regional follow-upsInformation for policy makers addressing
older Iowans’ transportation needs
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www.iowasms.org
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Iowa Highway Safety ProgramsIowa Highway Safety Programs
Office of Traffic and SafetyIowa Department of TransportationContacts:
Safety Programs – Tom Welch, P.E. (515) [email protected]
Data Analysis Tools – Michael Pawlovich (515) [email protected]
Iowa SMS – Mary Stahlhut (515) 239-1169 [email protected]