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Ian Grossman AAMVA

“ We c h o o s e t o g o t o t h e m o o n . We c h o o s e t o g o t o t h e m o o n i n t h i s d e c a d e a n d d o t h e o t h e r t h i n g s , n o t b e c a u s e t h e y a r e e a sy, b u t b e c a u s e t h e y a r e h a r d , b e c a u s e t h a t g o a l w i l l s e r v e t o o r ga n i ze a n d m e a s u r e t h e b e s t o f o u r e n e r g i e s a n d s k i l l s , b e c a u s e t h a t c h a l l e n g e i s o n e t h a t w e a r e w i l l i n g t o a c c e p t , o n e w e a r e u n w i l l i n g t o p o s t p o n e , a n d o n e w h i c h w e i n t e n d t o w i n , a n d t h e o t h e r s , t o o .”

J o h n F. K e n n e d y, 1 9 6 2

Motor Vehicle Crashes #1 cause of death for ages 5-24

Deaths per day in the U.S.

100+ CAN WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

WHAT IS THE RIGHT NUMBER?

How Road to Zero is working

Organization Grant Name

America Walks with UNC-HSRC Accelerating Adoption of Safer Systems for All Road Users Bicycle Colorado Bicycle-Friendly Driver and Confident Commuting Program Center for Latino Progress Cooperative Community Crash Reduction, Hartford CT City of Boston Boston's Safest Driver

Institute of Transportation Engineers/ Vision Zero Network

Moving from Conversation to Action: A Scalable Training Resource on Speed Management for Transportation Professionals and Community Stakeholders

Lorain County Public Health Lorain Active Transportation Collaborative National Complete Streets Coalition, Smart Growth America Safe Street, Smart Cities Academy NORC at University of Chicago Underutilized Strategies in Traffic Safety Texas A&M University / Houston Methodist Hospital

A systems approach to reduce drowsy driving among night-shift nurses

University of Alabama at Birmingham/ Safe Kids Worldwide

Improving Child Restraint Installation in Rural America through Interactive Virtual Presence

University of Michigan Addressing Socioeconomic Disparities in Motor-Vehicle Fatalities

TOTAL AMOUNT $ 1,500,000

2018 Road to Zero Grant Recipients

DOUBLE DOWN on What Works

ACCELERATE Technology PRIORITIZE Safety

ADVANCE PROVEN COUNTER-MEASURES

DOUBLE

DOWN ON

WHAT WORKS

Fatality Risk Goes Up Over 25 MPH

Image: Seattle Department of Transportation

ACCELERATE

TECHNOLOGY

3 Existing Technologies Can Save 10,000 Lives

PRIORITIZE SAFETY

THE GOLDEN HOUR 43% of fatal motor vehicle crash victims reach a hospital alive

NHTSA, 2016

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Source: TraumaMaps.org

Trauma Access

Source: TraumaMaps.org

Trauma Access By Helicopter

PRIORITIZE SAFETY

CREATE A SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO SHIFT CULTURE

Source: Dr. Matts-Ake Belin, Swedish Transport Administration, Vision Zero Academy

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Source: Dr. Matts-Ake Belin, Swedish Transport Administration, Vision Zero Academy

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Asheville, North Carolina Safe Infrastructure Project

7 lanes of traffic reduced to single lane roundabout: • pedestrians cross just one lane at a time • lower speeds • shorter queues • better use of space

HOW DO WE SHIFT CULTURE?

Outcome:

Railroad Employee on Duty Fatalities

Source: Association of American Railroads

WHAT ABOUT ROADWAYS?

THE FUTURE OF ZERO

“ We c h o o s e t o e n d r o a d w ay d e a t h s . We c h o o s e t o d o t h i s i n t h e n ex t 3 0 y e a r s b e c a u s e o f o u r i n n a te s e n s e o f r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o o u r c h i l d re n a n d o u r c h i l d r e n ’s c h i l d r e n . We c h o o s e t o d o t h i s t o p r o v i d e t h e m a q u a l i t y o f l i f e w e m ay n o t s e e t o e n j o y b u t b e c a u s e w e m u s t l e a v e t h e w o r l d b e t t e r a n d s a f e r t h a n w e f o u n d i t . We c h o o s e t o e n d r o a d w ay d e a t h s i n t h e n ex t 3 0 y e a r s b e c a u s e w e c a n .”

I a n M . G r o s s m a n , 2 0 1 7

Ian Grossman AAMVA