presented to

presented by

Strategic Investments to Save Lives

Statewide Traffic Engineer’s Meeting

July 2017

April Renard, P.E., PTOE

Department of Transportation and Development

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Vehicle #1 was going 75 mph in a 55mph on LA 67 in EBR when the driver ran off the roadway to the right, over steered and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle went sliding sideways and came to a rest in a drainage ditch, striking a small tree. No one was injured. When the officer asked the driver what caused him to run off the road, the driver stated:

A. He dropped his pint of Jack Daniels on the floorboard so he bent down to get it.

B. He was trying to hit an opossum so he could eat him for breakfast.

C. He thought he saw The Beatles crossing Abbey Road in front of him.

D. He forgot his grandmother at the bar and wanted to get back before she noticed.

45%

30%

3%

23%

A. 0.00B. 0.05C. 0.19D. 0.30

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What was the driver’s blood alcohol content?

30%14%34%23%

A. He saw a UFO in the sky and didn’t want it to beam him up.

B. He realized he was going the wrong way

C. He saw an alligator in the roadway and wanted to get a better look.

D. He wanted to see how fast he could drive his car backwards, like Mater.

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Why did the man from Alabama drive backwards ending up in a drainage ditch?

11%

24%

33%

32%

A. 9B. 18C. 37D. 46

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How many crashes involving alligators were reported in 2015?

12%28%33%28%

A. CezarB. CaesareC. CaesarD. Ceazar

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Which of these spellings was not used to spell “Caesar” (as in Little Caesar’s) on a crash report in 2015?

16%43%29%12%

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At a crash scene, an officer pointed out the driver who was standing on the shoulder _______________ at an extremely rapid rate. The officer wrote “I found this suspicious due to the time of day, the speed and the large amount of ___________.”

What was the driver doing?

A. VomitingB. Eating potato chipsC. Smoking cigarettesD. Drinking soda

48%22%22%

9%

A. 6B. 8C. 13D. 16

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What is the record for most seat belt tickets received by one individual in Louisiana?

1%16%36%47%

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Points Participant Points Participant6 64 304 33FBA94 3406CA4 341044

STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN

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963 987 993

916

824

721680

723 703740 752 758

965

845

724

603

483

2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030

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200

400

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2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030

Fata

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Year

Actual vs Target Fatality Counts

Actual* Target Linear (Target)

Strategic, multi-stakeholder plan that sets goals and strategies to reduce highway deaths and injuries:

Statewide, multimodal highway safety plan

Coordinated framework for reducing deaths and serious injuries

Involvement of Federal, state, local, and private sector stakeholders: 4Es

Required to be updated every five years

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Increased the fine for not wearing a seat belt from $25 to $50

Data-Driven HSIP Project Selection Processes» Project Evaluation Forms

» Local Road Safety Program

» Safe Routes to Public Places Program

Cell phone prohibitions for new drivers

Rewrite of DWI laws

Expanded educational campaigns

Complete Streets Policy

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Regional Safety Coalitions Metropolitan Planning Organizations

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HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

HSIP Project Selection Guide for State Routes» Statistically rigorous network screening

» Standard Stage 0 Evaluation Form

Local Road Safety Program» Project proposal scoring

» Top 20 Parish Local Road Crash Data Profiles

Safe Routes to Public Places Program» Project proposal scoring

» Focused on non-motorized users

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Safety Evaluation Factors

Feasibility Evaluation Factors

Life Cycle Benefit-Cost Analysis Tool» Planning Level Cost Estimates (LTRC)

» FHWA Pooled Fund Study

Design Report

Software Acquisition

Evaluations/LaSET

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Roadway Departure» EDC-DDSA + Focused Approach = Roadway Departure Plan (all

public roads)

Intersections

Non-Motorized Users» New Orleans

» Baton Rouge

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35%

30%

Enhanced Signing & Striping

High Friction Surface Treatment

30%(Injuries)

38%(Injuries)

Cable Median Barrier

Fixed Object Removal

15%

30%

Roundabouts

Turn Lanes

51%

15%Signal Upgrades

Directional Median Openings

Pedestrian Crossing Island69%(v-p)

Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon

46%(v-p)

Curb Extensions & High Visibility Crosswalks

29%

Road Diet

40%(v-p)

DIST 61 SAFETY INVESTMENT PLAN

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2013 to 201516% of fatalities17% of serious injuries44 pedestrian fatalities7 bicyclist fatalities2 Top 20 Parishes

Roadway Departure

50%

Intersection25%

Non-Motorized

Users25%

Fatalities and Serious Injuries

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High PSI Segments List

Road Diet Candidate List

Roundabout Candidate List

Abnormal Intersections List

Local Road Safety Profile (EBR)

Pedestrian-Bicycle Safety Action Plan – under development for Baton Rouge

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CAT Scan

Roadway Triage

CMF Clearinghouse

FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures

www.pedbikesafe.org

ITE Traffic Engineering Handbook

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Location SignificantCrash Types

PotentialCountermeasure(s)

PotentialReduction inCrashes

Est. Max.HSIP Funds

B/CRatio

SHSPEmphasisArea

Program

LA30/NicholsonDrive

Serious Injuries,Collision withPedestrian,Wet-Surface,Rear-Ends

Widening, HighVisibilityCrosswalks, PedSignals, Ped RefugeIslands

$3 Mil Intersections& Non-MotorizedUsers

SA

LA 67/PlankRoad

Serious Injuries,Head-Ons, LeftTurn-f, RightTurn, RoadwayDeparture,Collision withPedestrian

Road Diet, HighVisibilityCrosswalks, PedSignals, Bike Lanes,Enhanced Striping

47% (CMF2841)

Intersections& Non-MotorizedUsers

SA

Ardenwood Fatal, SeriousInjuries, LeftTurn-f, FixedObject

Road Diet, TrafficCalming/SpeedManagement,Pedestrian Facilities

47% (CMF2841)

RoadwayDeparture &Non-MotorizedUsers

LRSP

LA 42 @ Ben Hur Rear Ends,Right Angle

Protected Only LeftTurn Phasing

55% n/a n/a Intersections n/a

LA 327/River Rd@ Brightside

Head-On, RightAngle, LeftTurn-f, RightTurn

Roundabout 72% (CMF ID206)

Intersections SA

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HQ Safety

Capital Region Transportation Safety Coalition I&O Team» East Baton Rouge Parish Subcommittee

» Ascension Parish Subcommittee

» DTOE co-chairs

MPO

Local Officials

LTAP

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How many of you participate in a regional safety coalition?

How many of you would be interested in getting one of these developed for your jurisdiction?

How many of you think you could do this on your own with some technical assistance?

How many of you would like assistance with Stage 0 development?

How many of you think it should be a requirement for safety funding?

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Fewer Fatalities & Serious Injuries

Better Targeted

Investments

More Informed Decision Making

Questions

April Renard, P.E., PTOE Department of Transportation and Development

april.renard@la.gov

Jes DeVille, E.I.Department of Transportation and Development

jessica.deville@la.gov

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