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Local Rural Road Safety in SD - What does the data tell us?

Local Rural Road Safety in SD - What does the data tell us?. Annual Safety Meeting February 21, 2007 Ron Marshall, SD LTAP. Today’s presentation. Overview local road safety problem National Regional South Dakota County Offer a few observations/challenges. Introduction.

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Local Rural Road Safety in SD - What does the data tell us?

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  1. Local Rural Road Safety in SD -What does the data tell us? Annual Safety Meeting February 21, 2007 Ron Marshall, SD LTAP

  2. Today’s presentation • Overview local road safety problem • National • Regional • South Dakota • County • Offer a few observations/challenges

  3. Introduction • LTAP - local rural roads • Personal • Safety Data – it’s more than just numbers

  4. The Reality Highway deaths 43,443 in 2005 are more than statistics

  5. The Reality Injuries and fatalities are our neighbors, our friends, our relatives, or even us .…

  6. Rural Road Safety from a National Perspective • National overview • Rural road safety issues and concerns

  7. National Fatalities 1966-2005

  8. National Highway FatalitiesTotal and Local Rural Total Local Rural Local Rural

  9. Where Fatalities Occur in U.S.2005 Data RURAL & URBAN Percent Fatalities RURAL Fatalities by Roadway Functional Class • Local 19% • Interstate Rural 13% l 18,047 • Arterials 37% • Collectors 31%

  10. Rural Roads – U.S. • 40 % of Travel and 60% of Fatalities • Fatality Rate is 2.5 times that for Urban Roads. • 44,168 fatalities local rural roads – last 5 years (20%)

  11. Rural Road Fatality Rates • 40 % of Travel and 60% of Fatalities • Fatality Rate is 2.5 times that for Urban Roads.

  12. National Data ObservationsMoving the numbers • Rural Roads ! • The challenge of Local Rural roads ?

  13. SD Local Rural Highway Safety How do we compare to our neighbors?

  14. Total Highway Fatalities – Surrounding States

  15. Rural Fatality Ratein Surrounding States

  16. Rural Road Fatality RatesSD compared to Nation Interstate Local roads All Rural Avg last 5 years - FARS Interstate

  17. Local Rural fatalitiesin Surrounding States(% of total fatalities ’05)

  18. SD compared to our neighbors

  19. Local Road Fatality Rate How do we compare ? 5 year avg - FARS

  20. Local Rural Road Fatalities% rolloverSurrounding States -2005

  21. Local Rural Road SafetyCompared to our Neighbors • Local Rural Fatality rate – 5.3 • Highest • Rollovers – 50% of total • 2nd Highest (Note: 70 % unrestrained)

  22. South DakotaRural Local Roads • A look at all crashes, not just fatalities

  23. SD Highway FatalitiesTotal and Local Rural Total Fatalities Local Rural Fatalities

  24. On SD Local Rural RoadsEvery Year there are approximately: • 3000 crashes • 50 Fatalities • 1100 injuries

  25. Local Rural Road Deaths Source: FARS

  26. Rural Local Road Fatalities – South Dakota 1st Harmful Event (‘01-’05) Rollover 42 % Other vehicle 24 % Pedestrian 8% Embankment 6% Tree 4% RR 1% Total 242 fatalities

  27. SD Local Rural FatalitiesFHE (’01-’05)

  28. SD Local Rural Road All CrashesTop 4 FHE Categories Source: DPS ’04-’06

  29. SD local rural road crashestop 4 FHE categories Source: DPS ’04-’06

  30. All local rural2004 - 2006 First Harmful Event% Total%Inj/death • Other vehicle 13 21 • Fixed object 22 28 • Animal 43 4 • Rollover 22 45

  31. All local rural2004 - 2006 • Rank • First Harmful Event% Total%Inj/death • Other vehicle 4 3 • Fixed object 3 2 • Animal 1 4 • Rollover 2 1

  32. SD Local Rural Roads • Rollovers and Fixed objects 43 % crashes 71 % fatalities and injuries

  33. Local Crash Data • Going from statewide statistics to local data • County Maps from DPS • Local data

  34. Look at your own crash data

  35. Example – Custer CountyDPS 3 Year Summary

  36. Custer County Example • 134 crashes – 1 death, 58 injuries $648 M property damage • Driver contributing circumstances • Speed 30 % • Run off road 31 % • Crash Type • Fixed object 39 % • Rollover 28 % • Non-intersection 96 %

  37. Local Rural Road Safety • Challenges • Keep ‘em on the road • Make road sides more forgiving

  38. Next Steps • Make safety a part of what you do and talk to others • Support SD Strategic Highway Safety Plan • Look at your data • Use it to discuss issues, causes, solutions, priorities • Form partnerships • County Highway Superintendents, LTAP, SDDOT, SDDPS, Engineers, law enforcement, EMS, judiciary, Driver’s Ed, media

  39. Next Steps(continued) • Identify Significant Safety Problems • Look for solutions: • Participate and take home ideas from Safety Conference • Develop and make use of innovative solutions and strategies • Launch Coordinated Attack on Problems • Move the numbers !

  40. Safer Roads ! Our Goal: Move the numbers – Reduce the number and severity of crashes And… Save lives

  41. Questions/comments Let me hear from you……. Ron Marshall SD LTAP Email ronald.marshall@sdsmt.edu

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