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FHWA Overview

FHWA Overview. Mark Bartlett, P.E., Alabama Division Administrator Linda Law Guin, P.E., Alabama Division Safety Engineer. Overview of FHWA Assistance. Funding & technical assistance Every Day Counts Delivering Projects Faster Implementing Proven Technologies Tiger Grants.

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FHWA Overview

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  1. FHWA Overview Mark Bartlett, P.E., Alabama Division Administrator Linda Law Guin, P.E., Alabama Division Safety Engineer

  2. Overview of FHWA Assistance • Funding & technical assistance • Every Day Counts • Delivering Projects Faster • Implementing Proven Technologies • Tiger Grants

  3. Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) • Required by SAFETEA-LU • Data driven • Stakeholder input • Performance based goals • Evaluation process

  4. Alabama SHSP I – crash types* • 1. Restraint not used • 2. Speeding • 3. EMS: ambulance > 20 minutes • 4. Alcohol/drug • 5. Obstacle removal • 6. Youth: age 16-20 • 7. License status deficient • 8. Mature: age > 64 • 9. Ped, bike, school bus • 10. Pedestrian • 11. Fail to conform: stop/yield sign • 12. Motorcycle • 13. Non-pickup truck involved • 14. Utility pole • 15. Roadway defects – all • 16. Vehicle defects – all • 17. Fail to conform: signal • 18. Construction zone • 19. Vision obscured: environment • 20. Child not restrained * Categories are not mutually exclusive

  5. Alabama SHSP I Focus Areas • SHSP I • Risky Drivers • Lane Departure Crashes • Older/At-risk Drivers • Emergency Medical Response • Legislation

  6. Alabama SHSP I – Risky Driver* • 1. Restraint not used • 2. Speeding • 3. EMS: ambulance > 20 minutes • 4. Alcohol/drug • 5. Obstacle removal • 6. Youth: age 16-20 • 7. License status deficient • 8. Mature: age > 64 • 9. Ped, bike, school bus • 10. Pedestrian • 11. Fail to conform: stop/yield sign • 12. Motorcycle • 13. Non-pickup truck involved • 14. Utility pole • 15. Roadway defects – all • 16. Vehicle defects – all • 17. Fail to conform: signal • 18. Construction zone • 19. Vision obscured: environment • 20. Child not restrained * Categories are not mutually exclusive

  7. Alabama SHSP I – EMS (response > 20 min) crash types* • 1. Restraint not used • 2. Speeding • 3. EMS: ambulance > 20 minutes • 4. Alcohol/drug • 5. Obstacle removal • 6. Youth: age 16-20 • 7. License status deficient • 8. Mature: age > 64 • 9. Ped, bike, school bus • 10. Pedestrian • 11. Fail to conform: stop/yield sign • 12. Motorcycle • 13. Non-pickup truck involved • 14. Utility pole • 15. Roadway defects – all • 16. Vehicle defects – all • 17. Fail to conform: signal • 18. Construction zone • 19. Vision obscured: environment • 20. Child not restrained * Categories are not mutually exclusive

  8. Alabama SHSP I – Lane Departure* • 1. Restraint not used • 2. Speeding • 3. EMS: ambulance > 20 minutes • 4. Alcohol/drug • 5. Obstacle removal • 6. Youth: age 16-20 • 7. License status deficient • 8. Mature: age > 64 • 9. Ped, bike, school bus • 10. Pedestrian • 11. Fail to conform: stop/yield sign • 12. Motorcycle • 13. Non-pickup truck involved • 14. Utility pole • 15. Roadway defects – all • 16. Vehicle defects – all • 17. Fail to conform: signal • 18. Construction zone • 19. Vision obscured: environment • 20. Child not restrained * Categories are not mutually exclusive

  9. Alabama SHSP I – Older/at-risk driver* • 1. Restraint not used • 2. Speeding • 3. EMS: ambulance > 20 minutes • 4. Alcohol/drug • 5. Obstacle removal • 6. Youth: age 16-20 • 7. License status deficient • 8. Mature: age > 64 • 9. Ped, bike, school bus • 10. Pedestrian • 11. Fail to conform: stop/yield sign • 12. Motorcycle • 13. Non-pickup truck involved • 14. Utility pole • 15. Roadway defects – all • 16. Vehicle defects – all • 17. Fail to conform: signal • 18. Construction zone • 19. Vision obscured: environment • 20. Child not restrained * Categories are not mutually exclusive

  10. Alabama SHSP I Focus Areas • SHSP I • Risky Drivers • Lane Departure Crashes • Older/At-risk Drivers • Emergency Medical Response • Legislation

  11. SHSP I – Stakeholder Agencies/Organizations • Agencies: Alabama Legislature, Alabama Department of Transportation, Administrative Office of Courts, Alabama Beverage Control Board, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama Department of Public Safety, Alabama Department of Senior Services, Federal Highway Administration-Alabama Division, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration-Alabama Division, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration-Southeast Regional Office, Choctaw county Emergency Medical Services, City of Alabaster Police Department, City of Birmingham Police Department, City of Birmingham Regional Council, City of Dothan Police Department, City of Huntsville Safety Office, City of Huntsville Traffic Engineer, City of Hoover City Engineer, City of Montgomery Department of Transportation, City of Montgomery Police Department, City of Montgomery Traffic Safety, City of Montgomery Transportation Planning, City of Tuscaloosa Department of Transportation, City of Tuscaloosa Police Department, Choctaw County Emergency Medical Services, Clark County Engineer, Crenshaw County Engineer, Dale County Engineer; Elmore County Engineer, Houston County Engineer; Mobile County Traffic Safety, Montgomery Area Transit System; Montgomery County Human Resources Department, Montgomery County Sheriffs Office, NE Alabama Highway Safety Office, North Alabama Highway Safety Office, Office of Prosecution Services, Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, State Safety Coordinating Committee, and Sumter County Engineer. • Organizations: AARP, Alabama Optometric Association, Alabama Safe Kids, Alabama Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Alabama Traffic Safety Center, Alabama Trucking Association, ALFA Insurance, Auburn University, Bellsouth, Children’s Hospital, Earth Tech, Inc; Eye Clinic of Prattville, Fountain City Eye care; Jeff State JC Highway Safety Office, KBR, Inc., Moss Enterprises, Inc, MADD - Alabama Chapter, Operation Lifesaver, Quick Kurb, Inc, Skipper Consulting, Southeast Alabama Medical Center, University of Alabama-CRDL, University of Alabama-UTCA, University of Alabama at Birmingham-Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham- Injury Control Research Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville-Civil Engineering, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Voices for Alabama Children and Vulcan, Inc.

  12. SHSP II – crash type* • 1. Restraint Not Used • 2. Alcohol/Drug • 3. Speeding • 4. Obstacle Removal • 5. Youth -- Age 16-20 • 6. Mature -- Age > 64 • 7. License Status Deficiency • 8. Ped., Bicycle, School bus • 9. Motorcycle • 10. Pedestrian • 11. Fail to Conform to S/Y Sign • 12. Vehicle Defects – All • 13. Non-pickup Truck Involved • 14. Fail To Conform to Signal • 15. Utility Pole • 16. Roadway Defects – All • 17. Vision Obscured – Env. • 18. Child Not Restrained • 19. Construction zone • 20. Bicycle • 21. School Bus • 22. Railroad Trains * Categories are not mutually exclusive

  13. Alabama SHSP II Focus Areas • SHSP II • Behavioral Programs • Infrastructure Countermeasures • Legislative Initiative • Traffic Safety Information Systems • Safety Stakeholder Community (outreach) • Emergency Medical Response

  14. Alabama SHSP II Focus Areas • SHSP II • Behavioral Programs • Infrastructure Countermeasures • Legislative Initiative • Traffic Safety Information Systems • Safety Stakeholder Community (outreach) • Emergency Medical Response

  15. Safe Home Alabama III…a Statewide Roadway Safety Summit • SHSP I • Action plan • Evaluation results • SHSP II • Proposed plan elements • Input & review process • Networking

  16. SHA III…logistics Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 9:00 – 4:00 Marriott Renaissance, Montgomery, AL Tentative cost = $35 including lunch & breaks Governor Bentley, Luncheon speaker (invited) Tony Kane, AASHTO, Keynote speaker For additional information http://www.safehomealabama.gov/

  17. Contact us Mark Bartlett, P.E., FHWA, Alabama Division Administrator Mark.Bartlett@dot.gov or (334) 274-6350 Linda Law Guin, P.E., FHWA, Alabama Division Safety Engineer Linda.Guin@dot.gov or (334) 274-6353

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