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Nebraska Office of Highway Safety
A Program OverviewFred Zwonechek, Administrator
MATC Summer Institute – June 12, 2012
Created by 1966 Federal Highway Safety Act
Dept. of Administrative Services - (Planning & Programming–Program 644) 1967 – 1971
Dept. of Motor Vehicles – Division (Program 644) 1971 – 2009
Dept. of Roads – Section – 2009 - ????
Program History
8 staff with an accumulated 210 years of highway safety program experience
9 million dollars of available federal funding during federal year FY2012
600+ individual grants during FY2012
Federal Funding: 1) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); 2) US Dept. of Justice (USDOJ-OJJDP); and 3) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) HSIP funding
Nebraska Office of Highway Safety(NOHS) Facts
Mission – To reduce the state’s traffic crashes, fatalities, and injuries on the roads through leadership, innovation, facilitation and program support in partnership with other public and private organizations.
Goals (examples 2 of 27) Reduce fatalities by 10% in 2012 Reduce serious injuries to 1,700 in 2012
NOHS Mission & Goals
Alcohol-related Crashes
Occupant Restraints
Young Drivers
Speed-related Crashes
Traffic Records
Other Areas
NOHS Primary Emphasis Areas for Performance-based Annual HSP
Alcohol-related Crashes
Enforcement Emphasis Other
Alcohol breath testing instruments
In-car camera systems Overtime Enforcement
(saturation patrols & check-points)
DUI enforcement training
Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Training
Training for Prosecutors & Judges
Community Court Monitoring Initiative
FTE’s for enforcement, prosecution, courts
Public Information & Education Activities
Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (A.G.)
Alcohol Crash Rates1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.800.75
0.70
0.61
0.68
0.64
0.51
0.54 0.56
0.65
0.71
0.55
0.50
0.630.62
0.48
0.430.45
0.47
0.36
0.46
0.27
0.29
NEBRASKA ALCOHOL-RELATED FATALITIES PER 100 MILLION MILES TRAVELED
NEBRASKA DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI)
ARRESTS VS. CONVICTIONS
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20115,000
6,500
8,000
9,500
11,000
12,500
14,000
15,500
12,76313,119
13,439 13,422
11,94812,166
13,15413,415
14,14814,525
13,09513,437
13,66013,399
12,39912,034
6,2956,661
6,214
9,1348,881 8,903
9,778
10,63911,016
11,357 11,361
10,711
11,504 11,520
10,724 10,549
ARRESTS CONVICTIONS
Occupant Restraints
Child Passengers Drivers and Passengers
Support for Child Passenger Safety (CPS)Technician Training
Support for CPS Trainers and Technicians
Provide Child Safety Seats for Low Income Families
Selective “Click It or Ticket” Overtime Enforcement Mobilizations
“Click It Don’t Risk It” Statewide Coalition
“Click It or Ticket” multi-media campaign
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
56%
66% 67%70%
86% 88%84%
88%
93%97%
95%91%
95%
68%71% 70% 70%
76%79% 79%
76%79%
83%85% 84% 84%
NebraskaChild Restraint & Safety Belt
Observed Usage Rates
Child Safety Seat Use Safety Belt Use
19
85
19
86
19
87
19
88
19
89
19
90
19
91
19
92
19
93
19
94
19
95
19
96
19
97
19
98
19
99
20
00
20
01
20
02
20
03
20
04
20
05
20
06
20
07
20
08
20
09
20
10
20
11
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
45%
38%
29%
31%32%33%32%33%
54%
63%64%65%63%65%68%
71%70%70%
76%
79%
79%76%
79%83%
85%
84%84%
1.97
2.302.27
1.95
2.15
1.881.95
1.85
1.72
1.751.61 1.811.80
1.831.68
1.56
1.37
1.681.58
1.361.46
1.401.33
1.10 1.16
0.970.93
Nebraska Safety Belt Usage Rate vs.
Death RatePer 100 Million Miles Traveled
Safety Belt Usage Rate Death Rate
Seat
Belt
Usag
e R
ate
Death
Rate
Young Drivers (16-20)
Youth High Risk Driving Underage Alcohol
“Getting Your Drivers License” to all 15 year olds every year
Grants to local community organizations
Training opportunities targeting young drivers
Media campaigns
Underage Alcohol-enforcement operations
Underage Reporting Toll Free Tip Line
1-866-MUST-B-21 Supporting Underage
Drinking Community Coalitions
Facebook Cause
'93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '112,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
8,000
8,500
9,000
6,379
7,031
7,633
7,8407,847
8,334
8,1467,902
7,017
6,416
5,811
5,367
5,054
4,577 4,603
4,1214,066
3,790
3,420
Drivers - Ages 16 to 20Fatal & Injury Crashes
Before and After Graduated Licensing Law
'93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
2,000
2,250
1,618
1,766
1,8591,950 1,943
2,046
1,954
1,844
1,644
1,453
1,2741,234
1,113
998958
814 806754
650
Drivers - Age 16Fatal & Injury Crashes
Before and After Graduated Licensing Law
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
7,847
8,3348,146
7,902
7,017
6,416
5,811
5,3675,054
4,577 4,603
4,121 4,0663,790
3,420
Nebraska Drivers (Age 16 - 20)
Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes
Speed Detection Equipment (radar, laser)
Portable Speed Trailers
Selective Overtime Enforcement Operations
Media Campaign Efforts
Speed-related Crashes
FATAL/INJURY SPEED-RELATED CRASHES*
2000 2001 **2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
2,000
2,250
2,500
2,1272,227
1,169 1,111 1,106 1,113
689
1,107
847 879 947798
In-car Laptops for enforcement
E-citations Electronic
submission of crash reports
Emergency Medical Services Data Improvement
Trauma Registry System Support
Crash Outcome Data Evaluation
DMV Driver & Vehicle Records Systems
Court Records System
NE Criminal Justice Information System
Traffic Records
Motorcycle Safety and Training
Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Issues
Commercial Vehicle Crashes
Driver Training and Testing
Administrative Licensing Sanctions
Vehicle Safety Issues
Off-road vehicle use on public roadways
Other Traffic Safety Areas
DMV
Nebr. State Patrol
Dept Health & Human Services
Game and Parks
Supreme Court
Crime Commission
Law Enforcement Training Center
UNL & UNK
Attorney General
Dept of Education
Other State Agency Grantees
The staff of 8 annually works with: over 400 state and local government agencies; another 250 non-profit and community organizations; and many private sector businesses as partners to impact Nebraska crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
It is worth noting that the Nebraska office is
the most experienced state highway safety office staff in the nation.
Summary
www.transportation.nebraska.gov/nohs/
402-471-2515fred.zwonechek@nebraska.gov