Presentation to: Pedestrian Council€¢ DART/DTC • Delaware Office of Emergency Medical Services...
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Presentation to: Pedestrian Council
February 23, 2016
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Agenda
• What is the Strategic Highway Safety Plan?
• Pedestrian Crash Data
• Evaluation of 2010 To-Do List
• 2015 Strategies
• Next steps
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Delaware’s SHSP
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2006 First Plan
Adopted
2008 First Plan
Update
2010 New Plan Adopted
2015 New Plan Adopted
2020 Update
Plan
Delaware’s SHSP History MAP-21
(July 2012) SAFETEA-LU (August 2005)
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FAST Act (Dec. 2015)
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DE SHSP 2015 Committee Members Core Committee
Stakeholder Committee • FHWA • NHTSA • FMCSA • DelDOT Traffic • DelDOT Planning • DelDOT - DMV • Office of Highway Safety • Delaware State Police • DSP Truck Enforcement Unit • DE Police Chiefs’ Council
• New Castle County PD • DART/DTC • Delaware Office of
Emergency Medical Services • Department of Justice • WILMAPCO • Dover/Kent County MPO • City of Wilmington • Sussex County • UD T2 / LTAP Center
Emphasis Area Focus Groups / Implementation Teams
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
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DelDOT Traffic OHS DSP
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Mission Statement
The Delaware Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Toward Zero Deaths aims to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Delaware’s roadways through a multi-agency approach that utilizes education, enforcement, engineering and emergency service strategies.
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Overall Delaware Crash Trends
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Fatalities Serious InjuriesSerious Injury data not available
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2013 Fatality Rates per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by State
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Emphasis Areas Ranked by % of Fatalities & Serious Injuries
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Pedestrian Data
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Delaware: Historical Trends
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Delaware: Historical Trends
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Delaware: Historical Trends
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INJURY TYPE Pedestrians EA
Rank 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 TOTAL
% of total fatalities 14% 18% 13% 21% 18% 26% 26% 22% 20% 5
% of total fatalities & serious injuries 8% 9% 8% 9% 11% 13% 12% 8% 10% 7
# of fatalities per 100,000 DE Residents 1.95 2.49 1.68 2.45 2.09 3.27 2.81 2.89 2.46 -
Pedestrian Crashes: 2007 - 2014
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Highest State pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population
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Pedestrians – Where?
Significant clusters of pedestrian fatalities: • US 40/US 13 in NCC • SR 2 in NCC • City of Wilmington • US 13 in Dover area • SR 1 in Lewes/Rehoboth Beach area • US 113 between Milford and Georgetown
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Pedestrian Data:
New Castle County
Kent County
Sussex County
65% of the total pedestrian fatal crashes occurred in New Castle County.
91% of the pedestrian fatal crashes that occurred in New Castle County were above the C & D Canal.
56% of fatal crashes involving pedestrians occurred along principal arterial roadways.
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Fatalities Serious Injuries
% of Total Pedestrian Fatalities & Serious Injuries
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Roadway Functional Classification
Pedestrians – Where? 74% of pedestrian fatalities &
50% of seriously injured pedestrians occurred along divided roadways
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Pedestrians – Where?
Fatalities Serious Injuries
% of Total Pedestrian Fatalities & Serious Injuries
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83% of pedestrian fatalities & 55% of seriously injured pedestrians
occurred outside of municipalities
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Fatalities Serious Injuries
% of Total Pedestrian Fatalities & Serious Injuries
Pedestrians – Where?
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Pedestrian Location Prior to Crash
17% of pedestrian fatalities & 27% of seriously injured pedestrians
occurred at an intersection
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Pedestrians – When?
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Fatalities Serious Injuries
% of Total Pedestrian Fatalities & Serious Injuries
Pedestrians – Who?
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36% of pedestrian fatalities & 17% of seriously injured pedestrians
were impaired
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Pedestrians - Crash Conditions
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Pedestrian Action Prior to Crash
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2010 – 2014 Pedestrian Crashes*
* Data not available prior to 2010 Fatalities Serious Injuries
% of Total Pedestrian Fatalities & Serious Injuries
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Fatalities Serious Injuries
% of Total Pedestrian Fatalities & Serious Injuries
Pedestrian Action at Time of Crash
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Fatalities Serious Injuries
% of Total Driver Contributing Circumstances
Driver Contributing Circumstances
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No Contributing ActionFailed to yield right of way
Ran Red LightRan Stop Sign
Disregard other traffic signDisregard other road markings
Exceeded authorized speed limitDriving too fast for conditions
Improper backingFailure to keep in proper lane
Ran off roadwayOperating vehicle aggressively**
Swerving*Improper Passing
Other Contributing ActionUnknown
Number of Driver Contributing Circumstances
No Contributing Action 80% of drivers in pedestrian fatal crashes and
57% of drivers in pedestrian serious injury crashes
8% of drivers in pedestrian fatal/serious injury crashes were 65 years old or older
8% of drivers in pedestrian fatal/serious injury crashes
were distracted drivers
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Pedestrian Data:
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Pedestrian Fatal Crashes by Year and Pedestrian Impairment
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40% of pedestrian fatal crashes involved an impaired pedestrian; however, the pedestrian sobriety was unknown in 5% of pedestrian fatal crashes.
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Pedestrian Fatal Crashes by Year and Pedestrian Impairment
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51% of pedestrian fatal crashes between 6PM and 3AM involved an impaired pedestrian.
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2010 SHSP To-Do List
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2010 SHSP: Our Plan & Progress Strategies and Programs to Improve Pedestrian Safety
What did we plan to do? (2010 SHSP Strategies) What did we do?
Educ
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Conduct media outreach Emphasize pedestrian safety, vehicle-pedestrian right-
of-way, pedestrian responsibilities and the dangers of walking while impaired
Participate in health and safety fairs Develop consistent messages to the public Increase high visibility education, especially among high-
risk groups Increase risk perception by publicizing information
about enforcement initiatives Use billboard, radio, and TV advertisements Encourage drivers to slow down and look for
pedestrians, particularly in commercial and residential corridors
Educate pedestrians on the dangers of walking along or crossing roadways while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs
Walk Smart •Zombie/Walking Dead campaign •Happy Crab campaign Summer Wave Pedestrian outreach (DE OHS partnership with Ocean City, MD) Live pedestrian safety demonstrations (NCC & SC) Safe Routes to School Program
Implement driver’s education improvements to emphasize vehicle-pedestrian right-of-way and laws
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2010 SHSP: Our Plan & Progress Strategies and Programs to Improve Pedestrian Safety
What did we plan to do? (2010 SHSP Strategies) What did we do?
Enfo
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Conduct high visibility enforcement campaigns to ensure pedestrians and drivers alike are obeying pedestrian safety laws
Targeted enforcement campaigns • SR 2 • US 13 • SR 1
Evaluate the use of automated speed enforcement in school zones
Increased penalties for drivers convicted of inattentive or careless driving resulting in injury to a “vulnerable user”
Passed Senate Bill 269 (August 2010)
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2010 SHSP: Our Plan & Progress Strategies and Programs to Improve Pedestrian Safety
What did we plan to do? (2010 SHSP Strategies) What did we do?
Engi
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System and policy initiatives Consider pedestrian accommodations early in the planning process
for all new projects & review crossings at existing locations Provide consistent pedestrian crossing design Improve design to focus on sight distance to crosswalks and warning
signs Provide adequate crossing times for older pedestrians Improve maintenance of pedestrian accommodations Consider revising DelDOT’s street lighting guidance to include
guidance for installing street lighting to address pedestrian concerns
• Implemented Complete Streets policy • Pedestrian accommodations considered in all DelDOT
projects • Safe Routes to School Program • Sidewalk and Multi-Use Path Maintenance Policy (effective
July 17, 2013) • Pedestrian/Bicycle Working Group • Updated Traffic Calming Design Manual (2012) • Governor’s Pedestrian Council
Spot or target location improvements Eliminate conflict between pedestrians and left-turning vehicles by
installing protected-only left-turn phasing Where appropriate, install traffic calming devices Install raised crosswalks Install pedestrian-hybrid signals Provide leading pedestrian phases to enhance visibility Install curb extensions to improve visibility and reduce pedestrian
crossing time Perform pedestrian safety audits for roadways and intersections Install street lighting at locations with a high number of nighttime
pedestrian crashes
Pedestrian Safety Audits along High-Risk Corridors • US 13/US 40 • SR 2 • US 13
Pedestrian Signalization-Related Improvements • Accessible pedestrian signals • Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (HAWK) • Pushbutton Activated Warning Beacons • Lead pedestrian intervals • Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) (planned)
Traffic calming through TE/TAP projects and the Traffic Calming Program
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NCHRP Strategies to Address Crashes Involving Pedestrians
• Reduce Pedestrian Exposure to Vehicular Traffic • Provide sidewalks/walkways and curb ramps • Install or upgrade traffic and pedestrian signals • Construct pedestrian refuge islands and raised medians • Provide vehicle restriction/diversion measures • Install overpasses/underpasses
• Improve Sight Distance and/or Visibility Between Motor Vehicles and Pedestrians • Provide crosswalk enhancements • Implement lighting/crosswalk illumination measures • Eliminate screening by physical objects • Signals to alert motorists that pedestrians are crossing • Improve reflectorization/conspicuity of pedestrians
• Reduce Vehicle Speeds • Implement road narrowing measures • Install traffic calming – road sections & intersections • Provide school route improvements
• Improve Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Awareness and Behavior • Provide education, outreach, and training • Implement enforcement campaigns
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2015 SHSP Strategies
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Pedestrian: Emphasis Area Fact Sheet
Brief Background / Description of Emphasis Area
Emphasis Area Goal
Emphasis Area #
Strategies
Crash Data Highlights
EA Fatalities & Serious Injuries
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Pedestrians
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Next Steps
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Next Steps • March 2016 – Review SHSP action item list • Spring 2016 – Start barrier planning/design • Spring 2016 – Implement first RRFB • Summer 2016 – Begin next Pedestrian Safety Audit • Spring 2017 – Formal SHSP stakeholder update meeting • On-Going:
• Support Pedestrian Council
• Continue Pedestrian Working Group
• Support Walkable / Bikeable Delaware Summit
• Focus on Implementation of Pedestrian Audit Recommendations