Winter Driving Interstate 84

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Gowen Field Airmen must be aware of the increased dangers of driving Interstate 84 during the winter months especially between mile markers 60-80.

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MISSION FIRST – SAFETY ALWAYS

I-84 Winter Rollover Safety Goal:

-Educate all FW Airmen-Many 124FW personnel commute between Mountain Home and Boise.- Danger area on I-84 between mile marker (MM) 60 & 80

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Between MM 60 & 80:• slow down• exercise extreme caution when driving in inclement winter weather conditions.

I-84 Winter Rollover Safety

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During winter precipitation, road conditions in • Boise and • Mountain Home will be significantly better than on I-84 between MM 60 & 80.

I-84 Winter Rollover Safety

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366 FW POV Mishaps, 2000-Present

366 FW Airmen suffered 88 serious POV accidents (8 fatal, 1 permanent disability). 25 of 88 (28%) were on I-84 between Mountain

Home and Boise.

3 of those 25 were fatal.

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366 FW POV Mishaps, 2000-Present

Of those 25 serious FW POV mishaps on I-84:- 8 due to ice/snow road conditions (2 fatal)- 8 due to driver error (speed, rear end, failure to merge)- 3 due to texting/cellphone/distraction- 2 due to driver falling asleep- 2 due to alcohol (1 fatal)- 2 due to hydroplaning on wet surface

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I-84 Serious Vehicle Accidents 2005-2009(numbers include military & civilian accidents)

Concentration of accidentsin this region

40 rollovers inice/snow/slush

72 rollovers inice/snow/slush

“micro-climate”

29 rollovers inice/snow/slush

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FW Ice/Snow Rollovers on I-84, 2000-Present(366FW personnel)

A1Cs/Broken Neck, Arm/Dec 10 (MM 69)

SrA and family/No Injuries/Jan 11 (MM 72)

A1C/Head Trauma/Dec 09 (MM 71)

SSgt/Broken Ribs/Dec 09 (MM 74)

AB/Fatal/Jan 11 (MM 79)

SSgt/Fatal/Jan 05 (MM 71)

A1C/Broken Ribs/Jan 04 (MM 64)

Capt/Injured Shoulder/Nov 06 (MM 65)

Stage Stop Gas Station (Exit 71)

Fat City FireworksSimco Road (Exit 74)

Mountain Home (Exits 90 & 95)

Only 3 other FW rollovers due to ice/snow from 2000-present, all out of state

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Mitigate the Risk to Your Airmen & Families

-CCs be aware -Educate your Airmen-Check http://511.idaho.gov-Surface type (concrete) & elevation affect I-84 road conditions-Road conditions in Boise and MH better than between MM 60 & 80-Slower than posted speed limit- Encounter ice

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MISSION FIRST – SAFETY ALWAYS

Mitigate the Risk to Your Airmen & Families

-Use extra caution between approx

MM 60 & 80-Information contained in this presentation was gathered by a study conducted by the 366FW Safety Office