DRAFT

 Its Mandated for funding › Strategy, activity or project  It is a Guide › How to  It is a story › History (where we were) › Possible look into our future  It is a Plan to reduce the number of lives lost, human suffering, and the economic costs associated with motor vehicle crashes in Tennessee

2004

MISSION: Through coordination of education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency response initiatives reduce the number of crashes that result in fatalities, injuries, and related economic losses on Tennessee’s roadways. VISION: All roadway users arrive safely at their destination. GOAL: Reduce the fatality rate by 10 percent by the FY

 Tennessee was the FIRST State DOT to create a SHSP. › From 1998 to 2002, Tennessee experienced an annual average of more than 170,000 reported traffic crashes. In 2002, 74,814 injuries and 1,175 fatalities occurred on Tennessee’s roads. › In 2013, Tennessee experienced ~220,000 reported traffic crashes, 62,721 injuries and 995 fatalities

2014

VISION: Federal, state, and local agencies, civic groups, and private industries unified as safety partners and all working together toward zero fatalities and serious injuries on Tennessee roadways. MISSION: Using education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency response initiatives, work toward zero deaths and serious injuries by reducing the number and severity of crashes on Tennessee’s roadways. GOALS:  Fatalities: Reduce the number of fatalities by 10% within the next five years.  Fatality Rate: Reduce the rate of fatalities by 10% within the next five years.  Serious Injuries: Reduce the current trend of increasing serious injuries by not exceeding the 2012 total value of 7,574 as an average over the next five years.  Serious Injury Rate: Reduce the current trend of an increasing serious injury rate by not exceeding the 2012 total value of serious injuries per hundred million vehicle miles traveled as an average over the next five years.

 Meets MAP-21 requirements  Reduce Fatalities and Serious Injuries  Past Performances  Towards Zero Deaths (1 of 36 states)  Captured Emphasis Area groups (data driven) › Infrastructure Improvements › Driver Behavior › Vulnerable Road Users › Operational Improvements  Organizational Structure to define responsibilities  Illustration trend lines and projections

 5 year comparison

Safety Partners Steering Committee Source: Kentucky Strategic Highway Safety Plan Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Tennessee Regional Safety Council (TRSC) Tennessee Transportation Assistance Program (TTAP) American Automobile Association (AAA)

Safety Partners Additional Safety Partners Source: Kentucky Strategic Highway Safety Plan Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Tennessee Sheriffs' Association (TSA) Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) Motor Cycle Awareness Foundation of Tennessee (MAFT) Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Tennessee Trucking Association (TTA) AARP Insurers of Tennessee Tennessee Education Association (TEA) Rural Planning Organizations (RPO) Tennessee District Attorney General’s Office Safe Routes to School National Partnership – Tennessee Network

Current Emphasis Areas › Crash Data › Lane Departures › Intersections › Work Zone Safety › Motor Carrier Safety › Driver Behavior › Legislation Suggested Emphasis Areas o Traffic Records Crash Drivers License Vehicle Registration o Motor Carrier Safety o Infrastructure Improvements Intersections Lane Departure R.R. Crossings o Vulnerable Road Users Bike/Pedestrian Motorcycles Senior Drivers o Driver Behavior o Operational Improvements Incident Management Work Zone Safety Congestion Management

Organizational Structure and Emphasis Area Teams Safety Partners Technical Group Driver Behavior Kendall Poole Infrastructure Improvements Brian Hurst Traffic Records Chris Osbourn Motor Carrier Safety Jon Dierberger Vulnerable Road Users Jessica Wilson Operational Improvements Brad Freeze

Organizational Structure and Emphasis Area Teams Governor TDOT Commissioner TDOT Executive Leaders Steering Committee Co-Chairs Traffic Records TDOS Safety Traffic Records Systems Chris Osbourn Infrastructure Improvements TDOT Project Safety Office Brian Hurst Motor Carrier Safety FMCSA Jon Dierberger Driver Behavior GHSO Kendall Poole Vulnerable Users TDOT Multimodal Jessica Wilson Operational Improvements TDOT Traffic Operations Brad Freeze Safety Partners EmphasisAreas FHWA Review/Approval

Source: Pennsylvania Strategic Highway Safety Plan 2012 Strategy/Countermeasure Example