Module 1 Introduction & Crashes and Safety MOT Training for Incident Responders in Florida

Module 1 Introduction

Module 1 Objectives of the Course Instruct incident responders on the proper use of Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) at traffic incident management areas to: –Protect incident responders –Move road users reasonably, safely, and expeditiously past or around the traffic incident –Reduce the likelihood of secondary traffic crashes –Preclude unnecessary use of the surrounding local road system

Module 1 We want you… to return home safely to your family every night!

Module 1 Carrie Pratt | Times Pictures: Danger on I-95 – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Module 1 Carrie Pratt | Times Pictures: Danger on I-95 – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Module 1 Incident Responses Exposure time is critical –Who is at risk? Responders Public Victims of the crash/incident Shutting down traffic increases the risk of secondary incidents 1 min of stopped traffic causes a 5 min delay

Module 1 Video: Your Vest Won’t Stop This Bullet

Module 1 STOP/SAFE STOP location A wareness of traffic F ind an escape route E nter traffic safely

Module 1 Video: Seattle Wave: The Far-Reaching Impact of Traffic Incidents

Module 1 Reduction of Capacity Under Incident Conditions A two-lane interstate highway facility has a reduction of 5% capacity with a simple vehicle stop on the shoulder. On a two-lanes interstate highway facility, a shoulder accident causes a 20% reduction in capacity. For a three-lane interstate highway facility, one lane blocked by an accident or any event causes a 50% reduction in capacity.

Module 1 Maximum Reduction on Total Traffic Flow

Module 1 Maximum Reduction on Total Traffic Flow

Module 1 Crashes and Safety

Module 1 Florida Challenge Area: 65,758 square miles Geographically, 22nd largest state 4 th largestPopulation: 18.3 million, 4 th largest in the U.S. Source: FDOT Office of Policy Planning

Module 1 Total Crashes in Florida Source: DHSMV-Traffic Crash Statistics Report 2006

Module 1 Florida, Alcohol and Speeding Crashes Statistics (Trend of Fatalities) Source: NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts 2005

Module 1 Nationwide Fire/EMS/Police Fatalities – “Struck by Vehicles” Source: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Module 1 Incident Responders “Struck by…” Drivers –Distracted –Inexperienced –Unfocused –Tired –Just plain… dumb

Module 1 Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories December Justin Thomas Willis, a FDOT District Seven Road Ranger Killed by a hit-and-run driver who struck him while he was assisting at a traffic incident. The hit-and-run driver was never identified.

Module 1 Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories June 8, A 26-year-old male career firefighter (the victim) died and another career firefighter was injured. Both the victim and the injured firefighter were off duty and had stopped to aid a trapped motorist in an overturned vehicle in the median of a highway. Full Story

Module 1 Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories February 15, 2006 – a Broward County sheriff's deputy was killed. The deputy was conducting a routine traffic stop when struck and killed by a driver with a suspended license. Full Story

Module 1 Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories March 5, Donald M. Bradshaw, an FDOT District Seven Road Ranger, was killed by a drunk driver in the early morning hours while assisting at a crash scene on I-275. The drunk driver passed stopped cars, barreled through flares and traffic cones, and hit Bradshaw, who was shutting down southbound traffic near the Howard-Armenia exit.

Module 1 Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories Road Ranger critically injured on I-95

Module 1 Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories Florida Highway Patrol Trooper injured on I-10

Module 1 Florida’s “Struck-by” Histories Florida Highway Patrol vehicle was struck and a wrecker driver injured on I-95

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