1. Infrastructure
Strategy 1: Implement roadway improvements that compensate for impacts of aging on safe driving
Strategy 2: Implement improvements to make walking and bicycling safer for older road users

2. Infrastructure Roadway Improvements (Strategy 1) Improve delineation
Paint / Raise channelization of geometric features
Optimize lane usage
Increase use of advanced warning guidance
Intersection improvements
4 lane divided, rural intersections
Wrong-Way Driver Signage and Detection
Older Drivers are in higher percentages in rural counties where we have more of these divided intersections. Complex decisions are needed to maneuver.

3. Infrastructure Walking and Bicycling (Strategy 2) Improving crosswalks
Leading pedestrian intervals
Median refuges and/or curb bump outs.
Bundle of low-cost intersection improvements to be implemented systematically.

4. Infrastructure Aging Population Roadway Design Training
Cleveland – February 26th, 2019
Dayton – February 28th, 2019

5. What are we doing?
Intersection Improvements

6. What are we doing?
Intersection Improvements

7. What are we doing?
Intersection Improvements

8. What are we doing? #1 – Systematic Upgrades – 17 counties
#2 – Wrong Way Detection System - Corridor
1 - Explain Systematic

9. Why are we doing it? 2016: 3 crashes, 3 fatalities
Why is Wrong Way Driving a concern for older drivers?
2016: 3 crashes, 3 fatalities
2 during daylight hours
2017: 8 incidents, 6 crashes, 7 fatalities
4 during daylight hours
2018: 7 crashes, 4 fatalities
4 crashes during daylight hours

10. Systematic – Wrong Way Signage
How did we select the 17 counties (also include Warren and Butler)
-We looked at # of interchanges
-We also looked at WW crashes
The key was over the past 10 years, these 17 counties represented over 80% of the WW crashes in Ohio.

11. ODOT’s TEM Manual was revised in January 2017
Systematic – Wrong Way Signage
ODOT’s TEM Manual was revised in January 2017
Explain what the TEM now says in section (301-17) – Revised January 20, 2017

12. Systematic – Wrong Way Signage

13. Systematic – Wrong Way Signage

14. Wrong Way Signage - Detection
23 ramps both NB and SB on 71 – This ranked a top corridor based on history of WW crashes, alcohol involved crashes, alcohol establishments, etc
Consultant currently putting together design package
Project was filed on 6/15/18.  sale date of 9/13/18

15. Process – Identify Focus Areas :
LEGEND:
Focus Area:
What will this process look like?
This process will identify focus areas in the state with significant pedestrian activity and higher populations of older road users.

16. 2019 Active Transportation Funding Opportunity
Project funding for cost-effective proven safety countermeasures with known safety benefits can help reduce non-motorized fatalities & serious injuries.
Rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFB)
Leading pedestrian intervals (LPI)
Crosswalk visibility enhancements
Raised crosswalks
Implementing in focus area (D8) first for pedestrian improvements
Potential to roll this process out state-wide to implement other improvements to improve older driver safety, not just pedestrians.
Pedestrian crossing/refuge islands
Pedestrian hybrid beacons (PHBs)
Road Diets