1. Southeast Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program Nelrae Succio, Mn/DOT District Engineer & Lt. Randy Slinger, Minnesota State Patrol

2. Toward Zero Deaths or Vision Zero

3. Global Crisis  Economic cost of $100 billion a year  By 2015, traffic crashes will be the leading cause of death or disability for children age 5 and above  1.3 million per year killed on the world’s roads  50 million are injured

4. United Nations Proclamation Proclaims the period 2011- 2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety, 2. Proclaims the period 2011- 2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety, with a goal to stabilize and then reduce the forecast level of road traffic fatalities around the world by increasing activities conducted at the national, regional and global levels;

5. Reversing the trend

6. TZD Core Values  Continuous Improvement  Engaged Partners  Evidence-based Approaches

7. TZD Cornerstone Four “E” approach:  Enforcement  Engineering  Education & Outreach  Emergency Medical & Trauma Services

8. Minnesota TZD Strategic Goals Goal 1: Establish the vision of TZD as a priority for all state and local agencies and units of government Goal 2: Create and strengthen traffic safety partnerships Goal 3: Promote and implement effective traffic safety initiatives

9. www.MinesotaTZD.org Program Structure Southeast TZD Region Northwest TZD Region TZD Leadership Team TZD Program Subcommittees TZD Program Team Existing Traffic Safety Programs TZD Safe Roads NightCAP HEAT Safe and Sober DWI Courts County Safety Initiatives Bring regional coordination and focus Northeast TZD Region TZD Executive Advisory Commission Southwest TZD Region

10. Develop Southeast Minnesota TZD Regional Steering Committee Partnership Groups (4 Es)  Regional Law Enforcement  Health Educators  City, County and Mn/DOT Engineers  Emergency Medical & Trauma Services  Organized first regional workshop (June 20, 2005)

11. Analyze the Data Who?  Young: 15-29 year-old male drivers When is it happening?  3-6 p.m. – after work/school  June-July Contributing factors  Run off the Road  Speed  Seat belt use

12. Fatal & Serious Injury Crashes Southeastern Minnesota, 2006-08

13. Regional TZD Steering Committee Members: Leadership Team One or two interested representatives per county Good representation of each discipline - Engineering - Law enforcement - Education (health and traffic) - Emergency Medical & Trauma Services Regional Traffic Safety Community Regional TZD Steering Committee Regional Leadership Team Co-Chairs: District Engineer MSP District Captain Staff: Regional TZD Coordinator Members: - Engineering - Law enforcement - Health education - Emergency Services Role: - Develop Strategic Plan - Establish Subcommittees - Monitor progress - Evaluate program TZD Statewide Leadership Team Mn/DOT Regional TZD Coordinator Regional Structure

14. Set Regional Goals Goal 1: Reduce traffic fatalities from past 3-year average of 67 down to 55 by 2012 Goal 2: Increase TZD awareness across southeastern Minnesota

15. Establish Subcommittees  Run off the Road  Seat Belts  Speed  TZD awareness  SE MN TZD annual workshop

16. Engineering Treating All Roads Proactive/ Systematic Low cost/High benefit strategies

17. County Highway Safety Plans Scope: Develop Safety Plans using the 4 Es, outlining investment priorities, based on crash data. Milestones Districts 3 and 7Completed Nov, 2009 Districts 1, 6 and 8Sept. 2010 Districts 2, 4 and MetroSept. 2011 OlmstedCompleted Nov. 2009 Counties in D3 and D6Jul y 2010 Counties in D4, D8 & HennepinApril 2011 Counties in D1, D7, Chisago & SteeleJan. 2012 Counties in D2 and remaining MetroSep t. 2012

18. Engineering Efforts Coordinated first joint 11-county highway safety plan grant for curve delineators (2005-06) $1+ million multi-county grant for replacement of twist-end guardrail & other safety improvements (2006-07) Other County Road safety improvements continue

19. Education & Engineering Efforts Southeast Minnesota Belt Use Observation Survey (2006-10)

20. Emergency Medical and Trauma Services  Trauma System  Timely Transfer  Treatment  Rehabilitation and Return to Community

21. Emergency Efforts  Emergency personnel included in regional TZD video  Auto-launch utilization of EMS helicopters  Freeborn County reciprocity response agreement between “jaws of life” operators in neighboring areas for faster crash response time

22. 2010-11 Southeast Minnesota TZD Safe Communities Fillmore Goodhue Mower Olmsted Rice Winona

23. Education Efforts  Hired TZD regional coordinator to provide regional “air cover  TZD “On the Road” presentations  Legislative education efforts  SE MN TZD video & tip sheet distribution

24. Enforcement & Education Efforts May Seatbelt Mobilization Regional News Conference & July Speed Wave Poster (4th year)

25. Enforcement & Education Efforts 2010 Ted Foss Move Over Law news conference

26. TZD Success Factors  Commitment to change American culture regarding traffic safety  Collaboration with other traffic-safety advocates  Promote best practices and lessons learned

27. http://www.minnesotatzd.org

28. Goal: Zero Deaths