1. Transportation Safety Issues on our Indian Reservations Dennis Trusty Director- Northern Plains TTAP 2009 Transportation Safety Conference Pierre, SD

2. Tribal Safety Issues Lack of Road Maintenance Funding: Cannot keep up with pavement surface repairs Crack Sealing Pothole Repairs Chip Seals

3. Tribal Safety Issues Maintenance personnel training needs: Low Cost Safety Improvement identification and implementation –Roadside safety improvements Certified Material Testers (aggregate) –Properly prescribed surface gravel additions Motor Grader Operators –Proper shaped crowns and super elevations

4. Tribal Safety Issues Lack of Safety Management Systems –Tribal Safety Management Plans Organizes the Safety Efforts of the Tribe Sets Safety Goals for the Tribe –Identify Safety Issues

5. Tribal Safety Issues Lack of Safety Management Systems –Sign Management Systems Establishes a system for sign replacement –Either specific number of months or –Replacement based on past life history Identifies problem areas for further improvements

6. Tribal Safety Issues Lack of Safety Management Systems –Lack of Crash Reporting Systems Under reporting by over 50% for most tribes –Low numbers reported reduces any potential for targeted funding. –Crash clusters or causes will not be identified

7. Tribal Safety Issues –Needed Safety Improvements: Rumble Strips and Stripes Delineation Advanced Warning Signs Chevrons

8. Tribal Safety Issues –Needed Safety Improvements: Roadside hazards removed Guardrail Installation Guardrail updates –Cushioned ends –New rails –New Supports with spacer –Proper rail height

9. Does Safety Pay? Most safety improvements have well over a 1 to 1 cost/benefit ratio. Some safety improvements have over 300 to 1 cost/benefit ratio. For every $1 you spend your get over $300 in savings.

10. How do we pay for Safety? Consider using normal construction and maintenance funds. –Reduce the carnage and severity of injuries as soon as possible –You have control of the priority of what gets done first Find ways to get all crashes reported to begin creating data that will allow safety funds to be used on your reservation.

11. Questions? Thank you for your time and attention.