2017 highway Safety Plan

2017 GEORGIA HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN

6/30/2016

Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety
7 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW Suite 643
Atlanta, GA 30334

2017 Georgia Highway Safety Plan
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NHTSA EQUIPMENT LETTER................................................................................................................................... 5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... 7
GEORGIA'S ANNUAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN.......................................................................................................................................8 MISSION STATEMENT...............................................................................................................................................................................8 UNIQUE TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES..............................................................................................................................................................9 LEGISLATIVE UPDATES..............................................................................................................................................................................9 PURPOSE OF THE PLAN............................................................................................................................................................................9 STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN (SHSP)..........................................................................................................................................9 EPIDEMIOLOGIST PARTNERSHIP............................................................................................................................................................. 10 EVIDENCE BASED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PLAN ................................................................................................................................... 10 CONTINUOUS FOLLOW UP AND ADJUSTMENT .................................................................................................................................... 13 RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 NON-COMPLIANT GRANTEE ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 FUTURE FUNDING ................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
SECTION 1: HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNING PROCESS......................................................................................... 17
HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNING PROCESS FLOW ................................................................................................................................... 18 FFY 2017 PLANNING CALENDAR ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN DATA SOURCES ............................................................................................................................................ 20 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION PROCESS ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 STATE DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21 HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNING PROCESS PARTICIPANTS ....................................................................................................................... 21 STRATEGIES FOR PROJECT SELECTION .................................................................................................................................................. 21 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 DISCRETIONARY GRANTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 RENEWAL PROCESS.............................................................................................................................................................................. 22 GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS............................................................................................................................................................ 22 APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS ........................................................................................................................................................... 24
SECTION 2: PERFORMANCE PLAN ..................................................................................................................... 27
GEORGIA MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES ................................................................................................................................................ 28 CORE PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS .................................................................................................................................. 30 PRIORITY TARGETS................................................................................................................................................................................ 31 CORE BEHAVIOR................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 TR A FFI C S A FE TY P ER FO R M AN CE M E AS UR ES ......................................................................................................................... 32
SECTION 3: STRATEGIES, PROJECTS AND BUDGET SUMMARIES ....................................................................... 33
PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION........................................................................................................................................................ 34 ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG .............................................................................................................................................................. 37 OCCUPANT PROTECTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 49 TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................................................. 54 SPEED AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING ....................................................................................................................................................... 57 POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES..................................................................................................................................................................... 60 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................................ 72
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COMMUNITY TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS........................................................................................................................................... 78 RESOURCE INFORMATION CENTER AND CLEARINGHOUSE.................................................................................................................... 83 MOTORCYCLE SAFETY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 84 PAID MEDIA.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 88 DISTRACTED DRIVING ........................................................................................................................................................................... 93 OTHER FUNDED PROJECTS - DRIVER'S EDUCATION............................................................................................................................101 OTHER FUNDED PROJECTS SHARE THE ROAD..................................................................................................................................102
SECTION 4: PERFORMANCE REPORT ............................................................................................................... 103
CORE OUTCOME MEASURES /TRENDS ..............................................................................................................................................104 CRASH SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................................................................................114 CITATION DATA..................................................................................................................................................................................114
SECTION 5: PROGRAM COST SUMMARY LIST OF PROJECTS...........................................................................115
SECTION 6: CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES ............................................................................................. 150
APPENDIX A TO PART 1200..............................................................................................................................................................151 APPENDIX A TO PART 1300..............................................................................................................................................................161 APPENDIX B TO PART 1300 ..............................................................................................................................................................173
SECTION 7: APPENDIX ..................................................................................................................................... 174
FFY 2017 CORE PERFORMANCE DETAILED DATA JUSTIFICATION ................................................................... 174
SECTION 8: 405 APPLICATION ......................................................................................................................... 191
APPENDIX D TO PART 1200..............................................................................................................................................................194
I. OCCUPANT PROTECTION (405 B) .................................................................................................................. 208
OCCUPANT PROTECTION ...................................................................................................................................................................212 CLICK IT OR TICKET MOBILIZATION.....................................................................................................................................................216 CHILD RESTRAINT INSPECTION STATIONS ...........................................................................................................................................217 CHILD RESTRAINT INSPECTION STATIONS BY COUNTY .......................................................................................................................217 CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN .............................................................................................................................................218 GEORGIA STATE PATROL (GSP)........................................................................................................................................................219 THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION INSTITUTE (GTIPI)................................................................................220 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DPH), CHILD OCCUPANT SAFETY PROJECT ..................................................................................222 CITY OF ATLANTA FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.....................................................................................................................................223 PAID/EARNED MEDIA .........................................................................................................................................................................224
II. STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS (405C) ................................................ 225
TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEMS ...........................................................................................................................................228 GEORGIA TRAFFIC RECORDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE REPORT..............................................................................................................230
III. IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES (405D) ....................................................................................... 235
ASSURANCE STATEMENT.....................................................................................................................................................................236
IV. DISTRACTED DRIVING (405E) ..................................................................................................................... 239
DISTRACTED DRIVING .........................................................................................................................................................................243
V. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY (405F)......................................................................................................................248
AWARENESS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT LETTER..................................................................................................................................249 QUALIFYING CRITERIA: MOTORCYCLIST AWARENESS PROGRAM ......................................................................................................255 LAW TO DESIGNATE STATE AUTHORITY OVER MOTORCYCLIST..........................................................................................................267
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2017 Georgia Highway Safety Plan QUALIFYING CRITERIA: IMPAIRED DRIVING.........................................................................................................................................278 IMPAIRED DRIVING PROGRAM GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................283 LAW DEFINING IMPAIRMENT ..............................................................................................................................................................284 VI. NON-MOTORIZED SAFETY (405H)..............................................................................................................284 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY ......................................................................................................................................................284
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G E O RG IA G OV E R N O R ' S O F F I CE OF H I G H WAY S AF ET Y
Georgia's Annual Highway Safety Plan
Under the authority and approval of Governor Nathan Deal, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) produces the annual Highway Safety Plan (HSP) which serves as Georgia's programmatic guide for the implementation of highway safety initiatives and an application for federal grant funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Georgia's Highway Safety Plan is directly aligned with the priorities and strategies in the Georgia Strategic Highway Safety Plan and includes a wide variety of proven strategies and new and innovative countermeasures. The Highway Safety Plan is used to justify, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate traffic safety activities for improvements throughout the federal fiscal year. National, state and county level crash data along with other information, such as safety belt use rates, are used to ensure that the planned projects are data driven with focus on areas of greatest need. All targets and objectives of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety are driven by the agency's mission statement.
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety is to educate the public on traffic safety and facilitate the implementation of programs that reduce motor vehicle related crashes, injuries and fatalities on Georgia roadways. In FFY 2016, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) made tremendous gains in state collaborations to reach its mission with unprecedented partnerships with the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS), Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS), Georgia State Patrol (GSP), Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Georgia Sheriffs Association, Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), Prosecuting Attorney's Council (PAC), and the University of Georgia (UGA). With these committed partnerships, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) embraced the Strategic Highway Safety Planning by facilitating the 5-E's Model Approach - Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Emergency Medical Services, and Evaluation.
Some of the major performance targets that will be addressed in FFY 2017 include:
To decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 9.4% from 291 (2012-2014 average) to 264 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
To decrease speeding-related fatalities 0.2% from 197 (2012-2014 average) to 196 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
These two targets will be accomplished through major enforcement and public awareness campaigns in conjunction with the national high-visibility mobilizations including the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) program and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Thunder Task Force.
To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 8.9% from 369 (2012-2014 average) to 336 (2015-2017 average) in 2016.
This target will be accomplished through continuing partnerships with the Georgia Department of Public Health, the University of Georgia's Traffic Injury Prevention Institute, Georgia State Patrol, and the Atlanta Fire Department. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety collaborates with these agencies in implementing national high-visibility enforcement campaigns, public awareness campaigns as well as child passenger safety fitting stations and trainings.
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Unique Traffic Safety Issues
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety continues to address the issue of non-use (or gross misuse) of child passenger restraints in rural areas of Georgia. The Thunder Task Force enforcement campaigns indicate citation numbers for child passenger seats have dramatically increased in recent months. To address non-use and misuse, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety is continuing the emphasis on collaborations with rural law enforcement agencies through the expansion of the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) program, providing public awareness through the annual Child Passenger Safety Caravan, and encouraging increased rural participation in events including National Child Passenger Safety Week.
Legislative Updates
The Strategic Highway Safety Plan not only guides our resource allocation decisions; it also drives our legislative strategies. During the 2016 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly reauthorized the Georgia Drivers Education Commission until 2019. The legislation authorizes driver's training programs which are funded through surcharges levied on traffic fines. The commission, after a two-year authorization during the 2014 legislative session, resumed administering programs in state fiscal year 2015 and has continued since that time. The state funded program is being administered by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
During the 2016 Regular Session, House Bill 205 was passed into law and signed by the Governor. Effective July 1, 2016, this bill allows drivers arrested for DUI to avoid the ALS process by obtaining an ignition interlock permit. Any interlock permit issued by the Department of Driver Services is valid for one year. Drivers who took the state test will still get their full driver's privileges back if acquitted or the charge is reduced, however drivers who refused the test who opt for an interlock permit must remain on the interlock device for the full 12 months, regardless of what happens with the criminal case. Interlock permits may be revoked if the driver is convicted of a moving violation, tampers with the device, or fails to report for monitoring or to complete a required substance abuse evaluation. Drivers on interlock permits are also limited as to where they can drive while on the permit. Any driver required to have an interlock device who drives in violation of that permit is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Purpose of the Plan
Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety's (GOHS) Highway Safety Plan is designed to serve as a guideline for staff members to implement, monitor, and evaluate activities throughout the federal fiscal year. Each section of the Highway Safety Plan (HSP) begins with a program target statement which explains the broad purpose, ultimate aim and ideal destination of the program. It provides a general umbrella under which other identified programs with the same focus are grouped together. Included are the most recently available data that substantiate the depth of the problem and verify the need for it to be addressed. The target population section specifies the group that is expected to benefit from the activities and the performance objective section indicates the expected results and measurable outcomes of the plan. Performance measures indicate the values to be used in determining if progress was made beyond baselines. It gives a gauge of where the project is prior to implementation compared to after implementation. Strategies are the activities that are required to implement the objectives.
Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
Coordination with the Strategic Highway Safety Plan The performance measures and targets listed in the 2017 Highway Safety Plan (HSP) are in alignment with the targets and activities identified in the State Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP).
Housed within the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), the Operations Manager for the SHSP works closely with a variety of internal and external partners at the federal, state and local levels as well as the private sector. The SHSP was updated and in place during FY 2016 with Task Teams developing plans for the various Emphasis Areas. The task teams are comprised of a combination of engineering, emergency management, enforcement and education professionals who come from community organizations, private businesses, schools, and public institutions. The teams work together to establish measureable target(s) that are designed to improve one or more of the established emphasis areas. Throughout the year, the teams track their progress against their target(s). The teams report their progress to the participating groups and to GOHS. GOHS also holds quarterly Safety Program Leadership Meetings for the Executive Board and task team leaders.
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The SHSP emphasis areas that were identified in 2015 by the task teams included: Aggressive Driving Impaired Driving Occupant Protection Serious Crash Type Intersection Safety Roadway Departure Safety Age-Related Issues Young Adult Drivers Older Drivers Non-Motorized Users Pedestrian Bicyclists Vehicle Type Heavy Trucks Motorcycles Trauma Systems/Increasing EMS Capabilities Traffic/Crash Records Data Analysis Traffic Incident Management Enhancement Task Team
Epidemiologist Partnership
Georgia GOHS has contracted an epidemiologist to help with traffic fatalities and injury reporting for grant applications and compilation of the Highway Safety Plan. The contracted epidemiologist has over nine years of experience dealing with Georgia crash data and records. From 2009-2011, the now contracted epidemiologist was a hired employee at GOHS.
Evidence Based Traffic Enforcement Plan
Approach Georgia utilizes a comprehensive array of activities combining statewide coordination of enforcement and complementary local level projects with the target to reduce the number of overall traffic related fatalities on Georgia roadways resulting from impaired driving, speeding, occupant protection violations, and other high-risk behaviors. Programs include Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (HEAT), 2. Thunder Task Force, 3. Traffic Enforcement Networks, and 4. High Visibility Enforcement surrounding NHTSA campaigns including Click it or Ticket and Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
Problem Identification and Program Description In 2014, the State of Georgia suffered 1,164 fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. Impaired driving killed 278 persons in those crashes, and unrestrained fatalities numbered 363. Two hundred and thirteen (213) of the total 1,164 fatalities were related to speeding an 8.1% increase since previous years. While some of this data is showing an increase from previous years, the rate of total traffic fatalities in Georgia has steadily declined since 2005. This is due in part to the evidence-based traffic safety enforcement plan of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proven the effectiveness of the following programs that Georgia participates in. Citations reference Countermeasures That Work: Seventh Edition, 2013. (CTW) Data throughout this document showing the decrease in overall traffic fatalities proves the effectiveness of these programs including High Visibility Enforcement, Thunder Task Force, Traffic Enforcement Networks, and H.E.A.T., (CTW, Chapter 1: pages 19-22,24)
Georgia has approximately 59,300 law enforcement officers employed by a total of 1,038 law enforcement
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agencies, covering 159 counties and countless municipalities and college campuses, many of which partner with the Governor's Office of Highway Safety on a regular basis. The summary of each program below will provide the details of GOHS enforcement activities including the 5 W's - who, what, when, where, and why.
H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) Aggressive driving has been determined to be one of the leading causes of death and serious injury crashes on the roadways of Georgia. Driving under the influence of alcohol and speed are among the worst behaviors identified with aggressive drivers.
Since 2001, the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety has maintained a multi-jurisdictional task force to address aggressive and impaired driving in Georgia. Originally, three officers from six counties, the City of College Park, and the City of Atlanta came together to form a team of twenty-four officers to form Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.). Since this formation, the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) team has maintained consistency across the state. In FFY 2016, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) funded seventeen (17) Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) units across the state where speed and impaired driving crashes and fatalities are consistently high. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will maintain the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) program in FFY 2017. The overall targets of the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T) programs are to reduce the number of impaired driving crashes in jurisdictions identified by 10%, and enforce laws targeting aggressive driving around Georgia.
Thunder Task Force The Governor's Office of Highway Safety Thunder Task Force is a Traffic Enforcement Special Response Team coordinated by the Law Enforcement Services Team. This is an evidence-based traffic safety enforcement program to prevent traffic violations, crashes, and injuries in locations most at risk for such incidents. The Thunder Task Force is a data driven, high visibility, sustained, traffic enforcement response team, designed to impact a jurisdiction with a Thunder Task Force mobilization. The concept is to identify a county or area of the state to deploy the Task Force based on the data, partner with the local law enforcement jurisdictions and courts, develop an enforcement strategy based on current crash reports and data, and infiltrate the regions with two to three months of high visibility enforcement and earned media. The Task Force identifies the areas, conducts the mobilizations, turns the numbers around in that region, then moves to another region of the state and repeats the process.
A significant part of Thunder Task Force is educating local citizens regarding necessary changes in their driving behavior to further reduce traffic fatalities and injuries. The enforcement efforts are directed by traffic crash fatality data analysis updated within the Fatality Analysis Surveillance Tool (FAST) developed by Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), and Georgia Electronic Accident Reporting System (GEARS). The Thunder Task Force is coordinated by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Law Enforcement Services Division and includes the Georgia State Patrol, Governor's Office of Highway Safety H.E.A.T. Units (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic), Department of Public Safety Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) and local law enforcement. We also use as much local crash data as available, looking at time of day, location and causation (DUI, Seatbelt, Speed, Motorcycles).
The Thunder Task Force is deployed to areas of the state that data indicates unusually high incidences of traffic fatalities and serious injuries. The Task Force identifies the problem areas, and conducts mobilizations using the resources that are needed for these problem areas, such as the Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD), Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST), and trained DUI officers.
With this continued effort of putting resources where the problems are, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) is able to stabilize the problem with a proven effective and cost efficient method of saving lives, therefore reducing the projected numbers of annual traffic fatalities in the State of Georgia. While conducting a Thunder Task Force Mobilization, the enforcement plan is adjusted on a continuous basis, using current local data provided by the local jurisdiction. 60 to 90 days after the mobilizations end, the Task Force typically returns to the jurisdiction for a follow up visit and evaluation.
Traffic Enforcement Networks The Governor's Office of Highway Safety created sixteen regional traffic enforcement networks that encompass all 159 Georgia counties. The networks are made up of local and state traffic enforcement officers and prosecutors
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from each region of the state. The networks are coordinated by a coordinator and an assistant coordinator, both which are full time law enforcement officers volunteering their time and efforts to highway safety. The dedicated support from these officers, their law enforcement agency and department heads are unsurpassed. The networks meet monthly to provide information, training and networking opportunities to the attending officers. Prosecutors, Judges and non-traditional traffic enforcement agencies such as the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Department of Corrections and Military Police often attend the meetings and offer assistance for traffic enforcement training and initiatives. The networks are utilized to efficiently mobilize law enforcement statewide for traffic enforcement initiatives. The traffic enforcement networks have become an outstanding networking, training and communication tool for Georgia's traffic enforcement community.
In an effort to communicate legislative updates, court decisions and other pertinent information to traffic enforcement officers across the state, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety in partnership with Emory University has established an email list serve that all participating law enforcement officers can receive up to date traffic enforcement related information. Information is about traffic enforcement policies, legal updates, training opportunities, and other traffic enforcement related information. There are over 800 traffic enforcement officers and prosecutors subscribed to the Georgia Traffic Enforcement Network (GATEN) list serv.
High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) Effective, high-visibility communications and outreach are an essential part of successful seat belt law high-visibility enforcement programs (Solomon et aI., 2003). Paid advertising can be a critical part of the media strategy. Paid advertising brings with it the ability to control message content, timing, placement, and repetition (Milano et aI., 2004). In recent years, NHTSA has supported a number of efforts to reduce alcohol-impaired driving using publicized sobriety checkpoints. Evaluations of statewide campaigns in Connecticut and West Virginia involving sobriety checkpoints and extensive paid media found decreases in alcohol-related fatalities following the program, as well as fewer drivers with positive BACs at roadside surveys (Zwicker, Chaudhary, Maloney, & Squeglia, 2007; Zwicker, Chaudhary, Solomon, Siegler, & Meadows, 2007).
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety recognizes that law enforcement plays an important role in overall highway safety in the state of Georgia. Campaigns such as "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over," "100 Days of Summer HEAT" and "Click it or Ticket" have proven that high visibility enforcement is the key to saving lives on Georgia's roadways as well as interdicting the criminal element through traffic enforcement. The "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign message refers to GOHS' statewide DUI enforcement initiatives. As an integral element of Georgia's impaired driving message, all GOHS impaired driving related brochures, rack cards, media advisories, news releases, media kit components, and scripts for radio and TV Public Service Ads use this campaign message.
The "Click It or Ticket" campaign: Failure to use safety belts and child safety seats is one of the leading causes of motor vehicle injuries and deaths in this country. This persists despite NHTSA data that shows safety belts have proven to reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat passenger car occupants by forty-five percent (45%). In pick-up trucks, SUVs', and mini-vans, properly worn seatbelts reduce fatal injury by sixty percent (60%). NHTSA research data show more than seventy percent (70%) of nationwide passenger vehicle occupants involved in serious crashes survive when wearing safety belts correctly. Although Georgia has one of the highest recorded safety belt usage rates in the southeast at 97.3%, sustaining this number necessitates a rigorous, ongoing High Visibility Enforcement campaign that combines attention-getting Paid Media in conjunction with concentrated earned media efforts and high profile enforcement measures.
100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. campaign: Nearly 18% of crash deaths in Georgia involve unsafe or illegal speed. For every 10mph increase in speed, there's a doubling of energy release when a crash occurs. The faster we drive, the more our reaction time is reduced. The chances of being involved in a fatal crash increase three-fold in crashes related to speed. The majority of drivers in those speed-related crashes fall within the demographics of Georgia's primary audience for Paid Media. The 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. campaign is a multi-jurisdictional highway safety enforcement strategy designed to reduce high-fatality crash-counts due to speed and aggressive driving during the potentially deadly summer holiday driving period from Memorial Day through Labor Day. H.E.A.T. stands for "Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic." GOHS Public Affairs promotes this initiative with summer-long earned media via news conferences and cross-promotion paid media Public Service Announcements (PSAs) run in rotation with
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occupant safety and alcohol counter measure campaign ads as well as increased enforcement from statewide partners.
Continuous Follow up and Adjustment
GOHS will review on an annual basis the evidence based traffic safety performance plan and coordinate with stateside partners for input and updates. Motor vehicle crash data, occupant protection survey results, roadway fatality data, and other data on traffic safety problems are analyzed statewide and on county levels. Program level evaluation findings for major issues (impaired driving, safety belts, and pedestrian/bicycle safety) will also be included. Surveillance data along with evaluation findings will be used directly to link the identified crash issues, statewide performance targets, strategic partners, the State Strategic Highway Safety Plan, funding opportunities, and capacity to implement sound programs to address the problem. Process evaluation of the plan will be continual throughout the year and outreach efforts will be revised as needed.
Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment is incorporated into three major areas: Grant Selection and Execution, Grant Administration and Management, and Grant Monitoring. One of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety's greatest assets is that each component of risk assessment, as well as the full grant lifecycle, is managed through an online grant management system (https://egohsplus.intelligrants.com). Applications are submitted, reviewed, scored, awarded, monitored, reimbursed, evaluated and closed out in their entirety online via eGOHS Plus.
Grant Selection and Execution New Projects - Each year the Governor's Office of Highway Safety provides funding opportunities to police departments, governmental entities, and highway safety advocacy organizations for the purpose of addressing motor vehicle crash problems in local jurisdictions. Applications are received by invitation using a ranking system, through responses to request for proposals (RFP), and through unsolicited submissions where documented highway safety problems exist. A preliminary workshop is held and facilitated for potential agencies seeking funding from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). Request for proposals (RFP) are only extended in program areas based on the availability of federal funds. If sufficient funding is not available to consider the addition of new grants, a preliminary workshop is not necessary. The workshop is used to train potential grantees on grant terms and conditions, online grant application submission procedures, define due dates, program guidelines and expectations, and answer questions.
Renewal Projects - Projects that have been deemed vital to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) mission by the Director may receive funding for multiple years based on the availability of funds. Generally, grants are funded for no more than three years. All renewal applications are reviewed along with other potential funding requests.
Application Requirements - All GOHS Grant applicants are required to submit specific administrative information about their agency to assist in the GOHS Risk Assessment including:
1. Non-Profits: Applicants must indicate if they are a non-profit organization. If yes, they are required to review and agree to the Non-Profit Disclosure information located in eGOHS Plus. All non-profits must also attach letters of support/reference in support of the project.
2. Federal Funds/Audit Period: Applicants must indicate their audit period and whether or not their jurisdiction receives Federal funds from other sources, and include the dollar amount. Non-Federal entities that expend $750,000 or more in a year in Federal awards shall have a single or program specific audit conducted for that year in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133. The grantee's response to all findings and questioned costs, including corrective action taken or planned and the disposition of questioned costs, must accompany the audit report. This information must be sent to GOHS within 30 days of receipt of the audit report. Failure to furnish an acceptable audit, as determined by the state and/or federal cognizant audit agency, may be a basis for denial and/or refund of federal funds. Federal funds determined to have been misspent are subject to refund or other resolution.
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3. DUNS number: All agencies must provide their DUNS number in compliance with the grant terms and conditions regarding the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.
Scoring Process - GOHS contracts with an epidemiologist who provides a statistical data sheet analysis for each application based on (in many cases) a three-year average of the crashes, injuries and fatalities related to the program area in which they are seeking federal funds. This step ensures that potential projects are data driven and tie into the overall targets and objectives of GOHS. Next, a review team (consisting of a planner, finance representative, and for new applications, an external reviewer) is assigned and the team begins the review process in eGOHS Plus. All applications are scored out of a possible 100 points and given a ranking of high, medium or low risk. Each application must receive an average overall score of 70 or above to be considered for funding. Once the review team, along with the Division Director of Planning and Programs, Deputy Director and the Director complete their review, funding is assigned and approved grant applications receive a grant number and based on the availability of federal funds, become awarded. Grantees will be notified of their Risk Assessment results and risk level with the grant award letter.
Grant Administration and Management Agency Administrator Training - Following award notification, grantees are invited to a training workshop to learn about Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) procedures. This workshop is intended to inform grantees, especially new grantees of GOHS's expectations for the grant year. This activity may be conducted via webinar, in a group setting, or individually, based on need. At this time, grantees are trained on the use of the Electronic Grants of Highway Safety (eGOHS Plus) system for the submission of claims, progress reports, and amendments. The GOHS Grant Terms and Conditions are also highlighted.
Monthly Progress Reports and Claims for Reimbursement - Monthly progress reports and claims are due to GOHS by the 20th of the following month in which services are provided. When using eGOHS Plus, grantees cannot submit a claim for reimbursement until they have submitted a corresponding progress report and their prior claim has been approved. A claim must be submitted by grantees and approved by GOHS before another claim can be submitted. GOHS makes payment to grantees based on monthly reimbursement of approved project expenditures, activities and supporting documentation. If there are no expenses to be claimed for reimbursement, grantees must submit a "zero" claim for that month.
Grant Monitoring Monitoring levels and monitoring needs are established by the Pre-Award Risk Assessment, which is completed by the planner and a member of the GOHS fiscal staff prior to the grant being executed. Grantees will fall into one of the following risk areas: Low Risk, Medium Risk, and High Risk.
Low Risk will consist of GOHS standard monitoring and include:
On-going desktop monitoring - Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Planners conduct process evaluation, via email and telephone, continually throughout the grant year. Planners provide grantees with on-going training as needed for new personnel, or as any issues are identified. Training may include, but is not limited to: use of the online grant management system (eGOHS Plus) and review of grant terms and conditions. Planners are expected to make all reasonable efforts in training grantees on program requirements.
Grant Status Report - Planners complete a documented grant status report in eGOHS Plus for all grantees. These reports will generally be completed during the first half of the grant year to document the progress of the grant. The Grant Status Report will be used to verify the first quarter requirements had been met, and assist planners in making recommendations for continued and future funding based on the overall performance and reach of the grant.
On-site visits, forms and follow up - GOHS planners must also conduct a minimum of one on-site visit per year with each grantee receiving $25,000 or more in grant funds. Additionally, 50% of grants up to $24,999.99 must have an onsite visit. During the onsite visit, planners complete an on-site report within eGOHS Plus. Planners discuss problems, progress of the project, record keeping and support documents,
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accountability of equipment, budget, as well as verifying that funds obligated were spent in accordance with the grant agreement. Planners submit the on-site reports within eGOHS Plus and follow up with the grantee highlighting the recommendations along with agreed upon due dates for corrective action, if necessary. The GOHS Planner and Agency Administrator must continue to work together until all concerns are corrected as agreed upon during the initial onsite. The report is summarized in eGOHS Plus and then reviewed by the Planning and Programs Division Director and Deputy Director.
Final Report and Evaluation - Grantees are required to submit a final report as a recap of the project targets and objectives for the grant period. At a minimum, the report must recap program accomplishments, challenges, and budget amounts expended during the grant year. Unless otherwise noted, final reports must be submitted within 45 days after the grant period ends. GOHS will work with an evaluation team, either through grant or contract, to evaluate the outcome of each project.
The evaluation team will utilize the final report as well as progress reports and claims throughout the grant year to complete an evaluation of each application as they are submitted as well as throughout the course of the grant. The evaluation team reviews applications to make certain that stated objectives and activities are reasonable and measurable. Grants can then be revised if updates are necessary. The evaluation team continues to work with all grantees throughout the grant year to ensure accurate evaluation is ongoing within each grant. At the completion of the grant year, the team reviews the accomplishments of each grant to determine the overall outcome obtained from GOHS grantees.
Medium Risk will receive the standard monitoring as well as the following:
Financial Review - The GOHS planner assigned to the grant will schedule a financial review with the applicant. This should be finalized during the first quarter of the grant. The planner will work with the financial contact of the grant to explain the policy and procedures in detail as well as answer any questions that the grantee may have.
Withhold full or partial payments pending the single audit results- GOHS fiscal staff will work with the planner to determine if this step is necessary, depending on the results of the single audit.
Provide training and technical assistance on program related matters- The GOHS planner assigned to the grant will work closely with the grantee to guarantee they understand the policies and procedures in place to execute a successful project.
High Risk will receive the monitoring for low risk and medium risk, as well as the following:
Schedule a meeting within the first month of the grant award- The GOHS planner will work with the Agency Administrator to schedule a meeting within the first month of the grant. The risk assessment will be discussed as well as ways to minimize the risk for the future. A detailed explanation of the grant terms and conditions and the procedures for the submission of timely reports and claims will be discussed.
Require mandatory training attendance by two (2) of the following: Authorized Official, Agency Staff (financial official), or Agency Administrator. Attendance at these trainings will ensure they receive the same training as other grantees as well as allow them to ask questions in a group setting.
Non-Compliant Grantee
In the event that any grant is found to be out of compliance with the grant agreement, a non-compliance letter may be sent to grantees. Non-compliance may result in the immediate discontinuation of the project by GOHS where it finds a substantial failure to comply with the provisions governing the grant funds or other obligations established by GOHS. GOHS planners, fiscal staff, division directors and The Deputy Director will meet and discuss the Noncompliant grantee. A determination will be made and notification of the outcome will be made to the Agency
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Future Funding
Future Funding Recommendation Meetings - Planners meet annually with the agency Director, Deputy Director, Planning Division Director and the Director of Finance to discuss future funding of all current grants. Planners present specific information for each grant with details including awarded amount and percentage of funds spent in current and prior years, program impact and effectiveness, opportunities for improvements, and ultimately their recommendations for renewal/non-renewal of the project.
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SECTION 1: HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNING PROCESS
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Highway Safety Planning Process Flow

Submit HSP for NHTSA review and approval

Define highway safety problems
through data analysis

Identify and involve partners in planning process

HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNING PROCESS

Identify, prioritize and select
strategies and projects

Develop performance measures/targets for program
areas

Coordinate HSP and data
collection with the State SHSP

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December 2015 Define the highway safety problem through data analysis, outcomes, and results for prior year planning and implementation.
December - June 2016 Identify and involve partners in each planning process.

January - March 2016 January May 2016 January 2016
February - March 2016
April 2016

Coordinate HSP and data collection for the state with SHSP. Data analysis to define highway safety problem and to develop program area performance targets and measures. Produce an annual ranking report, identifying available funds, and develop program's Request for Proposals (RFPs). Based on availability of federal funds, contact prospective grantees to determine interest, post Request for Proposals (RFPs), host grant application workshops, and open the Governors' Office of Highway Safety electronic grant system.
Submission of grant applications.

April June 2016 Identify, review, prioritize, select strategies, and finalize projects and grant applications.
July 1, 2016 Submit Highway Safety Plan for NHTSA review and approval. Notify grant awarded applicants.

July - August 2016 Respond to NHTSA comments/recommendations.

October 2016 Beginning of grant year.
December 2016 Evaluate outcomes and results for use in next planning cycle.

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Highway Safety Plan Data Sources
The Highway Safety Plan is based on the latest statistics available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for highway safety problem solving. All data stated within this document will correlate and reference back to the summary of performance measures as agreed upon by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and The Governor's Highway Safety Association (GHSA). The data has been obtained through the National Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database with the exception of the number of serious injuries in traffic crashes which has been documented with state crash data files.
Data Sources Description

Data Type

Description

Citation

Roadway Fatalities
Roadway Crashes and Injuries

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) is a nationwide census

Fatality Analysis Reporting

providing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),

System (FARS) Encyclopedia

Congress and the American public yearly data regarding fatal injuries State Traffic Safety

suffered in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Governor's Office of Highway Information. Web. 21 Jun.

Safety (GOHS) uses the raw data set (individual records for the state of 2016. < http://www-

Georgia) to design specific queries that are used to identify geographic nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov>.

regions where crashes occur, specific population groups that are

disproportionately affected, and identify risk factors associated with

specific crashes (i.e. alcohol impaired driving, distracted driving,

speeding, unrestrained/un-helmeted, etc.).

The GEARS online services provided by Appriss, Inc. are for the exclusive Georgia Crash Reporting

use of law enforcement, approved agencies, and other authorized users System (GEARS). Web. 21

in the state of Georgia. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Jun. 2016. < http://www-

uses pre-designed queries in GEARS and raw data (individual

nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov>.

records for the state of Georgia) to design specific queries that are used

to identify geographic regions where crashes occur, specific population

groups that are disproportionately affected, and identify risk factors

associated with specific crashes (i.e. alcohol impaired driving, distracted

driving, speeding, unrestrained/un-helmeted, etc.).

Occupant Protection

Dr. James Bason, on behalf of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Bason, James. J. "Statewide

(GOHS) and the University of Georgia Department of Health Promotion Use of Occupants Restraints:

and Behavior, conducted an observational survey of safety belt use and Observational Survey of

child safety seat use between March and September 2015. Governor's Safety Restraint Use in

Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) uses the survey findings to identify Georgia". 2015. Survey

usage rates (includes motorcycle helmets) by geographic region, gender, Research Center, University

race/ethnicity, age group (children under 5 years) and overall statewide of Georgia: Athens,

population.

Georgia

Other datasets used by Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) and strategic partners includes:

Crash Outcomes Data Evaluation System (CODES) Georgia Emergency Medical Service data National EMS Information Systems Citation Data from the Department of Driver Services Georgia Emergency Department Data Vital Records Georgia Hospital Discharge Data

As more current data becomes available, Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will use such in refining its Highway Safety Plan (HSP).

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Problem Identification Process
Problem analysis is completed by Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), law enforcement, Department of Transportation, Georgia Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS), contracted epidemiologist with the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, and other involved agencies and groups. The Performance Identification process for performance measures and targets are evidence-based and consistent with the "Traffic Safety Performance Measures for States and Federal Agencies" (DOT HS 811 025). Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will regularly review the performance measures and coordinate with other above mentioned agencies for input and update on our performance measures. A state-level analysis was completed, using the most recent data available (currently 2014 FARS data). Motor vehicle crash data, occupant protection survey results, roadway fatality data, and other data on traffic safety problems are analyzed statewide and on county levels. Program level evaluation findings for major issues (impaired driving, safety belts, and pedestrian/bicycle safety) were also included in the problem identification process. Surveillance data along with evaluation findings were used directly to link the identified crash issues, statewide performance targets, strategic partners, the State Strategic Highway Safety Plan, funding opportunities, and capacity to implement sound programs to address the problem.
State Demographics
In 2014, there were 1,164 motor vehicle fatalities in the State of Georgia. This is a 1.3% decline in roadway fatalities in comparison to the previous year and a 32% decline from 2005 roadway fatalities. Twelve (12) counties in Georgia had no roadway fatalities in 2014. This same year (2014), there were 117,380 motor vehicle injures and 378,458 motor vehicle crashes in Georgia. Since 2005, the numbers of injuries and fatalities have decreased by 16 percent and 33 percent, respectively. The total number of motor vehicle crashes has also decreased by 9 percent from 2005. The number of roadway fatalities varied from 1994 to 2014, peaking in 2005 with 1,729 fatalities, and a rate of 1.52 fatalities per 100 vehicle miles traveled (VMT). However, in 2014 Georgia experienced the lowest fatality rate in fifteen years, with 1.04 fatalities per every 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) a 3 percent decrease since 2013. The highest fatality rate occurred in 1996 with 1.76 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and 1,573 roadway fatalities. From 2013 to 2014 the fatality rates in rural areas have decreased by 17 percent and urban fatality rates increase by 10 percent.
Although these statistics paint a tragic picture, there are ways to reduce the risk of crashes, injuries and fatalities. Strong law enforcement, effective highway safety legislation, improved road designs, public education and information, and community support, are among the proven means of reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will continue to leverage the benefits initiated during the last planning cycle. The agency's Highway Safety Plan provides the direction and guidance for the organization. The Highway Safety Plan (HSP) contains Education and Enforcement countermeasures for reducing motor vehicle related crashes, injuries and fatalities on Georgia roads. It also documents strategic, comprehensive, and collaborative efforts with the Enforcement, Education, Engineering Evaluation and Emergency Medical Services components to roadway safety in the State. This "5-E" approach will result in a balanced and effective strategy to saving lives on Georgia's roadways. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) plans to develop, promote, implement and evaluate projects designed to address those identified major contributing injury and fatal highway safety factors with the latest data available.
Highway Safety Planning Process Participants
In developing the Highway Safety Plan, The Governor's Office of Highway Safety collaborates and receives input from the following agencies: Strategic Highway Safety Plan Task Teams (Aggressive Driving, Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, Serious Crash Type, Age-related Issues, Non-motorized Users, Vehicle Types, Trauma Systems, Traffic/Crash Records Data Analysis, Traffic Incident Management Enhancement), Georgia Department of Drivers Services, Georgia Department of Public Safety, Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Public Health, Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Sheriff's Association, Administrative Office of the Courts, Prosecuting Attorneys Council, and the University of Georgia.
Strategies for Project Selection
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety provides funding opportunities to police departments, governmental entities, and highway safety advocacy organizations for the purpose of addressing motor vehicle crash problems in local jurisdictions. Grant proposals are received by invitation using a ranking system, through responses to request
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for proposals (RFP), and through unsolicited submissions where documented highway safety problems exist.
Request for Proposals (RFP)
As innovative programs are developed, specific requests for proposals are distributed to communities, special interest groups, governmental agencies and other stakeholders through electronic mediums (i.e. the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Website, GATEN, Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, Sheriff's Association, Atlanta Regional Commission, Georgia Municipal Association, ACCG, GAMPO and GPSTC). The request for proposals (RFP) provides an introduction to the specific problem(s), eligibility criteria, program targets and objectives, suggested activities, and methods of evaluation. Upon receipt of all applicants responding to the request for proposals (RFP), a review team of planning and finance representatives is assigned the task of assessing applications to determine if the proposed projects are viable via the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) online reporting system, Electronic Grants of Highway Safety (eGOHS) Plus.
Discretionary Grants
Funds are also used to support governmental entities furthering Governor's Office of Highway Safety's mission. In these instances, the purpose, scope, and funding requirements are subjected to Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) staff review and scoring prior to Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Director Approval. Milestones and performance objectives are tailored to the specific project/purpose and established prior to any commitment of funds. All prospective applicants must follow Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) procedures in applying for highway safety funds.
Renewal Process
Projects that have been deemed vital to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) mission by the Director may receive funding for multiple years based on the availability of funds. Generally, grants are funded for no more than three years. All renewal applications are reviewed along with other potential funding requests.
Grant Application Process
Who Can Apply For the Fy2017 grant year, The Governor's Office of Highway Safety created and advertised a Request for Proposal (RPF). The RFP was advertised through many resources including, but not limited to, the Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Chief's Association, Georgia Sheriff's Association, and Georgia Regional Commissions. Applications were reviewed and selected based upon the responses to the RFP.
When to Apply Applications for federal funds are generally accepted six months prior to the beginning of each federal fiscal year, which begins October 1. Dependent upon the time frame of the identified problem, subsequent applications for funding may also be submitted anytime during the fiscal year.
How to Apply Prospective grantees must submit an application using Electronic Grants of Highway Safety (eGOHS) Plus using quantitative data pertinent to their jurisdiction's identified traffic safety problem(s). The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Grant Application consists of the following three (3) major parts. The need to complete all major parts varies according to Program emphasis areas.
Part I Programmatic Section
Problem Identification The problem statement must clearly define the problem(s) planned to be addressed. The statement must provide a concise description of the problem(s), where it is occurring; the population affected, how and when the problem is occurring, etc. It must include consecutive years of the most recent data to establish the conditions and the extent of the problem(s). (Charts, graphs and percentages are effective ways of displaying the required data).
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Program Assessment The applicant must identify the resources that the community/jurisdictions are currently using to address the problem(s) identified under the problem identification section mentioned above. This section will (1) review and note activities and results of past and current efforts, indicating what did or did not work (2) assess resources to determine what is needed to more effectively address the problem(s) and (3) identify local laws, policies, safety advocate groups and organizations that may supports/inhibit the success of the project.
Project Objectives, Activities and Evaluation The objectives must clearly relate to the target problem(s) identified in the Problem Identification section mentioned above. The activities identify the steps needed to accomplish each objective. Finally, a comprehensive evaluation plan must be developed to explain how to measure the outcome of each proposed activity listed.
Media Plan The applicant must describe a plan for announcing the award of the grant to the local community. Media outlets available to the project must be stated. A discussion of how the public will be informed of grant activities throughout the entire project period is also included.
Resource Requirements This section must list the resources needed in order to accomplish the objectives. Requirements may include but not be limited to personnel, equipment, supplies, training needs and public information/educational materials. A brief description of how and by whom the resources will be used is also required.
Self Sufficiency This statement must reflect a plan of action that explains how the activities of the project will be continued after federal funds are no longer available to implement the project. The self-sufficiency plan must identify potential sources of non-federal funds.
Milestone Chart This chart must provide a summary of the projected activities to be accomplished on a monthly basis. This section reflects the activities described in the Project Objectives, Activities and Evaluation Section mentioned above.
Part II Budget Section
Each budget item(s) must be allowable, reflect a reasonable cost and be necessary to carry out the objectives and activities of the project. Potential budget categories include:
Personnel Services (Salaries, Pay Schedule and Benefits) Regular Operating Expenses Travel Equipment Purchases Contractual Services Per Diem and Fees Computer Charges and Equipment Telecommunications Motor Vehicle Purchases Rent/Real Estate
Part III: Grant Terms, Conditions and Certification
This section contains certain legal and regulatory requirements pertaining to the receipt of federal grant funds with which the grantee must agree to comply. Additionally, individuals responsible for the financial aspects of the grant are identified. The application for funding must be submitted by the appropriate Authorizing Official or Agency Administrator who may be either an elected official and/or agency head. Upon approval, the application is made part of the executed grant agreement between the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) and the applicant.
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Application Review Process
All grant applications are submitted via the Electronic Grants for the Office of Highway Safety (eGOHS) Plus System.

eGOHS Plus Application Review Process Flow

Applicant cancels application

No
Applicant agrees to changes?

Yes Application Cancelled

Applicants review comments provided by review staff and make appropriate
changes
Application in Staff Review

Application Modification Required Yes

Application Denied
Deputy Director Denies Application

Application is submitted
Application in Process

Epidemiologist uploads statistical summary pages to each application

Review Admin assigns review panel and changes status to "In Staff Review"

Application Submitted
Application in Director Review

Planner changes status to "Modifications Required" or "In Administrative Review
Required"
Application in Administrative Review No

Application Determination
Required

Review Admin determines whether
to send to deputy director or planner for modifications
Application in Deputy Director Review

Review Admin/ Deputy Director determines if the application should
be denied

Grant Executed
The Funding has been allocated.

Application Funding Required
Application has been approved and requires funding to
become a grant

Deputy Director reviews applications

Director reviews applications to
award

Application in Director Review

Applications are assigned to a review panel which includes one planner and a staff member from the finance division. For new applications there is also an external reviewer assigned to review and score the application. During the review phase an epidemiologist attaches a statistical analysis to the applications which is included in the review of applications. The Electronic Grants of Highway Safety (eGOHS) Plus system maintains the information and issues the notifications regarding each step. Each member of the review panel completes scoring based on established guidelines and eGOHS Plus calculates each score. Once the review panel, along with the Division Director of Planning and Programs, Deputy Director and the Agency Director complete their review, accepted applications receive a grant number and the grant is executed.
As new applications are reviewed, they are placed in "Application Funding Required" or "Application Determination Required" status until the availability of federal funding is verified, as well as the need for special programs, based on `data' for new projects. Once amounts are verified, the applications are executed and become a grant.
Preliminary Application Training After extending request for proposals (RFPs), a grant funding procedures application training is arranged during

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which the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) grant application and reporting documents are explained and the grant application submission date is established. The Preliminary application training is required and facilitated for potential agencies that have never received Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) grant funding or does not have a grant with GOHS for the previous fiscal year. Requests for proposals (RFP) are only extended to new agencies based on the availability of federal funds. If sufficient funding is not available to consider the addition of new grants, a Preliminary Conference will not be held. If a potential grant project is established after the preliminary conference is held, GOHS can set up an individual meeting with the potential grantee.
Grant Selection Notification The Authorizing Official and the Agency Administrator of the awarded grants receives written notification of grant award which includes the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Grant Terms, Conditions and Certifications. The applicant is notified electronically via eGOHS Plus and hard copy via U.S. Mail of the approval or denial of the Highway Safety Grant Application. Upon receiving notification of the grant award, the grantee is authorized to implement the grant activities during the current FFY effective October 1st through September 30th.
Agency Training Following grant award notification, grantees are invited to attend training to learn about GOHS procedures. This training is intended to inform grantees, especially new grantees of GOHS' expectations for the grant year. This activity may be conducted via webinar, in a group setting or individually, based on the number registered for training. At this time, grantees are trained on the use of eGOHS Plus for the submission of claims, progress reports, and amendments. GOHS' Grant Terms and Conditions are also highlighted.
Funding Formula The Section 402 formula is:
75% based on the ratio of the State's population in the latest Federal census to the total population in all States.
25 % based on the ratio of the public road miles in the State to the total public road miles in all States.
In addition, it requires that at least 40% of the total federal annual obligation limitation must be used by or for the benefit of political subdivision of the State.
Project Funding Period The federal government operates on a fiscal year that commences on October 1 and ends on September 30. Generally, projects will only be funded during this time span. Occasionally, prior year funds are rolled over into the current fiscal year to continue a project, but this practice is neither encouraged nor frequent.
Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) generally funds innovative traffic safety projects at the rate of 100% the first year, with the second and third year level of funding discussed and approved during the review team scoring process with final approval from the GOHS Director. The diminishing levels of funding are designed to encourage the grantee to become self-sufficient, allowing the project to develop into an ongoing part of the agency. At the discretion of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Director and a Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) application review committee, a project may be funded beyond 3 years and at different rates. The local agency is expected to establish precedents and develop procedures that support continued operation of the traffic safety program using local funding.
Equipment Purchases Under the provisions of Section 402, the purchase of equipment cannot be approved unless it is an actual component of a highway safety program. Cost of purchase for new or replacement equipment with a useful life of one year or more and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more, must be pre-approved by the grant approving officials. Equipment must go through the bid process and have prior approval from the Office of Highway Safety and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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DOT LEP Guidance The Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will comply and inform its sub-recipient to comply with the "Policy Guidance Concerning Recipients' Responsibilities to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Persons" (DOT LEP Guidance). Grant Monitoring/Evaluations Process evaluation is continual throughout the grant year. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) utilizes an evaluation team to complete data sheets for each application as they are submitted as well as throughout the course of the grant. The evaluation team reviews applications to make certain that stated objectives and activities are reasonable and attainable. Grants can then be revised if updates are necessary. The evaluation team continues to work with grantees throughout the grant year to ensure an accurate evaluation is ongoing within each grant. At the completion of the grant year, the evaluation team reviews the accomplishments of each grant to determine the overall outcome obtained from Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) grantees. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) conducts desktop reviews of all grantees as a means of ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. By the 20th of each month during the grant cycle, grantees are required to submit a monthly progress report and financial claim documenting the previous month's activities. Beginning in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2008, Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) accepted electronic signatures to expedite the claim process. Currently, reimbursement for claims is delivered within 45 days from receipt of the claim and programmatic reports. Effective January 1, 2012, grantees are required to receive their claim for reimbursement payment electronically via Automatic Clearing House (ACH). Exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) planners complete a Grant Status Report of all completed grantee report submissions to document the progress of the grant. Planners then make a recommendation for continued and future funding based on the overall performance and reach of the grant. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Planners must also conduct a minimum of one onsite visit per year with each grantee receiving more than $25,000 in grant funds. Additionally, 50% of grants up to $24,999.99 must have one onsite visit. During the onsite visit, planners discuss problems identified, progress of the project, record keeping and support documents, accountability of equipment, budget, as well as verifying that funds obligated were spent in accordance with the grant agreement.
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SECTION 2: PERFORMANCE PLAN
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Georgia Motor Vehicle Fatalities
In 2014, there were 1,164 motor vehicle fatalities in the State of Georgia. This is a 1% decline in roadway fatalities in comparison to the previous year and a 33% decline from 2005 roadway fatalities. Twelve (12) counties in Georgia had no roadway fatalities in 2014.

This same year (2014), there were 117,380 motor vehicle injures and 378,458 motor vehicle crashes in Georgia. The table to the right shows the top 10 counties of 2014 that had the highest motor vehicle fatalities in Georgia. Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, and Cobb counties continue to have the highest number of roadway fatalities. In 2014, 21% of all Georgia motor vehicle fatalities occurred in these five counties. Four counties in the top ten, experienced an increase in roadway fatalities in comparison to the previous year.
Although urban areas, such as Atlanta Metropolitan Counties (Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnet) have a higher number of crashes, rural areas have significantly higher fatality rates than urban areas. in 2014 Georgia experienced the lowest fatality rate in fifteen years, with 1.04 fatalities per every 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) a 3 percent decrease since 2013. The highest fatality rate occurred in 1996 with 1.76 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and 1,573 roadway fatalities. From 2013 to 2014 the fatality rates in rural areas have decreased by 17 percent and urban fatality rates increase by 10 percent.
The total fatality 3-year average has declined by 2% in 2014 from 2013. In 2014, an average of 1,179 motor vehicle deaths occurred within the last three years. The rural fatality 3-year average has steadily declined over, with an average annual decrease of 5%. On the other hand, the urban fatality 3-year average has an average annual decrease of 1%, with a 7% increase in the urban fatality rate from 2013 (601 average urban fatalities) to 2014 (642 average urban fatalities).

Georgia Counties by 2014 Ranking

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sub Total 1 Sub Total 2
Total

Fulton DeKalb Gwinnett Cobb Richmond Chatham Henry
Bibb Bartow Carroll Top Ten Counties All Other Counties
All Counties

Total Fatalities

2013 85 70 45 59 23 44 26 31 17 16

2014 77 55 55 49 27 26 26 23 21 21

428 380

752 784

1,180 1,164

% of Total

Fatalities

2013 2014

7%

7%

6%

5%

4%

5%

5%

4%

2%

2%

4%

2%

2%

2%

3%

2%

1%

2%

1%

2%

36% 33%

64% 67%

100% 100%

Three-Year Average Fatalities by Fatality Type (2010-2014)

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Speed Related, Alcohol-Impaired and Unrestrained Passenger Georgia Roadway Fatalities
Driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol is a problem in Georgia. Over the past five years (from 2010 to 2014), 288 alcohol impaired fatalities occurred per year, representing on average 24% of all roadway fatalities a year. The lowest percentage of alcohol related fatalities occurred in 2011 with 271 deaths representing 22% of all fatalities in that year. In 2014, the number of unrestrained fatalities for persons older than 5 years of age riding in passenger vehicles decreased by 4% from 377 unrestrained fatalities in 2013 to 363 unrestrained fatalities in 2014. The percentage of unrestrained fatalities among passengers in a moving vehicle has decreased from 53% in 2008 to 46% in 2014. The chance of a crash being fatal is over three times higher in crashes related to speed than crashes not related to speed. More young male drivers are involved in fatal crashes as a result of speeding. Georgia had 213 speed-related crash deaths (18% of all roadway fatalities) in 2014 This is a significant increase since 2012 with 180 speed related fatalities (15% of all roadway fatalities) in 2012 and 197 speed related fatalities (17% of all roadway fatalities) in 2013.
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Core Performance Measures and Targets
C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

C-2*1: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017.

C-3: To decrease fatalities per 100M VMT 3.6% from 1.08 (2012-2014 average) to 1.04 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

C-3a: C-3b:

To decrease rural fatalities per 100M VMT 1.1% from 1.88 (2012-2014 average) to 1.86 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. To decrease urban fatalities per 100M VMT 5% from 0.80 (2012-2014 average) to 0.76 (20152017 average) in 2017.

C-4: To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 8.9% from 369 (2012-2014 average) to 336 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

C-5: To decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 9.4% from 291 (2012-2014 average) to 264 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

C-6: To decrease speed related fatalities 0.2% from 197 (2012-2014 average) to 196 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

C-7: To decrease motorcyclist's fatalities 3.4% from 129 (2012-2014 average) to 125 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

C-8: To decrease un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities from 7 (2012-2014 average) to 6 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

C-9: To decrease drivers age 20 or younger involved in fatal crashes 6.3% from 154 (2012-2014 average) to 145 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

C-10: To decrease pedestrian fatalities 1.6% from 169 (2012-2014 average) to 166 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

C-11: To decrease bicyclist fatalities 14.2% from 21 (2012-2014 average) to 18 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

B-1: Increase statewide observed safety belt use of front seat outboard occupants in passenger vehicles from baseline 97.3 % in 2015 to 97.7% in 2017.

*1 As of June 2016, the state of Georgia does not describe the severity of the injury to motor vehicle crash occupants using the KABCO scale (O= no injury; C= possible injury; B=non-capacitating evident injury; A=incapacitating injury; K=fatal injury). Therefore, the performance measure reported represents all motor vehicle injuries. Denotes measures where the 2014 baseline values have increased since 2013. The increase in values from 2013 to 2014 affect the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.
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Priority Targets
To decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 9.4% from 291 (2012-2014 average) to 264 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
To decrease speed related fatalities 0.2% from 197 (2012-2014 average) to 196 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Continue implementation of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan with all roadway safety stakeholders in Georgia.
Core Behavior
Increase statewide observed safety belt use of front seat outboard occupants in passenger vehicles from baseline 97.3 % in 2015 to 97.7% in 2017.

Activities Tracked (No Targets Set)

A-1: In FFY 2015, 221,429 seat belt citations were issued during grant-funded enforcement activities. This is an increase (17.1%) in comparison to the previous fiscal year (FY2014).
A-2: In FFY 2015, 48,098 impaired driving arrests were made during grant-funded enforcement activities. This is a 9.7% decrease in comparison to the previous fiscal year (FY2014).
A-3: In FFY 2015, 658,973 speeding citations were issued during grant-funded enforcement activities. This is a 13.3% decrease in comparison to the previous fiscal year (FY2014).

CORE ACTIVITY MEASURES FFY2009-FFY2015

FFY2009 FFY2010 FFY2011 FFY2012 FFY2013 FFY2014 FFY2015

SAFETY BELT CITATIONS

186,416 199,347 193,727 190,042 189,535 189,032 221,429

IMPAIRED DRIVING ARRESTS 52,270 52,775 51,165 48,270 51,022 53,246 48,098

SPEEDING CITATIONS

661,908 631,643 595,387 641,849 669,845 760,180 658,973

Citation data aggregated from GOHS grantee self-reported data and jurisdictions voluntarily reporting monthly data on the GOHS online reporting

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Traffic Safety Performance Measures*

Core Outcome Measures

2008

2009

2010

Year 2011

2012

2013

2014

Target 2017

Traffic Fatalities

1,495 1,292 1,244 1,223 1,192 1,180

1,164

1,138

3-year moving average 1,610 1,476 1,344 1,253 1,220 1,198

1,179

1,149

Fatalities Per VMT

1.37

1.18

1.12

1.13

1.11

1.08

1.04

1.01

3-year moving average 1.44

1.34

1.22

1.14

1.12

1.11

1.08

1.04

Injuries

115,878 122,961 110,132 104,529 115,618 116,458 117,380 107,868

3-year moving average 125,916 122,385 116,324 112,541 110,093 112,202 116,485 112,976

Aged Under 21

221

148

175

165

158

156

149

143

3-year moving average 268

218

181

163

166

160

154

145

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

405

333

299

217

295

299

278

264

3-year moving average 435

394

346

283

270

270

291

263

Speeding-Related Fatalities

309

239

217

220

180

197

213

195

3-year moving average 367

311

255

225

206

199

197

196

Motorcyclist Fatalities 178

140

128

150

134

116

137

132

3-year moving average 165

160

149

139

137

133

129

125

Un-helmeted Motorcyclist Fatalities

15

11

14

15

8

5

8

6

3-year moving average

19

16

13

13

12

9

7

6

Pedestrian Fatalities

147

152

168

13

167

176

163

160

3-year moving average 150

151

156

111

116

119

169

166

Daytime Front Seat Passenger Vehicle Occupants Observed

89.6%

88.9%

90.0%

93.0%

91.5%

95.5%

97.3%

97.7%

3-year moving average 89.5% 89.2% 89.5% 90.6% 91.5% 93.3%

94.8%

97.5%

* These Performance Measures Were Developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Governors Highway

Safety Association (GHSA).

* Based on the BAC of All Involved Drivers and Motorcycle Riders Only.

* Brief Methodology to determine 3-year vs. 5-year trends: Targets for 2015 were determined by 1) reviewing historical data obtained from the NHTSA's Fatality Analytical Reporting System (FARS) and Georgia's Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Traffic Records; 2) Calculation of 2015 projection using linear trend analysis; and 3) Making a judgment call of achievable targets with knowledge of ongoing and new programmatic efforts. The calculation of 2015 projections was determined using 3-year, 4-year, or 5-year trends. The highest coefficient of determination determined the number of historical years to use in the linear analysis.

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SECTION 3: STRATEGIES, PROJECTS AND BUDGET SUMMARIES
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PROGRAM TARGETS: To fund staff and activities for statewide comprehensive safety programs designed to reduce motor vehicle related traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities according to the FFY 2017 Highway Safety Plan Targets.
Problem Identification and Program Justification As directed by the Highway Safety Act of 1966, 23 USC Chapter 4, the Governor is responsible for the administration of a program through a State highway safety agency which has adequate powers and is properly equipped and organized to carry out the mission of traffic safety programs. In Georgia, Governor Deal has authorized the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to assemble staff and resources for planning and administering effective programs and projects to save lives, reduce injuries and reduce crashes. This responsibility is guided by written policies and procedures for the efficient operation of personnel, budgetary and programmatic functions. The major Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) document produced annually is the Highway Safety Plan (HSP). The Highway Safety Plan (HSP) is prepared by highway safety professionals who are driven by leadership principles for finding solutions to State and local highway safety problems. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) manages these efforts to mitigate the major problems in a cost-effective and lifesaving manner. The State's Strategic Highway Safety Plan is used to document the problems and to propose countermeasures. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Planning and Administration (P&A) staff responsibilities include a continuous process of fact-finding and providing guidance and direction for achieving the greatest impact possible. The target of the Planning and Administration staff is to make highway use less dangerous and to contribute to the quality of life in Georgia and the nation.
In 2014, there were 1,164 motor vehicle fatalities in the State of Georgia. This is a 1.3% decline in roadway fatalities in comparison to the previous year and a 32% decline from 2005 roadway fatalities. Twelve (12) counties in Georgia had no roadway fatalities in 2014. This same year (2014), there were 117,380 motor vehicle injures and 378,458 motor vehicle crashes in Georgia. Since 2005, the numbers of injuries and fatalities have decreased by 16 percent and 33 percent, respectively. The total number of motor vehicle crashes has also decreased by 9 percent from 2005. The number of roadway fatalities varied from 1994 to 2014, peaking in 2005 with 1,729 fatalities, and a rate of 1.52 fatalities per 100 vehicle miles traveled (VMT). However, in 2014 Georgia experienced the lowest fatality rate in fifteen years, with 1.04 fatalities per every 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) a 3 percent decrease since 2013. The highest fatality rate occurred in 1996 with 1.76 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and 1,573 roadway fatalities. From 2013 to 2014 the fatality rates in rural areas have decreased by 17 percent and urban fatality rates increase by 10 percent.
Although these statistics paint a tragic picture, there are ways to reduce the risk of crashes, injuries and fatalities. Strong law enforcement, effective highway safety legislation, improved road designs, public education and information, and community support, are among the proven means of reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will continue to leverage the benefits initiated during the last planning cycle. The agency's Highway Safety Plan provides the direction and guidance for the organization.
Strategic Highway Safety Planning The majority of activities undertaken by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) are oriented towards encouraging the use of passenger restraint systems, minimizing dangers associated with individuals driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, reducing unlawful speeds and encouraging safe behavior while driving in general. While these activities are associated with behavioral aspects of transportation system usage, it is clear that the substantive safety issues these programs are seeking to address require further transportation planning efforts aimed at increasing transportation system safety. The relationship between the highway safety agency and the planning efforts of various transportation agencies is one that needs to be strengthened and strategies found to better integrate these processes.
The effective integration of safety considerations into transportation planning requires the collaborative interaction of
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numerous groups. In most cases, parties involved will depend on what issue is being addressed. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has collaborated with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Department of Driver Services (DDS), the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHS), the Office of State Administrative Hearings, the Georgia Association of Chief of Police, the Georgia Sheriff's Association, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), other Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), local law enforcement, health departments, fire departments and other stakeholder groups to produce Georgia's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). Collectively we will develop and implement on a continual basis a highway safety improvement program that has the overall objective of reducing the number and severity of crashes and decreasing the potential for crashes on all highways. The comprehensive SHSP is data driven and aligns safety plans to address safety education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency medical services. The requirements for our highway safety improvement program include:
Planning A process of collecting and maintaining a record of crashes, traffic and highway data, analyzing available data to identify hazardous highway locations; conducting engineering study of those locations; prioritizing implementation; conducting benefit-cost analysis and paying special attention to railway/highway grade crossings.
Implementation A process for scheduling and implementing safety improvement projects and allocating funds according to the priorities developed in the planning phase.
Evaluation A process for evaluating the effects of transportation improvements on safety including the cost of the safety benefits derived from the improvements, the crash experience before and after implementation, and a comparison of the preand post-project crash numbers, rates and severity.
Target Population Planning, implementing, and evaluating highway safety programs and efforts that will benefit of all Georgia's citizens and visitors.
FFY2017 Performance Objectives Objective 1: To maintain an effective staff to deliver public information and educational programs that help reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities in Georgia.

Objective 2:

To administer operating funds to targeted communities to support the implementation of programs contained in the Governor's Office of Highway Safety's Highway Safety Plan.

Objective 3:

To collect and analyze traffic crash data to ensure resources are directed to the identified problem areas.

Objective 4:

To evaluate the effectiveness of programs and their impact upon Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) mission and performance targets.

Objective 5:

To continue to work with highway safety partners and advocates implementing a Strategic Highway Safety Plan through the Integrated Safety Management Process.

FFY2017 Key Performance Measures C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017.

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Strategies Assess and identify the training needs of staff.
Foster a work environment that encourages productivity and effectiveness.
Identify and partner with key agencies, organizations and individuals in bringing about needed changes that will result in fewer deaths and injuries on Georgia roadways.
If applicable, prepare applications in response to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Request for Proposals (RFP) for demonstration projects.
Provide monitoring and evaluation of Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) programs.
Develop a regular operating budget to support the implementation of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety's Highway Safety Plan.
Conduct annual/quarterly programmatic and fiscal audits that meet Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), federal and state requirements.
Collect and analyze current information about motor vehicle crashes and make it available to the general public.

Planning and Administration (P & A) Section 402 PA

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

402 P&A In-house

Project Number:

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00108

Project Description:

Provide for the direct and indirect expenses that are attributable to the overall

management of the State's Highway Safety Plan. To include half () salaries for ten

(10) people and related personnel benefits for the Governor's Representatives for

Highway Safety and for other technical, administrative, and clerical staff for the State's

Highway Safety Office. Other costs include travel, equipment, supplies, rent and utility

expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the State's Highway Safety Office.

Budget:

Director Division Director of Fiscal Services Systems Administrator Procurement Services Specialist Administrative Assistant Planning
$1,185,000.00

Deputy Director Division Director of Planning Grants/Contract Manager Assistant Director of Fiscal Services Receptionist

Budget Summary

402PA

Planning and Administration (P & A) Section 402PA

Budget Summary

Description

Federal

State Appropriation

$592,500.00

Total All 402PA Funds

$592,500.00

State/Match $592,500.00
$592,500.00

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PROGRAM TARGETS: To reduce alcohol/drug related motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities through the systematic delivery of effective program countermeasures. The overall target is to decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 9.4% from 291 (2012-2014 average) to 264 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Effectiveness of Programs The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proven the effectiveness of the following programs that Georgia participates in. Citations reference Countermeasures That Work: Seventh Edition, 2013. (CTW) Data throughout this section showing the decrease in traffic fatalities proves the effectiveness of these programs.
Young Adult Program, Students Against Destructive Decisions (CTW, Chapter 1: pages 50, 59) Prosecuting Attorney's Council: Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors (CTW, Chapter 1: page 12) High Visibility Enforcement: H.E.A.T. (CTW, Chapter 1: pages 19-22,24)
Problem Identification and Program Justification The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that in 2014, 32,675 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States, of which 9,967 (31%) were alcohol-related. Every two minutes in America, someone is injured in an alcohol-related crash. Nationally, these crashes result in more than $277 billion in economic costs on an annual basis.
Georgia Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

As indicated in the graph above, alcohol was associated with 278 highway fatalities in Georgia during 2014. This equates to twenty-four percent (24%) of Georgia's overall fatalities. The number of alcohol-related fatalities decreased by 19 fatalities (6%) from 2013 to 2014.
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Alcohol-impaired driving death rates are very high in urban areas where alcohol establishments are most prevalent. These areas include: Metropolitan Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Macon, and Columbus. College towns such as Athens and Valdosta, though not heavily populated, tend to show trends of impaired driving problems as well. Overwhelmingly, impaired driving crashes tend to take place between the hours of 10:00PM and 4:00AM; these hours are consistent with bars, and restaurants closings.
The chance of a crash being fatal is six times higher if exposed to an impaired driver when compared to those not related to alcohol or drugs. These numbers indicate that Georgia should continue to emphasize preventative measures for countering the problems of driving under the influence of alcohol. Even with stricter laws, high visibility law enforcement, and increased public information and education (PI&E) programs, the number of impaired driving crashes, injuries and fatalities remains unacceptable.
Georgia's impaired driving statistics have been impacted by the drug culture as reflected in an increase in drug related crashes. The number of law enforcement officers properly trained to identify drug impairment has been limited because of manpower shortages and lack of understanding for the need of this training by the law enforcement community. A companion program to Drug Recognition Experts (DRE), Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), is experiencing some success although the defense bar has vigorously attacked the Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) process, particularly the portion which deals with Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN). The primary problem is that many non-traffic enforcement officers are not properly trained in this procedure and their ability to detect, evaluate and help through prosecution efforts is limited.
Georgia's Administrative License Suspension (ALS) law continues to be misused by the defense bar. In assessing the effectiveness of Georgia's Administrative License Suspension procedures for impaired drivers, the initial analysis of Administrative License Suspension (ALS) hearings and data revealed that a large percentage of Administrative License Suspension (ALS) hearings were lost by the state because of the officer's failure to attend hearings. Training proves to be an effective tool to combat Administrative License Suspension (ALS) issues and Georgia will increase its efforts to train law enforcement and Administrative License Suspension (ALS) judges.
Impaired Driving Enforcement Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T) Aggressive driving has been determined to be one of the leading causes of death and serious injury crashes on the roadways of Georgia. Driving under the influence of alcohol and speed are among the worst behaviors identified with aggressive drivers.
Since 2001, the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety has maintained a multi-jurisdictional task force to address aggressive and impaired driving in Georgia. Originally, three officers from six counties, the City of College Park, and the City of Atlanta came together to form a team of twenty-four officers to form Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.). Since this formation, the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) team has maintained consistency across the state. In FFY 2016, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) funded seventeen (17) Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) units across the state where speed and impaired driving crashes and fatalities are consistently high. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will maintain the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) program in FFY 2017.
The Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T) Units were established for the purpose of reducing the number of driving incidents. This project will continue to focus on impaired driving and speeding, two of the main aggressive driving related violations. This will be accomplished through enforcement and education.
The overall targets of the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T) programs are to:
Reduce the number of impaired driving crashes in jurisdictions identified by 10% Enforce laws targeting aggressive driving around Georgia
Teenage and Young Adult Drivers (Ages 15-20 Years) In 2014, there were a total of 110 fatalities that involved young people ages 15-20 years. Of those, 62 were driving and lost their lives, 25 were passengers, 18 were pedestrians, and 4 were bicyclists. The number of young drivers under the age 21 involved in fatal crashes has unsteadily decreased since 2007. In 2007, young drivers represented 12% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes (284 young drivers). However, in 2014, young drivers represented 9% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes (145 young drivers). In 2014, the number of young drivers
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involved in fatal crashes decreased by 49% (139 less drivers) in comparison to the peak in 2007. To decrease drivers age 20 or younger involved in fatal crashes 6.3% from 154 (2012-2014 average) to 145 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Georgia Young Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes

300 12% 250 200 150 100
50 0 2007

145 156 154 159 172 145 217 284

11% 2008

10% 9%
8%

9%

10%

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Divers aged 15-20 Involved in Fatal Crashes %Divers aged 15-20 Involved in Fatal Crashes

14%

12%

9%

10%

8%

6%

4%

2%

0% 2014

Teenage and Adult Driver Responsibility Act (TADRA) TADRA directly addresses the leading killer of our young people traffic crashes. TADRA is an intense, three-step educational process that allows the young driver to gain more experience behind the wheel: Step 1 is an instructional permit granted to 15-year-olds upon successfully passing a written examination. The driver with this permit must be accompanied by a passenger who is at least 21 years old and possesses a valid Class C driver's license at all times while driving. Step 2 is an intermediate license granted to drivers between 16 and 18 years of age who have held an Instructional Permit for 12 months and passed a driving test. The Intermediate License has several restrictions. Step 3 is a full driver's license granted to drivers ages 18 years of age and older who hold the class D license and have incurred no major traffic convictions during the previous 12 months. The law significantly changes the way young motorists earn and maintain the privilege of driving by providing a controlled means for new drivers to gain experience and by reducing high-risk driving situations. While the law does focus on young drivers, it also contains important provisions that affect drivers over 21, particularly in the area of DUI prevention and enforcement.
High-risk behavior, texting while driving, peer pressure, inexperience, limited use or no use of occupant safety devices, lack of proper driving information and education are a few of the problems that our youth face while driving on Georgia's roadways. In an effort to address these issues, the Teenage and Adult Driver Responsibility Act (TADRA) was enacted on July 1, 1997 to reduce the number of lives lost in crashes involving young drivers. Since the enactment of the Teenage and Adult Driver Responsibility Act (TADRA), there have been a number of legislative changes that have strengthened the law and consequently reduced teen driver deaths.
Graduated driver licensing policies serve to delay full licensure and then limit exposure to the highest risk conditions after licensure, allowing young drivers to gain experience under less risky driving conditions. A similar strategy may be needed to guide parents. Researchers from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development reports that parents do not appear to appreciate just how risky driving is for novice drivers and tend to exert less control over their teenage children driving than might be expected. Recent research has demonstrated that simple motivational strategies can persuade parents to adopt driving agreements and impose greater restrictions on teen driving. Several studies have shown that greater parent involvement is associated with less teen risky driving behavior.
The Teenage and Adult Driver Responsibility Act (TADRA) is helping tremendously to reduce the carnage, but still too many young drivers are dying. Because of this, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) is promoting proven countermeasures (both legal requirements and recommended best practices) for this specific audience. In our research of effective methods for addressing the safety of young drivers, we have discovered that several states are recommending parents establish short-term "rules of the road" contracts with their new teen driver. Research

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conducted by Dr. Bruce Simons-Morton and others at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development demonstrated that such parental intervention positively impacts youth by influencing them to choose less risky behaviors.
Georgia's Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program In accordance with O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-5-22, all Georgia teens under the age of 18 years are statutorily required to successfully complete an Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program (ADAP)as prescribed by O.C.G.A. Code Section 20-2-142(b) if they wish to obtain a Class D Georgia driver's license. Georgia ADAP is jointly administered by the Department of Driver Services (DDS and Department of Education (DOE) and consists of a standardized curriculum designed to not only educate Georgia teens about the effects of alcohol and drugs, but also highlight their effects on a person's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
Georgia Public Safety Training Center Programs The Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Program delivered by the Georgia Public Safety Training Center Police Academy continues to offer DUI enforcement training programs to all law enforcement agencies within the State of Georgia.
The current curriculum includes the following courses; Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), DRE Final Knowledge Exam, DRE Instructor, DRE Recertification, DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), DUI/SFST Update, DUI/SFST Instructor, DUI/SFST Instructor Update, Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE), DUI Case Preparation and Courtroom Presentation, DUI Case Report Writing (developing online format) and Advanced Traffic Law. Based on current trends in DUI enforcement, courses are updated and developed to reflect the training needs of proactive law enforcement agencies.
Governor's Commission on Teen Driving In an effort to reduce crashes among Georgia's youngest drivers, Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Director Harris Blackwood developed the idea of forming a teen driving commission that, for the first time in the nation, would be composed solely of teens. In August 2012, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announced the formation of the Governor's Commission on Teen Driving. Composed solely of teens between 15 and 18 years of age, the 22-member Commission (selected via an application process administered by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety) was tasked with identifying strategies to educate their peers about the dangers of impaired driving, texting and driving, and driving distracted. The Commission held its introductory meeting October 24 and 25, 2012 at the State Capitol in Atlanta. During those two days, the Commission members heard from law enforcement, safety and licensing officials, as well as met with Governor Deal. They formed their subcommittees and began the work of determining how best to reach their peers with critical safety messages. The subcommittees worked over the next five months, via conference call and online, to formulate their recommendations. The Commission members reconvened at Lake Lanier in Buford, Georgia to finalize and announce their recommendations. Their suggestions included a call to reform the state's Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program in high schools.
Other recommendations included marking teen driving restrictions on licenses, imposing community service punishments to replace fines, encouraging high schools to use No Texting pledges in order for students to receive parking privileges, placing signage on Georgia roadways reminding motorists of Caleb's Law, and strengthening texting penalties.
Throughout FFY 2014, several Commission Members participated in a statewide teen driver safety media tour with Director Blackwood during Teen Driver Safety Week, assisted in the SHSP Young Adult Driver Task Team, and served as teen ambassadors during the GOHS Youth and Young Adult Highway Safety Leadership Conference.
In FFY 2017, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety will continue working to identify opportunities to implement the recommendations set forth by the Governor's Commission on Teen Driving. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety will continue to leverage partnerships with the Departments of Driver Services, Transportation and Education, law enforcement agencies, the Georgia Legislature, and statewide media outlets to promote and advance the Commission's work.
Student's Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) In this era of science-based prevention and increased accountability, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is strengthening and documenting the effectiveness of its activities and programming. The strong name recognition and expansive chapter base put Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) at an advantage to take a leadership role in implementing model prevention practices within local communities across the country. One of the foremost principles
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of prevention consistently cited is positive youth development, the very essence of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). Through Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) chapters, young people of all ages and backgrounds become skilled, educated advocates for youth initiatives developed by local, state and national organizations working to promote youth safety and health. Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) students are valued as contributing members of their communities.
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) contains elements of scientifically grounded prevention principles recognized and endorsed by National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) targets 1518year olds by supporting high school Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) chapters throughout the state of Georgia. Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) comprises so many different aspects an idea, a family, a youth movement, and a national nonprofit organization. When considered at its most grassroots level, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is a network of 10,000 student-run chapters all over the country.
Each of those chapters' function differently, moving at its own pace and with its unique assets to address the issues that are critical to its school and community. But all Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) chapters have a common target: to empower young people to help their peers live safer, healthier, more positive lives.
For more than a quarter-century, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) has been recognized as a national leader in alcohol and drug education and prevention. What began as a small-town, grass-root response to the tragedy of two impaired driving crashes and the resulting deaths of two teenage students, became a nationwide organization fueled by millions of young people across the country.
Georgia Young Adult Program (GYAP) The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) recognizes the highway safety issues involving young adult drivers and partners with colleges and universities throughout the state to implement the Georgia Young Adult Program (GYAP). The mission of the Georgia Young Adult Program (GYAP) is to promote education and awareness to young adults about highway safety issues, such as but not limited to; underage drinking, impaired driving, destructive decisions, and other high-risk behaviors, in order to decrease crashes, injuries, and fatalities. This program is achieved by training peer-educators, providing educational programs to the schools, and training to campus students, faculty and staff.
In FFY2016, GOHS funded 16 college peer-education programs through the Georgia Young Adult Program. Grantees at Georgia's colleges and universities conducted school year activities focused on educating students and faculty about alcohol and highway safety. Activities include collection of highway safety statistics on campus, reviewing and updating campus alcohol policies, distributing GOHS brochures and social media messaging in conjunction with statewide/nationwide campaigns, and conducting alcohol-specific peer health education training. The program focuses primarily on reducing impaired driving among young adult drivers. Schools coordinated prevention programs including DUI simulators, highway safety speakers, peer-education trainings, and pledging events surrounding events such as National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, Safe Spring Break, graduation, summer orientation, football tailgates, Halloween, and St. Patrick's Day.
Target Population Because the problems of alcohol impaired driving have the potential to affect all motorists, the target population is the motoring public to include young, inexperienced drivers ages 16 - 24.
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FFY 2017 Performance Objectives Objective 1: To provide DUI countermeasure funding incentives to counties that make up 55% of impaired driving fatalities.
Objective 2: To implement three (3) impaired driving enforcement mobilizations in which 75% of the law enforcement agencies participate.
Objective 3: To maintain Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T) programs in areas across the state which demonstrate high risk for aggressive and impaired driving.
Objective 4: To provide funding to 15% of Georgia public high schools. (2,289 high schools in Georgia as of 2012).
Objective 5: To provide public information and education to 100% of Georgia high schools to implement programs to make constructive decisions.
Objective 6: To provide funding to at least fifteen (15) accredited colleges and universities within Georgia based on data where crashes, injuries and fatalities rates are the highest.
Objective 7: To provide highway safety public information and education to 100% of the accredited colleges and universities within Georgia.
Objective 8: To provide statewide training opportunities for prosecutors to increase effective prosecution of highway safety offenses.
FFY2017 Key Performance Measures C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017. C-5: To decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 9.4% from 291 (2012-2014 average) to 264 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-9: To decrease drivers age 20 or younger involved in fatal crashes 6.3% from 154 (2012-2014 average) to 145 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Strategies 1. Offer jurisdictions that make up 55% of impaired driving fatalities to implement impaired driving countermeasures.
2. Conduct three (3) waves of statewide enforcement with the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over." campaign.
3. Conduct concentrated patrols in areas identified for high impaired driving violations.
4. To promote attendance of all task forces in Traffic Enforcement Network meetings and activities.
5. Maintain and/or establish new task forces in local communities where impaired driving problems are identified.
6. Continue to increase statewide training to law enforcement officers in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Drug Recognition through the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.
7. Assist with the funding of Young Adult programs at colleges and universities for the training peer educators and educating the students on highway safety issues.
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school groups and faith-based organizations to create community-based coalitions, and to address teen driving issues. 9. Partner with high school resource officers to strengthen their connections to the state Traffic Enforcement Networks. 10. Provide training courses for prosecutors and police officers to aid in the detection, apprehension and prosecution of impaired drivers. 11. Continue "100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic)," a sustained impaired driving enforcement campaign. 12. Maintain the Traffic Enforcement Network system where monthly meetings are held throughout the state to distribute traffic related materials and information and to hold monthly road checks. 13. Maintain an impaired driving coordinator to assist with communications, coordination and the implementation of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) assessment recommendations relating to all elements of impaired driving. 14. Grantees will participate in Click-It or Ticket, Operation Zero Tolerance, and National Highway Safety campaigns and report numbers for each campaign to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety online. 15. Each participating law enforcement agency will conduct checkpoints and/or saturation patrols on at least four nights during the National impaired driving campaign and will conduct checkpoints and/or saturation patrols on a quarterly basis throughout the remainder of the grant year. 16. Identify and implement strategies to address the Hispanic population in developing countermeasures dealing with impaired and aggressive driving based on data supported needs.
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Alcohol and Other Drugs Countermeasures 402TSP Projects and Budget Summary
The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

402TTSP: Teen Traffic Safety Program GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00261 Governor's Office of Highway Safety personnel will administer and manage 402 alcohol programs. This will include overseeing in-house grants and contracts, seeking and overseeing grants that foster the agency mission, data analysis, seeking partnerships, providing training and additional responsibilities necessary to ensure proper and efficient use of federal highway safety funds. $10,000.00

Project Title:
Project Number: Project Description:

Clayton County Public Schools - Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) 12 High Schools GA-2017-Clayton Co-00097 Student Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is a Nationally recognized organization designed to endorse a firm "No Use" message related to the use of alcohol and other drugs. With its expanded focus, the chapters listed below will focus on implementing activities designed to highlight prevention of underage drinking and impaired driving. Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Chapters will empower young people to help their peers live safer, healthier and more productive lives in the schools and communities. This grant includes eleven (11) high schools within the Clayton County public School System for simplicity.

Budget: Project Title:
Project Number: Project Description:

School Drew High School Elite Scholars Academy Forest Park High School Jonesboro High School Lovejoy High School Morrow High School
$80,500.00

Amount $6,500 $6,500 $6,500 $6,500 $6,500 $6,500

School Mount Zion High School Mundy's Mill High School North Clayton High School Open Campus High School Riverdale High School M.E. Stillwell School of the Arts

Amount $6,500 $6,500 $6,500 $6,500 $6,500 $6,500

Fulton County Public Schools - Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) 10 High Schools GA-2017-Fulton Cou-00138 Student Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is a Nationally recognized organization designed to endorse a firm "No Use" message related to the use of alcohol and other drugs. With its expanded focus, the chapters listed below will focus on implementing activities designed to highlight prevention of underage drinking and impaired driving. Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Chapters will empower young people to help their peers live safer, healthier and more productive lives in the schools and communities. This grant includes seventeen (10) high schools within the Fulton County School System for simplicity.

Budget:

School Alpharetta High School Centennial High School Chattahoochee High School Creekside High School Independence High School
$67,500.00

Amount $6,500 $6,500 $6,500 $6,500 $6,500

School Frank McClarin High School Langston Hughes High School North Springs High School Northview High School Roswell High School

Amount $6,500 $6,500 $6,500 $6,500 $6,500

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Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:

Students Against Destructive Decisions - SADD 14 Individual High Schools See Below Student Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is a Nationally recognized organization designed to endorse a firm "No Use" message related to the use of alcohol and other drugs. With its expanded focus, the chapters listed below will focus on implementing activities designed to highlight prevention of underage drinking and impaired driving. Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Chapters will empower young people to help their peers live safer, healthier and more productive lives in the schools and communities.

Project Number SADD-2017-Baldwin Hi-00024
SADD-2017-Early Coll-00011
SADD-2017-Evans High-00025
SADD-2017-George Was-00009 SADD-2017-Grayson Hi-00019 SADD-2017-Hardaway H-00023 SADD-2017-Kendrick H-00014 SADD-2017-Lamar Coun-00008 SADD-2017-Pepperell -00017 SADD-2017-South Effi-00005 SADD-2017-Thomasvill-00040 SADD-2017-Towns Coun-00029 SADD-2017-Wayne Coun-00041 SADD-2017-Woodstock -00022

School Baldwin High School
Early College Academy
Evans High School
George Washington Carver High School Grayson High School Hardaway High School Kendrick High School Lamar County School System Pepperell High School South Effingham High School Thomasville City Schools Towns County Schools Wayne County High School Woodstock High School

Amount $5,999.98
$6,200.00
$6,500.00
$6,000.00 $6,500.00 $5,500.00 $6,300.00 $6,500.00 $6,500.00 $6,500.00 $6,499.99 $6,479.30 $6,500.00 $6,000.00

Budget:

$87,979.27

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

How to Teach Your Teen How to Drive: a New App for Parents GA-2017-Shepherd C-00171 Shepherd Center would like to create an app targeting parents of teen drivers needing to fulfil their 40 hours of supervised driving. An important protective factor for teens is comprehensive behind the wheel training. Many Georgians cannot afford private drivers education classes, and those classes are no longer offered in all schools. Utilizing Shepherd's own driving specialists, our app would incorporate disabilities and track hours to reduce the number of deaths and disabilities in GA Teens.
$74,999.99

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Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:
Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:

Life Changing Experience Community Education Project GA-2017-Children a-00155 Cinema Drive, an exciting, interactive 3-D, safe-driving experience for teens, educating them on how to drive safely, eliminate distractions and impaired driving. $350,000.00
Young Adult Programs 15 Colleges and Universities See Below To develop and implement alcohol prevention programs and activities on college and university campuses, disseminate information, and provide a forum in which alcohol related issues can be discussed and addressed through peer prevention.

Project Number YA-2017-ABAC Advan-00017 YA-2017-Augusta Un-00031 YA-2017-Clayton St-00024 YA-2017-East Georg-00039 YA-2017-Fort Valle-00029 YA-2017-Georgia Co-00007 YA-2017-Georgia So-00019 YA-2017-Georgia Te-00021 YA-2017-GSU Resear-00008 YA-2017-Kennesaw S-00037
YA-2017-North Geor-00015 YA-2017-South Geor-00038 YA-2017-Valdosta S-00011 YA-2017-West Georg-00016 YA-2017-Young Harr-00040

College/University ABAC Advancement Foundation, Inc., The Augusta University Clayton State University East Georgia College Fort Valley State University Georgia College & State University Georgia Southwestern State University Georgia Tech Research Corp. GSU Research & Service Foundation, Inc. Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation North Georgia, University of South Georgia State College Valdosta State University West Georgia, University of Young Harris College

Amount $6,544.00 $8,750.00 $5,000.00 $6,500.00 $6,990.50 $7,399.93 $10,728.40 $10,998.58 $8,597.00 $10,995.93
$6,599.80 $3,100.00 $5,075.00 $12,312.00 $5,000.00

Budget:

$114,591.14

Budget Summary
Alcohol and Other Drugs Countermeasures 402TSP Budget Summary

Project Number

Project Title

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00261 402TTSP: Teen Traffic Safety Program

Budget Funding Amount Source
$10,000.00 402TSP

GA-2017-Clayton Co-00097 GA-2017-Fulton Cou-00138 See Above List GA-2017-Shepherd C-00171 GA-2017-Children a-00155 See Above List

Clayton County Public Schools Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) 12 High Schools
Fulton County Public Schools - Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) 10 High Schools
Students Against Destructive Decisions SADD 14 Individual High Schools
How to Teach Your Teen How to Drive: A New App For Parents
Life Changing Experience Community Education Project
Young Adult Programs 15 Colleges and Universities

$80,500.00 $67,500.00 $87,979.27 $74,999.99 $350,000.00 $114,591.14

402TSP 402TSP 402TSP 402TSP 402TSP 402TSP

Total All 402TSP Funds

$785,570.40

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Alcohol and Other Drugs Countermeasures 402AL

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

Governor's Office of Highway Safety Administration, Training, PI&E and Partnership

Initiatives (GOHS)

Project Number:

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00145

Project Description:

Governor's Office of Highway Safety personnel will administer and manage 402 alcohol

programs. This will include overseeing in-house grants and contracts, seeking and

overseeing grants that foster the agency mission, data analysis, seeking partnerships,

providing training and additional responsibilities necessary to ensure proper and efficient

use of federal highway safety funds.

Budget:

$223,300.00

Budget Summary
Alcohol and Other Drugs Countermeasures 402AL Budget Summary

Project Number

Project Title

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00145 Governor's Office of Highway Safety Administration, Training, PI&E and Partnership Initiatives (GOHS)

Total All 402AL Funds

Budget Amount
$223,300.00

Funding Source
402AL

$223,300.00

Impaired Driving Countermeasures 405d M5OT

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Georgia

Project Number:

GA-2017-Mothers Ag-00028

Project Description: Budget:

Work to eliminate impaired driving by successfully recruiting, engaging and activating volunteers through MADD's mission. $135,000.00

Budget Summary

Impaired Driving Countermeasures 405d M5OT Budget Summary

Project Number

Project Title

Budget Amount

GA-2017-Mothers Ag-00028 Mothers Against Drunk Driving Georgia

$135,000.00

Funding Source
405d M5OT

Total All 405d M5OT Funds

$135,000.00

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Impaired Driving Countermeasures 405d M6X

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

405d M6X Paid Media

Project Number:

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00149

Project Description: Budget:

To fund in-house, statewide comprehensive impaired driving paid media campaign activities designed to reduce alcohol-related crashes, injuries and fatalities. $838,000.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program GA-2017-Driver Ser-00009
The purpose of this grant is to increase alcohol and drug awareness among Georgia teens, including the effects on being able to safely operate a motor vehicle. $48,178.98

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:
Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:
Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Traffic Safety Adjudication Program GA-2017-Prosecutin-00006
This program will provide GA traffic prosecutors and LEOs with legal assistance, resource material, and training opportunities to aid in the prosecution of DUI and vehicular homicide cases. $296,000.00
Impaired Driving Training Programs/SFST & DRE GA-2017-Public Saf-00027 Consists of advanced level law enforcement training programs focusing on the detection, apprehension, and successful prosecution of alcohol/drug impaired drivers. $487,292.46
HEAT/Nighthawk DUI Task Force-North/South GA-2017-Public Saf-00004 To more effectively address the problem related to impaired drivers. The task force will provide intense enforcement coverage of the Atlanta and Savannah area. $1,700,400.00

Budget Summary
Impaired Driving Countermeasures 405d M6X Budget Summary

Project Number

Project Title

Budget Amount

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00149 GA-2017-Driver Ser-00009 GA-2017-Prosecutin-00006 GA-2017-Public Saf-00027
GA-2017-Public Saf-00004

405d M6X Paid Media
Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program
Traffic Safety Adjudication Program
Impaired Driving Training Programs/SFST & DRE HEAT/Nighthawk DUI Task Force-North/South

$838,000.00 $48,178.98
$296,000.00 $487,292.46
$1,700,400.00

Funding Source 405d M6X 405d M6X 405d M6X 405d M6X
405d M6X

Total All 405d M6X Funds

$3,369,871.44

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Occupant Protection

2017 Georgia Highway Safety Plan

PROGRAM TARGETS: The overall program target is to increase statewide observed safety belt use of front seat outboard occupants in passenger vehicles from baseline 97.3 % in 2015 to 97.7% in 2017.
Effectiveness of Programs The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proven the effectiveness of the following programs that Georgia participates in. Citations reference Countermeasures That Work: Seventh Edition, 2013. (CTW) Data throughout this section showing the decrease in traffic fatalities proves the effectiveness of these programs.
Seat Distribution and Inspection Sites (CTW, Chapter 2: pages 27, 34-35) Child Passenger Safety Caravan and Thunder Task Force (CTW, Chapter 2: page 29)
Problem Identification and Program Justification One of the leading causes of motor vehicle injuries and deaths is failure to wear safety belts or to properly secure children in age, height, and weight appropriate child safety seats. In Georgia, non-restraint use is consistently associated with over fifty percent (50%) of all vehicle crash fatalities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data that shows safety belts, when used, reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat passenger car occupants by forty-five percent (45%) and the risk of moderate-to-critical injury by fifty percent (50%). For light-truck occupants, seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injury by sixty percent (60%) and moderate-tocritical injury by sixty-five percent (65%). Research on the effectiveness of child safety seats has found them to reduce fatal injury by seventy-one percent (71%) for infants and by fifty-four percent (54%) for toddlers in passenger vehicles. For infants and toddlers in light trucks, the corresponding reductions are fifty-eight percent (58%) and fifty-nine percent (59%), respectively.
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), will partner with a research contractor to conduct an annual observational survey of restraint use. Results suggest that safety belt use varies geographically and demographically. Non-users are disproportionately male and pickup truck occupants. Highlights from the September 2015 report are as follows:
Statewide safety belt usage in 2015 for drivers and passengers of passenger cars, trucks, and vans was
97.3%, a rate that is unchanged from 2014.
Safety belt usage was 98.6% in passenger cars, 96.6% in vans, and 95.1% in trucks. Observed safety belt use for front seat occupants was highest in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area
(97.7%), followed by rural areas (96.5%), and the non-Atlanta MSAs (95.7%).
Child safety seat usage in 2015 was 97.4%, a decrease of 2.2% from the 2014 usage rate. Child safety seat usage in the Atlanta MSA was 96.4%, 98>2% in other MSAs and 95.4% in rural areas of the state.

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Georgia Restraint Use Observational Survey

In 2014, a total of 63 children ages 4 years and under were involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes (crashes that led to more than one fatality) in Georgia. Of those children involved in fatal crashes, 31 were injured and 11 were killed. Only 10 out of the 63 fatality injured children were reported to not be using a supplemental restraint, such as a child safety seat or a booster seat, in addition to the adult seat belt.
In the three-year period from 2005 to 2007, hospitalization charges for 248 children who were hospitalized due to motor vehicle traffic related injuries were about $7 million. An additional $5 million in charges was for the 5,111 emergency room visits for the same period. Because of the gap in our law and what the statistics are showing, Georgia introduced and passed new legislation, Senate Bill 88. On July 1, 2011 Georgia's new law went into effect requiring children to be properly restrained in a child passenger safety restraint device until they reach eight (8) years of age.
Target Population The target population is all occupants in motor vehicles, with particular emphasis on populations who are most at risk by not using restraints, not placing their children in restraints or not placing their children in restraints properly.
FFY 2017 Performance Objectives Objective 1: Increase statewide observed safety belt use of front seat outboard occupants in passenger vehicles from baseline 97.3 % in 2014 to 97.7% in 2017.

Objective 2:

To maintain the use of child safety restraint systems for children age seven and under of 99.6% in 2017.

Objective 3: To increase safety belt use rate by 1% for rural drivers and passengers in the FFY 2017.

Objective 4:

To continue outreach to non-white populations (including Latino) in all aspects of occupant protection.

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FFY 2017 Key Performance Measures C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017. C-4: To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 8.9% from 369 (2012-2014 average) to 336 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Strategies 1. Sponsor a minimum of four (4) attendees to highway safety conferences such as LifeSavers.
2. Conduct four (4) statewide campaigns to promote occupant safety (Hands Across the Border, Buckle Up America Month, Child Passenger Safety Month and Click It or Ticket).
3. Continue to build collaborative partnerships with community groups, organizations and law enforcement for the purpose of addressing highway safety initiatives at the local level.
4. Develop an Occupant Protection initiative within each law enforcement and educational grant funded by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).
5. Facilitate an annual meeting for Georgia's certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Instructors to provide program updates and improve Child Passenger Safety (CPS) class instructions.
6. Implement a Georgia Child Passenger Safety Advisory Board (meeting annually while hosting a tab on the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) website for technicians) in an effort to provide program direction and technical guidance to communities and organizations in the area of Child Passenger Safety (CPS).
7. Host one Child Passenger Safety Caravan with representatives from each of the Child Passenger Safety (CPS) focus grants, saturating Child Passenger Safety (CPS) public information and education programs to communities most at risk to be held during National Child Passenger Safety Week.
8. Provide funds to the University of Georgia to implement public information and education strategies to increase the public's awareness of proper use of safety belts and child restraints statewide through (a) the statewide distribution of approximately 850,000 Public Information and Education (PI&E) materials and (b) the development of materials targeting at-risk populations.
9. Provide funds to the University of Georgia to conduct twelve (12) Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Certification Courses, certifying 150 new technicians and to offer 24 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit workshops as well as one Instructor Development course in FFY 2017 to encourage recertification and enhance the quality of instruction.
10. Provide funds to the University of Georgia to provide training during scheduled Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) courses to a minimum of six bilingual) students Spanish/English).
11. Present the rollover simulator at national, state and local educational campaigns in Georgia to demonstrate the outcome of riding unrestrained in a motor vehicle.
12. Provide funds to the University of Georgia to coordinate and conduct two Child Passenger Safety (CPS) awareness presentations for Spanish-speaking communities with high Hispanic/Latino populations and to give 2 "Safe Transportation of Children in Child Care" presentations to child care providers.
13. Provide funds to the University of Georgia to coordinate and host a minimum of two combined CarFit Event Coordinator/Technician trainings, certifying 20 individuals to conduct events at local senior centers, churches and other locations where older drivers frequently visit in an effort to help older drivers become safer drivers for a longer time.
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14. Provide funds for a research contractor to conduct the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Annual Statewide Safety Belt Use Rate Survey in accordance with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's criteria.

Occupant Protection Countermeasures 402OP

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

402 Occupant Protection

Project Number:

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00087

Project Description: Budget:

The Governor's Office of Highway Safety proposes to support statewide efforts to increase Georgia's safety belt and child safety seat use rates through other federally funded programs, governmental entities, public/private organizations local grass root community coalitions, and National, state and local campaigns. $175,900.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Occupant Protection Education Program GA-2017-Camden Cou-00209
In 2014, a Camden County Sheriff's Office deputy was involved in a crash in which the vehicle rolled 9 times. Due to proper seat belt use, the officer only sustained non-life threatening injuries. The Camden County Sheriff's Office will use this accident as teachable opportunity on the importance of proper seat belt use. The Camden County Sheriff's Office plans to mount and house the wrecked vehicle in a manufactured trailer that includes a presentation of the video documenting the accident. $26,000.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

UGA-GTIPI Occupant Protection Education GA-2017-Georgia, U-00024
GTIPI is a primary resource for statewide occupant protection education, training, publications and consultation in child and adult highway safety education. $379,139.14

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Child Occupant Safety Project GA-2017-Public Hea-00019
The Child Occupant Safety Project works to increase county capacity to provide child passenger safety resources by providing equipment, education, safety materials, and other resources. $479,802.65

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Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget: Project Title: Project Number: Project Description: Budget:

Gwinnett County: Teaming Up To Save Lives GA-2017-Gwinnett C-00137
The community traffic safety program will primarily focus on minority populations in Gwinnett County to share safety awareness relating to the proper use of child restraints and pedestrian safety. The administration and implementation of project tasks will be shared between the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services. $53,054.502
Atlanta Fire Rescue Fitting Stations GA-2017-Atlanta Fi-00005
To provide low income families with free car seats and proper installation/seat belt uses in their vehicle. $184,798.52

Budget Summary
Occupant Protection Countermeasures 402OP Budget Summary

Project Number

Project Title

Budget Amount

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00087 402 Occupant Protection GA-2017-Camden Cou-00209 Occupant Protection Education Program

$175,900.00 $26,000.00

GA-2017-Georgia, U-00024 GA-2017-Public Hea-00019 GA-2017-Gwinnett C-00137

UGA-GTIPI Occupant Protection Education Child Occupant Safety Project Gwinnett County: Teaming Up To Save Lives

$379,139.14 $479,802.65
$53,054.50

GA-2017-Atlanta Fi-00005

Atlanta Fire Rescue Fitting Stations

$184,798.52

Funding Source 402OP 402OP
402OP 402OP 402OP
402OP

Total All 402OP Funds

$1,298,694.81

Occupant Protection Countermeasures 405b M1.OP

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

Seat Belt Convincer

Project Number:

GA-2017-Byron Poli-00014

Project Description: The "Convincer" will be used to show the benefits of wearing a seat belt.

Budget:

$22,500.00

Budget Summary

Occupant Protection Countermeasures 405b M1.OP Budget Summary

Project Number

Project Title

Budget Amount

GA-2017-Byron Poli-00014

Seat Belt Convincer

$22,500.00

Funding Source 405b M1.OP

Total All 405b M1.OP Funds

$22,500.00

2 Split funding (50/50) with 402 PS
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Traffic Safety Information Systems

2017 Georgia Highway Safety Plan

PROGRAM TARGET: Increase the percentage of crash reports submitted electronically by law enforcement agencies in Georgia from 91% in performance period Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2015 to 93% by performance period Jan 1- Dec 31, 2017.

Problem Identification and Program Justification
Motor vehicle traffic in Georgia reflects the State's unprecedented population growth and increases in the numbers of vehicles on the roads. Changes in Georgia's crash death rate per vehicle miles traveled yields a more comprehensive understanding of the State's crash problems.

2006

2007

2008

2009

Traffic Fatalities 1,693 1,641 1,493 1,284

Fatalities Rate* 1.49

1.46

1.37

1.18

Crashes

342,156 337,824 306,342 286,896

Crash Rate++ 3.01

2.98

2.72

2.63

Injuries

133,399 128,315 115,737 109,685

Injury Rate++ 1.18

1.13

1.03

1.01

VMT(millions) 113,509 113,532 112,541 109,057
*Rates are calculated per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled ++Rates are calculated per million Vehicle Miles Traveled

2010 1,244 1.11 290,611 2.66 110,829 1.01 109,258

2011 1,223 1.09 296,348 2.69 104,524 0.95 110,370

2012 1,192 1.11 330,102 3.07 115,619 1.08 107,488

2013 1,179 1.08 363,798 3.32 116458 1.06 109,355

2014 1,164 1.04 378,458 3.39 117,380 1.05 111,535

There is a need to develop and maintain a repository of timely and accurate data related to motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities. This information is vital to the planning and programmatic functioning of law enforcement agencies (LEAs), governmental entities, highway safety advocates, and community coalitions. As the state's crash deaths and vehicle miles traveled increase, and the resources and funding for programs becomes more limited, the need for accurate data becomes more critical. Over the past year, Georgia has continued the expansion of electronic citation programs. The electronic crash reporting system also continues to be implemented. As of April 2016, 92% of the state's crash records are now being submitted electronically.
The target remains to assure that all highway safety partners can access accurate, complete, integrated, and uniform traffic records in a timely manner. This capacity is crucial to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of highway safety programs. It provides the foundation for programs to ensure they are adequately prioritized, data driven, and evaluated for effectiveness. Further, in order to support jurisdiction-level improvement programs, the system must have the capacity to produce reports and analyses at the local level. This capacity is now available from Appriss, the vendor who manages the state crash repository via contract with Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). The Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC) is responsible for coordinating and facilitating the state's traffic records activities. The State Traffic Records Coordinator, along with the Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC), operates from a strategic plan that guides the Committee's mission. The plan includes a long-range plan, support of the Traffic Records Coordinator, improvements in the process of crash location, better communication to reporting agencies, and support of the Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES).

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Traffic Information Systems Improvements - 405c

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

Traffic Records Program

Project Number:

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00122

Project Description: Budget:

These funds will be used to provide management responsibility of the Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC) program within the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) organization. Additionally, funds will be used to create and implement an Internal Grants Management System in order to assist Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) in the tracking and management of programmatic and fiscal functions within the organization. $60,000.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

GECPS Outreach GA-2017-Driver Ser-00012 Provide a secure method of electronic transmission of conviction data from Georgia courts to the State within 10 days of adjudication; train and educate courts on the GECPS system for this purpose. $376,961.42

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Software Support for MMUCC Motor Vehicle Crash Reporting
GA-2017-Transporta-00234 Support the software development and update for law enforcement agencies statewide to align to MMUCC. MMUCC is a national standard developed to improve consistency in motor vehicle crash reporting and enhance the value of crash data for health, enforcement, engineering and safety professionals. $500,000.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

LEA Technology Grant GACP GA-2017-Georgia As-00036 The GACP will provide select law enforcement agencies with the computer hardware needed to submit crash reports electronically to the state through the GEARS system. These will be mobile data units. $165,500.00

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Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:
Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:
Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

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Public Access to crash data in crash, death, hospital discharge and emergency room visit data sources via OASIS web query GA-2017-Public Hea-00030 The goal is to provide continuous, direct access to Hospital Discharge and Emergency Room visit data, Death data and Motor Vehicle crash data, analysis and mapping on an online query. $193,536.51
GPH - OEMS GEMSIS GA-2017-Public Hea-00042 To maintain the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Information System (GEMSIS), to upgrade the system to v3.4 and to create a data mart to link GEMSIS to other data sets such as crash data. $289,999.98
Support for CODES Crash Data Linkage GA-2017-Public Hea-00034 The CODES project brings together multiple agencies to identify opportunities for crash prevention by linking and analyzing crash, vehicle and behavioral characteristics to medical and financial data. $104,200.00

Budget Summary

Traffic Safety Information Systems 405c Budget Summary

Project Number

Project Title

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00122 Traffic Records Program

GA-2017-Driver Ser-00012

GECPS Outreach

GA-2017-Transporta-00234 GA-2017-Georgia As-00036

Software Support for MMUCC Motor Vehicle Crash Reporting LEA Technology Grant GACP

GA-2017-Public Hea-00030 GA-2017-Public Hea-00042

Public Access to crash data in crash, death, hospital discharge and emergency room visit data sources via OASIS web query GPH - OEMS GEMSIS

GA-2017-Public Hea-00034

Support for CODES Crash Data Linkage

Budget Amount $60,000.00 $376,961.42 $500,000.00 $165,500.00 $193,536.51
$289,999.98 $104,200.00

Funding Source 405c 405c 405c 405c 405c
405c 405c

Total All 405c Funds

$1,690,197.91

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Speed and Aggressive Driving

2017 Georgia Highway Safety Plan

PROGRAM TARGETS: To reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities through systematic delivery of effective speed/aggressive driving countermeasures. The overall target to decrease speed related fatalities 0.2% from 197 (2012-2014 average) to 196 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

Problem Identification and Program Justification
Excess speed can contribute to both the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes. At higher speeds, additional time is required to stop a vehicle and more distance is traveled before corrective maneuvers can be implemented. Speeding reduces a driver's ability to react to emergencies created by driver inattention, by unsafe maneuvers of other vehicles, by roadway hazards, by vehicle system failures (such as tire blowouts), or by hazardous weather conditions. The fact that a vehicle was exceeding the speed limit does not necessarily mean that this was the cause of the crash, but the probability of avoiding the crash would likely be greater had the driver or drivers been traveling at slower speeds.

The Governor's Office of Highway Safety, along with state and local law enforcement conducts a 100-day sustained education and enforcement program entitled "100 Days of Summer HEAT" from Memorial Day until Labor Day. H.E.A.T stands for Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety experts estimate that nationally in 2012, 30% of all fatal crashes involve drivers who were exceeding the speed limits or driving too fast for conditions. The economic cost to society of speed-related crashes in the U.S. is estimated at $40.4 billion every year.

Total Fatalities, Speeding-Related Fatalities, and Percentage Speed-Related

Region

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Speed-Related Fatalities 217

220

180

197

213

Georgia

% Speed-Related

17% 18% 15% 17% 18%

Annual % Change in

-9%

1% -18% 9.7% 8.1%

Speed-Related Fatalities 10,508 10,001 10,219 9,613 9,262

National

% Speed-Related

32% 31% 30% 29% 28%

Annual % Change in

-1% -5% +2% -6%

-4%

The chance of a crash being fatal is over three times higher in crashes related to speed than crashes not related to speed. More young male drivers are involved in fatal crashes as a result of speeding. In 2014, 23 percent of the 15 to 24-year-old drivers who were involved in fatal crashes were also speeding at the time of the crash in Georgia. During the same year, 10% of all young (ages 15-24 years) motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes were speeding, as compared to 13% for passenger car drivers. Georgia had 213 speed-related crash deaths (18% of all roadway fatalities) in 2014 This is a significant increase since 2012 with 180 speed related fatalities (15% of all roadway fatalities).
Thunder Task Force The Governor's Office of Highway Safety Thunder Task Force is a Traffic Enforcement Special Response Team coordinated by the Law Enforcement Services Team. The Thunder Task Force is deployed to areas of the state where data indicates unusually high incidences of traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
The Task Force is made up of selected members of the Georgia State Patrol, Motor Carrier Compliance Division, and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) Teams. The concept is to identify a county or area of the state to deploy the task force based on the data, partner with the local law

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enforcement jurisdictions and courts, develop an enforcement strategy based on current crash reports and data, and infiltrate the region with three months of high visibility enforcement and earned media.

The Task Force identifies the areas, conducts the mobilizations, turns the numbers around in that region, then moves to another region of the state and repeats the process. With this continued effort of putting resources where the problems are, then moving to the next location once the problem is stabilized. The Thunder Task Force has proven to be a very effective and cost efficient method of saving lives and reducing the projected numbers of annual fatalities in the State of Georgia.

Target Population The target population is the motoring public of Georgia.

FFY 2017 Performance Objectives

Objective 1:

To fund counties that represent 50% of speeding fatalities for the purpose of reducing speed related motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and deaths.

Objective 2:

To continue strategic enforcement in high-risk statewide locations through specialized H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) units.

Ultimate Measure Decrease speeding-related fatalities 9.5% from 197 (2012-2014 average) to 180 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

FFY 2017 Key Performance Measures
C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017.
C-6: To decrease speed related fatalities 0.2% from 197 (2012-2014 average) to 196 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

Strategies 1. Provide funding to local law enforcement agencies that are located in jurisdictions that represent high numbers of speed-related deaths. [Note: All Alcohol and Other Drug Countermeasures law enforcement grants will have a speed sub-component.]
2. Provide funds to increase public information & education and enforcement of traffic laws through a specialized traffic enforcement unit in high-risk locations.
3. In conjunction with strategic enforcement, media messages as well as press releases will be issued to raise awareness to the general public about the dangers of speeding and the consequences if this action is taken.
4. Advanced level law enforcement training course focusing on reducing serious injury and fatality related crashes through proactive speed enforcement training programs.

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Speed and Aggressive Driving Countermeasures - 402SC

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

Speed Enforcement Training Programs

Project Number:

GA-2017-Public Saf-00025

Project Description:

Advanced level law enforcement training programs focused on reducing serious injury

and fatality related crashes through proactive, aggressive speed enforcement training

initiatives.

Budget:

$39,912.49

Budget Summary

Speed and Aggressive Driving Countermeasures 402SC Budget Summary

Project Number

Project Title

Budget Amount

GA-2017-Public Saf-00025

Speed Enforcement Training Programs

$39,912.49

Funding Source
402 SC

Total All 402SC Funds

$39,912.49

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PROGRAM TARGETS: To reduce the number of overall traffic related fatalities on Georgia roadways resulting from impaired driving, speeding, occupant protection violations, and other high-risk behaviors.

Effectiveness of Programs The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proven the effectiveness of the following programs that Georgia participates in. Citations reference Countermeasures That Work: Seventh Edition, 2013. (CTW) Data throughout this section showing the decrease in traffic fatalities proves the effectiveness of these programs.

Evidence Based Traffic Enforcement Plan (see page 8)
Thunder Task Force, High Visibility Enforcement, Traffic Enforcement Networks, Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (HEAT), Small Agency Traffic Safety Grants (CTW, Chapter 1: pages 19-22, 24; Chapter 2: pages 16-22; Chapter 3: page 16)

Problem Identification and Program Justification For the past several years, the rate of highway safety

FFY 2017 Traffic Enforcement Mobilizations

Dates

fatalities in Georgia declined. This is due in part to

Click it or Ticket

November 14, 2016

stringent, high visibility enforcement. Through more

November 27, 2016

concentrated high visibility enforcement campaigns such as Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over December 14 , 2016

"Click It or Ticket" and "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over",

January 1, 2017

the rates are expected to drop even more.

Click it or Ticket

May 15, 2017

May 29, 2017

The Governor's Office of Highway Safety recognizes that Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

June 19, 2017

law enforcement plays an important role in overall

July 5, 2017

highway safety in the state of Georgia. Campaigns such as "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" and "Click it or

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

August 21, 2017 September 4, 2017

Ticket" have proven that high visibility enforcement is the key to saving lives on Georgia's roadways as well as

interdicting the criminal element through traffic enforcement.

Georgia has a total of 59,329 law enforcement officers employed by a total of 1,038 law enforcement agencies, covering 159 counties and countless municipalities and college campuses.

Effective communication is crucial in penetrating and mobilizing Georgia's law enforcement. Georgia's law enforcement agencies, like many others across the country are understaffed and due to budget constraints, do not possess the tools necessary to effectively enforce Georgia's traffic laws. The challenge is to market traffic enforcement initiatives to law enforcement command staff, as well as line officers, on to the importance of high visibility enforcement and the impact on highway safety. This same message must be conveyed to the prosecutors and judicial communities as well. Changing high-risk driving behavior through public education, strict traffic law enforcement, efficient prosecution and effective sentencing is the key to reducing Georgia's traffic fatalities and injuries.

Law enforcement agencies must be provided adequate tools, training and networking opportunities in an effort to efficiently and effectively enforce Georgia's traffic laws and educate the public on highway safety issues. It is also necessary to provide law enforcement agencies, as well as law enforcement officers, with the specialized equipment needed to conduct effective traffic safety operations. Funding for printing of brochures, posters, banners and highway safety materials is necessary in order for these agencies to disseminate pertinent information to the public regarding enforcement initiatives and market the campaigns for highly visible public recognition.

Adequate funding continues to be a problem for law enforcement agencies, large and small. Traffic enforcement is a specialized field, requiring specialized equipment for effective enforcement and prosecution. Funding is necessary to

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provide agencies with the proper equipment, training and support to effectively enforce Georgia's traffic laws, thereby saving countless lives on Georgia's roadways.
Traffic Enforcement Networks The Governor's Office of Highway Safety created sixteen regional traffic enforcement networks that encompass all 159 Georgia counties. The networks are made up of local and state traffic enforcement officers and prosecutors from each region of the state. The networks are coordinated by a coordinator and an assistant coordinator, both which are full time law enforcement officers volunteering their time and efforts to highway safety. The dedicated support from these officers, their law enforcement agency and department heads are unsurpassed. The networks meet monthly to provide information, training and networking opportunities to the attending officers. Prosecutors, Judges and non-traditional traffic enforcement agencies such as the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Department of Corrections and Military Police often attend the meetings and offer assistance for traffic enforcement training and initiatives. The networks are utilized to efficiently mobilize law enforcement statewide for traffic enforcement initiatives. The traffic enforcement networks have become an outstanding networking, training and communication tool for Georgia's traffic enforcement community.
In an effort to communicate legislative updates, court decisions and other pertinent information to traffic enforcement officers across the state, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety in partnership with Emory University has established an email list serve that all participating law enforcement officers can receive up to date traffic enforcement related information. Information is about traffic enforcement policies, legal updates, training opportunities, and other traffic enforcement related information. There are over 800 traffic enforcement officers and prosecutors subscribed to the Georgia Traffic Enforcement Network (GATEN) list serv.
Governor's Challenge In an effort to recognize the outstanding performance and dedication of Georgia's law enforcement agencies in the area of Highway Safety, the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety has established the Governor's Challenge Awards Program, patterned after the International Association of Chiefs of Police's (IACP) National Law Enforcement Challenge. The Governor's Challenge Program is an awards program designed to recognize law enforcement agencies for outstanding achievements regarding highway safety enforcement and education programs throughout the state. Law enforcement agencies are judged on their overall highway safety program which includes departmental policies, enforcement initiatives, public information activities and innovative approaches. Winning agencies are recognized at a special awards ceremony. The grand prize is a fully equipped law enforcement vehicle which is purchased through corporate donations. The Governor's Challenge Awards Program targets four major traffic safety priorities; occupant protection, impaired driving, distracted driving and speeding. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety recognizes that law enforcement plays an extremely important role in overall highway safety in the State of Georgia. Campaigns such as Click it or Ticket, Operation Zero Tolerance, and the 100 Days of Summer HEAT (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) have proven that high-visibility enforcement of Georgia's traffic laws is the key to saving lives and reducing injuries on Georgia's roadways, as well as interdicting the criminal element through traffic Enforcement.
Thunder Task Force The Governor's Office of Highway Safety Thunder Task Force is a Traffic Enforcement Special Response Team coordinated by the Law Enforcement Services Team. This is an evidence-based traffic safety enforcement program to prevent traffic violations, crashes, and injuries in locations most at risk for such incidents. The Thunder Task Force is a data driven, high visibility, sustained, traffic enforcement response team, designed to impact a jurisdiction with a Thunder Task Force mobilization. The concept is to identify a county or area of the state to deploy the Task Force based on the data, partner with the local law enforcement jurisdictions and courts, develop an enforcement strategy based on current crash reports and data, and infiltrate the regions with two to three months of high visibility enforcement and earned media. The Task Force identifies the areas, conducts the mobilizations, turns the numbers around in that region, then moves to another region of the state and repeats the process.
A significant part of Thunder Task Force is educating local citizens regarding necessary changes in their driving behavior to further reduce traffic fatalities and injuries. The enforcement efforts are directed by traffic crash fatality data analysis updated within the Fatality Analysis Surveillance Tool (FAST) developed by Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), and Georgia Electronic Accident Reporting System (GEARS). The Thunder Task Force is coordinated by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Law Enforcement Services Division and includes the Georgia State Patrol, Governor's Office of Highway Safety HEAT Units (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic),
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Department of Public Safety Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) and local law enforcement. We also use as much local crash data as available, looking at time of day, location and causation (DUI, Seatbelt, Speed, Motorcycles). The Thunder Task Force is deployed to areas of the state that data indicates unusually high incidences of traffic fatalities and serious injuries. The Task Force identifies the problem areas, and conducts mobilizations using the resources that are needed for these problem areas, such as the Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD), Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST), and trained DUI officers. With this continued effort of putting resources where the problems are, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) is able to stabilize the problem with a proven effective and cost efficient method of saving lives, therefore reducing the projected numbers of annual traffic fatalities in the State of Georgia. While conducting a Thunder Task Force Mobilization, the enforcement plan is adjusted on a continuous basis, using current local data provided by the local jurisdiction. 60 to 90 days after the mobilizations end, the Task Force typically returns to the jurisdiction for a follow up visit and evaluation.
Target Population The target population is state and local law enforcement agencies and the law enforcement officers working therein.
FFY 2017 Performance Objectives Objective 1: Increase statewide observed safety belt use of front seat outboard occupants in passenger vehicles from baseline 97.3 % in 2014 to 97.7% in 2017.

Objective 2:

To maintain the number of corporate partners for FFY 2017 who provide support for the Governor's Office of Highway Safety's law enforcement projects to at least 40.

Objective 3:

To create and implement public information and education strategies for the purpose of increasing public awareness of highway safety and law enforcement initiatives that reduce traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities statewide.

Objective 4:

To attain at least 75% of Georgia Law Enforcement Agencies reporting enforcement data on the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Online Reporting System.

Ultimate Measure Reduce the fatality rate with education, enforcement, and effective partnerships.

FFY 2017 Performance Measures C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017. B-1: Increase statewide observed safety belt use of front seat outboard occupants in passenger vehicles from baseline 97.3 % in 2015 to 97.7% in 2017.
Strategies 1. Support specialized highway safety and traffic enforcement training for Georgia's law enforcement community.
2. Support executive level training for law enforcement agency heads and command staffs, encouraging traffic enforcement and highway safety as a departmental priority.
3. Continue to support and encourage occupant protection and child safety training for law enforcement officers.
4. Continue to provide funding to our law enforcement partners to assist in providing the tools necessary for effective and professional traffic enforcement activities.

5. Support and assist in facilitating specialized traffic enforcement training at every traffic enforcement network meeting.

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6. Continue to support and market Drug Recognition Expert and Standardized Field Sobriety Test training to Georgia's law enforcement agencies and officers.
7. Encourage participation and facilitate law enforcement recruitment efforts in each of the sixteen (16) regional traffic enforcement networks, making available the resources of the traffic enforcement networks to every law enforcement agency in Georgia.
8. Encourage and facilitate 100% law enforcement participation in five waves of high visibility enforcement during FFY 2017.
9. Continue to recruit corporate partners to assist with The Governor's Office of Highway Safety supported law enforcement campaigns and initiatives.
10. Encourage and facilitate law enforcement agencies to work with their local media in marketing The Governor's Office of Highway Safety high visibility enforcement initiatives.
11. Encourage law enforcement agencies to market highway safety information at safety fairs and other public and community events.
12. Provide the necessary highway safety informational publications and collateral items to Georgia law enforcement agencies to assist in marketing the highway safety messages of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety to the general public.
13. Continue to exhibit and promote The Governor's Office of Highway Safety initiatives and highway safety information at law enforcement, judiciary, and prosecutor training conferences as well as other public, governmental and private gatherings.
14. Conduct at least three Thunder Task Force mobilizations during FY 2017. 15. Facilitate the implementation of Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) concepts to
Georgia's law enforcement community. 16. Encourage agencies to submit a Governor's Challenge application. 17. Conduct one (1) Governor's Challenge Awards Banquet.
Law Enforcement Citation Data Deterring Unsafe Driving in Georgia Grant-Supported Enforcement Activities
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Grant-Supported Enforcement Activities by Program Number of Citations 2011-2015

Impaired Driving

Year
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 5-yr. Total

100 days of Summer HEAT
14,845 15,517 17,598 11,059 10,045 69,064

National Mobilizations
5,324 9,325 6,280 10,628 10,117 41,674

HEAT Programs (Statewide)
6,249 6,361 6,303 6,533 6,186 31,632

Thunder Task Force
241 327 375 423 281 1,647

Annual Total Across Grant Programs
26,659 31,530 30,556 28,643 26,629 144,017

Seatbelt Citations*

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 5-yr. Total

70,205 67,885 63,852 46,023 33,874 281,839

23,619 29,541 21,920 39,425 32,259 146,764

11,346 9,948 12,239 7,581 7,763 48,877

997 53 414 650 437 2551

106,167 107,427
98,425 93,679 74,333 480,031

2011

196,724

70,779

37,148

820

2012

207,343

123,814

35,045

53

Speeding

2013

241,565

83,797

37,074

117

Citations

2014

164,775

154,370

32,253

1,266

2015

143,013

137,089

30,494

443

5-yr. Total

953,420

569,849

172,014

2,699

*Seatbelt citations only include adult seatbelt violations and not child safety restraint violations.

305,471 366,255 362,553 352,664 311,039 1,697,982

The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) supports programmatic efforts by initiating collaboration and mobilization among existing strategic partners, in addition to providing other non-monetary resources.

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Police Traffic Services 402PT Projects and Budget Summary The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:

Traffic Enforcement Networks (TEN) See list below The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will provide small grants to sixteen (16) regional traffic enforcement networks to support the goals and missions of the networks in providing training, networking and communication opportunities to Georgia's traffic enforcement officers.

Project Number TEN-2017-Barrow Cou-00002 TEN-2017-Butler, Ci-00032 TEN-2017-Byron Poli-00003 TEN-2017-Cairo Poli-00021 TEN-2017-Demorest P-00025 TEN-2017-Douglas Co-00010 TEN-2017-Dublin Pol-00017 TEN-2017-Effingham -00020 TEN-2017-Gilmer Cou-00033 TEN-2017-Hazlehurst-00018 TEN-2017-Lowndes Co-00012 TEN-2017-Milledgevi-00008 TEN-2017-Peachtree -00028 TEN-2017-Richmond C-00034 TEN-2017-Rome Polic-00029 TEN-2017-Zebulon Po-00024

Agency Barrow County Sheriff's Office Butler, City of Byron Police Department Cairo Police Department Demorest Police Department Douglas County Sheriff's Office Dublin Police Department Effingham County Sheriff's Office Gilmer County Sheriff's Office Hazlehurst Police Department Lowndes County Sheriff's Office Milledgeville Police Department Peachtree City Police Department Richmond County Sheriff's Office Rome Police Department Zebulon Police Department

Amount $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00

Budget:

$320,000.00

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Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:

Small Agency Incentive (25) See list below To Fund Traffic safety equipment to small law enforcement agencies for high visibility enforcement initiatives. Each grant is $10,000.00.

Budget:

Project Number GA-2017-Aragon Pol-00198 GA-2017-Atkinson C-00177 GA-2017-Blairsvill-00186 GA-2017-Brookhaven-00182 GA-2017-Butler, Ci-00201 GA-2017-Calhoun Po-00187 GA-2017-Dalton Pol-00178 GA-2017-Effingham -00167 GA-2017-Franklin C-00180 GA-2017-Gainesvill-00184 GA-2017-Georgia Co-00181
GA-2017-Hahira Pol-00179 GA-2017-Jonesboro -00197

Agency Aragon Police Department Athens-Clarke County Police Department Blairsville Police Department Brookhaven Police Department Butler, City of
Calhoun Police Department Dalton Police Department Effingham County Sheriff's Office Franklin County Sheriff's Office Gainesville Police Department Georgia College and State University Police Department Hahira Police Department Jonesboro Police Department

Project Number GA-2017-Milledgevi-00188 GA-2017-Nashville -00174 GA-2017-Oglethorpe-00195 GA-2017-Peachtree -00172 GA-2017-Pearson Po-00185 GA-2017-Polk Count-00196 GA-2017-Stephens C-00168 GA-2017-Temple Pol-00176 GA-2017-Treutlen C-00190 GA-2017-Villa Rica-00183 GA-2017-Winder Pol-00051
GA-2017-Wintervill-00173

Agency Milledgeville Police Department Nashville Police Department Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office Peachtree City Police Department Pearson Police Department Polk County Police Department Stephens County Sheriff's Office Temple Police Department, City of Treutlen County Sheriff's Office Villa Rica Police Department Winder Police Department
Winterville Police Department

$250,000.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

402 Police Traffic Services GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00070 Administrative, training, telecommunication and Public Information and Education (PI&E) support to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Law Enforcement Services team, the regional Traffic Enforcement Networks and Georgia's traffic enforcement community. $965,295.20

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Habersham County Sheriff's Office GA-2017-Habersham -00086 Habersham County Sheriff's Office is seeking funding to continue the efforts of our HEAT program to reduce alcohol related crashes, injuries, and fatalities. $52,072.20

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Hall County Heat GA-2017-Hall Count-00144 The Hall County Sherriff's Office for the fiscal year 2017 is seeking a HEAT Grant from the Governor's Office of Hwy Safety. Hall County in 2015 has experienced an alarming increase in fatalities. $249,998.50

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Project Title: Project Number: Project Description: Budget:

HEAT Henry County Police Department GA-2017-Henry Coun-00020 A unit comprised of 3 officers and 1 sergeant to enforce aggressive traffic laws, educate the public about roadway safety, and decrease the rate of traffic injuries and fatalities. $60,911.34

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description: Budget:
Project Title: Project Number: Project Description: Budget:

HEAT Houston County Sheriff's Office GA-2017-Houston Co-00071 The Houston County Sheriff's office will create a specialized traffic enforcement unit dedicated to reducing serious injury and fatal car crashes. $155,002.21
HEAT Lowndes County SO GA-2017-Lowndes Co-00098 Establish a three member HEAT team to augment Lowndes County law enforcement in reducing the distracted driving, crash and fatality rate, all while increasing seat belt usage. $126,010.79

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Marietta Police Department GA-2017-Marietta P-00031 HEAT/DUI grant: Working to reduce impaired driving crashes, reduce excessive speeding, increase seat belt usage and to educate the public on traffic safety issues within the city of Marietta, GA. $55,533.06

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Newton County SO GA-2017-Newton Cou-00142 The Newton County Sheriff's Office is seeking the HEAT Grant to aid in decreasing motor vehicle traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities on the roadways of Newton County. We are requesting funding for a 3-person unit and 3 fully equipped cars to assist in increasing our capacity to effectively carry out traffic enforcement and education. The HEAT Unit will work to educate citizens of Newton County and through collaborative efforts, work with other counties to engender effective solutions. $249,999.99

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description: Budget:

Intoxilyzer 9000 Grant GA-2017-Pierce Cou-00074 Purchase Intoxilyzer 9000 for law enforcement agencies.
$8,500.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description: Budget:

HEAT/Nighthawk DUI Task Force- Middle- GA GA-2017-Public Saf-00008 To more effectively address the problem related to impaired drivers. The task force will provide intense enforcement coverage of the Albany area. $658,000.00

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Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Richmond County Sheriff's Office GA-2017-Richmond C-00139 H.E.A.T. Unit to reduce fatalities, crashes, and injuries on the roadways of Richmond County. $116,166.40

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Athens-Clarke County PD GA-2017-Athens-Cla-00124 The HEAT grant will be implemented to increase enforcement and awareness of DUI, occupant protection, speeding, distracted and aggressive drivers, pedestrian, bicycle/moped/motorcycle safety. $117,422.19

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Bartow County Sheriff's Office GA-2017-Bartow Cou-00150 The purpose of the H.E.A.T. program is continuing to enforce driving under the influence, speeding and aggressive driving statutes and to educate the importance of occupant safety to the citizens. $128,661.78

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Macon-Bibb County Sheriff's Office GA-2017-Bibb Count-00104 This project is aimed at reducing the number of citations issued for speeding, seat belt violations, and DUI's in Macon-Bibb County. $53,753.09

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Decatur County Traffic Safety Enhancements GA-2017-Decatur Co-00233 The goal of this project is to enhance the traffic / safety capabilities of the Decatur County Sheriff's Office for the lifesaving benefit of its citizens. $40,825.00

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Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT DeKalb County Police Department GA-2017-DeKalb Cou-00023 This project seeks to continue efforts to reduce traffic crashes, injuries and traffic-related fatalities on the roadway of DeKalb County. $69,707.83

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Douglas County Sheriff's Office GA-2017-Douglas Co-00017 The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is requesting funds to continue operation of the HEAT Unit for the purpose of enforcing traffic laws and educating the public. $64,481.18

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description: Budget:

Intoxilyzer 9000 Grant GA-2017-Douglas Co-00260 Purchase Intoxilyzer 9000 for law enforcement agencies $8,482.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Douglas PD/Coffee County S.O. GA-2017-Douglas Po-00011 Continuation of a H.E.A.T. Task Force with two officers dedicated to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities by traffic enforcement and traffic safety education. $79,310.65

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Governor's Challenge Awards Program GA-2017-Georgia As-00154 This grant will provide traffic safety equipment for the agency winners of the 2017 Governor's Challenge Program. $123,200.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Glynn County PD GA-2017-Glynn Coun-00146 Selective traffic enforcement program to aide in the reduction of motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities. $54,225.99

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Budget Summary
Project Number See list above See list above GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00070 GA-2017-Habersham -00086 GA-2017-Hall Count-00144 GA-2017-Henry Coun-00020 GA-2017-Houston Co-00071 GA-2017-Lowndes Co-00098 GA-2017-Marietta P-00031 GA-2017-Newton Cou-00142 GA-2017-Pierce Cou-00074 GA-2017-Public Saf-00008 GA-2017-Richmond C-00139 GA-2017-Athens-Cla-00124 GA-2017-Bartow Cou-00150 GA-2017-Bibb Count-00104 GA-2017-Decatur Co-00233 GA-2017-DeKalb Cou-00023 GA-2017-Douglas Co-00017 GA-2017-Douglas Co-00260 GA-2017-Douglas Po-00011 GA-2017-Georgia As-00154 GA-2017-Glynn Coun-00146

Police Traffic Services 402PT Budget Summary Project Title
Traffic Enforcement Networks (TEN) Small Agency Incentive (25) 402 Police Traffic Services HEAT Habersham County Sheriff's Office Hall County Heat HEAT Henry County Police Department HEAT Houston County Sheriff's Office HEAT Lowndes County SO HEAT Marietta Police Department HEAT Newton County SO Intoxilyzer 9000 Grant HEAT/Nighthawk DUI Task Force- Middle- GA HEAT Richmond County Sheriff's Office HEAT Athens-Clarke County PD HEAT Bartow County Sheriff's Office HEAT Macon-Bibb County Sheriff's Office Decatur County Traffic Safety Enhancements HEAT DeKalb County Police Department HEAT Douglas County Sheriff's Office Intoxilyzer 9000 Grant HEAT Douglas PD/Coffee County S.O. Governor's Challenge Awards Program HEAT Glynn County PD

Total All 402PT Funds

Budget Amount $320,000.00 $250,000.00 $965,295.20 $52,072.20 $249,998.50 $60,911.34 $155,002.21 $126,010.79 $55,533.06 $249,999.99 $8,500.00 $658,000.00 $116,166.40 $117,422.19 $128,661.78 $53,733.09 $40,825.00 $69,707.83 $64,481.18 $8,482.00 $79,310.65 $123,200.00 $54,225.99

Funding Source 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT 402PT

$4,007,539.40

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Police Traffic Services 405b M1.PT Projects and Budget Summary
The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

HEAT Savannah-Chatham Co. GA-2017-Savannah-C-00153 Reduce motor vehicle crashes ,injuries & fatalities via high visibility enforcement targeting impaired drivers, speeders, those who do not use safety restraints devices, aggressive and distracted driving. $250,009.91

Budget Summary
Project Number GA-2017-Savannah-C-00153

Police Traffic Services 405b M1.PT Budget Summary
Project Title
HEAT Savannah-Chatham Co.

Total All 405b M1.PT Funds

Budget Amount

Funding Source

$250,009.91 402PT

$250,009.91

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PROGRAM TARGETS: To reduce pedestrian and bicycle risks of injury and death in motor vehicle crashes by offering training, partnerships and public information initiatives. The performance target is to decrease pedestrian fatalities 1.6% from 169 (2012-2014 average) to 166 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

Effectiveness of Programs The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proven the effectiveness of the following programs that Georgia participates in Citations Reference Countermeasures That Work: Seventh Edition, 2013. (CTW) Data throughout this section showing the decrease in traffic fatalities proves the effectiveness of these programs.
Savannah Bikes, Bike Athens, Atlanta Bicycle Campaign, GDOT (CTW, Chapter 9: pages 8-31)

Problem Identification and Program Justification - Pedestrians Georgia pedestrian safety programs are aimed to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities through education, enforcement, and outreach. Walking is encouraged as an alternate mode of transportation to motor vehicle travel.
Georgia Pedestrian Fatalities, 1994-2014

250

15%

16%

14%

14%

200

11%

10%

13%

14%

12%

11%

12%

10%

9% 9% 150

9% 9% 9% 9%

10%

8%

100

6%

4% 50
2%

163 176 167 130 168 152 147 154 148 150 153 156 161 156 137

0

0%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Pedestrian Fatalities

% Pedestrian Fatalities

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From 2008 through 2014, there has been an unsteady increase of the percent of pedestrians killed in motor vehicle crashes in Georgia. In 2014, 163 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes. Pedestrian fatalities accounted for 14% of all motor vehicle fatalities in 2014, and the number of pedestrian fatalities DECREASED by 13 bodies (7.4%) from the previous year. Walking is a critical mode of transportation in Georgia every trip begins and ends with walking. And many trips, in big cities and small towns around the state, can be accomplished entirely on foot. The fast growing metropolitan areas and economic hubs of Georgia rely on safe and attractive pedestrian walkways to accommodate pedestrian travel, enhance business districts, and provide access to homes, businesses, and schools. Many non-driving residents around the state rely on accessible walkways to access public transit. The safety and accessibility of pedestrian walkways are critical issues throughout the state and in urban areas. Problem Identification and Program Justification - Bicyclists Although not as common as motor vehicle and pedestrian incidences, bicycle casualties are still a major concern as they are on the rise. In 2013, there were a total of 28 bicycle-related deaths and in 2014 there were 19 bicyclerelated deaths in Georgia a 32% decrease. Similar to pedestrian injuries, the majority of bicycle-related incidences occurred during the after school/night hours, on the weekends, in non-rural high traffic locations, and were primarily male (National Center for Statistics & Analysis).
Georgia Pedalcyclist (Bicyclist) Fatalities, 1994-2014
Bicyclists do not mix with larger vehicles without modification of roadway designs and traffic laws specifically designed to protect the persons most vulnerable to traffic injury and fatality. Deaths occurring to bicyclists represent 2% of all crash fatalities in Georgia in 2013 and 2014. The majority of these fatalities occurred between 3:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Rapid urban growth has contributed to more and more roads being built with few considerations for the movement of pedestrians and bicyclists. Organizations that advocate for a balanced approach to development are beginning to impact planning and development. Neighborhood associations, faith communities, and city governments are working together to address these emerging safety concerns. Bicycling is a healthy, inexpensive, and efficient mode of transportation throughout Georgia. The metropolitan areas around the state offer opportunities for bicycle commuting and active transportation while the rural roads offer many miles of scenic highway for exploring the state. Target Population The target population is pedestrians and bicyclists in Georgia.
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FFY 2017 Performance Objectives To provide funds to agencies for the purpose of increasing pedestrian education, enforcement and engineering considerations. To provide funds to agencies for the purpose of increasing bicycle education, enforcement, and engineering considerations to encourage the ability for vehicles and cyclists to safely "share the road".
FFY 2017 Performance Measures C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017. C-10: To decrease pedestrian fatalities 1.6% from 169 (2012-2014 average) to 166 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-11: To decrease bicyclist fatalities 14.2% from 21 (2012-2014 average) to 18 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Strategies 1. Increase awareness of motorists and cyclists safe and legal road use through enforcement and education. 2. Provide funding for pedestrian and bicycle safety educational materials and equipment as requested. 3. Provide funding for pedestrian safety through enforcement and training. 4. Provide funding to the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign to improve bicycle safety through education/outreach to drivers and bicyclists on sharing roadways safely and legally; media safety campaigns; and law enforcement partnerships to reduce dangerous behavior. 5. Collaborate with the Georgia Department of Transportation statewide pedestrian/bicycle coordinator to address pedestrian safety issues throughout Georgia. 6. Utilize state funds to implement pedestrian and bicyclist safety programs to include: Georgia Bikes, Bike Athens, Savannah Bicycle Campaign and Share the Road Projects. 7. Based upon the qualifying criteria for the non-motorized safety grant, Georgia will be applying under the Fast Act (405h).
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Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety 402PS

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

2017 Bicycle Safety Campaign

Project Number:

GA-2017-Alpharetta-00099

Project Description:

The City of Alpharetta continues its quest to be bicycle friendly. The Bicycle Patrol Unit

educates cyclists, pedestrians, and automobile users to build a better and safer cycling

community for all.

Budget:

$29,285.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

City of Atlanta Bicycle Safety Program GA-2017-Atlanta, C-00235 The City of Atlanta Bicycle Safety Program will focus on implementing enforcement and education strategies to reduce bicycle-related injuries and fatalities and raise awareness about bike share safety. Specifically, this grant will be used to hire a staff people to teach bike and bike share safety classes, create a `three-foot' passing law enforcement program and launch a public marketing campaign about bicycle and bike share safety. $87,052.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Brookhaven Police Pedestrian Safety Project: Encouraging Pedestrian Safety Through Education and Enforcement GA-2017-Brookhaven-00219 The Brookhaven Police Department Traffic Unit is looking to improve pedestrian safety within the City of Brookhaven. These improvements will be accomplished through a combination of Crime Prevention Education and Enforcement of State Laws and City Ordinances. Crime Prevention Education will be a combination of school education, media releases, social media postings and community events. Enforcement will include pedestrian contacts and driver contacts who violate the law. $64,056.74

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Cobb County Pedestrian Safety Campaign GA-2017-Cobb Count-00223 Cobb Department of Transportation has partnered with the Cobb County Safety Village, Safe Kids Cobb County and Cobb-Douglas Public Health to submit this application to fund the proposed Cobb County Pedestrian Safety Campaign. This campaign would provide comprehensive pedestrian safety messaging to residents ages pre-K through late adulthood and would address the troubling increase of pedestrian fatalities in Cobb County. $60,790.00

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Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Gwinnett County: Teaming Up To Save Lives GA-2017-Gwinnett C-00137 The community traffic safety program will primarily focus on minority populations in Gwinnett County to share safety awareness relating to the proper use of child restraints and pedestrian safety. The administration and implementation of project tasks will be shared between the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services. $53,054.50

Budget Summary
Project Number GA-2017-Alpharetta-00099 GA-2017-Atlanta, C-00235 GA-2017-Brookhaven-00219
GA-2017-Cobb Count-00223

Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety 402PS Budget Summary
Project Title
2017 Bicycle Safety Campaign City of Atlanta Bicycle Safety Program
Brookhaven Police Pedestrian Safety Project: Encouraging Pedestrian Safety Through Education and Enforcement Cobb County Pedestrian Safety Campaign

GA-2017-Gwinnett C-00137

Gwinnett County: Teaming Up To Save Lives

Total All 402PS Funds

Budget Amount $29,285.00 $87,052.00

Funding Source 402PS 402PS

$64,056.74 402PS

$60,790.00 $53,054.50

402PS 402PS

$294,238.24

Split Funding (50/50) with 402OP
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Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety 405b M1.PS Projects and Budget Summary
The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Athens Area Bicycle Education Program GA-2017-BikeAthens-00029 Our project will promote bike safety and provide bike safety education to: youth, university students / staff, adults dependent on bicycles, and those enrolled in a Ticket Diversion program. $46,539.80

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Bicycle Safety and Pedestrian Awareness
GA-2017-Fulton Cou-00242
In 2012 and 2015 Fulton County Sheriff's Office received funding for the Pedestrian Safety grant from the State of Georgia. The grant was a huge success. We were able to reach a lot of elementary schools. However, with over 58 elementary schools in Fulton we were not able to reach all 58 schools. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is seeking funding to continue to educate elementary school aged children about pedestrian safety. $17,700.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Reducing Bicycle-related Injuries and Fatalities In Chatham County
GA-2017-Savannah B-00132
A bicycle safety project to build public awareness of road safety issues and educate bicyclists and drivers on best practices for safe vehicle operation. $27,549.40

Budget Summary
Project Number

Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety 405b M1. PS Budget Summary
Project Title

GA-2017-BikeAthens-00029

Athens Area Bicycle Education Program

GA-2017-Fulton Cou-00242

Bicycle Safety and Pedestrian Awareness

GA-2017-Savannah B-00132

Reducing Bicycle-related Injuries and Fatalities In Chatham County

Total All 405b M1.PS Funds

Budget Amount

Funding Source

$46,539.80 402PS

$17,700.00 405b M1.PS

$27,549.40 405b M1.PS

$91,789.20

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Community Traffic Safety Programs

PROGRAM TARGETS: To reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes, injuries, fatalities and their associated cost with the establishment and maintenance of effective Safe Communities and Community Traffic Safety Programs.

Effectiveness of Programs The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proven the effectiveness of the following programs that Georgia participates in. Citations reference Countermeasures That Work: Seventh Edition, 2013. (CTW) Data throughout this section showing the decrease in traffic fatalities proves the effectiveness of these programs.
Department of Public Health, Older Driver Initiative (CTW, Chapter 7: Pages 9-11).

Problem Identification and Program Justification In 2014, Georgia experienced 1,164 roadway fatalities (Fatality Analysis Reporting System), 117,380 roadway injuries, and 378,458 motor vehicle crashes. Of all 159 counties in Georgia, Fulton County (having the largest population per square mile) continues to have the largest number of fatalities (77 fatalities in 2014).

Year Traffic Fatalities
Fatality Rate

2006 1,693
1.49

2007 1,641
1.46

2008 1,495
1.37

2009 1,292
1.18

2010 1,247
1.12

2011 1,226
1.13

2012 1,192
1.11

2013 1,179
1.08

2014 1,164
1.04

Crashes are the leading cause of death for people age 2-34 years and the largest contributor to spinal and head injuries. These crashes exact a major toll on community resources such as health care costs, workplace productivity and human services. However, community awareness of the extent of the problem remains limited because of fragmented and incomplete data.
Minority Drivers and Highway Safety - Hispanics The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention reported in 2009 that unintentional injuries, of which motor vehicle crashes is categorized, was the third leading cause of death of his Hispanics in the United States. Alcoholrelated crashes account for about one-third of all Hispanic traffic-related fatalities.
The Hispanic/Latino population is the fastest growing ethnic group accounting for 50.5 million or 16.3% in the 2010 Census, a 43% increase from the previous Census. In addition, the actual number of Hispanic residents may be much larger, due to an undercount of illegal immigrants. As of February 2003, Hispanic/Latinos became the largest minority group in the US, replacing African Americans. The Immigration and Naturalization Service estimates that approximately 1 million legal Hispanic/Latino immigrants and 800,000 illegal immigrants enter the country each year. By 2050 it is estimated that Latinos will account for approximately one fourth of the total US population.
The Hispanic/Latino population in Georgia experienced a 96.1% growth between 2000 and 2010 (from 435,227 to 853,689 residents in ten years). Census 2010 shows that 9.1% of Georgians are foreign-born. Hispanics often have severe lack of knowledge on local laws and issues concerning highway safety. It is the intent of Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to continue to explore highway safety problems and solutions in other counties throughout the State because of the disproportionate involvement among Hispanic residents.
From 2009-2012, Hispanics have accounted for approximately 3% of all vehicle-related deaths in the state of Georgia. Due to the language barrier and general difference in culture, we have to change our approach to reach the Hispanic community. The Department of Public Health's Child Occupant Safety Project (COSP) is currently working with their Bilingual Child Passenger Safety Technician Program Consultant to go into these densely Hispanic communities and determine their problem areas. Once we have located these pocket communities, we can begin to determine what type of minority Child Passenger Safety education and outreach is being offered in Georgia and how it should be altered or enhanced. Georgia currently has 168 Spanish-speaking technicians which we will utilize in

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the before mentioned communities. Additionally, the University of Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) will train approximately 6 new bilingual Child Passenger Safety Technicians for FY2017. The Child Occupant Safety Project Bilingual Program Consultant will work with these Spanish-speaking technicians, as well as local law enforcement to coordinate and implement our initiatives.
National and state studies have shown that Hispanics have a higher risk of fatal car crashes than non-Hispanic whites. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for Hispanics ages 1 - 34 in the United States. Alcohol-related crashes account for about half of all Hispanic traffic-related fatalities. Injuries in these crashes are increased by lack of seat belt usage, which appears to be influenced by cultural attitudes which increase while under the influence. Young men especially may feel seatbelts challenge their masculinity and bravery. These men may also have a reluctance to admit they cannot "hold their drink", and they may refuse help from someone who offers to drive them home.
Attitudinal data on safety belt usage among Hispanics reflects their cultural biases. The Pew Hispanic Center recently published a study noting that Hispanics, especially those who are foreign born, tend to agree that fate determines their future. The 2000 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Study provided support for that by noting that 30% of all Hispanics (compared to 25% of other groups) agreed with the statement "If it is your time to die, you'll die, so it doesn't matter whether you wear your seat belt." Hispanics were also more likely than Non-Hispanics to indicate that wearing a safety belt made them worry more about being in a crash (30% and 13%, respectively) and that safety belts were more likely to harm you than help you in a crash (48% to 34%, respectively). Hispanics are also more than twice as likely (39% compared to 17%) to say that wearing a safety belt makes them self-conscious around their friends.
Minority Drivers and Highway Safety - African Americans The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducts a telephone survey every two years to measure the status of attitudes, knowledge, and behavior of the general driving age public about drinking and driving (see Traffic Techs 89, 135, 192). National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asked the Gallup Organization to merge data from the 1993, 1995, and 1997 surveys to get a sample large enough to permit analysis by race and ethnicity, which were not reported in the earlier surveys.
One in four persons (24%) age 16 to 64 has driven a motor vehicle within two hours of consuming alcohol in the past year. Males are more likely to exhibit such behaviors than females (37 vs. 15 percent), and this pattern is found across all races and ethnicities. There are some differences among racial and ethnic groups in drinking and driving attitudes and behaviors.
More than a quarter twenty-eight percent (28%) of white, non-Hispanic persons, which make up the largest sample, are more likely than any other racial group to report having driven within two (2) hours of consuming alcohol in the past month. American Indian/Eskimos report the second highest prevalence at twenty-one percent (21%). Hispanics, Blacks, and Asians report 17%, 16%, and 13%, respectively, for having driven within two hours after drinking in the past month. Whites age 21 to 29 report the highest prevalence of this behavior thirty-seven percent (37%), which is almost twice the rate for other racial groups.
Those who said they have driven within two hours after drinking any alcohol report an average of eleven (11) such trips in the past year (males 14.4 vs. females 5.9 trips). Whites account for eighty-four percent (84%) of all monthly trips, while this group comprises seventy-seven percent (77%) of the 16 to 64-year-old population. The percentages for monthly alcohol trips and population are: Blacks (5% - 9%); Hispanics (5% - 7%); Asian Americans (1% - 2%); and Native Americans and Eskimos (2% - 3%).
About fifty-two percent (52%) of drinking drivers have other passengers with them during these trips for an average of 0.79 passengers per trip. Blacks are least likely to travel with passengers forty-two percent (42%) with an average of 0.67 passengers, whites fifty-two percent (52%) with 0.77 passengers, and others fifty-six percent (56%) with 1.1 passengers.
Drinking-driving trips average 16.1 miles from origin to destination. Black drinking-drivers report the farthest driving distances at twenty-one (21) miles on average, whites report 16.6 miles, and others report 8.4 miles.
About ninety percent (90%) of whites and seventy percent (70%) of all other groups say they have heard of legal limits. Less than half of those who said they knew their state's limit were able to specify that limit correctly.
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About three percent (3%) of whites, two percent (2%) of Blacks, two percent (2%) of Asian and seven percent (7%) of American Indian/Eskimos age 16-64 reported being stopped by the police for suspicion of drinking and driving. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) believes that traffic safety needs and problems differ across populations, so are the strategies required to address them. Efforts to improve traffic safety in the Black community have stalled by a lack of information on communication strategies that would be helpful in determining and shaping effective interventions. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) plans to promote traffic safety programs among the Black population to make a significant difference in the State's overall highway safety fatality problem working through various minority programs and schools. Target Population Rural Georgia, teens, Hispanic, law enforcement, emergency responders and traffic safety advocates. FFY 2017 Performance Objective
To provide support, information and instruction to Community programs, organizations and state agencies for the purpose of identifying problems and developing effective strategies to counter highway safety problems.
FFY 2017 Key Performance Measures C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017. C-3: To decrease fatalities per 100M VMT 3.6% from 1.08 (2012-2014 average) to 1.04 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-4: To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 8.9% from 369 (2012-2014 average) to 336 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Strategies 1. Participate in a minimum of three (3) national traffic safety campaigns in the established communities. 2. Provide funds to highway safety partners throughout rural Georgia to implement programs that will assist in reaching the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) performance objectives. 3. Will host one GOHS Highway Safety Conference and encourage all grantees to attend.
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Community Traffic Safety Countermeasures 402CP Projects and Budget Summary
The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

402 Community Traffic Safety GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00088 Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) provides for the management and administration of Networks of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) Programs, Safe Community Programs, in-house grants, contracts, regular operating expenses, training among other functions necessary to ensure the proper and efficient use of federal highway safety funds. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will also provide management for a Resource Information Training Center to serve as a clearinghouse for the coordination and distribution of highway safety materials, training opportunities and major conferences. $562,100.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Mobile Truck Exhibit GA-2017-Georgia Op-00040 The Operation Lifesaver Mobile Exhibit Truck is a unique educational vehicle customized for educating the public about safety around trains and railroad tracks and rights-of-way. $22,844.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

First Responder Railroad Safety Training GA-2017-Georgia Op-00041 Conduct special First Responder training classes for law enforcement and emergency responders in Georgia about handling Train-Motor Vehicle crashes. $8,040.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Older Driver Safety Program GA-2017-Public Hea-00033 The Older Driver Safety Program works to identify and foster implementation of comprehensive, evidence-based strategies that balance the mobility and safety needs of older drivers other road users. $197,409.59

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Budget Summary
Community Traffic Safety Countermeasures 402CP Budget Summary

Project Number

Project Title

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00088 402 Community Traffic Safety

GA-2017-Georgia Op-00040

Mobile Truck Exhibit

Budget Amount $562,100.00
$22,844.00

Funding Source 402CP
402CP

GA-2017-Georgia Op-00041

First Responder Railroad Safety Training

$8,040.00 402CP

GA-2017-Public Hea-00033

Older Driver Safety Program

$197,409.59 402CP

Total All 402CP Funds

$790,393.59

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Resource Information Center and Clearinghouse

PROGRAM TARGETS: To increase public awareness and knowledge of highway safety, create online web access where the highway safety materials are available through a clearinghouse operation.

Problem Identification and Program Justification
The public often goes uninformed about the valuable resources and successful projects related to roadway safety. Without a systematic means of disseminating information, there is no way of determining who needs information and what kinds of items would be helpful. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has dramatically enhanced its website, URL www.gahighwaysafety.org, to increase the general public and stakeholder's ability to acquire highway safety data and information. This site also provides an online store for the ability to order brochures and materials related to traffic safety; with the ability to download each of these media in a PDF format. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) also maintains a resource center for direct public access.

FFY 2017 Performance Objective Objective: To make highway safety materials available and accessible to Georgia citizens.

FFY 2017 Key Performance Measures
C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017.
C-3: To decrease fatalities per 100M VMT 3.6% from 1.08 (2012-2014 average) to 1.04 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-4: To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 8.9% from 369 (2012-2014 average) to 336 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-5: To decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 9.4% from 291 (2012-2014 average) to 264 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-6: To decrease speed related fatalities 0.2% from 197 (2012-2014 average) to 196 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-7: To decrease motorcyclist's fatalities 3.4% from 129 (2012-2014 average) to 125 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-8: To decrease un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities from 7 (2012-2014 average) to 6 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-9: To decrease drivers age 20 or younger involved in fatal crashes 6.3% from 154 (2012-2014 average) to 145 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-10: To decrease pedestrian fatalities 1.6% from 169 (2012-2014 average) to 166 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-11: To decrease bicyclist fatalities 14.2% from 21 (2012-2014 average) to 18 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

Strategies

1. Maintain Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Resource Information Training Center, which serves as a clearinghouse for the coordination and distribution of highway safety materials, training opportunities and major conferences.

2. Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will maintain an online resource distribution system in order to maximize efficiency of highway safety information distribution.

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PROGRAM TARGETS: To decrease un-helmeted motorcyclists fatalities from 9 (2011-2013 average) to 3 (20142016 average) in 2016.
Effectiveness of Programs The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proven the effectiveness of the following programs that Georgia participates in. Citations reference Countermeasures That Work: Seventh Edition, 2013. (CTW) Data throughout this section showing the decrease in traffic fatalities proves the effectiveness of these programs.
Department of Driver Services and Governor's Office of Highway Safety (CTW, Chapter 5: pages 15, 2224)
Problem Identification and Program Justification Motorcycles are an increasingly popular means of transportation. In 2015, there were 196,276 registered motorcycles in the state of Georgia. The number of registered motorcycles increased 45.0 percent from 2004 to 2009. However, the crash rate for motorcycles decreased by 13.0 percent within the same time period. In 2015, approximate 7 out of every 10,000 registered motorcyclists died the same rate as in 2009. GOHS partially attribute this increase to the current economic situation and the fact that people were trying to find less expensive ways to commute.
In 2014, 12 percent (137 persons) of the people killed in motor vehicle crashes in Georgia were motorcycle drivers--an 18% INCREASE since the previous year. In 2008, Georgia experienced the highest in motorcycle fatality count within fifteen years (178 motorcyclist fatalities). Contributing factors include alcohol, speed, distraction, and rider inexperience.
Nationally in 2014, motorcycle fatalities have decreased 7% from 2008 when there were 4,957 rider deaths. The problem is that in 2006, motorcycle deaths accounted for 11% of the overall traffic deaths. In 2014, motorcyclists accounted for 15.2% of all traffic fatalities nationwide and 4.3% of all occupants injured.
Motorcycle and scooter riders continue to face more risks of crashing and being injured than passengers in fourwheeled vehicles. Motorcycles are complex to operate and more exposed to a greater number of hazards than cars and trucks. Too many riders lack the basic skills to adapt their current driving habits to the special demands of a motorcycle. Other road users are also unaware of the special characteristics of motorcycles which can also lead to crashes.
Georgia has utilized the Riders Helping Riders program and a mix of communication mechanisms to draw attention to the dangers of impaired riding (e.g. newspapers, community meetings, e-mail, posters, fliers, mini-planners and law enforcement mobilizations). Riders Helping Riders is a rider-training program based on findings that riders tend to look out for each other, but for various reasons, are hesitant to intervene in the drinking and riding behavior of their peers. The program communicates the drinking and riding problem, the need for rider intervention as it relates to drinking and riding behavior of their peers, and tools that riders can use to help prevent the drinking and riding of their peers.
Motorcyclists may not be aware that they lack the specialized skills to operate a motorcycle safely. Unlicensed riders may continue to ride under either a `perennial permit' or with no endorsement at all and lack the basic skills needed to operate a motorcycle safely.
According to Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data, the proportions of un-helmeted fatalities fluctuated greatly. In 2014, six percent (8 fatalities) of all 137 motorcyclist fatalities in Georgia were un-helmeted in
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comparison to thirteen percent (21 fatalities of all 136 fatalities) that were un-helmeted in 2007.Un-helmeted rider deaths are on the increase plus we are unsure of those that are being killed while wearing the non-Department of Transportation (DOT) approved helmets.
Motorcycle Fatalities per 100,000 Registered Motorcycles 2008-2014

Year 2008

Motorcyclist Fatalities
178

Registrations 188,072

Motorcyclist Fatalities per 100,000 Motorcycle Registrations
94.64

2009

140

197,171

71

2010

128

196,958

64.99

2011

150

199,620

75.14

2012

134

201,207

66.6

2013

116

200,133

57.96

2014

137

199,575

68.65

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)/ FARS

Alcohol is also a significant risk factor among Georgia motorcycle rider fatalities. Every year through 2008, alcohol related motorcycle fatalities showed a steady increase in Georgia. According to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System in 2014, 38 of the 137 (27%) motorcyclist's fatal crashes in Georgia involved alcohol from the rider

In 2014, Georgia has an alcohol reporting rate of 41% -- 41% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes were tested for alcohol consumption with recorded BAC. In Georgia, 1622 drivers were involved in fatal crashes, and 668 drivers were tested. The highest alcohol testing occurred among the fatally injured (61%), followed by Non-Incapacitating Evident Injured drivers (22%).

Georgia Motorcycle Riders (Operators) Killed by Year and the Riders Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

Year Georgia
2010 US

Surviving Drivers/Motorcycle Rider

Total 880

With BAC Results Reported to FARS
190

23,527

7,927

Georgia 2011
US

847 23,025

226 7,484

Georgia 2012
US

883 23,943

184 6,653

Georgia 2013
US

899 23,703

230 6,630

Georgia 2014
US

835 23,818

Source: FARS 2010-2014

187 6,368

Killed Drivers/Motorcycle Rider

Total 806

With BAC Results Reported to FARS
501

21,072

16,405

842

507

20,815

15,846

793

470

21,394

14,792

722

439

20,871

14,905

787

481

20,765

14,800

Total Drivers/Motorcycle Rider

Total 1,686

With BAC Results Reported to FARS
691

44,599

24,332

1,689

733

43,840

23,330

1,676

654

45,337

21,445

1,621

669

44,574

21,535

1,622

668

44,583

21,168

According to a study conducted by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), the percent of riders dying with low BAC levels is almost twice that of drivers of passenger vehicles.

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Target Population Motorcycle and scooter riders in Georgia as well as all drivers of passenger vehicles who may endanger these users.

FFY 2017 Performance Objectives

Objective 1:

To decrease the total number of motorcycle crashes.

Objective 2:

To decrease motorcyclist's fatalities 3.4% from 129 (2012-2014 average) to 125 (2015-

2017 average) in 2017.

FFY 2017 Key Performance Measures C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017. C-5: To decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 9.4% from 291 (2012-2014 average) to 264 (20152017 average) in 2017. C-7: To decrease motorcyclist's fatalities 3.4% from 129 (2012-2014 average) to 125 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-8: To decrease un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities from 7 (2012-2014 average) to 6 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Strategies To help achieve these targets, the communication efforts will focus primarily on those areas where the majority of serious motorcycle crashes occur, in the major metropolitan area of Georgia. These metropolitan areas include: Atlanta, Gainesville, Augusta, Savannah, Columbus, Athens, and Albany where a majority of the fatalities occurred in 2014. In addition, these efforts will also focus on the counties with the highest number of registered motorcyclists and counties with the highest number of motorcycle crashes involving alcohol.
In addition to the objectives of the Highway Safety Plan and Strategic Highway Safety Plan, other process targets have been set by previous planning efforts. The Motorcycle Safety Strategic Work Group, which also established the Motorcycle Safety Task Force, outlined three major targets for communication:

1. Develop specific public information materials for specific audience. 2. Identify problems and target audiences for public information campaigns. 3. Utilize all Department of Driver Service Centers for disseminating literature to target audiences.
In addition to the Highway Safety Plan strategies, the Motorcycle Safety Task Team is partnering and developing the following programs:

Create and disseminate effective communication and outreach campaigns to increase motorist's awareness of motorcycles.
Encourage proper licensed Riders Skills Test. (RST)

Develop and promulgate a Public Service Announcement (PSA) designed to educate motorists and motorcyclists about motorcycle safety using the "Share the Road" message.

Create and disseminate effective educational and awareness communications to riders on how alcohol and other drugs affect motorcycle operator skills in the top 10 counties where motorcycle fatalities occur.

Participate in motorcycle rallies, motorcycle shows and charity rides to promote the Share the Road message and Georgia Motor Safety Program (GMSP) throughout the state. The Department of Driver Services (DDS) and Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) web site will also be used to promote the program.

Promote the Share the Road campaign within the top 10 counties where motorcycle fatalities occur.

Utilize strategies identified within the Department of Public Safety Motorcycle Fatalities Reduction Plan.

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Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

405 (f) Motorcycle Safety

Project Number:

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00081

Project Description:

Statewide Motorist Safety Awareness Program focusing on motorcyclists.

Budget:

$25,000.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Motorcycle Safety
GA-2017-Driver Ser-00013
The purpose of the DDS motorcycle safety project is to reduce motorcycle-related deaths and injuries by providing outreach safety materials and training throughout the State of Georgia. $97,730.32

Budget Summary
Project Number GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00081 GA-2017-Driver Ser-00013

Motorcycle Programs 405f M9X Budget Summary

Project Title

Budget Amount Funding Source

405 (f) Motorcycle Safety

$25,000.00 405f M9X

Motorcycle Safety

$97,730.32 405f M9X

Total All 405f M9X Funds

$122,730.32

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PROGRAM TARGETS: To implement a Paid Media Plan for Governor's Office of Highway Safety's (GOHS) impaired driving and occupant protection campaigns for FFY 2016. Those campaigns include year-round messaging for Georgia driver safety.
Effectiveness of Programs The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proven the effectiveness of the following programs that Georgia participates in. Citations reference Countermeasures That Work: Seventh Edition, 2013. (CTW) Data throughout this section showing the decrease in traffic fatalities proves the effectiveness of these programs. High Visibility Enforcement:
Impaired Driving (CTW, Chapter 1: pages 19-21, 44) Occupant Protection (CTW, Chapter 2: pages 16, 22-23, 28) Aggressive Driving and Speeding (CTW, Chapter 3: pages 16, 27) Motorcycle Safety (CTW, Chapter 5: page 24)
Problem Identification and Program Justification IMPAIRED DRIVING: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over In 2014, the State of Georgia suffered 1,164 fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. Impaired driving killed 278 persons in those crashes. Alcohol related fatal crashes accounted for 24% of all fatal crashes in Georgia in 2014. One-outof-every-four traffic fatalities in Georgia are currently alcohol-related. The overall cost of crashes, injuries, and deaths related to crashes in Georgia is $7.8 billion a year. Improvement is still needed for the state in as much as alcohol related fatalities are anticipated to continue to be a prominent factor in Georgia's 2016 stats.
For both paid and earned media projects, Georgia's impaired driving campaigns promote the "Operation Zero Tolerance" (OZT) and "Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over" campaign messages in reference to GOHS' statewide DUI enforcement initiatives. As an integral element of Georgia's impaired driving message, all GOHS brochures, rack cards, media advisories, news releases, media kit components, and scripts for radio and TV Public Service Ads use one or both of the campaign messages.
Occupant Protection: Click It or Ticket Failure to use safety belts and child safety seats is one of the leading causes of motor vehicle injuries and deaths in this country. This persists despite NHTSA data that shows safety belts have proven to reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat passenger car occupants by forty-five percent (45%). In pick-up trucks, SUVs', and mini-vans, properly worn seatbelts reduce fatal injury by sixty percent (60%). NHTSA research data show more than seventy percent (70%) of nationwide passenger vehicle occupants involved in serious crashes survive when wearing safety belts correctly. Although Georgia had one of the highest recorded safety belt usage rate in the southeast at 97.3%, sustaining this number necessitates a rigorous, ongoing public awareness campaign that combines attention-getting Paid Media in conjunction with concentrated earned media efforts and high profile enforcement measures.
SPEED: 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. Nearly 18% of crash deaths in Georgia involve unsafe or illegal speed. For every 10mph increase in speed, there's a doubling of energy release when a crash occurs. The faster we drive, the more our reaction time is reduced. The chances of being involved in a fatal crash increase three-fold in crashes related to speed. The majority of drivers in those speed-related crashes fall within the demographics of Georgia's primary audience for Paid Media.
The 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. campaign is a multi-jurisdictional highway safety enforcement strategy designed to reduce high-fatality crash-counts due to speed and aggressive driving during the potentially deadly summer holiday driving period from Memorial Day through Labor Day. H.E.A.T. stands for "Highway Enforcement of
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Aggressive Traffic." GOHS' public information team promotes this initiative with summer-long earned media via news conferences, social media messaging and cross-promotion paid media Public Service Announcements (PSAs) run in rotation with occupant safety and alcohol counter measure campaign ads.
Motorcycle Safety: Share The Road Based on data from 2009 to 2014, there has been an unsteady and fluctuating decrease of motorcyclist fatalities with the most fatalities occurring in 2008 with 178. To decrease motorcyclist's fatalities 3.4% from 129 (2012-2014 average) to 125 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

As part of the GOHS speed and impaired driving countermeasure message strategy, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety uses paid media funds when available to target motorists and motorcyclists in Georgia's secondary audience with a motorcycle safety and awareness message. Simultaneously, GOHS is targeting motorists with a Share the Road, Motorcycle Safety Awareness campaign in those jurisdictions where the incidences of impaired motorcycle crashes are the highest. When available, funds will also be allocated to out of home advertising such as billboards.
Target Population - Georgia's Primary Audience The Occupant Protection/Impaired Driving Paid Media message is directed at a statewide audience. NHTSA relies upon the results of a national study which shows the use of paid advertising is clearly effective in raising driver safety awareness and specifically has a greater impact on "younger drivers in the 18-to-34 year-old demographic". Based on NHTSA audience research data, Georgia's occupant protection and impaired driving messages are directed at two target audiences during the course of regularly-scheduled and nationally-coordinated statewide paid media campaigns. Georgia's primary audience is composed of male drivers, age 18 to 34.

Target Population - Georgia's Secondary Audience In its secondary audience, GOHS seeks to reach all Georgia drivers with occupant protection and impaired driving highway safety messages. However, because Georgia is a state with a growing Hispanic population, newly arrived Latinos also represent a portion of the secondary Paid Media target market. Hispanic radio and TV will continue to represent a portion of the GOHS targeted statewide media buy. Furthermore, because Georgia sees a growing potential for an erosion of occupant safety numbers among young African Americans, that community is also a targeted secondary demographic for GOHS Paid Media highway safety campaigns.

FFY 2017 Performance Objective

Objective:

To provide funds for the procurement of a "year round message" delivered through a statewide

Paid Media campaign to reach Georgia's Primary and Secondary Audiences, to foster lifesaving

highway safety awareness and to promote safety belt use and sober driving. The combined GOHS

safe driving campaign messages condense to the following six-word warning: "Slow Down. Buckle-

Up. Drive Sober."

FFY 2017 Key Performance Measures
C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017.
C-3: To decrease fatalities per 100M VMT 3.6% from 1.08 (2012-2014 average) to 1.04 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-4: To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 8.9% from 369 (2012-2014 average) to 336 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-5: To decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 9.4% from 291 (2012-2014 average) to 264 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-6: To decrease speed related fatalities 0.2% from 197 (2012-2014 average) to 196 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-7: To decrease motorcyclist's fatalities 3.4% from 129 (2012-2014 average) to 125 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-8: To decrease un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities from 7 (2012-2014 average) to 6 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

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C-9: To decrease drivers age 20 or younger involved in fatal crashes 6.3% from 154 (2012-2014 average) to 145 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-10: To decrease pedestrian fatalities 1.6% from 169 (2012-2014 average) to 166 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-11: To decrease bicyclist fatalities 14.2% from 21 (2012-2014 average) to 18 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
B-1: Increase statewide observed safety belt use of front seat outboard occupants in passenger vehicles from baseline 97.3 % in 2015 to 97.7% in 2017.
Strategies - Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Paid Media Weight Targets The measure of advertising outreach for Georgia's Occupant Protection and Impaired Driving paid media campaign will be within the targets and guidelines of frequency and reach set by NHTSA for national paid media campaigns.
The measure for each Georgia media market purchased for Broadcast TV and Cable TV will be 200-300 Gross Rating Points (GRPs) per week. The measure for each Georgia media market purchased for Radio will be 150- 200 GRPs per week.
These GRP levels will deliver sufficient Reach (the number of male viewers and listeners age 18-34), and "Frequency" (the number of times the target audience actually sees the message) to achieve the GOHS driver safety communications targets.
Strategies - Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Public Affairs The Governor's Office of Highway Safety GOHS employs a full-time Communications Manager and a full-time Communication Specialists. Both have a deep background in media and the law enforcement community. The Public Affairs section coordinates paid and earned media as well as news conferences throughout the year, especially during the highway safety campaigns. In addition to paid and earned media, GOHS is extremely active on social media including Facebook and Twitter.
GOHS' media buyer of record is the InterConnect Group. The Public Affairs team continues to make paid media placements with public service announcements that have been tagged and written specifically for each Georgia enforcement campaign. GOHS currently uses NHTSA-produced public service TV ads tagged locally for GOHS to promote this state's occupant safety and alcohol enforcement campaigns. These paid media ads are regularly broadcast in rotation with national ads during nationwide enforcement campaigns or run during Georgia's statewide initiatives. When production can be donated, GOHS is also able to produce locally-relevant, impaired driving or occupant protection public service ads for events such as the college football game between the University of Georgia and University of Florida; and the annual NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
New Media Strategies Because local news media has failed to provide highway safety campaign messaging at previous levels, GOHS has been adapting new strategies to cope with reduced coverage and reach our target audience, with and without budgetary support.
New Earned Media Strategies Discussions with local Atlanta news producers reveal that highway safety campaign kickoff news conferences scheduled with two or more weeks' lead time ahead of the actual holiday travel periods are considered too far in advance of holiday coverage to grab the attention of the average audience or assignment editor. Producers indicate they just are not interested in talking about the upcoming Memorial Day holiday when April is still on the calendar, for example. But news producers are more inclined to cover cops and crash predictions when the holiday travel period begins in May. Based on these findings, GOHS Public Affairs continue to issue news releases only around the dates when the enforcement campaigns officially begin and then successfully scheduling news conferences on dates and times closer to the travel holidays when local news is most likely to cover them.
To counteract the busier news cycle of the Atlanta media market, GOHS continues to focus on announcing its campaign messages simultaneously in multiple smaller markets. Not only does this cover the state more quickly and efficiently, it results in increased coverage from the Atlanta market without having to stage local media events that don't receive coverage. Outer market (Columbus, Albany, Macon, Savannah, Augusta) media events are centered on
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the key news cycle hours of the day, including Noon and 5PM/6PM. Local police DUI or seatbelt road checks often follow news conferences to provide action video to enhance local news coverage and provide background for potential live shots. For some campaigns, the traditional news conference format has been replaced by a "press avail," which includes one-on-one interview opportunities for activities such as ride-along or demonstrations of a Standardized Field Sobriety Test.
GOHS continues to use social media, including Facebook and Twitter, to post highway safety messaging to target teens, highway safety stakeholders, local/statewide media and Georgia's motoring public in general.
New Paid Media Strategies GOHS will sometimes use billboards as part of an overall Out of Home messaging strategy to increase message penetration in rural counties underserved by television and radio. Because of the successful results encountered with these billboard ads, this ad strategy continues to be considered as part of other future GOHS campaigns. To better reach the target demographic, GOHS has also reduced its paid media expenditures in radio and redirected efforts to an increased online presence via web ads and newer mediums such as iHeart Radio, Spotify and Pandora. Research provided by the InterConnect Group indicated where GOHS messaging would receive the most impressions for the least amount of money.
Paid Media Program Support Strategies To use Paid Media to support ongoing Click It Or Ticket (CIOT) enforcement efforts to help decrease unbelted injury and fatality stats on Georgia's highways while increasing overall public awareness of occupant protection and increasing the use of safety belts and child safety restraint systems statewide.
To use Paid Media to support ongoing "Operation Zero Tolerance" (OZT)/ "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement efforts to increase public awareness for of sober driving and to encourage the use of designated drivers to improve Georgia's alcohol-related crash, fatality and injury rate.
To use Paid Media to support the GOHS Share The Road/Motorcycle Safety Awareness campaign by targeting motorists and motorcyclists in Georgia's secondary audience with a motorcycle safety and awareness message.
To target motorcyclists with safe and sober cycling messages in jurisdictions where incidences of impaired motorcycle crashes are the highest.
To base Georgia's year-round Occupant Protection and Impaired Driving Paid Media Plan on the NHTSA National Communications Plan and to correlate the timetable of the GOHS Media Buy Plan to correspond with planned enforcement activities at the state, regional and national level.
To optimize driver awareness of ongoing national highway safety campaigns during peak driving periods and during major holiday travel periods.
GOHS will conduct a minimum of five Paid Media initiatives during 2016-2017, to include:
The "Operation Zero Tolerance" (OZT) Labor Day 2016 Campaign "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" (which includes overlapping Hands Across The Border and the 100 Days of Summer HEAT campaigns)
The "Click it or Ticket" (CIOT) Thanksgiving 2016 Campaign
The "Operation Zero Tolerance" (OZT) Christmas-New Year 2016/2017 Campaign "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over"
The "Click it or Ticket" (CIOT) Memorial Day 2017 Campaign
The "Operation Zero Tolerance" (OZT) Independence Day 2017 Campaign
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Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

402 Paid Media

Project Number:

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00109

Project Description: In an effort to ensure target audiences are reached, Governor's Office of Highway Safety

(GOHS) will conduct paid media campaigns consistent with mobilizations of the National

Hwy Traffic Safety Administration and compliant with paid media guidelines. Governor's

Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will utilize the services of a paid media buyer

contracted through statewide procurement policies. Messaging will be directed at target

audiences in each campaign in order to maximize the effectiveness of each paid media

campaign.

Budget:

$480,000.00

Budget Summary
Project Number GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00109

Paid Media 402 PM Budget Summary
Project Title
402 Paid Media

Total All 402 PM Funds

Budget Amount Funding Source

$480,000.00

402PM

$480,000.00

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PROGRAM TARGETS: To reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities through a systematic delivery of effective distracted driving countermeasures. To decrease the percentage of drivers involved in fatal crashes that were distracted at the time of the crash from the 2014 calendar base year of 3.1% to 2.5% by 2017.

Effectiveness of Programs The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proven the effectiveness of the following programs that Georgia participates in. Citations reference Countermeasures That Work: Seventh Edition, 2013. (CTW) Data throughout this section showing the decrease in traffic fatalities proves the effectiveness of these programs.
Governor's Office of Highway Safety, Communication and Outreach on Distracted Driving (CTW, Chapter 4: page 18)
Problem Identification and Program Justification "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that there are over 3,000 deaths annually from distraction-affected crashes crashes in which drivers lost focus on the safe control of their vehicles due to manual, visual, or cognitive distraction. Studies show that texting simultaneously involves manual, visual, and mental distraction and is among the worst of all driver distractions." (NHTSA Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving, (www.distraction.gov) Nearly all motor vehicle crashes are a result of distracted driving, simply because one of the drivers involved wasn't paying attention to the road for whatever reason(s). There are all manners of ways drivers can become distracted. Talking on a cell phone, texting, using GPS or other devices, talking and looking to a passenger, and eating among many other distractions always increases the possibility of a crash.
Distracted driving is suspected to be greatly underreported in fatal and serious injury collisions, as information pointing to distraction is gathered through self-reporting, witness testimony, and evidence indicating distraction. Despite the data limitations, current trends and observations suggest distracted driving is a growing issue particularly among young drivers.
Among the areas of greatest concern with respect to cell phone use is texting while driving, which was banned in Georgia on July 1, 2010. Additionally, the increase in the number of wireless subscriptions (estimated at more than 300 million) - and a growing number of devices and services designed to keep people connected- has greatly increased the number of people using cell phones while driving.
Based on the data from 2010-2014 there has been great unsteady decline in the percentage of drivers involved in fatal crashes that were distracted at the time of crash. The number of drivers distracted during the time of the fatal crash has nearly remained the same in 2013 and 2014, with 3.1% of all drivers reported being distracted.

Year
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Total Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes 1,686 1,689 1,676 1,621 1,622

Number of Drivers Distracted
175 61 45 50 51

% of Drivers Distracted 10.4% 3.6% 2.7% 3.1% 3.1%

In developing strong countermeasures to address this problem(s), Georgia will look to national research in developing distracted driving prevention strategies. Controlling this epidemic will require an educational effort similar to the one Georgia implemented aimed in recent years at improving the safety belt use rate and controlling impaired driving. This effort included the development of a public service announcement, enforcement and increased public awareness.

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Georgia's Distracted Driving Laws Georgia Law Prohibiting Texting While Driving (O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.2) Any driver age 18 or over is prohibited from reading, writing, or sending a text message while driving. This ban applies to any texting device including cell phones, and applies to text messages, instant messages, email and Internet data. Exceptions are provided for emergency personnel, drivers responding to emergencies, and drivers who are fully parked. The fine for a conviction is $150. A conviction for either violation will result in the accumulation of 1 point on the driving record.

Georgia Law Prohibiting Youth Cell Phone Use While Driving (O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.1) Any driver under age 18 who holds a Class D license or a learner's permit is prohibited from using any wireless device while driving. This includes cell phones, computers, and all texting devices. Exceptions are provided for emergencies and for drivers who are fully parked. The fine for a conviction is $150, or $300 if involved in an accident while using a wireless device.

While both laws mentioned above do not address increased fines for repeat offenses, the statutes provide for a very high fine of $150 and in the event of a crash, the fine is doubled to $300 (40-6-241.1).

Within Georgia's Department of Driver Services Driving Manual, there is no provision for the testing of distracted driving. However, pages 28 and 33 of the Driving Manual http://www.eregulations.com/georgia/driver/ clearly address the Prohibition on Youth Cell Phone Use While Driving (O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.1) A full copy of this document is located within both the Highway Safety Plan Distracted Driving section and the 405e Distracted Driving Application.

FFY 2017 Performance Objectives

Objective:

To decrease the percentage of drivers involved in fatal crashes that were distracted at the time of

the crash from the 2014 calendar base year of 3.1% to 2.5% by 2017.

Strategies 1. Continue to develop statewide media campaigns including You Drive. You Text. You Pay., One Text or Call Could Wreck it All, and Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other

2. Continue to partner with EndDD.org and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association to educate students on the dangers of distracted driving.

3. Partner with Huddle Inc. Ticket Program to provide advertising on ticket backs for high school sporting and extracurricular events. Huddle partners with 158 of Georgia's 159 counties (427 schools) by providing tickets at no charge to schools. Each ticket will contain a highway safety distracted driving message targeting youth. In addition, the distracted driving message will be placed on spring/fall event programs and a distracted driving PA announcement will be played at each event.
4. To partner with local agencies to implement innovative HVE, education, and advertising campaigns targeting distracted driving.
5. Based upon the qualifying criteria under the 405e Distracted Driving, Georgia will be applying for funds under the Fast Act for the Special Distracted Driving Grant.

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GEORGIA CODE Copyright 2015 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved. *** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session ***
TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
O.C.G.A. 40-6-241 (2015) 40-6-241. Driver to exercise due care; proper use of radios and mobile telephones allowed
A driver shall exercise due care in operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state and shall not engage in any actions which shall distract such driver from the safe operation of such vehicle, provided that, except as prohibited by Code Sections 40-6-241.1 and 40-6-241.2, the proper use of a radio, citizens band radio, mobile telephone, or amateur or ham radio shall not be a violation of this Code section. HISTORY: Code 1933, 68A-1103, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, 5; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1156, 2/HB 23; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, 3/SB 360.
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O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.1
GEORGIA CODE Copyright 2015 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
*** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session ***
TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.1 (2015)
40-6-241.1. Definitions; prohibition on certain persons operating motor vehicle while engaging in wireless communications; exceptions; penalties
(a) As used in the Code section, the term:
(1) "Engage in a wireless communication" means talking, writing, sending, or reading a text-based communication, or listening on a wireless telecommunications device.
(2) "Wireless telecommunications device" means a cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a stand alone computer, or any other substantially similar wireless device that is used to initiate or receive a wireless communication with another person. It does not include citizens band radios, citizens band radio hybrids, commercial two-way radio communication devices, subscription-based emergency communications, in-vehicle security, navigation, and remote diagnostics systems or amateur or ham radio devices.
(b) Except in a driver emergency and as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, no person who has an instruction permit or a Class D license and is under 18 years of age shall operate a motor vehicle on any public road or highway of this state while engaging in a wireless communication using a wireless telecommunications device.
(c) The provisions of this Code section shall not apply to a person who has an instruction permit or a Class D license and is under 18 years of age who engages in a wireless communication using a wireless telecommunications device to do any of the following:
(1) Report a traffic accident, medical emergency, or serious road hazard;
(2) Report a situation in which the person believes his or her personal safety is in jeopardy;
(3) Report or avert the perpetration or potential perpetration of a criminal act against the driver or another person; or
(4) Engage in a wireless communication while the motor vehicle is lawfully parked.
(d) (1) Any conviction for a violation of the provisions of this Code section shall be punishable by a fine of $150.00. The provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 17 and any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the costs of such prosecution shall not be taxed nor shall any additional penalty, fee, or surcharge to a fine for such offense be assessed against a person for conviction thereof. The court imposing such fine shall forward a record of the disposition of the case of unlawfully operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device to the
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(2) If the operator of the moving motor vehicle is involved in an accident at the time of a violation of this Code section, then the fine shall be equal to double the amount of the fine imposed in paragraph (1) of this subsection. The law enforcement officer investigating the accident shall indicate on the written accident form whether such operator was engaging in a wireless communication at the time of the accident. (e) Each violation of this Code section shall constitute a separate offense. HISTORY: Code 1981, 40-6-241.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1156, 3/HB 23.
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O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.2
GEORGIA CODE Copyright 2015 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved. *** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session ***
TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.2 (2015)
40-6-241.2. Writing, sending, or reading text based communication while operating motor vehicle prohibited; prohibited uses of wireless telecommunication devices by drivers of commercial vehicles; exceptions; penalties for violation
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "wireless telecommunications device" means a cellular telephone, a text messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a stand alone computer, or any other substantially similar wireless device that is used to initiate or receive a wireless communication with another person. It does not include citizens band radios, citizens band radio hybrids, commercial two-way radio communication devices, subscription based emergency communications, in-vehicle security, navigation devices, and remote diagnostics systems, or amateur or ham radio devices.
(b) (1) No person who is 18 years of age or older or who has a Class C license shall operate a motor vehicle on any public road or highway of this state while using a wireless telecommunications device to write, send, or read any text based communication, including but not limited to a text message, instant message, e-mail, or Internet data.
(2) No person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle on any public road or highway of this state while:
(A) Holding a wireless telecommunications device to conduct a voice communication;
(B) Using more than a single button on a wireless telecommunications device to initiate or terminate a voice communication; or
(C) Reaching for a wireless telecommunications device in such a manner that requires the driver to maneuver so that he or she is no longer in a seated driving position properly restrained by a safety belt.
(c) The provisions of this Code section shall not apply to:
(1) A person reporting a traffic accident, medical emergency, fire, serious road hazard, or a situation in which the person reasonably believes a person's health or safety is in immediate jeopardy;
(2) A person reporting the perpetration or potential perpetration of a crime;
(3) A public utility employee or contractor acting within the scope of his or her employment when responding to a public utility emergency;
(4) A law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services personnel, ambulance driver, or other
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(5) A person engaging in wireless communication while in a motor vehicle which is lawfully parked. (d) Any conviction for a violation of the provisions of this Code section shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $150.00. The provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 17 and any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the costs of such prosecution shall not be taxed nor shall any additional penalty, fee, or surcharge to a fine for such offense be assessed against a person for conviction thereof. The court imposing such fine shall forward a record of the disposition to the Department of Driver Services. Any violation of this Code section shall constitute a separate offense. HISTORY: Code 1981, 40-6-241.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, 4/SB 360; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1370, 6/HB 118.
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Distracted Driving Countermeasures 405e M8X

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

405e Distracted Driving

Project Number:

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00140

Project Description: To fund staff and activities for statewide comprehensive distracted driving programs

designed to reduce motor vehicle related traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities.

Budget:

$683,000.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

UGA-GTIPI Distracted Driving and Traffic Safety Education GA-2017-Georgia, U-00026 GTIPI is a primary resource for statewide distracted driving and traffic safety education, training, publications and consultation for teen and adult drivers. $440,609.64

Budget Summary
Distracted Driving Countermeasures 405e M8X Budget Summary

Project Number

Project Title

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00140 405e Distracted Driving

Budget Amount

Funding Source

$683,000.00 405e M8X

GA-2017-Georgia, U-00026

UGA-GTIPI Distracted Driving and Traffic Safety Education

Total All 405e M8X Funds

$440,609.64 405e M8X $1,123,609.64

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Other Funded Projects - Driver's Education

The Georgia Driver's Education Commission provides scholarships for driver's education courses that require students to receive a minimum of thirty hours of classroom training, six hours of behind the wheel training with an approved instructor, and forty hours of supervised driving with a parent or guardian, six hours, of which, must be at night. The Georgia Driver's Education Commission accepted applications from one strategic partner, the Technical College System of Georgia, for delivery of the driver's education scholarship program. The remaining projects will be managed by the Georgia Driver's Education Commission through an in-house grant. During fiscal year 2017, the Georgia Driver's Education Commission will award scholarships to students and allow the student to choose the driver's education provider from a list of authorized driving schools including technical colleges and private driving schools. The funding for this project is provided by a 1.5% surcharge on all traffic citations issued in the State of Georgia.

State Funds Driver's Education Projects and Budget Summary The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

GDEC In House 2017

Project Number: Project Description:

DE-2017-GAGOHS - G-00026 Georgia Driver's Education Commission 2017 In House Grant

Budget:

$2,798,895.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Technical College System of Georgia Driver's Education & Training Program DE-2017-Technical -00035
To provide driver's education and driver training to young Georgians by delivering a 30/6 driver training program. $89,997.40

Budget Summary

Project Number DE-2017-GAGOHS - G-00026

Project Title GDEC In House 2017

DE-2017-Technical -00035

Technical College System of Georgia Driver's Education & Training Program
Total All Driver's Ed Funds

Budget Amount $2,798,895.00 $89,997.40
$2,888,892.40

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Other Funded Projects Share the Road

State Funds Share the Road

Projects and Budget Summary

The following projects will be funded in an effort to deliver program countermeasures.

Project Title:

Share the Road in-house grant

Project Number:

GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00078

Project Description:

Share the Road internal grant for the purpose of share the road markings, road signs,

printing, and safety equipment.

Budget:

$20,000.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Atlanta Bicycle Safety
GA-2017-Atlanta Bi-00092
To improve bicycle safety through education/outreach to people driving and biking on sharing roadways safely and legally and media safety campaigns. $73,530.00

Project Title: Project Number: Project Description:
Budget:

Promoting Safe Bicycling in GA
GA-2017-Georgia Bi-00022
Through outreach and educational programs, Georgia Bikes will partner with local agencies, nonprofits and law enforcement to reduce bicyclist injuries and fatalities. $71,480.63

Budget Summary
Project Number GA-2017-GAGOHS - G-00078
GA-2017-Georgia Bi-00022
GA-2017-Atlanta Bi-00092

Project Title Share the Road in-house grant
Promoting Safe Bicycling in GA
Atlanta Bicycle Safety

Total All Share the Road Funds

Budget Amount $20,000.00 $71,480.63 $73,530.00
$165,010.63

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Core Measure 1: Georgia Total Traffic Fatalities: 2000-2014

1,800 1,700 1,600 1,500 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,100 1,000

1,674 1,541 1,524 1,603 1,634 1,729 1,693 1,641 1,495 1,292 1,247 1,226 1,192 1,180 1,164

1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 -

Actual

3-Year Average

132,884 137,966 139,262 133,399 128,315 115,737 109,685 110,829 104,524 115,619 116458 117,347

150,000 140,000 130,000 120,000 110,000 100,000
90,000

Core Measure 2: Georgia Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries: 2003-2014

Actual

3-Year Average

160000 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0

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Core Measure 3: Georgia Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Driven: 1996-2014

2.00 1.95
1.80

1.75

1.60

1.76 1.69 1.63 1.52 1.47 1.53 1.41 1.47 1.44 1.52 1.49 1.46 1.37 1.18 1.12 1.13 1.11 1.08 1.04

1.40
1.55 1.20

1.00 1.35
0.80 1.15
0.60

0.40 0.95
0.20

0.75

-

Actual

3-Year Average

Core Measure 4: Georgia Unrestrained Fatalities: 1996-2014

649 609 596 592 621
669 649 637 575

800 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300
Actual

456 428 422 368 377 363

700 600 500 400 300 200 100 -
3-Year Average

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Core Measure 5: Georgia Alcohol-Related Fatalities: 2000-2014

500 415

450

365

445

454

433

434

315 400
265

405

403

406

383

355

215 350
165
300 115

333

299

295

299

278

271

65 250
15

200

(35)

Actual

3-Year Average

Core Measure 6: Georgia Speed-Related Fatalities: 2000-2014

400
500
300

400

200

100
300 -

(100)
200
(200)

(300)
100
(400)

213

197

180

220

217

239

309

384

407

340

335

328

313

343

347

-

(500)

Actual

3-Year Average

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8 5 103 111 144 154 163 178 140 128 150 134 116 137

Core Measure 7: Georgia Motorcyclist Fatalities: 2000-2014
180 200
130
150 80
100 30
50 (20)

-

(70)

Actual

3-Year Average

Core Measure 8: Georgia Un-Helmeted Motorcyclist Fatalities: 2000-2014

30

20

25

15

20

10

8 1 8
1 1 1 2
8 15 21 21 15
11 14 15
8 5
8

15

5

10

-

5

(5)

-

(10)

Actual

3-Year Average

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Core Measure 9: Georgia Drivers Under Age 21 Involved in Fatal Crashes: 2000-2014

450

350

400

300

286 330
282 301 310 326 298
284 221 148 175 165 158 156 149

250 350
200 300
150 250
100 200
50
150 -
100 (50)

50

(100)

-

(150)

Actual

3-Year Average

Core Measure 10: Georgia Pedestrian Fatalities: 2000-2014

200

250

180

160
200 140

137 158 161 156 153
150 148 154 147 152
168 130
167 176
163

120 150
100

80 100
60

40 50
20

-

-

Actual

3-Year Average

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Core Measure 11: Georgia Bicyclist Fatalities: 2000-2014

35

25

30

20

2 0 23
19 15
20 21
18 14
17 28
1 9

25

15

20

10

15

5

10

-

5

(5)

-

(10)

Actual

3-Year Average

Behavioral Measure 1: Georgia Observed Safety Belt Use: 2000-2015

120.0 110.0 100.0
90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0

73.6 79.0
77.0 84.5 86.7 89.9 90.0 89.0 89.6 88.9 89.6 93.0 91.5 95.5 97.3 97.3

100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0

Actual

3-Year Average

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Performance Targets and Trends**

Core Measure 1: Georgia Total Traffic Fatalities
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010 Met 1,493 (2008) 1,418
1,247

2011 Met 1,495 (2008) 1,400
1,226

2012
Progress
1,284 (2009) 1,122

2013
Progress
1,244 (2010) 1,142

1,192 1,180

2014 Met 1,223 (2011) 1,169
1,164

2015
--
1,222 (2010-2012)
1,111 data not available

Core Measure 2: Georgia Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010
Met
115,737 (2008) 114,580

2011
Met
115,737 (2008) 107,000

2012
Regress
109,685 (2009) 105,326

2013
Regress
115,737 (2010) 114,580

2014
Regress
115,116 (2011) 112,256

110,829 104,524 115,619 116,458 117,347

2015
--
115,116 (2012) 112,256
data not available

Core Measure 3: Georgia Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Driven
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010 Met 1.46 (2007) 1.40
1.12

2011 Met 1.37 (2008) 1.16
1.13

2012 Met 1.18 (2009) 1.11
1.11

2013 2014

2015

Progress --

--

1.11 (2010) 1.05

1.09

1.11

(2011) (2010-2012)

1.07

1.07

1.08

data not available

data not available

Some numbers reported in this FFY 2017 HSP may differ from numbers reported in previous reports due to changes in data availability and data quality improvements.
** Trended data may not be available with consistent reporting procedures and/or methodologies. In FFY2015, state of Georgia does not describe the severity of the injury to motor vehicle crash occupants using
the KABCO scale (K=fatal injury; A=incapacitating injury; B=non-capacitating evident injury; C= possible injury; O= no injury). Therefore, the performance measure reported are all motor vehicle injuries.
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Core Measure 4: Georgia Unrestrained Fatalities: 1996-2014
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010 Met 578 (2008) 550
428

2011 Met 578 (2008) 491
422

2012 Met 454 (2009) 410
368

2013 Met 427 (2010) 389
377

2014 Met 421 (2011) 402
363

2015
--
406 (2010-2012)
314
data not available

Core Measure 5: Georgia Alcohol-Related Fatalities: 2000-2014
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010 Met 416 (2008) 396
299

2011 Met 416 (2008) 360
271

2012 Met 331 (2009) 299
295

2013 Regress
298 (2010)
268
299

2014 Regress
277 (2011)
234
278

2015
--
290 (2010-2012)
276
data not available

Core Measure 6: Georgia Speed-Related Fatalities: 2000-2014
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010 Met 309 (2008) 303
217

2011 Met 309 (2008) 300
220

2012
Met
238 (2009)
215

2013
Progress
217 (2010)
183

180

197

2014 Met 220 (2011) 217
213

2015
--
206 (2010-2012)
145
data not available

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Core Measure 7: Georgia Motorcyclist Fatalities: 2000-2014
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010 Met 177 (2008) 172
128

2011
Met
177 (2008)
160

2012
Progress
140 (2009)
126

150

134

2013 Met 127 (2010) 125
116

2014 Met 149 (2011) 140
137

2015
--
136 (2010-2012)
135
data not available

Core Measure 8: Georgia Un-Helmeted Motorcyclist Fatalities: 2000-2014
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010 No Change
14 (2008)
10
14

2011 Regress
14 (2008)
12
15

2012 Met 11 (2009) 10
8

2013 Met 14 (2010) 13
5

2014 Met 15 (2011) 14
8

2015
--
8 (2012)
7
data not available

Core Measure 9: Georgia Drivers Under Age 21 Involved in Fatal Crashes: 2000-2014
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010 Met 221 (2008) 199
175

2011
Met
221 (2008)
177

2012
Regress
148 (2009)
134

165

158

2013 Progress
175 (2010)
143
156

2014 Met 165 (2011) 152
149

2015
--
166 (2010-2012)
162
data not available

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Core Measure 10: Georgia Pedestrian Fatalities: 2000-2014
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010 Regress
146 (2008)
139
168

2011 Met 146 (2008) 144
130

2012 Regress
150 (2009)
141
167

2013 Regress
168 (2010)
167
176

2014 Regress
130 (2011)
129
163

2015
--
166 (2012)
166 data not available

Core Measure 11: Georgia Bicyclist Fatalities: 2000-2015
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Measure not Measure not Measure not Measure not Measure not tracked tracked tracked tracked tracked

--

--

--

--

--

--

16 (2010-2012)

--

--

--

--

--

14

18

14

17

28

19

data not available

Behavioral Measure 1: Georgia Observed Safety Belt Use: 2000-2015
Performance Measure Outcome Status: 2010 2015

Outcome Status Baseline
(Value, Year) HSP Target
Actual

2010 No Change
89.6 (2008)
91.0
89.6

2011 Met 88.9 (2008) 90.1
93.0

2012 Progress
89.6 (2009)
91.6
91.5

2013 Met 89.6 (2010) 90.1
95.5

2014 Met 91.5 (2011) 92.0
97.3

2015
--
91.5 (2012)
96.0
data not available

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Crash Summary
While complete traffic safety data are difficult to obtain for one or even two years after the end of any given year, GOHS uses the timeliest sources available to evaluate its effectiveness. For this report, data from the daily fatality reports published by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) was used to complete all fatality statistics, and injury data, and total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) were derived from the GDOT Mileage by Route and Road System Report. As reported by GDOT, there were 1,164 traffic fatalities in Georgia in CY 2014, a 1.3% decrease from 1,180 in CY 2013 and an 6.7% drop over the last five years. The reduction in 2014 total deaths marks the ninth straight year of decreasing fatalities in Georgia and the lowest level since 1982. According to GDOT, injuries on Georgia roads rose .7% from 2013 to 2014 with total injuries increasing 5.8% over the last five years.

According to local data from GDOT, 2014 unrestrained fatalities on Georgia roads have decreased by 15.1% over the last five years. Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities fell 7% in CY2014 from CY2013 and have fallen 7% over the previous five years. In Georgia, 23.8% of all fatalities were alcohol-impaired in 2014, which is below the US percentage of 30% for 2014. In 2014, speed-related fatalities increased 8.1% to 213 from 197 in 2013; however, speed-related fatalities have decreased 1.8% over the previous five years. According to preliminary state data, motorcyclist fatalities increased 18.1% between 2013 and 2014 and 7% over the last five years. Un-helmeted motorcyclist fatalities increased 6% from 2013 to 2014 but have fallen 42.8% over the last five years.
The number of Georgia drivers under the age of 21 involved in fatal crashes decreased slightly in 2014 to 149 from 156 in 2013. Over the previous five years, the number of young drivers involved in fatal crashes decreased 14.8%, the result of previous laws implementation which is now being realized and GOHS' programmatic efforts. However, the recent reversal of this trend is likely attributable to emerging traffic safety hazards that impact young drivers such as distracted driving. Pedestrian fatalities decreased in Georgia from 176 in 2013 to 163 in 2014, a 7.3% decrease, and an 2.9% decrease over the last five years. Bicyclist fatalities show a decrease of 32% from 28 in 2013 to 19 in 2014.

Citation Data
Core Activity Measures / Trends
Safety Belt Citations Safety Belt Citations Trend

FFY2009 186,416 186,416

FFY2010 199,347 192,882

Baseline Data FFY 2009-FFY 2015 FFY2011 FFY2012 FFY2013 193,727 190,042 189,535 196,537 191,885 189,789

FFY2014 189,032 189,284

FFY2015 221,429 205,231

Impaired Driving Arrests Impaired Driving Arrests Trend

52,270 52,270

52,775 52,523

51,165 51,970

48,270 49,718

51,022 49,646

53,246 52,134

48,098 50,672

Speeding Citations

661,908 631,643 595,387 641,849 669,845 760,180 658,973

Speeding Citations Trend

661,908 646,776 613,515 618,618 655,847 715,013 709,577

Citation data aggregated from GOHS grantee self-reported data and jurisdictions voluntarily reporting monthly data on the GOHS Online

Reporting System.

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C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Based on the data from 2011-2014 there has been steady decrease of 3-year moving averages of traffic fatalities. The average decrease between calendar year 2010-2013 is 21 fatalities per year. If Georgia continues this trend to the end of the 2017 year, there will be 1,138 roadway fatalities. Since it is difficult to predict human behavior using 3-year smooth averaging method and using natural log regression modeling (R2 of 0.99), GOHS has the 2017 target to steadily decrease roadway fatalities to the 3-yr average fatalities of 1,149. This would equate to reducing roadway fatalities to 1,138 or fewer in years 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Year
2002 2003

Traffic Fatalities
1,524 1,603

3-Year Moving Average
---

5-Year Moving Average
---

2004 2005 2006

1,634 1,729 1,693

1,587 1,655 1,685

--1637

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

1,641 1,495 1,292 1,247 1,226 1,192

1,688 1,610 1,476 1,345 1,255 1,222

1660 1638 1570 1474 1380 1290

2013 1,179

1,199

1227

2014 1,164

1,178

1202

2015* 1,160 2016 1,149

1,168 1,157

1184 1169

2017 1,138

1,149

1158

* represents preliminary data obtained from GEARS.

Annual Change in Fatalities
-79 31 95 (36) (52) (146) (203) (45) (21) (34) (13) (15) (4) (11) (10)

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

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C-2*7: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017.
Based on the data from 2006-2014 there has been great variability in the number of traffic injuries with the most injuries occurring in 2006 with 133,555 injuries. The average decrease between calendar year 20102015 is 1,386 injuries per year. To continue the downward trend experienced in previous years, GOHS has the 2017 target to steady decrease all traffic injuries at or below 107,868 injuries.

Year

Injuries

3-Year Moving Average

Actual Annual Change in Injuries

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2016 2017

133,555 128,315 115,878 122,961 110,132 104,529 115,619 113,677 118,189 114,643 111,204 107,868

---
125,916 122,385 116,324 112,541 110,093 112,474 117,027 116,702 114,679 111,238

133,555 (5,240) (12,437) 7,083 (12,829) (5,603) 10,587 (1,439)
916 (3,546) (3,439) (3,336)

* represents preliminary data obtained from GEARS.

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

7*As of June 2016, the state of Georgia does not describe the severity of the injury to motor vehicle crash occupants using the KABCO scale (O= no injury; C= possible injury; B=non-capacitating evident injury;
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C-3: To decrease fatalities per 100M VMT 3.6% from 1.08 (2012-2014 average) to 1.04 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
The average decrease of fatalities/VMT from 2011-2014 decreased on average by 0.02 fatalities per VMT. It is expected that there will be a 3.6% or greater decrease by December 2017. The 2017 EOY fatality rates are calculated under the assumption that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2014 did not change significantly. GOHS has the 2017 target to steadily decrease roadway fatality rates below the 3-yr average fatalities to 1.01 fatalities/VMT by 2017.

Year Traffic Overall Traffic
Fatalities Fatality Rate

2005

1,729

1.52

2006

1,693

1.49

2007

1,641

1.46

2008

1,495

1.37

2009

1,292

1.18

2010

1,247

1.12

2011

1,226

1.13

2012

1,192

1.11

2013

1,179

1.08

2014

1,164

1.04

2015*

1,160

1.07

2016

1,149

1.04

2017

1,138

1.01

* represents preliminary data obtained from GEARS.

3-Year Moving Average
--1.49 1.44 1.34 1.22 1.14 1.12 1.11 1.08 1.06 1.05 1.04

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

2005-2014 Georgia Traffic Fatality Rates (Fatalities per 100M VMT) & 2015-2017 Predicted Fatality Rates Moving 3-Year Averages

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C-3a: To decrease rural fatalities per 100M VMT 1.1% from 1.88 (2012-2014 average) to 1.86 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
The average decrease of rural fatalities/VMT from 2010-2014 decreased on average by 0.01 fatalities per VMT. However, in 2013 the rural fatality rate per 100M VMT increased by 29.2% --from 1.73 in 2012 to 1.86 in 2013. GOHS has the 2017 target to steadily decrease rural fatality rates below the 3-yr average fatalities to 1.88 fatalities/VMT by 2017.

Year

Traffic Fatalities

Rural Traffic Fatality Rate

3-Year Moving Average

2005 1,729

1.92

2006 1,693

1.78

2007 1,641

2.02

1.91

2008 1,495

1.82

1.87

2009 1,292

1.71

1.85

2010 1,247

1.78

1.77

2011 1,226

1.73

1.74

2012 1,192

1.68

1.73

2013 1,179

2.17

1.86

2014 1,164

1.79

1.88

2015* 1,160

1.68

1.88

2016 1,149

2.14

1.87

2017 1,138

1.76

1.86

* represents preliminary data obtained from GEARS.

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

2005-2014 Georgia Rural Fatality Rates (Fatalities per 100M VMT) & 2015-2017 Target Rural Fatality Rates Moving 3-Year Averages

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C-3b: To decrease urban fatalities per 100M VMT 5% from 0.80 (2012-2014 average) to 0.76 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
The average decrease of urban fatalities/VMT from 2010-2014 decreased on average by 0.07 fatalities per VMT. However, in 2014 the urban fatality rate per 100M VMT increased by 10.8% --from 0.74 in 2013 to 0.82 in 2014. Using 3-year smooth averaging method and using natural log regression modeling (R2 of 0.9304), GOHS has the 2017 target to steadily decrease rural fatality rates below the 3-yr average fatalities to 0.76 urban fatalities/VMT by 2017. This would equate to reducing the rural fatality rates to below 0.77 in years 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Year

Traffic Urban Traffic Fatalities Fatality Rate

2005

1,729

0.91

2006

1,693

1.01

2007

1,641

1.04

2008

1,495

0.97

2009

1,292

0.89

2010

1,247

0.79

2011

1,226

0.8

2012

1,192

0.83

2013

1,179

0.74

2014

1,164

0.82

2015* 1,160

0.76

2016

1,149

0.71

2017

1,138

0.80

* represents preliminary data obtained from GEARS.

3-Year Moving Average --0.99 1.01 0.97 0.88 0.83 0.81 0.79
0.80
0.77 0.76
0.76

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

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C-4: To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 8.9% from 369 (2012-2014 average) to 336 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Based on the data from 2010-2014 there has been an unsteady decrease of unrestrained passenger vehicle occupants' fatalities. However, in 2013 the number of unrestrained fatalities increased by 2.1% --from 368 in 2012 to 376 unrestrained fatalities. The average decrease between calendar year 2010-2014 is 18.6 fatalities per year. GOHS has the 2017 target to steady decrease roadway unrestrained fatalities below the 3-yr average of 336 fatalities. This equates to 334 unrestrained fatalities in 2017. This target would ideally account for 29% of all roadway fatality passengers that were unrestrained in 2017.

Traffic Year Fatalities

Percent of Unrestrained
Fatalities

Unrestrained Fatalities

3-Year Moving Average

2005 1,729

39%

669

627

2006 1,693

39%

649

646

2007 1,641

39%

637

652

2008 1,495

38%

575

620

2009 1,292

35%

456

556

2010 1,247

34%

428

486

2011 1,226

34%

422

435

2012 1,192

31%

368

406

2013 1,179

32%

376

389

2014 1,164

31%

363

369

2015 1,160

29%

332

357

2016 1,149

30%

343

346

2017 1,138

29%

334

336

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

2002-2014 Georgia Unrestrained Fatalities & 2015-2017 Predicted Unrestrained Fatalities Moving 3-Year Averages

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C-5: To decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 9.4% from 291 (2012-2014 average) to 264 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Based on the data from 2010-2014 there has been an unsteady decrease of alcohol impaired driving fatalities. The average decrease between calendar year 2010-2014 is 11 alcohol related fatalities per year. However, in 2013 the number of alcohol impaired driving fatalities increased by 9.5% --from 271 in 2011 to 297 alcohol impaired driving fatalities. Using 3-year smooth averaging method and using logarithmic modeling, GOHS has the 2017 target to steadily decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities to the 3-yr average of 263 fatalities.

Year

Traffic Percent Alcohol Fatalities Related Fatalities

Alcohol Related Fatalities

3-Year Moving Average

2002 1,524

25%

383

2003 1,603

22%

355

2004 1,634

25%

403

380

2005 1,729

25%

433

397

2006 1,693

27%

454

430

2007 1,641

27%

445

444

2008 1,495

27%

405

435

2009 1,292

26%

333

394

2010 1,247

24%

299

346

2011 1,226

22%

271

301

2012 1,192

25%

295

288

2013 1,179

25%

297

288

2014 1,164

24%

278

291

2015 1,160

21%

244

273

2016 1,149

25%

283

268

2017 1,138

23%

264

264

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

2002-2014 Georgia Alcohol Related Fatalities & 2015-2017 Predicted Alcohol Related Fatalities
Moving 3-Year Averages

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C-6: To decrease speed related fatalities 0.2% from 197 (2012-2014 average) to 196 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Based on the data from 2010-2014 there has been an unsteady decrease of speeding related fatalities. The average decrease between calendar year 2009-2012 is 5.2 speeding related fatalities per year. However, in 2014 the number of speed related fatalities increased by 18% --from 180 in 2012 to 213 speed related fatalities in 2014. Using 3year smooth averaging method and using logarithmic regression modeling, GOHS has the 2017 target to steadily and conservatively decrease speed related fatalities below the 3-yr average of 197 fatalities.

Year

Traffic Fatalities

Percent Speed Related Fatalities

Speed Related Fatalities

3-Year Moving Average

2005 1,729

20%

340

334

2006 1,693

24%

407

361

2007 1,641

23%

384

377

2008 1,495

21%

309

367

2009 1,292

18%

239

311

2010 1,247

17%

217

255

2011 1,226

18%

220

225

2012 1,192

15%

180

206

2013 1,179

17%

197

199

2014 1,164

18%

213

197

2015 1,160

17%

197

202

2016 1,149

17%

197

202

2017 1,138

17%

195

196

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

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C-7: To decrease motorcyclist's fatalities 3.4% from 129 (2012-2014 average) to 125 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Based on the data from 2009-2014 there has been an unsteady decrease of motorcyclist fatalities. The average decrease between calendar year 2009-2014 is 7 fatalities per year. However, in 2014 the number of motorcyclist's fatalities increased by 18%--from 116 in 2013 to 137 motorcyclist's fatalities in 2017.Using 3-year smooth averaging method and using logarithmic regression modeling (R2 of 0.97), GOHS has the 2017 target to steadily decrease roadway motorcyclist's fatalities to the 3-yr average fatalities of 125. This would equate to reducing roadway fatalities to 130 or fewer in years 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Year

Traffic Fatalities

Percent Motorcyclist
Fatalities

Motorcyclist Fatalities

3-Year Moving Average

2005 1,729

8%

144

119

2006 1,693

9%

154

136

2007 1,641

10%

163

154

2008 1,495

12%

178

165

2009 1,292

11%

140

160

2010 1,247

10%

128

149

2011 1,226

12%

150

139

2012 1,192

11%

134

137

2013 1,179

10%

116

133

2014 1,164

12%

137

129

2015 1,160

11%

131

128

2016 1,149

10%

111

126

2017 1,138

12%

132

125

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

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C-8: To decrease un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities from 7 (2012-2014 average) to 6 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Based on the data from 2010-2014 there has been a small decrease of motorcyclist fatalities un-helmeted. The average between calendar year 2010-2014 is 0.6 un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities per year. The biggest decrease occurred between 2011 and 2012 with 7 less un-helmeted motorcyclist fatalities. However, in 2014 the number of un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities increased by 60% --from 5 in 2013 to 8 un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities in 2017. Using 3-year smooth averaging method and using logarithmic modeling (R2 of 0.71), GOHS has the 2017 target to steadily decrease un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities to the 3-yr average fatalities of 6. This would equate to reducing roadway fatalities to below 7 in years 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Year

Motorcyclist Fatalities

Percent Unhelmeted Fatalities

Un-helmeted Motorcyclist
Fatalities

3-Year Moving Average

2005

144

10.4%

15

12

2006

154

13.6%

21

15

2007

163

12.9%

21

19

2008

178

8.4%

15

19

2009

140

7.9%

11

16

2010

128

10.9%

14

13

2011

150

10.0%

15

13

2012

134

6.0%

8

12

2013

116

4.3%

5

9

2014

137

5.8%

8

7

2015

131

5.3%

7

7

2016

111

5.4%

6

7

2017

132

4.5%

6

6

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

2002-2014 Georgia Un-Helmeted Motorcyclists Fatalities & 2015-2017 Predicted Un-Helmeted Fatalities Moving 3-Year Averages

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C-9: To decrease drivers age 20 or younger involved in fatal crashes 6.3% from 154 (2012-2014 average) to 145 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.

Based on the data from 2010-2014 there has been a steady decrease of drivers age 20 or younger involved in fatal crashes. Most fatal crashes involving drivers age 20 or younger occurred in 2005 when 326 young drivers were killed. The average decrease between calendar year 2011-2014 is 6.5 young drivers in fatal crashes per year. Using 3year smooth averaging method and using logarithmic modeling (R2 of 0.93), GOHS has the 2017 target to steadily decrease drivers age 20 or younger involved in fatal crashes to the 3-yr average fatalities of 145 drivers. This would equate to 146, 145, and 143 young drivers involved in fatal crashes in years 2015, 2016, and 2017, respectively.

Young Drivers Year Involved in Fatal
Crashes Fatalities

3-Year Moving Average

2005

326

312

2006

298

311

2007

284

303

2008

221

268

2009

148

218

2010

175

181

2011

165

163

2012

158

166

2013

156

160

2014

149

154

2015

146

150

2016

145

147

2017

143

145

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

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C-10: To decrease pedestrian fatalities 1.6% from 169 (2012-2014 average) to 166 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Based on the data from 2007-2014 there has been unsteady change in pedestrian fatalities with the most fatalities occurring in 2013 with 176 fatalities. In fact, pedestrian fatalities, in the state of Georgia, is on a rise. In 2013 the count of pedestrian fatalities increased by 5% --from 167 in 2012 to 176 pedestrian fatalities. In 2014, the count of pedestrian fatalities decreased by 7.4%. Because the counts of pedestrian fatalities were growing in 2012-2013 and the 3-year averages will increase, GOHS has the 2017 target to reduce the count of pedestrian fatalities from 163 pedestrian fatalities in 2014 to 160 pedestrian fatalities in 2017.

Year

Traffic Fatalities

Percent Pedestrian Fatalities

Pedestrian Fatalities

3-Year Moving Average

2004

1,634

9.4%

153

157

2005

1,729

8.7%

150

153

2006

1,693

8.7%

148

150

2007

1,641

9.4%

154

151

2008

1,495

9.8%

147

150

2009

1,292

11.8%

152

151

2010

1,247

13.5%

168

156

2011

1,226

10.6%

130

150

2012

1,192

14.0%

167

155

2013

1,179

14.9%

176

158

2014

1,164

14.0%

163

169

2015

1,160

14.1%

163

167

2016

1,149

15.2%

174

167

2017

1,138

14.1%

160

166

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

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C-11: To decrease bicyclist fatalities 14.2% from 21 (2012-2014 average) to 18 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Based on the data from 2010-2014 there has been unsteady decrease in bicyclist fatalities. The average decrease between calendar year 2010-2014 is 0.4 fatalities per year. In 2013 the count of bicyclist fatalities increased by 100% (doubled) --from 14 in 2011 to 28 pedestrian fatalities. GOHS has the 2017 target to decrease pedestrian fatalities below the 3-yr average of 18 bicyclist fatalities.

Year

Traffic Fatalities

Percent Bicyclist Fatalities

Bicyclist Fatalities

3-Year Moving Average

2002 1,524

0.9%

13

--

2003 1,603

1.1%

18

--

2004 1,634

1.2%

20

17

2005 1,729

1.3%

23

20

2006 1,693

1.1%

19

21

2007 1,641

0.9%

15

19

2008 1,495

1.3%

20

18

2009 1,292

1.6%

21

19

2010 1,247

1.4%

18

20

2011 1,226

1.1%

14

18

2012 1,192

1.4%

17

16

2013 1,179

2.4%

28

20

2014 1,164

1.6%

19

21

2015 1,160

1.6%

19

22

2016 1,149

1.5%

18

19

2017 1,138

1.4%

17

18

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

2002-2014 Georgia Bicyclist Fatalities & 2015-2017 Predicted Bicyclist Fatalities Moving 3-Year Averages

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B-1: Increase statewide observed safety belt use of front seat outboard occupants in passenger vehicles from baseline 97.3 % in 2015 to 97.7% in 2017.
Statewide safety belt usage in 2015 for drivers and passengers of passenger cars, trucks, and vans was 97.3%, an increase of 1.8% from 2013. GOHS has the 2017 target to increase the seatbelt utilization by a net 0.4% from the 2015 baseline.

Year

Observed Seatbelt Use

3-Year Moving Average

2004

86.7%

82.7%

2005

89.9%

87.0%

2006

90.0%

88.9%

2007

89.0%

89.6%

2008

89.6%

89.5%

2009

88.9%

89.2%

2010

89.6%

89.4%

2011

93.0%

90.5%

2012

91.5%

91.4%

2013

95.5%

93.3%

2014

97.3%

94.8%

2015

97.3%

96.7%

2016

97.5%

97.4%

2017

97.7%

97.5%

Yellow rows represent data predicted using trending methodology described in the figure to the right.

Cells with red text represent recent data points that demonstrate an increase in comparison to previous years, therefore, inversely impacting the 3-year moving average modeling used to establish and inform 2017 targets.

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2017 SECTION 405 GRANT APPLICATION
06/30/16 Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety
7 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW Suite 643
Atlanta, GA 30334
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APPENDIX D TO PART 1200..............................................................................................................................................................194 I. OCCUPANT PROTECTION (405 B) .................................................................................................................. 208
OCCUPANT PROTECTION ...................................................................................................................................................................212 CLICK IT OR TICKET MOBILIZATION.....................................................................................................................................................216 CHILD RESTRAINT INSPECTION STATIONS ...........................................................................................................................................217 CHILD RESTRAINT INSPECTION STATIONS BY COUNTY .......................................................................................................................217 CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN .............................................................................................................................................218 GEORGIA STATE PATROL (GSP)........................................................................................................................................................219 THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION INSTITUTE (GTIPI)................................................................................220 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DPH), CHILD OCCUPANT SAFETY PROJECT ..................................................................................222 CITY OF ATLANTA FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.....................................................................................................................................223 PAID/EARNED MEDIA .........................................................................................................................................................................224 II. STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS (405C) ................................................ 225 TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEMS ...........................................................................................................................................228 GEORGIA TRAFFIC RECORDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE REPORT..............................................................................................................230 III. IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES (405D) ....................................................................................... 235 ASSURANCE STATEMENT.....................................................................................................................................................................236 IV. DISTRACTED DRIVING (405E) ..................................................................................................................... 239 DISTRACTED DRIVING .........................................................................................................................................................................243 V. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY (405F)......................................................................................................................248 AWARENESS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT LETTER..................................................................................................................................249 QUALIFYING CRITERIA: MOTORCYCLIST AWARENESS PROGRAM ......................................................................................................255 LAW TO DESIGNATE STATE AUTHORITY OVER MOTORCYCLIST..........................................................................................................267 QUALIFYING CRITERIA: IMPAIRED DRIVING.........................................................................................................................................278 IMPAIRED DRIVING PROGRAM GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................283 LAW DEFINING IMPAIRMENT ..............................................................................................................................................................284 VI. NON-MOTORIZED SAFETY (405H)..............................................................................................................284 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY ......................................................................................................................................................284
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PROGRAM GOALS: The overall program goal is to increase statewide observed safety belt use of front seat outboard occupants in passenger vehicles from baseline 97.3 % in 2015 to 97.7% in 2017
Problem Identification and Program Justification One of the leading causes of motor vehicle injuries and deaths is failure to wear safety belts or to properly secure children in age, height, and weight appropriate child safety seats. In Georgia, non-restraint use is consistently associated with over fifty percent (50%) of all vehicle crash fatalities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data that shows safety belts, when used, reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat passenger car occupants by forty-five percent (45%) and the risk of moderate-to-critical injury by fifty percent (50%). For light-truck occupants, seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injury by sixty percent (60%) and moderate-tocritical injury by sixty-five percent (65%). Research on the effectiveness of child safety seats has found them to reduce fatal injury by seventy-one percent (71%) for infants and by fifty-four percent (54%) for toddlers in passenger vehicles. For infants and toddlers in light trucks, the corresponding reductions are fifty-eight percent (58%) and fifty-nine percent (59%), respectively.
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), will partner with a research contractor to conduct an annual observational survey of restraint use. Results suggest that safety belt use varies geographically and demographically. Non-users are disproportionately male and pickup truck occupants. Highlights from the September 2015 report are as follows:
Statewide safety belt usage in 2015 for drivers and passengers of passenger cars, trucks, and vans was
97.3%, a rate that is unchanged from 2014.
Safety belt usage was 98.6% in passenger cars, 96.6% in vans, and 95.1% in trucks. Observed safety belt use for front seat occupants was highest in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area
(97.7%), followed by rural areas (96.5%), and the non-Atlanta MSAs (95.7%).
Child safety seat usage in 2015 was 97.4%, a decrease of 2.2% from the 2014 usage rate. Child safety seat usage in the Atlanta MSA was 96.4%, 98.2% in other MSAs and 95.4% in rural areas of the state.

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In 2014, a total of 63 children ages 4 years and under were involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes (crashes that led to more than one fatality) in Georgia. Of those children involved in fatal crashes, 31 were injured and 11 were killed. Only 10 out of the 63 fatality injured children were reported to not be using a supplemental restraint, such as a child safety seat or a booster seat, in addition to the adult seat belt.
In the three-year period from 2005 to 2007, hospitalization charges for 248 children who were hospitalized due to motor vehicle traffic related injuries were about $7 million. An additional $5 million in charges was for the 5,111 emergency room visits for the same period. Because of the gap in our law and what the statistics are showing, Georgia introduced and passed new legislation, Senate Bill 88. On July 1, 2011 Georgia's new law went into effect requiring children to be properly restrained in a child passenger safety restraint device until they reach eight (8) years of age.
Target Population The target population is all occupants in motor vehicles, with particular emphasis on populations who are most at risk by not using restraints, not placing their children in restraints or not placing their children in restraints properly.
FFY 2017 Performance Objectives Objective 1: Increase statewide observed safety belt use of front seat outboard occupants in passenger vehicles from baseline 97.3 % in 2014 to 97.7% in 2017.

Objective 2:

To maintain the use of child safety restraint systems for children age seven and under of 99.6% in 2017.

Objective 3: To increase safety belt use rate by 1% for rural drivers and passengers in the FFY 2017.

Objective 4:

To continue outreach to non-white populations (including Latino) in all aspects of occupant protection.

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C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017.
C-4: To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 8.9% from 369 (2012-2014 average) to 336 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
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Strategies 1. Sponsor a minimum of four (4) attendees to highway safety conferences such as LifeSavers.
2. Conduct four (4) statewide campaigns to promote occupant safety (Hands Across the Border, Buckle Up America Month, Child Passenger Safety Month and Click It or Ticket).
3. Continue to build collaborative partnerships with community groups, organizations and law enforcement for the purpose of addressing highway safety initiatives at the local level.
4. Develop an Occupant Protection initiative within each law enforcement and educational grant funded by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).
5. Facilitate an annual meeting for Georgia's certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Instructors to provide program updates and improve Child Passenger Safety (CPS) class instructions.
6. Implement a Georgia Child Passenger Safety Advisory Board (meeting annually while hosting a tab on the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) website for technicians) in an effort to provide program direction and technical guidance to communities and organizations in the area of Child Passenger Safety (CPS).
7. Host one Child Passenger Safety Caravan with representatives from each of the Child Passenger Safety (CPS) focus grants, saturating Child Passenger Safety (CPS) public information and education programs to communities most at risk to be held during National Child Passenger Safety Week.
8. Provide funds to the University of Georgia to implement public information and education strategies to increase the public's awareness of proper use of safety belts and child restraints statewide through (a) the statewide distribution of approximately 850,000 Public Information and Education (PI&E) materials and (b) the development of materials targeting at-risk populations.
9. Provide funds to the University of Georgia to conduct twelve (12) Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Certification Courses, certifying 150 new technicians and to offer 24 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit workshops as well as one Instructor Development course in FFY 2017 to encourage recertification and enhance the quality of instruction.
10. Provide funds to the University of Georgia to provide training during scheduled Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) courses to a minimum of six bilingual) students Spanish/English).
11. Present the rollover simulator at national, state and local educational campaigns in Georgia to demonstrate the outcome of riding unrestrained in a motor vehicle.
12. Provide funds to the University of Georgia to coordinate and conduct two Child Passenger Safety (CPS) awareness presentations for Spanish-speaking communities with high Hispanic/Latino populations and to give 2 "Safe Transportation of Children in Child Care" presentations to child care providers.
13. Provide funds to the University of Georgia to coordinate and host a minimum of two combined CarFit Event Coordinator/Technician trainings, certifying 20 individuals to conduct events at local senior centers, churches and other locations where older drivers frequently visit in an effort to help older drivers become safer drivers for a longer time.
14. Provide research contractor to conduct the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Annual Statewide Safety Belt Use Rate Survey in accordance with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's criteria.
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Click It or Ticket Mobilization
The Governor's Office of Highway (GOHS) recognizes that law enforcement plays an important role in overall highway safety in the State. Campaigns such as "Click It or Ticket" have proven that high visibility enforcement is the key to saving lives on Georgia's roadways. Georgia has a total of 59,329 law enforcement officers employed by a total of 1,038 law enforcement agencies, covering 159 counties and countless municipalities and college campuses. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) continues to seek the support of everyone in implementing the campaign activities. The Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety coordinates two statewide, high visibility Click it or Ticket Mobilizations each fiscal year. Mobilization dates, enforcement strategies and logistics are discussed with Georgia law enforcement officers during Regional Traffic Enforcement Network meetings and also communicated on the Georgia Traffic Enforcement Network (GATEN) list-serve to over 800 law enforcement officers and prosecutors. The plan is to involve all Georgia law enforcement officers with a blanketed approach of high visibility Click it or Ticket enforcement initiatives across the entire state. Jurisdictions that are over represented with unbelted fatalities are targeted with extra efforts and stepped up night time seat belt enforcement checkpoints. In addition to enforcement efforts during the two week Click it or Ticket campaigns, Georgia law enforcement are encouraged, through the Regional Traffic Enforcement Networks, a philosophy of 24/7 occupant protection enforcement efforts. Georgia's fatalities have been reduced every year for the past nine years and Georgia law enforcement recognizes that continued high visibility enforcement of seat belt and child safety seat violations are vital to this continued trend of traffic fatality reductions. In Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has two Click it or Ticket (CIOT) Traffic Enforcement Mobilization Campaigns planned:
November 14 November 27, 2016 which covers the Thanksgiving Holiday Period May 15 May 29, 2017 which covers the Memorial Day Holiday Period The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) requires its grantees, both law enforcement and educational, to participate in these statewide initiatives, resulting in major statewide efforts to reduce occupant protection violations. In a 2012 poll conducted by the Survey Research Center at the University of Georgia, 93% of respondents reported hearing of Click it or Ticket (CIOT), and 95% reported always wearing a safety belt.
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Child Restraint Inspection Stations
Georgia hosts Child Restraint Inspection Stations statewide and services 154 (of 159) counties. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST) are available by appointment at each fitting station to assist local parents and caregivers with properly installing child safety seats and providing extra resources when necessary. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) maintains an updated list of Inspection Stations on the website at www.gahighwaysafety.org. This list identifies the location and contact person of every Inspection Station in Georgia. Inspection Stations are maintained by local health departments, fire stations, and law enforcement agencies, and reach over 97% of Georgia's population. As of the 2015 Census, Georgia's population is 10,214,860. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will continue to work with these partners to increase the number of Inspection Stations to reach 100% of Georgia's population. This list identifies the location and contact person of each station. The list also represents and/or services the majority (97%) of Georgia's population and illustrates the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) outreach efforts in reaching and providing services to the underserved areas through the inclusion of Health Departments, Fire departments, and local agencies statewide serving as active inspection stations in 154 counties (of 159). The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will work with partners to expand the number of statewide inspection stations and keep updated lists posted on the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) website.
Child Restraint Inspection Stations by County
http://www.gahighwaysafety.org/campaigns/child-safety-seat-fitting-locations/ Click on the link above to view a map of Georgia Child Restraint Inspections by County. Click on each individual county for updated local fitting station listings as of 2016.
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Child Passenger Safety Technician

Georgia is currently maintaining 1,848 certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST) and seventy-three (73) certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Instructors. The average National recertification rate was about 54% in calendar year 2015, while the Georgia recertification rate for the year 2015 was 58.4%. Certification courses will again be held statewide in an effort to reach all areas of the state. Locations have been chosen based on requests from high-risk areas. Every attempt will be made to schedule courses outside of Georgia's hottest and coldest months due to the required outdoor training. In compliance with the National Certification program, all courses end with a seat check event on the final day. The courses are generally open to the public for participation with special outreach to law enforcement, fire and emergency rescue, public health, school systems and child care. Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI), Atlanta Fire Department, Department of Public Health (DPH), and Georgia State Patrol (GSP) will continue to work in certifying and re-certifying as many Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPSTs) as possible.
The following chart illustrates Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute's (GTIPI) currently scheduled Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Continuing Education Unit (CEU) certification courses in Georgia for FFY 2017.

GTIPI CPST Courses*

2016

Dates

Location

October 11-14

Bryan/Richmond Hill

October 25-28

Rockdale/Conyers

November 8-11

Bibb/Macon

December 6-9

Rockdale/Conyers

2017

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January 10-13

Tift/Tifton

January 24-27

Rockdale/Conyers

February 14-17

Richmond/Augusta

March 7-10

Rockdale/Conyers

March 21-24

Sumter/Americus

April 18-21

Gwinnett/Suwanee

May 16-18

Douglas/Douglasville

June 13-15

Peach/Byron

August 8-11

Rockdale/Conyers

August 22-25

Gwinnett/Lawrenceville

September 12-15 Rockdale/Conyers *Dates and Location are subject to change

GTIPI CEU Courses*

2016

Dates

Location

October 3

Online Webcast

October 20

Clarke/Athens

November 7

Online Webcast

November 10 Baldwin/Milledgeville

December 5

Online Webcast

December 14 Rockdale/Conyers

Dates January 2 January 19 February 6 February 9 March 6 March 16 April 3 April 13 May 1 May 11 June 5 June 21 July 3 July 6 August 7 August 17 September 4 September 21

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Online Webcast Bibb/Macon (or Byron) Online Webcast Bryan/Richmond Hill Online Webcast Rockdale/Conyers Online Webcast Thomasville (or Tifton) Online Webcast Rockdale/Conyers Online Webcast Douglas/Douglasville Online Webcast Gwinnett/Suwanee Online Webcast Rockdale/Conyers Online Webcast Clarke/Athens

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Other CPS Meetings/Trainings CPST Instructor Development August (TBA-Conference) CPST Instructor Meeting July 18-19, 2017 Rockdale/Conyers
Conduct two CarFit Technician/Event Coordinator Trainings March 8-9, 2017 Hinesville September 6-7, 2017 Rockdale/Conyers
In an effort to recruit, train and maintain technicians, the following partners will perform the following activities:
Georgia State Patrol (GSP)
In 2010 the Georgia State Patrol set for itself a goal of having all Georgia State Troopers become certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians. The curriculum comes from the nationally recognized 32-hour Child Passenger Safety certification that is governed by Safe Kid's Worldwide. The intent is for troopers to be more educated about child safety seats and to better enforce state law as it relates to such, but more importantly to be able to educate parents and caregivers about the proper use and installation of child seats that would ultimately save lives. The initial step was to identify a core group of troopers to become Child Passenger Safety Instructors who could then begin the process of certifying all sworn officers in the department. The initial group that was identified to begin the process was the Safety Education Unit members. These members were chosen for their instructor experience and the fact that they were already Child Passenger Safety Technicians. With the help of the Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute, these members were mentored and trained as instructors. Other members of the department eventually became instructors and there are now eleven (11) Troopers certified as Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Instructors statewide. Newly employed Troopers are now taught the 32-hour curriculum as part of the basic training received in trooper school. The Department of Public Safety now has 503 active nationally certified child safety seat technicians (CPST). These technicians are qualified to hold child seat checks in their respective work assignments as well as correct misuse found in their regular course of patrol duties. These certifications are good for two years. Recertification courses are taught periodically around the state to recertify technicians and to update them on new procedures. Child Passenger Safety Instructors continually attend training seminars to stay abreast of current teaching material and to maintain their status as instructors.
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The University of Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI)
Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) offers the following Child Passenger Safety (CPS) training programs: The National Standardized Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Program, Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Workshops for Child Passenger Safety Technician's (CPST) (Obese Children, Preemie and Under-weight Children, LATCH, and Airbags), Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Certification Renewal, and Safe Transportation for Children in Child Care (for child-care providers). Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) promotes Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) collaboration throughout the state in an effort to promote Child Passenger Safety (CPS) awareness training at the local level. Additionally, through regular follow-up and the quarterly distribution of the newsletter TechTalk, Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) encourages Child Passenger Safety Technician's (CPST) to maintain certification.
Many organizations, including Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) grantees, are encouraging their staff to earn and maintain these certifications. Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) is the primary entity providing Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) training statewide in Georgia. Some organizations Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) authorize Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) training facilitated by Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) only. As a result, the number of local communities requesting Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technician Certification programs continues to increase. To meet this need, Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) actively recruits traffic safety advocates to become technicians and regularly offers the Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) course statewide throughout the year.
Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) has highly qualified certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Instructors with Lead instructor privileges. Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute's (GTIPI) Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) training equipment is above average and is utilized to provide Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPSTs) with knowledge about the latest advances in child safety seat technology. Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) has established a strong partnership with the Georgia State Patrol and its Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Instructors to ensure that high-level quality instruction is provided in all of its Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) certification courses. Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) and Georgia State Patrol (GSP) collaborate regularly to provide Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Certification courses in rural areas of the state. Course evaluations confirm the outstanding instruction coordinated and facilitated by Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) and its team of instructors. Additionally, being affiliated with The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension has proven to be invaluable and affords Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) a local point of contact with a working knowledge base of training facilities around the state.
GTIPI Recruiting Strategies Create, print and distribute a schedule of all Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) trainings by distributing an occupant safety training calendar for the 2016-2017 grant year.
Provide exhibits and educational presentations on occupant safety. Information and educational materials will cover safety belt usage for teens and adults of all ages as well as child safety seats and booster seats.
Contact ten (10) Fire Rescue Departments statewide to identify stations interested in establishing Child Safety Seat Inspection Stations and to explore training opportunities for personnel to support the inspection station.
GTIPI Training Strategies Host twelve (12) Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) courses statewide certifying 150 Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians, training a minimum of six (6) bilingual Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) students.
Offer one Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Instructor Development courses for Child Passenger Safety Training (CPST) Instructors and Instructor Candidates.
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GTIPI Maintenance Strategies Provide statewide support to Child Passenger Safety (CPS) technicians and instructors by conducting twentyfour (24) Continuing Education Unit (CEU) workshops across the state in person. During these workshops, technicians will be provided with updated information about best practices and new technology relative to Child Passenger Safety (CPS). Technicians will also have an opportunity to complete seat "check-offs" as required for re-certification. Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) will target technicians nearing expiration. (Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) will also make available to Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST) one Continuing Education Unit (CEU) workshop per month via webcast.) Maintain and regularly update a database containing information on certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) technicians and instructors. The database will include certification date and number, name address, contact numbers, e-mail addresses, organization represented and certification expiration date. Develop and revise child passenger safety curricula throughout FFY 2017, as needed, for use by Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST). New development and revisions include, but are not limited to, Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Awareness; Basics of Child Passenger Safety (CPS); What's the Misuse; Booster Seats; Transporting Obese Children Safely; Making LATCH Click; and Transporting Children in Other Vehicles. Facilitate a workshop for Georgia's Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) instructors to provide up-to-date training and information on child passenger safety. Publish and distribute, electronically and in print, a quarterly newsletter, "Tech Talk". Conduct an annual survey of currently certified technicians to determine the extent of use of the skills acquired in the Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) training. Information collected on the survey will include the number of child safety seat check events conducted, number and type of Child Passenger Safety (CPS) awareness classes conducted, and individual assistance with child safety seats, as well as other data to sample the level of activity among Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST).
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Department of Public Health (DPH), Child Occupant Safety Project
Department of Public Health (DPH) collaborates with other Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) grantees and agencies that address Child Passenger Safety (CPS) issues throughout Georgia to strengthen Child Passenger Safety (CPS) programs statewide. In particular, the certification and recertification of Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians and Instructors is critical to a successful statewide program that addresses child occupant safety. Project staff, routinely co-teach certification classes and work with state level collaborators to ensure Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST) have access to Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) and materials to complete their recertification requirements. Department of Public Health Recruiting Strategies
Provide education and/ or technical assistance to Georgia's hospitals or healthcare professionals regarding Child Passenger Safety (CPS) initiatives.
Increase awareness of Child Passenger Safety (CPS) issues throughout the state by exhibiting in at least five conferences for healthcare and childcare professionals, and/ or health-related events for the public and child safety professionals.
Department of Public Health Training Strategies Build statewide special needs training capacity by teaching the eight hour "Transporting Georgia's Special Children Safely" training course at least twice per year. Host a training specific Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) staff on Child Passenger Safety (CPS) basic practices for children, including a focus on special needs.
Department of Public Health Maintenance Strategies Work with Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) by assisting with the Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) instructor meeting and provide assistance to mini grantee instructors as needed. Teach 2 Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) recertification classes and facilitate re-certifications through verifying seat "check-offs" for 75 Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST).
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City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department

Atlanta Fire has implemented a best practice in that all new fire personnel recruits are trained in Child Passenger Safety (CPS) before they become fire fighters. In FFY 2016 grant personnel trained and recertified over one hundred ninety (190) firefighters as child passenger safety technicians. City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Recruiting Strategies
Train all new fire personnel recruits in Child Passenger Safety (CPS) before becoming fire fighters.

City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Training & Maintenance Strategies
Host at least 4 Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) courses and at least 31 Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) re-certification courses; thereby certifying 200 fire personnel as new technicians and/or re-certification.

City of Atlanta Child Safety Seat Events Date
October 2016 November 2016 December 2016 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017 September 2017

Location Atlanta/Stockbridge Chamblee Atlanta Atlanta East Point/College Park, Atlanta (2) TBA/Atlanta/Forest Park Riverdale/College Park Summerville/TBA (6)/LaGrange College Park/Atlanta(2) College Park (2)/Tucker/Atlanta

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Paid/Earned Media
Paid and earned media programs represent a major component of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety's (GOHS) efforts to reduce the prevalence of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities. GOHS has adopted a "year round messaging" approach delivered through statewide media campaigns to reach Georgians. Lifesaving highway safety messages are utilized to increase awareness, promote safety belt and child restraint use, promote sober driving and encourage safe driving practices overall. GOHS will continue to produce paid media in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) campaigns and according to campaign buy guidelines. Market buys will be NHTSA-approved and consistent with previous campaigns to reach our primary and secondary target audiences. Television and radio buys will occur in markets statewide to provide the best possible reach. These markets include Atlanta, Albany, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and Savannah, with the additional possibilities of border markets such as Chattanooga, Tallahassee and Jacksonville that include coverage in Georgia. Targeted cable buys will also occur in counties where data indicates a weakness in safety belt use or wish to reinforce current strong numbers. Percentages of the buys will vary based on metro Atlanta, outside metro Atlanta, urban and rural counties. GOHS highway safety grantees, Traffic Enforcement Networks and community partners will be utilized fully to coordinate and conduct local earned media events during and around the Click it or Ticket (CIOT) campaigns. GOHS will maintain current strategies of using social media, media tours, adjusted press event schedules and statewide media alerts to ensure maximum earned media exposure. Total paid media for May 2016 Click it or Ticket (CIOT) is $250,000. For the November 2015 Click it or Ticket (CIOT) campaign, invoices totaled $229,440 with an additional $38,030 value added in bonus spots.
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PROGRAM GOALS: Increase the percentage of crash reports submitted electronically by law enforcement agencies in Georgia from 91% in performance period Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2015 to 93% by performance period Jan 1- Dec 31, 2017.

Problem Identification and Program Justification Motor vehicle traffic in Georgia reflects the State's unprecedented population growth and increases in the numbers of vehicles on the roads. Changes in Georgia's crash death rate per vehicle miles traveled yields a more comprehensive understanding of the State's crash problems.

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Traffic Fatalities 1,693 1,641 1,493 1,284

Fatalities Rate* 1.49

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342,156 337,824 306,342 286,896

Crash Rate++

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133,399 128,315 115,737 109,685

Injury Rate++

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VMT(millions) 113,509 113,532 112,541 109,057
*Rates are calculated per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled ++Rates are calculated per million Vehicle Miles Traveled

2010 1,244 1.11 290,611 2.66 110,829 1.01 109,258

2011 1,223 1.09 296,348 2.69 104,524 0.95 110,370

2012 1,192 1.11 330,102 3.07 115,619 1.08 107,488

2013 1,179 1.08 363,798 3.32 116458 1.06 109,355

2014 1,164 1.04 378,458 3.39 117,380 1.05 111,535

There is a need to develop and maintain a repository of timely and accurate data related to motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities. This information is vital to the planning and programmatic functioning of law enforcement agencies (LEAs), governmental entities, highway safety advocates, and community coalitions. As the state's crash deaths and vehicle miles traveled increase, and the resources and funding for programs becomes more limited, the need for accurate data becomes more critical. Over the past year, Georgia has continued the expansion of electronic citation programs. The electronic crash reporting system also continues to be implemented. As of April 2016, 92% of the state's crash records are now being submitted electronically.

The goal remains to assure that all highway safety partners can access accurate, complete, integrated, and uniform traffic records in a timely manner. This capacity is crucial to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of highway safety programs. It provides the foundation for programs to ensure they are adequately prioritized, data driven, and evaluated for effectiveness. Further, in order to support jurisdiction-level improvement programs, the system must have the capacity to produce reports and analyses at the local level. This capacity is now available from Appriss, the vendor who manages the state crash repository via contract with Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). The Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC) is responsible for coordinating and facilitating the state's traffic records activities. The State Traffic Records Coordinator, along with the Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC), operates from a strategic plan that guides the Committee's mission. The plan includes a long-range plan, support of the Traffic Records Coordinator, improvements in the process of crash location, better communication to reporting agencies, and support of the Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES).

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Meeting Materials Membership Traffic Records Coordinator Traffic Records Strategic Plan Traffic Records Performance Measures Certifications Direct link: FFY2017 Georgia Traffic Safety Information Systems Improvement Application Or http://www.gahighwaysafety.org/traffic-records-coordinating-committee/, then click FFY2017 Traffic Safety Information Systems Application
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Assessment Completed June 4, 2014 / Update Report Prepared May 25, 2016 This document presents the recommendations from Georgia's 2014 Traffic Records Assessment and indicates which of these the state will work to implement in the next year. The recommendations are copied directly from the Assessment with the exception of the TRCC and Strategic Plan sections. For these two areas, the report addresses recommendations found in the "Opportunities" section of each along with the plans the state has made at this point to address them.
TRCC Management Opportunities Georgia does not identify performance measures for all six core systems. At present, only two performance measures have been identified for injury surveillance and only one measure for crash. No other core systems had performance measures identified.
Status Intend to Implement. The state plans to develop performance measures for at least four of the six core systems by December 31, 2016, and for all six by the following year.
The TRCC used only one source of federal funds for the current year but in the past also utilized other available sources such as 402 funds. Leveraging additional sources of available funding would provide additional opportunities for the TRCC to address areas where the TRCC did not meet the Advisory ideal.
Status Intend to Implement. The state plans to seek additional sources of funding for specific projects.
Instead of consulting with agency level IT staff when planning and implementing a project, the TRCC relies on the agency's IT staff to identify any needs and assistance it requires only through the application process. This opportunity to ensure core system integration, adherence to State standards, and the pursuit of modern, scalable, and supportable technologies is lost unless the applying agency, on its own, identifies any requirements in the application they submit for funding to the TRCC.
Status Not to be Implemented. Consensus is that coordination with the state IT agency would not assure core system integration.
As part of its agenda, the TRCC would be wise to routinely address any technical assistance and training needs by the member agencies comprising the TRCC. Unless the topic is specifically brought up by a member agency during its regular meeting, the TRCC does not proactively address this potential need.
Status Intend to Implement. The Technical Committee will recommend that the TRCC specifically raise technical assistance and training needs.
The TRCC lacks a statewide traffic records inventory. Such a pursuit would serve to provide a consolidated documentation of the systems maintained by the various custodial agencies that could improve accessibility to and the analysis of the traffic records system for all stakeholders.
Status Intend to Implement. The state plans to develop a traffic records inventory within the next year.
The technical committee met only twice in calendar year 2013. The charter calls for the technical committee to meet monthly but only if there is business before the committee. The ideal benchmark in the Advisory is that the TRCC should meet at least quarterly and the technical committee should work to get back on this ideal schedule at a minimum.
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Status Implemented. The Technical Committee will henceforth meet at least quarterly. The TRCC Charter has been revised to reflect this change.
The TRCC does not oversee quality control and improvement programs impacting the core data systems. This is being left up to the individual stakeholder agencies, but without proper monitoring and coordination by the TRCC the core data systems will be individually instead of collectively measured which could result in jeopardizing the reliability and credibility for highway safety and traffic system improvements.
Status Intend to Implement. The Technical Committee will compile an inventory of quality control and improvement programs and will share this compendium with the TRCC.
Information about quality control and improvement programs is inconsistent or incomplete. A statement from the driver component indicates that the Department of Driver Services "has established some respectable performance measures for timeliness, accuracy, completeness and uniformity" but there is no documentation for them and no reference to them from the TRCC. There were inconsistencies for other core components.
Status Intend to Implement. The sharing of information to implement this opportunity will serve as the foundation for the item above.
Insufficient information about the citation/adjudication component was provided for this assessment to compare its operations with the Advisory. The TRCC could become informed and involved in monitoring this valuable component of the traffic records system that has ties to the crash reporting and the driver history file and is highly important for safety data analysis.
Status Intend to Implement. The TRCC plans to identify and address barriers to participation by the citation/adjudication agency stakeholders.
Strategic Plan Management Opportunities The Georgia Strategic Plan lacks overall strategies to address the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, integration and accessibility of the six core data systems. However, the 2014 Plan includes projects that address one or more of the six attributes, in alignment with the six core data systems. It appears that projects are submitted through eGOHS Plus, the electronic grant management system and are reviewed for conformance with its requirements that include measurable objectives. Projects are also reviewed and approved by the TRCC Technical Committee in accordance with the Strategic Plan. The Executive Committee finalizes approval on all projects.
The TRCC does not have a formal process for identifying technical assistance and training needs. These needs are addressed within the context of individual projects and/or data systems. Technical assistance and training needs are addressed at the project level. A process to identify and address the technical and training needs as part of the overall strategic plan would be advantageous.
Status Intend to Implement. The TRCC plans to undertake a revision of its strategic plan to be completed by December 2016. The revision will include an annual process to identify and address training needs.
The TRCC does not have a process for leveraging federal funds and assistance programs in the 2014 Plan. Identifying and seeking out additional funding sources for traffic records improvements such as the Highway Safety Improvement Plan (HSIP) as a source of funds that are now eligible for traffic records improvements.
Status Intend to Implement. The TRCC plans to undertake a revision of its strategic plan to be completed by March 2017. The revision will include a process for leveraging federal funds and assistance programs.
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The TRCC does not have a formalized process for integrating state and local data needs and goals into the Plan. At present, needs and goals are most commonly identified through the TRCC Executive and Technical Committee membership and are addressed on a case-by-case basis.
Status Intend to Implement. The TRCC plans to undertake a revision of its strategic plan to be completed by March 2017. The revision will include a process for integrating state and local data needs and goals into the plan.
It does not appear the 2104 Plan has a formal tracking system to measure the responsiveness of stakeholder needs for each of its projects. It appears that the State partially meets this ideal in that the Department of Public Health (DPH) operates a web site, called OASIS. OASIS enables researchers, stakeholders, and the public to access, sort, and download a wide variety of public health data. The State is moving towards making other traffic safety data more accessible to stakeholders, local users, and the public.
Status Intend to Implement. In conjunction with the Strategic Plan revision, a process by which stakeholder needs and responses are tracked will be included. It should be noted that crash reports are available to involved parties and researchers through an ecommerce site.
The TRCC does not have a formal process for identifying and resolving coordination impediments; however, TRCC members can bring such issues to the TRCC when they meet. Without coordination with the key federal data systems, it is difficult for the TRCC to identify and address any impediments.
Status The TRCC plans to undertake a revision of its strategic plan to be completed by March 2017. The revision will include a process to identify and resolve coordination impediments, in particular those involving key federal data systems.
The TRCC reviews and updates the Plan on an annual cycle prior to submitting the document to NHTSA for funding. The Technical Committee reviews and updates the Plan that is then submitted to the Executive Committee for approval. The 2014 Plan does not make provisions for coordination with key federal traffic records data systems. The Plan should identify the coordination with FARS, PDPS, MCMIS, and CDLIS.
Status Intend to Implement. The Plan revision described above will include identification of coordination with the key federal traffic records data systems.
Crash Recommendations Improve the applicable guidelines for the Crash data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory.
Improve the procedures/ process flows for the Crash data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory.
Improve the interfaces with the Crash data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory.
Improve the data quality control program for the Crash data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory.
Status The state intends to make improvements in each of these areas in the next twelve months. The improvements planned include, but are not limited to the following:
Fully implement the data ranges and rules for validation and edit checks. Continue and expand the quality control checks for crash locations. Develop documentation for and expand the recent process of monitoring submissions from third party
vendors (software programs other than Appriss) to identify errors associated with training or software updates. Implement a process to track reports returned for corrections and resubmitted and supplemental reports.
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Vehicle Recommendations Improve the procedures/ process flows for the Vehicle data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory. Improve the data quality control program for the Vehicle data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory.
Status The TRCC does not plan to pursue the improvements described above. The vehicle staff within the Department of Revenue are not participants in the TRCC Technical Committee and maintain the vehicle data system as an independent and separate entity.
Driver Recommendations Improve the description and contents of the Driver data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory. Improve the interfaces with the Driver data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory. Improve the data quality control program for the Driver data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory.
Status Intend to Implement. The state plans to explore linking the State's DUI, Crash and Citation systems to the driver system.
Roadway Recommendations Improve the applicable guidelines for the Roadway data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory. Improve the data dictionary for the Roadway data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory. Improve the data quality control program for the Roadway data system that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory.
Status Intend to Implement. The state plans to implement the Roadway recommendations as soon as is feasible. One example is to encourage the adoption of performance measures for roadway inventory data.
Citation / Adjudication Recommendations Improve the description and contents of the Citation and Adjudication systems that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory. Improve the data dictionary for the Citation and Adjudication systems that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory. Improve the interfaces with the Citation and Adjudication systems that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory. Improve the data quality control program for the Citation and Adjudication systems that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory.
Status Intend to Implement. Although the lack of sufficient responses prevented the assessment of this system, the TRCC intends to work with citation/adjudication stakeholders to identify opportunities to implement the statewide citation data warehouse.
EMS / Injury Surveillance Recommendations Improve the interfaces with the Injury Surveillance systems that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory.
Improve the data quality control program for the Injury Surveillance systems that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory.
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Status Partially Implemented. The state intends to continue the above improvements by the following:
Pursuing limited correction authority to appropriate GEMSIS personnel to resolve obvious errors in submitted data.
Exploring the integration of GEMSIS and the Central Trauma Registry. Develop a set of detailed data quality management reports for each of the injury surveillance systems.
Data Use and Integration Recommendations Improve the traffic records systems capacity to integrate data that reflect best practices identified in the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory. Status Intend to Implement. The state plans to implement this improvement by projects such as the completion of the comprehensive data system inventory. Target Population The target populations are the producers and consumers of traffic records. FFY 2017 Performance Objectives
To continue implementation of the long-range Strategic Plan for traffic records in improvement in Georgia.
To co-sponsor the Georgia Traffic Records Coordinating Committee for continued synchronization and cooperation among various governmental and law enforcement entities.
To support the Georgia Traffic Records Coordinator to provide leadership in the implementation of the long-term strategic plan.
To promote and support research initiatives related to highway safety in Georgia.
FFY 2017 Key Performance Measures C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017.
Strategies 1. Provide funding to support major initiatives needed to implement and maintain an accurate and reliable system of collecting, processing, analyzing, and reporting data in Georgia.
2. Provide funding to promote the continued installation and operation of a Uniform Traffic Citation Electronic Communication Program for courts throughout Georgia.
3. Support the utilization of the Records Management System (RMS) provided by Appriss for interested Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) that do not have an electronic RMS).
4. Support the vendors of electronic Records Management Systems (RMSs) in developing electronic crash reporting capacity for their clients by working with Appriss to implement data transfer interfaces for crash reports.
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PROGRAM GOALS: To reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities through a systematic delivery of effective distracted driving countermeasures. To decrease the percentage of drivers involved in fatal crashes that were distracted at the time of the crash from the 2014 calendar base year of 3.1% to 2.5% by 2017.
Problem Identification and Program Justification "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that there are over 3,000 deaths annually from distraction-affected crashes crashes in which drivers lost focus on the safe control of their vehicles due to manual, visual, or cognitive distraction. Studies show that texting simultaneously involves manual, visual, and mental distraction and is among the worst of all driver distractions." (NHTSA Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving, (www.distraction.gov) Nearly all motor vehicle crashes are a result of distracted driving, simply because one of the drivers involved wasn't paying attention to the road for whatever reason(s). There are all manners of ways drivers can become distracted. Talking on a cell phone, texting, using GPS or other devices, talking and looking to a passenger, and eating among many other distractions always increases the possibility of a crash.
Distracted driving is suspected to be greatly underreported in fatal and serious injury collisions, as information pointing to distraction is gathered through self-reporting, witness testimony, and evidence indicating distraction. Despite the data limitations, current trends and observations suggest distracted driving is a growing issue particularly among young drivers.
Among the areas of greatest concern with respect to cell phone use is texting while driving, which was banned in Georgia on July 1, 2010. Additionally, the increase in the number of wireless subscriptions (estimated at more than 300 million) - and a growing number of devices and services designed to keep people connected- has greatly increased the number of people using cell phones while driving.
Based on the data from 2010-2014 there has been great unsteady decline in the percentage of drivers involved in fatal crashes that were distracted at the time of crash. The number of drivers distracted during the time of the fatal crash has nearly remained the same in 2013 and 2014, with 3.1% of all drivers reported being distracted.

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Total Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes 1,686 1,689 1,676 1,621 1,622

Number of Drivers Distracted
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% of Drivers Distracted 10.4% 3.6% 2.7% 3.1% 3.1%

In developing strong countermeasures to address this problem(s), Georgia will look to national research in developing distracted driving prevention strategies. Controlling this epidemic will require an educational effort similar to the one Georgia implemented aimed in recent years at improving the safety belt use rate and controlling impaired driving. This effort included the development of a public service announcement, enforcement and increased public awareness.
Georgia's Distracted Driving Laws Georgia Law Prohibiting Texting While Driving (O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.2) Any driver age 18 or over is prohibited from reading, writing, or sending a text message while driving. This ban applies to any texting device including cell phones, and applies to text messages, instant messages, email and Internet data. Exceptions are provided for emergency personnel, drivers responding to emergencies, and drivers who are fully parked. The fine for a conviction is $150. A conviction for either violation will result in the accumulation of 1 point on the driving record.
Georgia Law Prohibiting Youth Cell Phone Use While Driving (O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.1) Any driver under age 18 who holds a Class D license or a learner's permit is prohibited from using any wireless device while driving. This includes cell phones, computers, and all texting devices. Exceptions are provided for

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emergencies and for drivers who are fully parked. The fine for a conviction is $150, or $300 if involved in an accident while using a wireless device. While both laws mentioned above do not address increased fines for repeat offenses, the statutes provide for a very high fine of $150 and in the event of a crash, the fine is doubled to $300 (40-6-241.1). Within Georgia's Department of Driver Services Driving Manual, there is no provision for the testing of distracted driving. However, pages 28 and 33 of the Driving Manual http://www.eregulations.com/georgia/driver/ clearly address the Prohibition on Youth Cell Phone Use While Driving (O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.1) A full copy of this document is located within both the Highway Safety Plan Distracted Driving section and the 405e Distracted Driving Application. FFY 2017 Performance Objectives
To decrease the percentage of drivers involved in fatal crashes that were distracted at the time of the crash from the 2014 calendar base year of 3.1% to 2.5% by 2017.
Strategies 1. Continue to develop statewide media campaigns including You Drive. You Text. You Pay., One Text or Call Could Wreck it All, and Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other 2. Continue to partner with EndDD.org and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association to educate students on the dangers of distracted driving. 3. Partner with Huddle Inc. Ticket Program to provide advertising on ticket backs for high school sporting and extracurricular events. Huddle partners with 158 of Georgia's 159 counties (427 schools) by providing tickets at no charge to schools. Each ticket will contain a highway safety distracted driving message targeting youth. In addition, the distracted driving message will be placed on spring/fall event programs and a distracted driving PA announcement will be played at each event. 4. To partner with local agencies to implement innovative HVE, education, and advertising campaigns targeting distracted driving. 5. Based upon the qualifying criteria under the 405e Distracted Driving, Georgia will be applying for funds under the Fast Act for the Special Distracted Driving Grant.
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GEORGIA CODE Copyright 2015 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved. *** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session ***
TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
O.C.G.A. 40-6-241 (2015) 40-6-241. Driver to exercise due care; proper use of radios and mobile telephones allowed
A driver shall exercise due care in operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state and shall not engage in any actions which shall distract such driver from the safe operation of such vehicle, provided that, except as prohibited by Code Sections 40-6-241.1 and 40-6-241.2, the proper use of a radio, citizens band radio, mobile telephone, or amateur or ham radio shall not be a violation of this Code section. HISTORY: Code 1933, 68A-1103, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, 5; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1156, 2/HB 23; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, 3/SB 360.
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O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.1
GEORGIA CODE Copyright 2015 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved. *** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session ***
TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.1 (2015)
40-6-241.1. Definitions; prohibition on certain persons operating motor vehicle while engaging in wireless communications; exceptions; penalties
(a) As used in the Code section, the term:
(1) "Engage in a wireless communication" means talking, writing, sending, or reading a text-based communication, or listening on a wireless telecommunications device.
(2) "Wireless telecommunications device" means a cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a standalone computer, or any other substantially similar wireless device that is used to initiate or receive a wireless communication with another person. It does not include citizens band radios, citizens band radio hybrids, commercial two-way radio communication devices, subscription-based emergency communications, in-vehicle security, navigation, and remote diagnostics systems or amateur or ham radio devices. (b) Except in a driver emergency and as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, no person who has an instruction permit or a Class D license and is under 18 years of age shall operate a motor vehicle on any public road or highway of this state while engaging in a wireless communication using a wireless telecommunications device. (c) The provisions of this Code section shall not apply to a person who has an instruction permit or a Class D license and is under 18 years of age who engages in a wireless communication using a wireless telecommunications device to do any of the following:
(1) Report a traffic accident, medical emergency, or serious road hazard;
(2) Report a situation in which the person believes his or her personal safety is in jeopardy;
(3) Report or avert the perpetration or potential perpetration of a criminal act against the driver or another person; or
(4) Engage in a wireless communication while the motor vehicle is lawfully parked.
(d) (1) Any conviction for a violation of the provisions of this Code section shall be punishable by a fine of $150.00. The provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 17 and any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the costs of such prosecution shall not be taxed nor shall any additional penalty, fee, or surcharge to a fine for such offense be assessed against a person for conviction thereof. The court imposing such fine shall forward a record of the disposition of the case of unlawfully operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device to the Department of Driver Services.
(2) If the operator of the moving motor vehicle is involved in an accident at the time of a violation of this Code section, then the fine shall be equal to double the amount of the fine imposed in paragraph (1) of this subsection. The law enforcement officer investigating the accident shall indicate on the written accident form whether such operator was engaging in a wireless communication at the time of the accident.
(e) Each violation of this Code section shall constitute a separate offense. HISTORY: Code 1981, 40-6-241.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1156, 3/HB 23.
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O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.2
GEORGIA CODE Copyright 2015 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
*** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session ***
TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
O.C.G.A. 40-6-241.2 (2015)
40-6-241.2. Writing, sending, or reading text based communication while operating motor vehicle prohibited; prohibited uses of wireless telecommunication devices by drivers of commercial vehicles; exceptions; penalties for violation
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "wireless telecommunications device" means a cellular telephone, a text messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a standalone computer, or any other substantially similar wireless device that is used to initiate or receive a wireless communication with another person. It does not include citizens band radios, citizens band radio hybrids, commercial two-way radio communication devices, subscription based emergency communications, in-vehicle security, navigation devices, and remote diagnostics systems, or amateur or ham radio devices. (b) (1) No person who is 18 years of age or older or who has a Class C license shall operate a motor vehicle on any public road or highway of this state while using a wireless telecommunications device to write, send, or read any text based communication, including but not limited to a text message, instant message, e-mail, or Internet data.
(2) No person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle on any public road or highway of this state while: (A) Holding a wireless telecommunications device to conduct a voice communication; (B) Using more than a single button on a wireless telecommunications device to initiate or terminate a voice
communication; or (C) Reaching for a wireless telecommunications device in such a manner that requires the driver to maneuver so
that he or she is no longer in a seated driving position properly restrained by a safety belt.
(c) The provisions of this Code section shall not apply to:
(1) A person reporting a traffic accident, medical emergency, fire, serious road hazard, or a situation in which the person reasonably believes a person's health or safety is in immediate jeopardy;
(2) A person reporting the perpetration or potential perpetration of a crime; (3) A public utility employee or contractor acting within the scope of his or her employment when responding to a public utility emergency;
(4) A law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services personnel, ambulance driver, or other similarly employed public safety first responder during the performance of his or her official duties; or
(5) A person engaging in wireless communication while in a motor vehicle which is lawfully parked.
(d) Any conviction for a violation of the provisions of this Code section shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $150.00. The provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 17 and any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the costs of such prosecution shall not be taxed nor shall any additional penalty, fee, or surcharge to a fine for such offense be assessed against a person for conviction thereof. The court imposing such fine shall forward a record of the disposition to the Department of Driver Services. Any violation of this Code section shall constitute a separate offense.
HISTORY: Code 1981, 40-6-241.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, 4/SB 360; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1370, 6/HB 118.
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Qualifying Criteria: Motorcyclist Awareness Program
Program Goals: 1) To decrease motorcyclist's fatalities 3.4% from 129 (2012-2014 average) to 125 (20152017 average) in 2017. 2) To decrease un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities from 7 (2012-2014 average) to 6 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
. Data Used to Identify Priorities Motorcycles are an increasingly popular means of transportation. In 2014, there were 199,575 registered motorcycles in the state of Georgia. This is an increase of 2,617 from 2010. We partially attribute this increase to the current economic situation and the fact that people were trying to find less expensive ways to commute. In 2014, there were 4,716 crashes involving motorcycles. Of these, 137 riders were killed on the roadways of Georgia. We feel many contributing factors are involved however the main ones include alcohol, speed, distraction, and rider inexperience. Nationally, motorcycle fatalities have decreased 14% from 2008 when there were 5,312 rider deaths. The problem is that in 2008 and in 2014, motorcycle deaths accounted for 15% of the overall traffic deaths. During those same years in Georgia, motorcyclists accounted for 12% of all traffic fatalities. Motorcycle and scooter riders continue to face more risks of crashing and being injured than passengers in four-wheeled vehicles. Motorcycles are complex to operate and more exposed to a greater number of hazards than cars and trucks. Too many riders lack the basic skills to adapt their current driving habits to the special demands of a motorcycle. Other road users are also unaware of the special characteristics of motorcycles which can also lead to crashes. Georgia has utilized the Riders Helping Riders program and a mix of communication mechanisms to draw attention to the dangers of impaired riding (e.g. newspapers, community meetings, email, posters, fliers, mini-planners and law enforcement mobilizations). Riders Helping Riders is a rider-training program based on findings that riders tend to look out for each other, but for various reasons, are hesitant to intervene in the drinking and riding behavior of their peers. The program communicates the drinking and riding problem, the need for rider intervention as it relates to drinking and riding behavior of their peers, and tools that riders can use to help prevent the drinking and riding of their peers. Motorcyclists may not be aware that they lack the specialized skills to operate a motorcycle safely. Unlicensed riders may continue to ride under either a `perennial permit' or with no endorsement at all and lack the basic skills needed to operate a motorcycle safely. In Georgia during the 2014 calendar year, over 50 percent of all motorcyclist fatalities occurred in metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Gainesville, Augusta, Savannah, and Columbus. According to Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data, Fulton and Gwinnett counties had the highest number of motorcycle fatalities with 9 in each county in 2014. Un-helmeted rider deaths are on the increase plus we are unsure of those that are being killed while wearing the non-Department of Transportation (DOT) approved helmets. The 2014 data show there were 199,575 registered motorcycles in Georgia. There were 2,617 more registrations in 2014 than in 2010. The motorcycle fatality rate (as shown in the tale below) varies between 57.96 fatalities per 100,000 registered motorcycles (minimum) in 2013 to the high 75.14 fatalities per 100,000 registered motorcycles in 2011maximum).
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Motorcycle Fatalities per 100,000 Registered Motorcycles 2010-2014

Year 2010

Motorcyclist Fatalities
128

Registrations 196,958

Motorcyclist Fatalities per 100,000 Motorcycle Registrations
64.99

2011

150

199,620

75.14

2012

134

201,207

66.6

2013

116

200,133

57.96

2014

137

199,575

68.65

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)/ FARS

Alcohol is also a significant risk factor among Georgia motorcycle rider fatalities. Every year through 2008, alcohol related motorcycle fatalities showed a steady increase in Georgia. According to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System in 2014, 38 of the 137 (27%) motorcyclist's fatal crashes in Georgia involved alcohol from the rider

In 2014, Georgia has an alcohol reporting rate of 41% -- 41% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes were tested for alcohol consumption with recorded BAC. In Georgia, 1621 drivers were involved in fatal crashes, and 668 drivers were tested. The highest alcohol testing occurred among the fatally injured (61%), followed by NonIncapacitating Evident Injured drivers (22%).

Georgia Motorcycle Riders (Operators) Killed by Year and the Riders Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

Year

2010

Georgia US

Surviving Drivers/Motorcycle Rider

Total 880

With BAC Results Reported to FARS
190

23,527

7,927

Killed Drivers/Motorcycle Rider

Total 806 21,072

With BAC Results Reported to FARS
501
16,405

Total Drivers/Motorcycle Rider

Total 1,686 44,599

With BAC Results Reported to FARS
691
24,332

2011

Georgia US

847 23,025

226 7,484

842 20,815

507 15,846

1,689 43,840

733 23,330

2012

Georgia US

883 23,943

184 6,653

793 21,394

470 14,792

1,676 45,337

654 21,445

2013

Georgia US

899 23,703

230 6,630

722 20,871

439 14,905

1,621 44,574

669 21,535

2014

Georgia

835

US

23,818

Source: FARS 2010-2014

187 6,368

787 20,765

481 14,800

1,622 44,583

668 21,168

According to a study conducted by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), the percent of riders dying with low BAC levels is almost twice that of drivers of passenger vehicles.

The chart on the following page indicates the number of Motorcyclist Fatalities by County for 2009-2014, and lists the counties in order from most fatalities to least fatalities based on 2014 data.

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County Fulton Gwinnett Clayton DeKalb Chatham Cherokee Muscogee Richmond Forsyth Douglas Henry Effingham Hall Cobb Bartow Bibb Carroll Gordon Camden Clarke Coweta Murray Towns Houston Pulaski Rockdale Screven Bulloch Fannin Haralson Jackson Troup Union Catoosa Columbia Cook

Motorcyclist Fatalities by County (2010-2014) Highest to Lowest for 2014

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2010 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2

2011 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 4 0 1

2012 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1

2013 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 1 1

2014 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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County Burke Clinch Floyd Jeff Davis Laurens Lowndes Lumpkin McIntosh Monroe Newton Taylor Worth Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Ben Hill Berrien Brantley Calhoun Candler Charlton Chattahoochee Chattooga Clay Coffee Crawford Crisp Dade Decatur Dodge Dooly Echols Emanuel Evans Glascock

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2011 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

2012 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

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2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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County Grady Greene Hancock Harris Hart Heard Irwin Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lanier Lincoln Long Macon Marion McDuffie Meriwether Miller Montgomery Oglethorpe Peach Pierce Pike Putnam Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Telfair Terrell Thomas

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2011 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

2012 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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2016 Georgia Motorcycle Registrations by County

(ranked from highest to lowest number of registrations)

Yellow cells represent counties who

Green cells represents counties

registrations total to 49.7% of Georgia's

that have mountain/rural

total registrations

highways

Total Motorcycle Registrations in Georgia = 196,277

COBB

13,356 LAURENS

873 CRISP

300

GWINNETT

13,000 HARALSON

844 MITCHELL

297

FULTON

10,038 THOMAS

807 BROOKS

279

DEKALB

6,877 JONES

804 MCINTOSH

276

CHEROKEE

6,754 LEE

783 BENHILL

274

HENRY

5,104 MADISON

780 GREENE

264

CHATHAM

4,950 OCONEE

776 LANIER

247

FORSYTH

4,730 BUTTS

766 CHATTAHOOCHEE 216

HALL

4,561 MONROE

766 CANDLER

214

PAULDING

4,249 PIKE

751 DOOLY

211

COWETA

4,048 STEPHENS

728 WILKINSON

211

HOUSTON

3,923 COLQUITT

716 SCREVEN

209

COLUMBIA

3,520 BALDWIN

712 PULASKI

205

BARTOW

3,221 FRANKLIN

697 JEFFERSON

204

DOUGLAS

3,118 TIFT

689 TWIGGS

197

RICHMOND

3,054 COFFEE

646 WILKES

195

MUSCOGEE

2,959 HART

630 JEFFDAVIS

189

CARROLL

2,902 UPSON

620 TERRELL

187

FAYETTE

2,859 WAYNE

618 LINCOLN

184

CLAYTON

2,819 BANKS

615 SEMINOLE

182

LOWNDES

2,650 PEACH

615 CHARLTON

181

NEWTON

2,622 MORGAN

597 BACON

180

WALTON

2,457 RABUN

569 IRWIN

175

WHITFIELD

2,323 PUTNAM

568 EVANS

173

FLOYD

2,315 CHATTOOGA 566 EARLY

165

BARROW

2,228 WARE

540 MACON

162

EFFINGHAM

2,099 LAMAR

539 MARION

161

WALKER

2,024 WORTH

527 TALBOT

151

JACKSON

2,007 MERIWETHER 506 MONTGOMERY

147

CAMDEN

1,855 MCDUFFIE

493 TELFAIR

144

LIBERTY

1,772 BURKE

478 TREUTLEN

137

BIBB

1,754 JASPER

477 TAYLOR

134

GLYNN

1,748 GRADY

475 TURNER

134

CATOOSA

1,716 ELBERT

470 JOHNSON

115

ROCKDALE

1,702 TOOMBS

459 WILCOX

110

GORDON

1,526 DECATUR

453 JENKINS

105

TROUP

1,517 TOWNS

451 ATKINSON

94

SPALDING

1,503 LONG

444 HANCOCK

86

CLARKE

1,388 SUMTER

427 WHEELER

84

BRYAN

1,307 DADE

421 MILLER

83

PICKENS

1,296 BERRIEN

412 RANDOLPH

83

MURRAY

1,239 CRAWFORD 402 SCHLEY

80

BULLOCH

1,204 EMANUEL

383 WARREN

76

HARRIS

1,193 TATTNALL

361 CLINCH

71

HABERSHAM

1,184 HEARD

360 ECHOLS

71

POLK

1,121 OGLETHORPE 360 STEWART

67

UNION

1,112 PIERCE

359 CALHOUN

65

LUMPKIN

1,107 BLECKLEY

334 WEBSTER

48

GILMER

1,090 BRANTLEY

327 GLASCOCK

47

DOUGHERTY

1,045 APPLING

321 CLAY

41

FANNIN

1,040 DODGE

315 QUITMAN

37

DAWSON

930 WASHINGTON 308 BAKER

33

WHITE

908 COOK

306 TALIAFERRO

28

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Revenue, Vehicle Registration Renewal Stats. Web. 25 Jun. 2016. < https://mvd.dor.ga.gov/motor/stats/renewalsstats.aspx>.

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- Rural/Mountain - 51.3% of Registrations
The counties highlighted will be the target of the 2017 Motorcycle Safety Strategic Communications Plan.
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Motorcycle Safety Plan Motorcycle and scooter riders in Georgia as well as all drivers of passenger vehicles who may endanger these users.
FFY 2017 Performance Objectives Objective 1: To decrease the total number of motorcycle crashes Objective 2: To decrease motorcyclist's fatalities 3.4% from 129 (2012-2014 average) to 125 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
FFY 2017 Key Performance Measures
C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017.
C-5: To decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 9.4% from 291 (2012-2014 average) to 264 (20152017 average) in 2017.
C-7: To decrease motorcyclist's fatalities 3.4% from 129 (2012-2014 average) to 125 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
C-8: To decrease un-helmeted motorcyclist's fatalities from 7 (2012-2014 average) to 6 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Strategies To help achieve these goals, the communication efforts will focus primarily on those areas where the majority of serious motorcycle crashes occur, in the major metropolitan area of Georgia. These metropolitan areas include: Atlanta, Gainesville, Augusta, Savannah, and Columbus, where a majority of the fatalities occurred in 2103. In addition, these efforts will also focus on the counties with the highest number of registered motorcyclists and counties with the highest number of motorcycle crashes involving alcohol.
In addition to the objectives of the Highway Safety Plan and Strategic Highway Safety Plan, other process goals have been set by previous planning efforts. The Motorcycle Safety Strategic Work Group, which also established the Motorcycle Safety Task Force, outlined three major goals for communication:
Develop specific public information materials for specific audience. Identify problems and target audiences for public information campaigns. Utilize all Department of Driver Service Centers for disseminating literature to target audiences.
In addition to the Highway Safety Plan strategies, the Motorcycle Safety Task Team is partnering and developing the following programs:
Create and disseminate effective communication and outreach campaigns to increase motorist's awareness of motorcycles.
Encourage proper licensed Riders Skills Test. (RST) Develop and promulgate a Public Service Announcement (PSA) designed to educate motorists and
motorcyclists about motorcycle safety using the "Share the Road" message. Create and disseminate effective educational and awareness communications to riders on how alcohol and
other drugs affect motorcycle operator skills in the top 10 counties where motorcycle fatalities occur. Participate in motorcycle rallies, motorcycle shows and charity rides to promote the Share the Road message
and Georgia Motor Safety Program (GMSP) throughout the state. The Department of Driver Services (DDS) and Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) web site will also be used to promote the program. Promote the Share the Road campaign within the top 10 counties where motorcycle fatalities occur. Utilize strategies identified within the Department of Public Safety Motorcycle Fatalities Reduction Plan.
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Collaboration Among Agencies and Organizations All of the motorcycle awareness programs in FFY 2016 were successful due to collaboration among agencies and organizations. In development of the Share the Road motorcycle awareness program, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) initiated collaboration among agencies and organizations in the early planning stages. In order to create a successful program, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) continues to work with the riding community in the form of a motorcycle task force. This task force consisted of members from, but not limited to: American Bikers Active Toward Education (ABATE), Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA), Harley Owners Group (HOG), Regulators M.C. of Athens, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Department of Transportation (DOT). The successful partnerships with these key stakeholders allowed the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to spread the motorcycle awareness messages riders and motorists throughout the state.
Once the team was created, it was imperative for the success of the motorcycle awareness program to continue collaboration and develop new partnerships with other groups and individuals that had an impact on motorcycle safety. The task force created through the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) and their overall mission was to reduce motorcycle related injuries and fatalities on Georgia roadways by bringing awareness to motorists and motorcyclists through campaigns and programs.
Department of Driver Services (DDS) Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP) collaborated with a number of agencies and organizations as well including many of those mentioned above. As a part of the Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP) ongoing outreach efforts, one of the focus areas are affinity groups, motorcycle dealers and shops. The efforts centralized on the 3 main messages of safety, awareness and rider education. They distributed marketing materials, provided counter top handouts, attended events and offered mobile license testing at select locations.
Groups and dealers enable the program to have mass visibility to potential riders that can be introduced to the joys and responsibilities of motorcycling. It reinforces the need for continued learning for the experienced rider. And finally, it allows Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP) to position itself as the subject-matter expert in rider education and the licensing process for riding legally in the state of Georgia. Past involvement includes: BMW Owners of GA; Southern Cruisers; Gold Wing Road Riders Association of GA; GA Harley Owners Group; ABATE of GA; Freedom Motorsports; Cycle Nation; WOW Motorcycles and Mountain Motorsports. Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP) also works with The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA), law enforcement and other non-governmental organizations.
In addition to motorcycle event, Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP) distributes highway safety information such as occupant protection requirements (Safety Belts, Child Protection devices etc.), reminders about laws (Move Over, Super Speeder etc.), and other awareness issues.
Strategic Communications Plan Overview Georgia's Strategic Communication Plan targets those counties that account for the majority of registered motorcycles in the state. These counties include Fulton, Chatham, Cobb, Gwinnett, DeKalb, Richmond, Henry, Cherokee, Forsyth, Paulding, Hall, Houston, Coweta, Columbia, Bartow, Douglas, and Muscogee (see page 260 for a listing of the total number of registrants by county). Therefore, Georgia created a Strategic Communication Plan to educate motorists in those target counties and the Atlanta metropolitan area. In FFY 2017, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will use a mix of communication mechanisms to draw attention to the problem (e.g. newspapers, community meetings, e-mail, posters, flyers, mini-planners, instructor-led training and law enforcement mobilizations) to deliver the message of motorcycle awareness.
Two agencies are responsible for executing a comprehensive motorcycle safety program, which includes public outreach and communication: The Department of Driver Services (DDS) and the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).
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O.C.G.A. TITLE 40 Chapter 15 GEORGIA CODE
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*** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session *** TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 15. MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM O.C.G.A. TITLE 40 Chapter 15 (2015)
TITLE 40 Chapter 15 NOTE
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O.C.G.A. 40-15-1 GEORGIA CODE
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*** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session *** TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 15. MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM O.C.G.A. 40-15-1 (2015)
40-15-1. Definitions As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Driver Services. (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of driver services. (3) "Coordinator" means the state-wide motorcycle safety coordinator provided for in Code Section 40-15-4. (4) "Department" means the Department of Driver Services. (5) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel
on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor and a moped. (6) "Operator" means any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motorcycle. (7) "Program" means a motorcycle operator safety training program provided for in Code Section 40-15-2.
HISTORY: Code 1981, 40-15-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 644, 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 181, 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, 40; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1505, 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, 8-1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, 23-2/HB 501. Title Note Chapter Note
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*** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session *** TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 15. MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM O.C.G.A. 40-15-2 (2015)
40-15-2. Establishment and operation of programs; provisions of programs; certificates of completion (a) (1) The department is authorized to set up, establish, and operate a motorcycle operator safety training program for the purpose of assisting motorcycle operators to meet the requirements for licensed driving of motorcycles in this state. (2) The coordinator, with the approval of the commissioner, shall be authorized to set up, establish, and operate additional motorcycle operator safety training programs. (b) Any such programs shall provide courses on motorcycle operator safety. The programs shall be based on the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Motorcycle Rider Course or its equivalent in quality, utility, and merit. (c) The department shall issue a certificate of completion to each person who satisfactorily completes the motorcycle operator safety training program. HISTORY: Code 1981, 40-15-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 644, 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 181, 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, 40; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1505, 2. Title Note Chapter Note
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GEORGIA CODE Copyright 2015 by The State of Georgia
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TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 15. MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM
O.C.G.A. 40-15-3 (2015) 40-15-3. Authorization of board to promulgate rules, prescribe fees, and set student requirements
The board is authorized to adopt, promulgate, and establish rules and regulations for the operation of any motorcycle operator safety training program; to provide for the entrance and enrollment of students; to prescribe fees for the course; and to prescribe the ages, requirements, and conditions under which students may be received for instruction in any such program. HISTORY: Code 1981, 40-15-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 644, 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 181, 1. Title Note Chapter Note
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TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 15. MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM
O.C.G.A. 40-15-4 (2015) 40-15-4. Coordinator authorized; duties and requirements
(a) The commissioner shall appoint a state-wide motorcycle safety coordinator who shall carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the department. The coordinator shall be placed in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2 and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. (b) The coordinator shall also be authorized to:
(1) Promote motorcycle safety throughout the state; (2) Provide consultation to the various departments of state government and local political subdivisions relating to motorcycle safety; and (3) Do any other thing deemed necessary by the commissioner to promote motorcycle safety in the state. HISTORY: Code 1981, 40-15-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 644, 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 181, 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, 40; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, 40; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1505, 3; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, 1/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, 2-62/HB 642.
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TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 15. MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM
O.C.G.A. 40-15-5 (2015) 40-15-5. Requirements for instructors
Every person who desires to qualify as an instructor in a motorcycle operator safety training program shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be of good moral character; (2) Give satisfactory performance on a written, oral, performance, or combination examination administered by the coordinator testing both knowledge of the field of motorcycle operator education and skills necessary to instruct and impart motorcycle driving skills and safety to students. The instructor training program shall provide for a course of instruction based on the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Instructor Course or its equivalent in quality, utility, and merit. This course of instruction shall be held periodically based on the applications received and the need for instructors, and an examination fee prescribed by the coordinator shall be charged; (3) Be physically able to operate safely a motorcycle and to instruct others in the operation of motorcycles; and (4) Hold a valid Class M driver's license. HISTORY: Code 1981, 40-15-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 644, 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 181, 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, 40. Title Note Chapter Note
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Data used for Georgia's Impaired Driving and Impaired Motorcycle Operation Problem

The chart below shows the counties where the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T) Units are currently located, the amount of their funding, their overall fatalities, alcohol fatalities at .08 or greater, and the motorcycle fatalities:

County

Grantee

Bartow

Bartow County SO

Bibb
Clarke Cobb Coffee DeKalb Douglas Forsyth Glynn Habersham
Henry
Houston Laurens Lowndes Pickens Richmond

Macon-Bibb Co. Government Athens-Clarke County PD Marietta PD Douglas PD DeKalb County PD Douglas County SO Forsyth County SO Glynn County PD Habersham County SO Henry County PD/Henry Co. BOC Houston County SO Dublin PD Lowndes County SO Pickens County SO Richmond County SO

Grant Amount $145,500
$53,800
$146,800 $83,300 $102,900 $68,200 $79,900 $38,400 $73,300 $65,100
$64,200
$250,000 $21,200 $250,000 $55,200 $105,200

2011 19

Total 2012 2013
27 17

2014 21

Alcohol .08+ 2011 2012 2013

4

3

4

2014 7

20 17 31 23 4

5

7

6

16 7

7

9

5

2

2

2

42 47 59 49 11 14 19 10

9 12 3

6

1

0

0

3

51 76 70 55 15 22 20 14

15 21 19 12 5

6

5

2

19 22 17 11 7

5

2

2

8 13 13 16 2

5

2

3

4 10 7

5

0

2

1

3

18 23 26 26 5

4

5

7

14 15 9

8

3

2

2

1

9 13 16 8

1

2

3

2

17 10 7 13 8

1

0

2

10 7

4

5

4

2

0

1

32 40 23 27 5

9

7

7

2011 4
2
2 6 0 5 2 2 3 0
3
1 1 0 0 4

Motorcycle 2012 2013

1

2

3

2

3

1

6

5

0

0

15

9

2

2

2

4

1

3

1

1

1

2

2

0

1

1

2

1

0

1

4

5

2014 3
3
2 3 0 6 4 4 0 1
4
2 0 0 1 4

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The chart below shows the counties where motorcycle crashes and motorcycle crashes involving alcohol occurred in 2011 through 2014:

GEORGIA COUNTIES
Total FULTON GWINNETT COBB DEKALB CHATHAM MUSCOGEE RICHMOND HENRY CLAYTON CHEROKEE HALL CLARKE BARTOW COLUMBIA DOUGLAS LUMPKIN FLOYD BIBB PAULDING FORSYTH LOWNDES NEWTON FAYETTE COWETA HOUSTON GLYNN ROCKDALE CARROLL CATOOSA LIBERTY TROUP HABERSHAM WHITE WHITFIELD JACKSON EFFINGHAM GORDON SPALDING DOUGHERTY

All Motorcycle Crashes

2011 3,273 300 243 199
98 152 79 102 78 107 69 56 52 39 55 54 61 53 58 47 13 62 46 25 47 42 32 40 39 19 33 29 19 32 21 14 16 18 32 29

2012 4,154 513 317 216 212 177 109 136
76 97 58 61 86 57 64 61 56 39 42 60 42 112 23 61 59 51 26 20 43 55 20 30 6 27 48 38 2 61 26 37

2013 5,022 554 338 309 291 217 162 155 121 125 110 102 114
79 73 69 71 57 67 69 65 93 25 68 59 64 39 43 59 35 32 53 17 30 63 43 5 47 37 33

2014 4,716
453 314 302 302 248 152 139 136 129 116 104 93 69 65 65 64 62 61 61 59 57 55 51 50 48 46 46 45 39 39 38 37 36 36 35 32 32 32 31

Motorcycle Crashes with Alcohol

2011 238 13 11 12
7 11 8 12 7 5 9 5 8 3 3 7 1 1 7 3 1 4 1 2 3 3 4 4 1 2 1 3 1 4 3 4 -

2012 209
7 17 7 4 9 4 10 3 3 7 3 6 4 2 6 3 3 2 6 2 4 2 3 1 3 2 4 5 1 4 1 5 1 -

2013 248
8 21 15 4 10 4 12 3 3 8 4 9 6 2 7 3 3 3 7 0 2 4 2 3 1 1 3 2 4 1 6 1 1 5 1 0 5 1 1

2014 206
9 11 3 1 5 7 9 4 4 5 7 13 6 3 4 1 4 5 3 5 3 3 3 4 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 1 1 -

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WALKER UNION WALTON PEACH BULLOCH DAWSON RABUN CAMDEN MURRAY TIFT BRYAN FANNIN BALDWIN BARROW THOMAS HARRIS OCONEE PICKENS GILMER LAURENS TOWNS MERIWETHER POLK MORGAN HART LAMAR UPSON CHATTOOGA COFFEE LEE WAYNE DECATUR DOOLY HARALSON MCDUFFIE MONROE STEPHENS WARE BANKS BURKE BUTTS PUTNAM COLQUITT DADE

2011 7 25 31 23 28 9 27 30 10 16 19 22 20 27 16 13 6 9 9 15 9 22 3 4 14 9 8 4 7 5 5 10 3 6 10 4 10 19 6 4 5 8 14 4

All Motorcycle Crashes

2012 66 25 31 25 15 25 11 44 40 8 11 21 9 35 47 9 10 24 24 8 4 4 9 15 20 8 8 10 11 4 6 10 6 12 6 16 15 11 3 7 8 12 23 1

2013 45 37 34 31 24 21 20 40 26 29 12 16 19 39 38 14 15 21 28 11 7 10 13 17 16 10 6 5 11 10 7 10 12 10 10 24 24 14 7 10 9 11 18 4

2014
31 30 30 25 24 24 24 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 18 18 18 17 16 16 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8

Motorcycle Crashes with Alcohol

2011 2 5 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 1

2012 5 2 4 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 -

2013 5 3 4 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0

2014 3 1 1 1 4 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 -

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DODGE GRADY MACON SUMTER TOOMBS IRWIN HEARD JONES LONG OGLETHORPE PULASKI WASHINGTON BROOKS COOK CRISP ELBERT FRANKLIN MITCHELL SCREVEN TATTNALL WARREN WORTH BERRIEN CHARLTON CRAWFORD EMANUEL JEFF DAVIS PIERCE PIKE TALBOT TELFAIR TURNER TWIGGS APPLING CLINCH LANIER MADISON MCINTOSH MONTGOMERY BEN HILL BLECKLEY ECHOLS EVANS GREENE

2011 6 6 5 7 8 1 2 7 8 2 2 7 6 2 6 4 3 3 2 1 1 3 5 2 6 7 3 8 5 3 1 2 4 2 2 5 1 1 6 2 4 8

All Motorcycle Crashes

2012 3 17 12 9 2 1 7 3 5 2 8 6 3 1 12 3 3 1 11 3 2 6 1 1 8 2 4 3 4 1 3 9 3 7 1 4 2

2013 5 12 7 11 7 4 2 8 5 4 1 2 5 7 7 2 15 3 3 1 1 11 1 2 8 4 3 4 2 1 1 4 3 6 1 1 3 5 1 1 2 2 2 2

2014
8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

Motorcycle Crashes with Alcohol

2011 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 -

2012 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 -

2013 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

2014 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 -

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JOHNSON MARION MILLER SEMINOLE TALIAFERRO TAYLOR TREUTLEN WILKES ATKINSON BRANTLEY CANDLER EARLY HANCOCK JASPER JEFFERSON JENKINS LINCOLN QUITMAN SCHLEY STEWART TERRELL WILCOX WILKINSON BACON BAKER CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE CLAY GLASCOCK RANDOLPH WEBSTER WHEELER

2011 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 1

All Motorcycle Crashes

2012 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 17 3 3 3 2 -

2013 1 3 3 3
2 3 1 2 1 1 7 2 1 7 1
1 1 5 4
2
1

2014
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -

Motorcycle Crashes with Alcohol

2011 1 2 1 2 -

2012 2 1 -

2013 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0 0 0 1
0
0

2014 1 1 1 1 1 -

Motorcyclists in age groups 20-29 years of age and 40-49 years' account for seventy (70) deaths or fifty-one percent (51 %) of all motorcycle fatalities according 2014 FARS Data.

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Year <20 20-29 2010 5 22 2011 3 27 2012 3 30 2013 5 25 2014 4 41

30-39 25 31 32 24 24

Age 40-49 50-59

>59

Unknown

Total

32

21 23

0

128

35

21 33

0

150

30

22 17

0

134

28

22 12

1

117

29

28 11

0

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Impaired Driving Program General Description

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that in 2014, 32,675 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States, of which 9,967 (31%) were alcohol-related. Every two minutes in America, someone is injured in an alcohol-related crash. Nationally, these crashes result in more than $277 billion in economic costs on an annual basis.

Table 1. Alcohol Impaired Driving Motor Vehicle Fatalities in Georgia
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (BAC=.08+)**
Annual Percent Change

2010 299 -10%

2011 271 -9%

Year 2012 295 9%

2013 299 1%

2014 278 -7%

As indicated in Table 1, alcohol was associated with 278 highway fatalities in Georgia during 2014. This equates to twenty-four percent (24%) of Georgia's overall fatalities. Even with stricter laws, high visibility law enforcement, and increased public information and education (PI&E) programs, the number of impaired driving crashes, injuries and fatalities remains unacceptable. The chance of a crash being fatal is six times higher if exposed to impaired driving when compared to those not related to alcohol or drugs.

As presented in Table 2 below, The U.S. and Georgia had a decrease in overall fatalities as well as a decrease in alcohol related fatalities. Data shows from 2010 to 2014, Georgia experienced a decrease in overall crash fatalities of 83 (-6%) and a decrease of 21 (-7%) less in alcohol-related traffic deaths. These numbers indicate that Georgia should continue to emphasize preventative measures for countering the problems of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Table 2. US and Georgia Total Fatalities and Alcohol Related Fatalities Comparison

MEASURE
Total Fatalities
Alcohol RelatedFatalities % of Alcohol Related Fatalities

REGION Georgia US Georgia US Georgia US

2010 1,247
32,999 299
10,136 24% 31%

2011 1,226
32,479 271
9,865 22% 30%

2012 1,192
33, 782 295
10, 336 25% 31%

2013 1,179
32, 894 299
10, 110 25% 31%

2014 1,164
32,675 278
9,967 24% 31%

The Governor's Office of Highway Safety's (GOHS) impaired driving program includes the following program areas which also include emphasis on motorcycle safety:

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Impaired Driving Enforcement H.E.A.T. Aggressive traffic has been determined to be one of the leading causes of death and serious injury crashes on the roadways of Georgia. Driving under the influence of alcohol and speed are among the worst behaviors identified with aggressive drivers. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety's (GOHS) impaired driving program is geared toward jurisdictions where the incidences of impaired crashes among motorist and motorcyclist are the highest within the State of Georgia.
Since 2002, the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety has maintained a multi-jurisdictional task force to address aggressive and impaired driving in Georgia. Originally, three officers from six counties, the City of College Park, and the City of Atlanta came together to form a team of twenty-four officers to form H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic). Since this formation, the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) team has continued to grow with agencies being added across the state. In FFY 2016, GOHS funded seventeen (17) agencies across the state where speed and impaired driving crashes and fatalities are consistently high. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will maintain the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) program in FFY 2017.
The Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T) Units were established for the purpose of reducing the number of driving incidents. This project will focus on impaired driving and speeding, two of the main aggressive driving related violations. This will be accomplished through enforcement and education.
The overall goals of the H.E.A.T. programs are to: Reduce the number of impaired driving crashes in jurisdictions located by 10%, Enforce laws targeting aggressive driving around Georgia.
Alcohol and Other Drug Countermeasures Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) will administer and manage alcohol programs (funding 405 (f)). This includes but is not limited to: overseeing in-house grants and contracts, seeking and managing grants that foster the agency's mission, collecting and analyzing data, seeking partnerships in the communities, and to providing training and public information necessary to ensure proper and efficient use of federal highway safety funds. The public information will include the creation of brochures, collateral messaging items and effective communication with the media and public which will be available.
The State of Georgia maintains an annual comprehensive plan for conducting high visibility impaired driving enforcement and that plan will continue for the remainder of FY 2016 and FY 2017. The plan includes the following:
1. Strategic impaired driving enforcement which is designed to reach motorcyclist and motorist in geographic subdivisions that account for a majority of the state's population and half of the state's alcohol-related fatalities. Please see list of counties in the state ranked from highest to lowest in impaired driving related crashes for all vehicle types.
2. Three statewide impaired driving mobilizations that occur during the holidays of July 4th, Labor Day (September), and December holidays.
3. Strategic mobilizations for geographic subdivisions that show abnormal increases in traffic injuries and/or deaths (Thunder Task Force).
Georgia law enforcement agencies will participate in four impaired driving mobilizations by conducting checkpoints and/or saturation patrols on at least four nights during the national impaired driving campaigns as well as on a quarterly basis throughout FY 2017.
The four (4) impaired driving mobilizations are as follows: 1. December 2016/New Year 2017 2. Thunder Task Force (Three Dates TBD) 3. July Fourth 2017 4. Labor Day 2017
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Strategic Impaired Driving Enforcement The H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) program was initiated in January of 2002 and consisted of seven counties in the Metropolitan Atlanta area. The program consisted of specialized traffic enforcement units that focused on impaired and speeding enforcement. These elite units comprised of highly trained law enforcement personnel who are equipped with the latest information and training on impaired driving program by targeting highrisk locations. The Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) program has maintained its high standards and currently has 17 agencies representing 20 counties strategically located across Georgia in FY 2016. Each of the participating law enforcement agencies conduct checkpoints on at least four nights during the national impaired driving campaign. They also participate in monthly checkpoints throughout the remainder of the year. Statewide Impaired Driving Mobilization Georgia participates in three annual statewide mobilizations to combat impaired driving. These campaigns occur during the Fourth of July, Labor Day, and December holidays. Georgia utilizes its Traffic Enforcement Networks (TEN) which provide state and local law enforcement officers with a structured means of collaborating regionally on their unique highway safety priorities with emphasis on impaired driving. They also provide the ability to communicate regional highway safety priorities up the chain-of-command, to reach local and state policy makers, community leaders, legislators and others. The 16 regional networks are instrumental in carrying out this statewide impaireddriving enforcement campaign. The traffic enforcement networks work closely with The Georgia State Patrol. Over the past few years the Georgia State Patrol has allowed for a full-time trooper to be assigned in the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). Strategic Thunder Mobilizations The Governor's Office of Highway Safety has established a taskforce consisting of state wide officers (H.E.A.T.), troopers and sheriff's deputies. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) "Thunder" taskforce is a specialized traffic enforcement unit designed to help Georgia communities combat unusually high amount of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities. Their mission is to reduce highway deaths and serious injuries by changing the illegal driving behaviors of motorcyclist and motorists in the region through an increased law enforcement presence in those high crash corridors. The task force was established in 2007 and continues to be very effective in reducing highway crashes, injuries and deaths. As you can see alcohol is also a significant risk factor for Georgia motorcycle riders. Every year since 1998, alcohol related motorcycle fatalities have been increasing in Georgia. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2010, twenty-nine percent (29%) of all fatally injured motorcycle riders had BAC levels of .08 g/dL or higher. Across the U.S., the percentage with BAC .08 g/dL or above was highest for fatally injured motorcycle riders among two age groups, 4044 (40%) and 4549 (39%). Nighttime single vehicle crashes are the most dangerous for impaired motorcycle riders. Sixty-four percent (65%) of those type crashes result in the death of a motorcyclist.
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O.C.G.A. 40-5-67.1
GEORGIA CODE Copyright 2015 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
*** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session ***
TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 5. DRIVERS' LICENSES
ARTICLE 3. CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION, AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES
O.C.G.A. 40-5-67.1 (2015)
40-5-67.1. Chemical tests; implied consent notices; rights of motorists; test results; refusal to submit; suspension or denial; hearing and review; compensation of officers; inspection and certification of breath-testing instruments
(a) The test or tests required under Code Section 40-5-55 shall be administered as soon as possible at the request of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been driving or was in actual physical control of a moving motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this state in violation of Code Section 40-6-391 and the officer has arrested such person for a violation of Code Section 40-6-391, any federal law in conformity with Code Section 40-6-391, or any local ordinance which adopts Code Section 40-6-391 by reference or the person has been involved in a traffic accident resulting in serious injuries or fatalities. Subject to Code Section 40-6-392, the requesting law enforcement officer shall designate which test or tests shall be administered initially and may subsequently require a test or tests of any substances not initially tested.
(b) At the time a chemical test or tests are requested, the arresting officer shall select and read to the person the appropriate implied consent notice from the following:
(1) Implied consent notice for suspects under age 21: "Georgia law requires you to submit to state administered chemical tests of your blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances for the purpose of determining if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you refuse this testing, your Georgia driver's license or privilege to drive on the highways of this state will be suspended for a minimum period of one year. Your refusal to submit to the required testing may be offered into evidence against you at trial. If you submit to testing and the results indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.02 grams or more, your Georgia driver's license or privilege to drive on the highways of this state may be suspended for a minimum period of one year. After first submitting to the required state tests, you are entitled to additional chemical tests of your blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances at your own expense and from qualified personnel of your own choosing. Will you submit to the state administered chemical tests of your ( designate which tests) under the implied consent law?"
(2) Implied consent notice for suspects age 21 or over:
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"Georgia law requires you to submit to state administered chemical tests of your blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances for the purpose of determining if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you refuse this testing, your Georgia driver's license or privilege to drive on the highways of this state will be suspended for a minimum period of one year. Your refusal to submit to the required testing may be offered into evidence against you at trial. If you submit to testing and the results indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.08 grams or more, your Georgia driver's license or privilege to drive on the highways of this state may be suspended for a minimum period of one year. After first submitting to the required state tests, you are entitled to additional chemical tests of your blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances at your own expense and from qualified personnel of your own choosing. Will you submit to the state administered chemical tests of your ( designate which tests ) under the implied consent law?"
(3) Implied consent notice for commercial motor vehicle driver suspects: "Georgia law requires you to submit to state administered chemical tests of your blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances for the purpose of determining if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you refuse this testing, you will be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a minimum period of one year. Your refusal to submit to the required testing may be offered into evidence against you at trial. If you submit to testing and the results indicate the presence of any alcohol, you will be issued an out-of-service order and will be prohibited from operating a motor vehicle for 24 hours. If the results indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.04 grams or more, you will be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a minimum period of one year. After first submitting to the required state tests, you are entitled to additional chemical tests of your blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances at your own expense and from qualified personnel of your own choosing. Will you submit to the state administered chemical tests of your ( designate which tests ) under the implied consent law?"
If any such notice is used by a law enforcement officer to advise a person of his or her rights regarding the administration of chemical testing, such person shall be deemed to have been properly advised of his or her rights under this Code section and under Code Section 40-6-392 and the results of any chemical test, or the refusal to submit to a test, shall be admitted into evidence against such person. Such notice shall be read in its entirety but need not be read exactly so long as the substance of the notice remains unchanged.
(c) If a person under arrest or a person who was involved in any traffic accident resulting in serious injuries or fatalities submits to a chemical test upon the request of a law enforcement officer and the test results indicate that a suspension or disqualification is required under this Code section, the results shall be reported to the department. Upon the receipt of a report of the law enforcement officer that the officer had reasonable grounds to believe the arrested person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a moving motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this state in violation of Code Section 40-6-391 or that such person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a moving motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this state and was involved in a traffic accident involving serious injuries or fatalities and that the person submitted to a chemical test at the request of the law enforcement officer and the test results indicate either an alcohol concentration of 0.08 grams or more or, for a person under the age of 21, an alcohol concentration of 0.02 grams or more, the department shall suspend the person's driver's license, permit, or nonresident operating privilege pursuant to Code Section 40-5-67.2, subject to review as provided for in this chapter. Upon the receipt of a report of the law enforcement officer that the arrested person had been operating or was in actual physical control of a moving commercial motor vehicle and the
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test results indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.04 grams or more, the department shall disqualify the person from operating a motor vehicle for a minimum period of one year.
(d) If a person under arrest or a person who was involved in any traffic accident resulting in serious injuries or fatalities refuses, upon the request of a law enforcement officer, to submit to a chemical test designated by the law enforcement officer as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, no test shall be given; but the law enforcement officer shall report the refusal to the department. Upon the receipt of a report of the law enforcement officer that the officer had reasonable grounds to believe the arrested person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a moving motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this state in violation of Code Section 40-6-391 or that such person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a moving motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this state and was involved in a traffic accident which resulted in serious injuries or fatalities and that the person had refused to submit to the test upon the request of the law enforcement officer, the department shall suspend the person's driver's license, permit, or nonresident operating privilege for a period of one year or if the person was operating or in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, the department shall disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle and shall suspend the person's driver's license, permit, or nonresident operating privilege, subject to review as provided for in this chapter.
(d.1) Nothing in this Code section shall be deemed to preclude the acquisition or admission of evidence of a violation of Code Section 40-6-391 if obtained by voluntary consent or a search warrant as authorized by the Constitution or laws of this state or the United States.
(e) If the person is a resident without a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or permit to operate a motor vehicle in this state, the department shall deny issuance of a license or permit to such person for the same period provided in subsection (c) or (d) of this Code section, whichever is applicable, for suspension of a license or permit or disqualification to operate a commercial motor vehicle subject to review as provided for in this chapter.
(f) (1) The law enforcement officer, acting on behalf of the department, shall personally serve the notice of intention to suspend or disqualify the license of the arrested person or other person refusing such test on such person at the time of the person's refusal to submit to a test or at the time at which such a test indicates that suspension or disqualification is required under this Code section. The law enforcement officer shall take possession of any driver's license or permit held by any person whose license is subject to suspension pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this Code section, if any, and shall issue a 30-day temporary permit. The officer shall forward the person's driver's license to the department along with the notice of intent to suspend or disqualify and the report required by subsection (c) or (d) of this Code section within ten calendar days after the date of the arrest of such person. This paragraph shall not apply to any person issued a 180-day temporary permit pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 40-5-67. The failure of the officer to transmit the report required by this Code section within ten calendar days shall not prevent the department from accepting such report and utilizing it in the suspension of a driver's license as provided in this Code section.
(2) If notice has not been given by the arresting officer, the department, upon receipt of the report of such officer, shall suspend the person's driver's license, permit, or nonresident operating privilege or disqualify such person from operating a motor vehicle and, by regular mail, at the last known address, notify such person of such suspension or disqualification. The notice shall inform the person of the grounds of suspension or disqualification, the effective date of the suspension or disqualification, and the right to review. The notice shall be deemed received three days after mailing.
(g) (1) A person whose driver's license is suspended or who is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to this Code section shall remit to the department a $150.00 filing fee together with a request, in writing, for a hearing within ten business days from the date of personal notice or receipt of notice sent by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested, or the right to said hearing shall be deemed waived. Within 30 days after receiving a written request for a hearing, the department shall hold a hearing as is provided in Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." The hearing shall be recorded.
(2) The scope of the hearing shall be limited to the following issues:
(A) (i) Whether the law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was driving or in
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actual physical control of a moving motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance and was lawfully placed under arrest for violating Code Section 40-6-391; or
(ii) Whether the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident or collision resulting in serious injury or fatality; and
(B) Whether at the time of the request for the test or tests the officer informed the person of the person's implied consent rights and the consequence of submitting or refusing to submit to such test; and
(C) (i) Whether the person refused the test; or
(ii) Whether a test or tests were administered and the results indicated an alcohol concentration of 0.08 grams or more or, for a person under the age of 21, an alcohol concentration of 0.02 grams or more or, for a person operating or having actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, an alcohol concentration of 0.04 grams or more; and
(D) Whether the test or tests were properly administered by an individual possessing a valid permit issued by the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on an instrument approved by the Division of Forensic Sciences or a test conducted by the Division of Forensic Sciences, including whether the machine at the time of the test was operated with all its electronic and operating components prescribed by its manufacturer properly attached and in good working order, which shall be required. A copy of the operator's permit showing that the operator has been trained on the particular type of instrument used and one of the original copies of the test results or, where the test is performed by the Division of Forensic Sciences, a copy of the crime lab report shall satisfy the requirements of this subparagraph.
(3) The hearing officer shall, within five calendar days after such hearing, forward a decision to the department to rescind or sustain the driver's license suspension or disqualification. If no hearing is requested within the ten business days specified above, and the failure to request such hearing is due in whole or in part to the reasonably avoidable fault of the person, the right to a hearing shall have been waived. The request for a hearing shall not stay the suspension of the driver's license; provided, however, that if the hearing is timely requested and is not held before the expiration of the temporary permit and the delay is not due in whole or in part to the reasonably avoidable fault of the person, the suspension shall be stayed until such time as the hearing is held and the hearing officer's decision is made.
(4) In the event the person is acquitted of a violation of Code Section 40-6-391 or such charge is initially disposed of other than by a conviction or plea of nolo contendere, then the suspension shall be terminated and deleted from the driver's license record. An accepted plea of nolo contendere shall be entered on the driver's license record and shall be considered and counted as a conviction for purposes of any future violations of Code Section 40-6-391. In the event of an acquittal or other disposition other than by a conviction or plea of nolo contendere, the driver's license restoration fee shall be promptly returned by the department to the licensee.
(h) If the suspension is sustained after such a hearing, the person whose license has been suspended under this Code section shall have a right to file for a judicial review of the department's final decision, as provided for in Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act"; while such appeal is pending, the order of the department shall not be stayed.
(i) Subject to the limitations of this subsection, any law enforcement officer who attends a hearing provided for by subsection (g) of this Code section for the purpose of giving testimony relative to the subject of such hearing shall be compensated in the amount of $20.00 for each day's attendance at such hearing. In the event a law enforcement officer gives testimony at two or more different hearings on the same day, such officer shall receive only $20.00 for attendance at all hearings. The compensation provided for in this subsection shall not be paid to any law enforcement officer who is on regular duty or who is on a lunch or other break from regular duty at the time the officer attends any such hearing. The compensation provided for by this subsection shall be paid to the law enforcement officer by the department from department funds at such time and in such manner as the commissioner shall provide by rules or regulations. The commissioner shall also require verification of a law enforcement officer's qualifying to receive the payment authorized by this subsection by requiring the completion of an appropriate document in substantially the
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following form:

IMPLIED CONSENT HEARING ATTENDANCE RECORD

OFFICER:

S.S. No.

ADDRESS:

Street City State ZIP Code

DATE:

TIME:

A.M. P.M.

CASE: This is to certify that the police officer named above attended an
implied consent hearing as a witness or complainant on the date and time shown above.

HEARING OFFICER:

TITLE:

I certify that I appeared at the implied consent hearing described above

on the date and time shown above and that I was not on regular duty at the

time of attending the hearing and that I have not received and will not

receive compensation from my regular employer for attending the hearing.

Signature of officer:

APPROVED FOR PAYMENT:

Comptroller

(j) Each time an approved breath-testing instrument is inspected, the inspector shall prepare a certificate which shall be signed under oath by the inspector and which shall include the following language:
"This breath-testing instrument (serial no. ) was thoroughly inspected, tested, and standardized by the undersigned on (date ) and all of its electronic and operating components prescribed by its manufacturer are properly attached and are in good working order."

When properly prepared and executed, as prescribed in this subsection, the certificate shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, be self-authenticating, shall be admissible in any court of law, and shall satisfy the pertinent requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 40-6-392 and subparagraph (g)(2)(F) of this Code section.

HISTORY: Code 1981, 40-5-67.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2564, 6; Ga. L. 1994, p. 472, 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1600, 3-6; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1160, 1-3; Ga. L. 1995, Ex. Sess., p. 5, 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, 40; Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, 20; Ga. L. 1998, p. 210, 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, 5-29--5-32; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, 3; Ga. L. 2001, p. 208, 1-3; Ga. L. 2006, p. 329, 2/HB 1275; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, 40/SB 103; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, 1-80/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2011, p. 355, 9/HB 269.

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O.C.G.A. 40-6-391
GEORGIA CODE Copyright 2015 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
*** Current Through the 2015 Regular Session ***
TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC CHAPTER 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD
ARTICLE 15. SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENSES
O.C.G.A. 40-6-391 (2015)
40-6-391. Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances; penalties; publication of notice of conviction for persons convicted for second time; endangering a child
(a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any moving vehicle while:
(1) Under the influence of alcohol to the extent that it is less safe for the person to drive;
(2) Under the influence of any drug to the extent that it is less safe for the person to drive;
(3) Under the intentional influence of any glue, aerosol, or other toxic vapor to the extent that it is less safe for the person to drive;
(4) Under the combined influence of any two or more of the substances specified in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection to the extent that it is less safe for the person to drive;
(5) The person's alcohol concentration is 0.08 grams or more at any time within three hours after such driving or being in actual physical control from alcohol consumed before such driving or being in actual physical control ended; or
(6) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section, there is any amount of marijuana or a controlled substance, as defined in Code Section 16-13-21, present in the person's blood or urine, or both, including the metabolites and derivatives of each or both without regard to whether or not any alcohol is present in the person's breath or blood.
(b) The fact that any person charged with violating this Code section is or has been legally entitled to use a drug shall not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this Code section; provided, however, that such person shall not be in violation of this Code section unless such person is rendered incapable of driving safely as a result of using a drug other than alcohol which such person is legally entitled to use.
(c) Every person convicted of violating this Code section shall, upon a first or second conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor, upon a third conviction thereof, be guilty of a high and aggravated misdemeanor, and upon a fourth or subsequent conviction thereof, be guilty of a felony except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection and shall be punished as follows:
(1) First conviction with no conviction of and no plea of nolo contendere accepted to a charge of violating this Code section within the previous ten years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained or pleas of nolo contendere were accepted to the date of the current arrest for which a conviction is obtained or a plea of nolo contendere is accepted:
(A) A fine of not less than $300.00 and not more than $1,000.00, which fine shall not, except as provided in subsection (g) of this Code section, be subject to suspension, stay, or probation;
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(B) A period of imprisonment of not fewer than ten days nor more than 12 months, which period of imprisonment may, at the sole discretion of the judge, be suspended, stayed, or probated, except that if the offender's alcohol concentration at the time of the offense was 0.08 grams or more, the judge may suspend, stay, or probate all but 24 hours of any term of imprisonment imposed under this subparagraph;
(C) Not fewer than 40 hours of community service, except that for a conviction for violation of subsection (k) of this Code section where the person's alcohol concentration at the time of the offense was less than 0.08 grams, the period of community service shall be not fewer than 20 hours;
(D) Completion of a DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program within 120 days following his or her conviction; provided, however, that if the defendant is incarcerated and such program cannot be completed within 120 days, it shall be completed within 90 days of his or her release from custody. The sponsor of any such program shall provide written notice of the Department of Driver Services' certification of the program to the person upon enrollment in the program;
(E) A clinical evaluation as defined in Code Section 40-5-1 and, if recommended as a part of such evaluation, completion of a substance abuse treatment program as defined in Code Section 40-5-1; provided, however, that in the court's discretion such evaluation may be waived; and
(F) If the person is sentenced to a period of imprisonment for fewer than 12 months, a period of probation of 12 months less any days during which the person is actually incarcerated;
(2) For the second conviction within a ten-year period of time, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained or pleas of nolo contendere were accepted to the date of the current arrest for which a conviction is obtained or a plea of nolo contendere is accepted:
(A) A fine of not less than $600.00 and not more than $1,000.00, which fine shall not, except as provided in subsection (g) of this Code section, be subject to suspension, stay, or probation;
(B) A period of imprisonment of not fewer than 90 days and not more than 12 months. The judge shall probate at least a portion of such term of imprisonment, in accordance with subparagraph (F) of this paragraph, thereby subjecting the offender to the provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 and to such other terms and conditions as the judge may impose; provided, however, that the offender shall be required to serve not fewer than 72 hours of actual incarceration;
(C) Not fewer than 30 days of community service;
(D) Completion of a DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program within 120 days following his or her conviction; provided, however, that if the defendant is incarcerated and such program cannot be completed within 120 days, it shall be completed within 90 days of his or her release from custody. The sponsor of any such program shall provide written notice of the Department of Driver Services' certification of the program to the person upon enrollment in the program;
(E) A clinical evaluation as defined in Code Section 40-5-1 and, if recommended as a part of such evaluation, completion of a substance abuse treatment program as defined in Code Section 40-5-1; and
(F) A period of probation of 12 months less any days during which the person is actually incarcerated;
(3) For the third conviction within a ten-year period of time, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained or pleas of nolo contendere were accepted to the date of the current arrest for which a conviction is obtained or a plea of nolo contendere is accepted:
(A) A fine of not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $5,000.00, which fine shall not, except as provided in subsection (g) of this Code section, be subject to suspension, stay, or probation;
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(B) A mandatory period of imprisonment of not fewer than 120 days and not more than 12 months. The judge shall probate at least a portion of such term of imprisonment, in accordance with subparagraph (F) of this paragraph, thereby subjecting the offender to the provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 and to such other terms and conditions as the judge may impose; provided, however, that the offender shall be required to serve not fewer than 15 days of actual incarceration;
(C) Not fewer than 30 days of community service;
(D) Completion of a DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program within 120 days following his or her conviction; provided, however, that if the defendant is incarcerated and such program cannot be completed within 120 days, it shall be completed within 90 days of his or her release from custody. The sponsor of any such program shall provide written notice of the Department of Driver Services' certification of the program to the person upon enrollment in the program;
(E) A clinical evaluation as defined in Code Section 40-5-1 and, if recommended as a part of such evaluation, completion of a substance abuse treatment program as defined in Code Section 40-5-1; and
(F) A period of probation of 12 months less any days during which the person is actually incarcerated;
(4) For the fourth or subsequent conviction within a ten-year period of time, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained or pleas of nolo contendere were accepted to the date of the current arrest for which a conviction is obtained or a plea of nolo contendere is accepted:
(A) A fine of not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $5,000.00, which fine shall not, except as provided in subsection (g) of this Code section, be subject to suspension, stay, or probation;
(B) A period of imprisonment of not less than one year and not more than five years; provided, however, that the judge may suspend, stay, or probate all but 90 days of any term of imprisonment imposed under this paragraph. The judge shall probate at least a portion of such term of imprisonment, in accordance with subparagraph (F) of this paragraph, thereby subjecting the offender to the provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 and to such other terms and conditions as the judge may impose;
(C) Not fewer than 60 days of community service; provided, however, that if a defendant is sentenced to serve three years of actual imprisonment, the judge may suspend the community service;
(D) Completion of a DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program within 120 days following his or her conviction; provided, however, that if the defendant is incarcerated and such program cannot be completed within 120 days, it shall be completed within 90 days of his or her release from custody. The sponsor of any such program shall provide written notice of the Department of Driver Services' certification of the program to the person upon enrollment in the program;
(E) A clinical evaluation as defined in Code Section 40-5-1 and, if recommended as a part of such evaluation, completion of a substance abuse treatment program as defined in Code Section 40-5-1; and
(F) A period of probation of five years less any days during which the person is actually imprisoned;
provided, however, that if the ten-year period of time as measured in this paragraph commenced prior to July 1, 2008, then such fourth or subsequent conviction shall be a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and punished as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection;
(5) If a person has been convicted of violating subsection (k) of this Code section premised on a refusal to submit to required testing or where such person's alcohol concentration at the time of the offense was 0.08 grams or more, and such person is subsequently convicted of violating subsection (a) of this Code section, such person shall be punished by applying the applicable level or grade of conviction specified in this subsection such that the previous conviction of violating subsection (k) of this Code section shall be considered a previous conviction of violating subsection (a) of this Code section;
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(6) For the purpose of imposing a sentence under this subsection, a plea of nolo contendere based on a violation of this Code section shall constitute a conviction; and
(7) For purposes of determining the number of prior convictions or pleas of nolo contendere pursuant to the felony provisions of paragraph (4) of this subsection, only those offenses for which a conviction is obtained or a plea of nolo contendere is accepted on or after July 1, 2008, shall be considered; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting or modifying in any way administrative proceedings or sentence enhancement provisions under Georgia law, including, but not limited to, provisions relating to punishment of recidivist offenders pursuant to Title 17.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding the limits set forth in any municipal charter, any municipal court of any municipality shall be authorized to impose the misdemeanor or high and aggravated misdemeanor punishments provided for in this Code section upon a conviction of violating this Code section or upon a conviction of violating any ordinance adopting the provisions of this Code section.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code section to the contrary, any court authorized to hear misdemeanor or high and aggravated misdemeanor cases involving violations of this Code section shall be authorized to exercise the power to probate, suspend, or stay any sentence imposed. Such power shall, however, be limited to the conditions and limitations imposed by subsection (c) of this Code section.
(e) The foregoing limitations on punishment also shall apply when a defendant has been convicted of violating, by a single transaction, more than one of the four provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section.
(f) The provisions of Code Section 17-10-3, relating to general punishment for misdemeanors including traffic offenses, and the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, relating to probation of first offenders, shall not apply to any person convicted of violating any provision of this Code section.
(g) (1) If the payment of the fine required under subsection (c) of this Code section will impose an economic hardship on the defendant, the judge, at his or her sole discretion, may order the defendant to pay such fine in installments and such order may be enforced through a contempt proceeding or a revocation of any probation otherwise authorized by this Code section.
(2) In the sole discretion of the judge, he or she may suspend up to one-half of the fine imposed under subsection (c) of this Code section conditioned upon the defendant's undergoing treatment in a substance abuse treatment program as defined in Code Section 40-5-1.
(h) For purposes of determining under this chapter prior convictions of or pleas of nolo contendere to violating this Code section, in addition to the offense prohibited by this Code section, a conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to any of the following offenses shall be deemed to be a violation of this Code section:
(1) Any federal law substantially conforming to or parallel with the offense covered under this Code section;
(2) Any local ordinance adopted pursuant to Article 14 of this chapter, which ordinance adopts the provisions of this Code section; or
(3) Any previously or currently existing law of this or any other state, which law was or is substantially conforming to or parallel with this Code section.
(i) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any moving commercial motor vehicle while there is 0.04 percent or more by weight of alcohol in such person's blood, breath, or urine. Every person convicted of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any disqualification resulting under Article 7 of Chapter 5 of this title, the "Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act," shall be fined as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section.
(j) (1) The clerk of the court in which a person is convicted a second or subsequent time under subsection (c) of this
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Code section within five years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained or pleas of nolo contendere were accepted to the date of the current arrest for which a conviction is obtained or a plea of nolo contendere is accepted, shall cause to be published a notice of conviction for each such person convicted. Such notices of conviction shall be published in the manner of legal notices in the legal organ of the county in which such person resides or, in the case of nonresidents, in the legal organ of the county in which the person was convicted. Such notice of conviction shall be one column wide by two inches long and shall contain the photograph taken by the arresting law enforcement agency at the time of arrest, the name of the convicted person, the city, county, and zip code of the convicted person's residential address, and the date, time, place of arrest, and disposition of the case and shall be published once in the legal organ of the appropriate county in the second week following such conviction or as soon thereafter as publication may be made.
(2) The convicted person for which a notice of conviction is published pursuant to this subsection shall be assessed $25.00 for the cost of publication of such notice and such assessment shall be imposed at the time of conviction in addition to any other fine imposed pursuant to this Code section.
(3) The clerk of the court, the publisher of any legal organ which publishes a notice of conviction, and any other person involved in the publication of an erroneous notice of conviction shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for such erroneous publication, provided such publication was made in good faith.
(k) (1) A person under the age of 21 shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any moving vehicle while the person's alcohol concentration is 0.02 grams or more at any time within three hours after such driving or being in physical control from alcohol consumed before such driving or being in actual physical control ended.
(2) Every person convicted of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first and second convictions and upon a third or subsequent conviction thereof be guilty of a high and aggravated misdemeanor and shall be punished and fined as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, provided that any term of imprisonment served shall be subject to the provisions of Code Section 17-10-3.1, and any period of community service imposed on such person shall be required to be completed within 60 days of the date of sentencing.
(3) No plea of nolo contendere shall be accepted for any person under the age of 21 charged with a violation of this Code section.
(l) A person who violates this Code section while transporting in a motor vehicle a child under the age of 14 years is guilty of the separate offense of endangering a child by driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The offense of endangering a child by driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall not be merged with the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs for the purposes of prosecution and sentencing. An offender who is convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of Code Section 16-12-1.
HISTORY: Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, 47; Ga. L. 1968, p. 448, 1; Code 1933, 68A-902, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 633, 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1000, 12; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, 40; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, 40; Ga. L. 1985, p. 758, 17; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, 40; Ga. L. 1987, p. 904, 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1893, 2; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, 40; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, 5; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1886, 6-8; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2556, 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1600, 8; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1413, 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, 23; Ga. L. 1999, p. 293, 1, 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 391, 7, 8; Ga. L. 2001, p. 208, 1-5; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, 18-15.1/HB 501; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, 40/SB 103; Ga. L. 2008, p. 498, 2, 3, 4/HB 336; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, 40/SB 46; Ga. L. 2010, p. 422, 1/HB 898; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, 4-48/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 710, 1-19, 4-1/SB 298.
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PROGRAM TARGETS: To reduce pedestrian and bicycle risks of injury and death in motor vehicle crashes by offering training, partnerships and public information initiatives. The performance target is to decrease pedestrian fatalities 1.6% from 169 (2012-2014 average) to 166 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Effectiveness of Programs The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proven the effectiveness of the following programs that Georgia participates in Citations Reference Countermeasures That Work: Seventh Edition, 2013. (CTW) Data throughout this section showing the decrease in traffic fatalities proves the effectiveness of these programs.
Savannah Bikes, Bike Athens, Atlanta Bicycle Campaign, GDOT (CTW, Chapter 9: pages 8-31)
Problem Identification and Program Justification - Pedestrians Georgia pedestrian safety programs are aimed to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities through education, enforcement, and outreach. Walking is encouraged as an alternate mode of transportation to motor vehicle travel.
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From 2008 through 2013, there has been an unsteady increase of the percent of pedestrians killed in motor vehicle crashes in Georgia. In 2013, 176 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes. Pedestrian fatalities accounted for 15% of all motor vehicle fatalities in 2013, and the number of pedestrian fatalities increased by 9 bodies (5%) from the previous year. Walking is a critical mode of transportation in Georgia every trip begins and ends with walking. And many trips, in big cities and small towns around the state, can be accomplished entirely on foot. The fast growing metropolitan areas and economic hubs of Georgia rely on safe and attractive pedestrian walkways to accommodate pedestrian travel, enhance business districts, and provide access to homes, businesses, and schools. Many non-driving residents around the state rely on accessible walkways to access public transit. The safety and accessibility of pedestrian walkways are critical issues throughout the state and in urban areas. Problem Identification and Program Justification - Bicyclists Although not as common as motor vehicle and pedestrian incidences, bicycle casualties are still a major concern as they are on the rise. In 2012, there were a total of 17 bicycle-related deaths and in 2013 there were 28 bicycle-related deaths in Georgia. In 2014, the Georgia Department of Transportation reports 25 bicycle-related deaths in Georgia, however the data is uncertified. Similar to pedestrian injuries, the majority of bicycle-related incidences occurred during the after school/night hours, on the weekends, in non-rural high traffic locations, and were primarily male (National Center for Statistics & Analysis).
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Bicyclists do not mix with larger vehicles without modification of roadway designs and traffic laws specifically designed to protect the persons most vulnerable to traffic injury and fatality. Deaths occurring to bicyclists represented 2% of all crash fatalities in Georgia in 2013. The majority of these fatalities occurred between 3:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Rapid urban growth has contributed to more and more roads being built with few considerations for the movement of pedestrians and bicyclists. Organizations that advocate for a balanced approach to development are beginning to influence planning and development. Neighborhood associations, faith communities, and city governments are working together to address these emerging safety concerns. Bicycling is a healthy, inexpensive, and efficient mode of transportation throughout Georgia. The metropolitan areas around the state offer opportunities for bicycle commuting and active transportation while the rural roads offer many miles of scenic highway for exploring the state.
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When you combine the pedestrian and bicycle fatalities for 2013, the numbers are astounding. According to the 2013 FARS data, 204 of the 1,180 total fatalities on Georgia roadways involved either a pedestrian or bicyclists. That equates to 17.29% of the overall roadway fatalities involved a bicycle or pedestrian according to NHTSA Regional Operations and Program Delivery Office of Grants Management and Operations. Target Population The target population is pedestrians and bicyclists in Georgia. FFY 2017 Performance Objectives
To provide funds to agencies for the purpose of increasing pedestrian education, enforcement and engineering considerations.
To provide funds to agencies for the purpose of increasing bicycle education, enforcement, and engineering considerations to encourage the ability for vehicles and cyclists to safely "share the road".
FFY 2017 Performance Measures C-1: To decrease traffic fatalities 2.5% from 1,178 (2012-2014 average) to 1,149 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-2: To decrease serious traffic injuries below the 2015 calendar base year average of 114,643 to 107,868 by 2017. C-10: To decrease pedestrian fatalities 1.6% from 169 (2012-2014 average) to 166 (2015-2017 average) in 2017. C-11: To decrease bicyclist fatalities 14.2% from 21 (2012-2014 average) to 18 (2015-2017 average) in 2017.
Strategies 1. Increase awareness of motorists and cyclists safe and legal road use through enforcement and education. 2. Provide funding for pedestrian and bicycle safety educational materials and equipment as requested. 3. Provide funding for pedestrian safety through enforcement and training. 4. Provide funding to the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign to improve bicycle safety through education/outreach to drivers and bicyclists on sharing roadways safely and legally; media safety campaigns; and law enforcement partnerships to reduce dangerous behavior. 5. Collaborate with the Georgia Department of Transportation statewide pedestrian/bicycle coordinator to address pedestrian safety issues throughout Georgia. 6. Utilize state funds to implement pedestrian and bicyclist safety programs to include: Georgia Bikes, Bike Athens, Savannah Bicycle Campaign and Share the Road Projects. 7. Based upon the qualifying criteria for the non-motorized safety grant, Georgia will be applying under the Fast Act (405h).
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