2009 Georgia Strategic Highway Safety Plan

2009 Governor's Strategic Highway Safety Plan

INTRODUCTION
Georgia highway fatality numbers are declining. Since 2005, Georgia annual highway fatalities have decreased by 41 in 2006 and by 55 in 2007. The 2007 highway fatality number is 1,648. Overlapping crash type characteristics are identified within three main contributing highway crash areas of impaired driving, occupant restraint, and speed. Highway safety concerns focus on crash types involving trains, pedestrians, bicyclists, state road system, and local routes. The fatality reduction results are encouraging, and we better know where we must continue our efforts. As law enforcement agencies submit crash reports, initial crash reporting fatality numbers are captured in the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) crash repository. May 13, 2008 marked the total 2007 annual final fatality count of 1,648.

GEORGIA TRAFFIC DEATHS: YEARLY TOTAL & COMPARISON GDOT Office of Traffic Safety & Design, May 13, 2008

Type of Fatality
Interstates Other State Routes Local Routes * Pedestrians * Car-Trains * Motorcyclists * Bicyclists
Total * Included in Total

TOTAL

2006

2007 #

238

232

689

672

776

744

151

157

5

13

150

125

19

14

1,703

1,648

Year-To-Date

2007

2008

81

67

203

194

222

230

53

41

4

1

34

30

6

6

506

491

2008 YTD Change

#

%

-14

-17%

-9

-4%

8

3%

-12

-22%

-3

-75%

-4

-11%

0

0%

-15

-2%

There is a more accurate approach in predicting the final annual fatality number. In 2004 it was noticed that there was a significant drop in the number of fatalities reported after the year end. Considering the number of fatalities reported after year end for the last four years, a conservative estimate that the final fatality number for 2008 is about 112 more fatalities than reported on December 31st. Based on this model, the final fatality number for 2008 will be 1,525. A similar model was used in 2007 and missed the actual final number by only 4.
A final 2008 highway fatality count at 1,525 is 123 fewer than in 2007. Evaluation is essential to understand the consistent reduction in the annual highway fatalities. Newly revised federal regulations emphasize the evaluation process required in the Highway Safety Improvement Program and the Strategic Highway Safety Plan.

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Year

31-Dec

Total

2004

1,501

1,641

2005

1,597

1,744

2006

1,600

1,703

2007

1,545

1,648

2008

1,413

*1,525

*estimated 2008 annual highway fatality number

Additional Fatalities 140 147 103 103 112

% Difference 9.33% 9.20% 6.44% 6.67% 7.91%

May 2008 is a significant benchmark in the calendar year to finalize the previous year's fatality count. The date will continue to occur earlier each year as Georgia's fatal crash reporting system transitions from paper crash report processing to electronic crash reporting. In 2007 there were 337,827 paper crash reports submitted. Georgia is transitioning to electronic crash reporting with the submissions from Cobb County Police Department's state sponsored Traffic and Criminal Software, TraCS. The updated Governor's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) includes the 2007 crash reporting numbers released in September 2008. The updated 2009 SHSP is the third annual report of Georgia's comprehensive, highway safety plan. (The 2006 and 2007 SHSP's were submitted and adopted in their respective calendar years and end of the federal fiscal year. The 2009 SHSP represents the 2008 activities and progress to be implemented in 2009 calendar and remaining federal fiscal year.)

GEORGIA'S GOAL
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) national safety goal changed from reducing the fatality rate to 1.0 between 1998 and 2008 to reducing highway fatalities by 1,000 per year. The current Georgia statewide goal is a fatality rate of 1.0 by 2010; in 2006 our highway fatality rate was 1.49. Georgia developed a new statewide highway safety goal expressed by a fatality reduction number. The basis to consider and convert the Georgia goal is to align the goal with the newly established national goal.
The SHSP Safety Program Leadership (SPL) considered the Georgia contribution to achieving the national goal. The three year average (04' 06') for Georgia fatalities (1,696/year) is approximately 3.9 % of the national fatality average of 42,996. Georgia would need annually to reduce highway fatalities by 39 to provide an equitable contribution to reducing the national fatality number. However, Georgia wants to do more than simply its proportional share in reducing the nation's fatalities and therefore strives to reduce statewide fatalities by an additional four percent above the 39 fatality target, resulting in a goal of 41 fewer fatalities per year. Since many factors contribute to yearly variations in statewide fatality numbers, Georgia will evaluate its progress using three-year averages through 2012. Therefore, for the period of time from 2009 through 2012, Georgia will strive to reduce highway fatalities to an annual average of 1,498 or fewer.

SHSP STRUCTURE
The Georgia SHSP structure provides the essential organizational support to advance a comprehensive highway plan. Georgia follows the Integrated Safety Management Process (ISMP) model established by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program. The ISMP promotes the executive level direct involvement, working group technical support and implementation, data analysis and evaluation, and the specialized safety area task team efforts. There are six steps to progress from planning to action:
Review highway safety information Establish emphasis area goals
Develop objectives, strategies, and preliminary action plans to address the emphasis areas Determine the appropriate combination of strategies for identified emphasis areas Develop detailed action plans Implement the action plans and evaluate performance

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SHSP PROCESS

Significant 2008 SHSP process is directed toward implementing a comprehensive strategic action plan. Georgia continues in its planning process to develop and implement highway safety area detailed action plans and impact evaluation methodologies. Implementing action plans requires leveraging existing resources along with ongoing safety agency consultations. Georgia earned the Safety Belt Performance grant of $20,698,353 under 23 U.S.C. 406 in FY 2008 by achieving a seat belt use rate of 85 % or higher in 2006 and 2007. Georgia submitted a plan indicating how allocated funds will be used for highway safety and Federal-Aid highway programs. There are 21 safety projects specified in the HSIP regulations. Highway safety improvement project means a project consistent with the SHSP that corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or addresses a highway safety problem. Projects include, but are not limited to the following; improvements, installation, elimination, construction, planning of:

1.Intersection safety 2. Pavement and shoulder widening 3.Rumble strips or warning devices 4.Skid-resistant surface at an intersection 5. Pedestrian, bicyclist, disability safety
improvement 6.Elimination of hazards at railway/highway
crossings 7.Railway/highway crossing protective devices 8.Traffic enforcement at railway/highway crossing 9.Traffic calming features 10.Roadside obstacles/hazards 11. Highway signage/pavement markings

12. Priority control/intersections for emergency vehicle
13.Traffic control at high crash locations 14.Transportation safety planning 15.Collection and analysis of safety data 16.Work zone safety interoperability/
communications/equipment 17. Guardrails, barriers, and crash attenuators 18.Vehicle/wildlife structure retrofitting 19. Pedestrian/bicyclist signage in school zones 20. High risk rural roads 21.Road safety audits

Georgia is developing the highway safety area detailed action plans and considering the impact and performance evaluation of implementing the problem countermeasures. Having the Georgia SHSP structure in place provides for immediate consideration of emerging safety trends and contemporary countermeasure approaches.
The Georgia Department of Transportation and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety identified the implementation of the comprehensive SHSP encompassing the four safety E's to go a long way to reduce high risk driving behavior. Georgia has a total of 14 highway safety emphasis areas and area subgroups. Each of the safety areas has a corresponding Task Team. There are nine draft Task Team plans of the total 14, or 64% of all the SHSP areas. There are six completed plans, or 43% of all the areas. Further action plan implementation is focused on multiple safety E participation in education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency medical services. Each of the Task Teams develops comprehensive safety recommendations along with corresponding programs to achieve the crash reductions, injuries, and fatalities. The latest recommendations were presented in December 2008 to the SHSP SPL for a multi-agency consideration and approval of corresponding countermeasures.

The SPL considered 11 SHSP developed proposals:

SHSP Administration Traffic Comp Stat Manager Young Driver "Case Dismissed" Older Driver Physician Awareness Motorcycle Community Awareness

Department of Public Safety Technology Data Model Speed Management Program Manager GOHS "Operation Rolling Thunder" Older Driver Transportation Coordination Council EMS Patient Care Reporting and Training Operation Lifesaver

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The following proposals were approved for Section 406 Safety Belt Performance Award funding and implementation and will be further detailed in the "Task Team Implementation" section:

SHSP Administration /Implementation

$ 450,000.

DPS Technology Data Model

$ 9,228,170.

EMS Patient Care Reporting and Training

$ 159,820.

Operation Rolling Thunder/Task Force GOHS

$ 162,000.

Older Driver Physician/Transportation

$ 26,000.

Total SHSP funding allocation to date:

$10,025,990

Strategic Highway Safety Plan Implementation Process Model:
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety initiated a project to assist States with the implementation of their Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs). FHWA is currently working to develop a "SHSP Implementation Process Model" (SHSP IPM). This project is a collaborative effort between Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), State DOT's, and their safety partners. This project is one in a series of FHWA Office of Safety and other USDOT agencies activities that are intended to provide assistance to state and local safety partners with planning and implementing safety projects. The major goals of this project are to help build a strong safety program that increases awareness of the importance of safety transportation, explore methods for incorporating SHSP strategies and projects into various FHWA, NHTSA, and FMCSA plans and programs. Six states are selected as project "development states", and four states are selected as SHSP IPM "pilot states."
Georgia has been selected as a development state to participate in the SHSP model state implementation process. Georgia participated in the SHSP IPM interviews with FHWA and NHTSA staff to discuss our SHSP implementation process and the role the SHSP plays in the development and implementation of Georgia safety partners' transportation safety-related plans and programs. The interview examined our existing transportation planning and programming processes and documents the following noteworthy practices.

1. General Approach to Overall SHSP Implementation Support of Governor Sonny Perdue SHSP operational manager Task team leaders' summit. Biweekly steering group meetings Looked at ideas independently of the money available Set aside funds for SHSP implementation Safety action plans incorporating 4 E's and putting dollar amount with strategies GOHS epidemiologist on staff

2. SHSP Action Plans for Emphasis Area and/or Strategies Data driven action plan development Emphasis area action plan goals identified based on statewide goals Incorporated action plans with required agency plans (i.e. Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan, CVSP) Action plan template GDOT data support GOHS used list of grantees to identify task team members

3. Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Reactive and proactive project identification Good data for local and rural roads

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GDOT design review process considers safety improvements to incorporate into proposed projects State leverages other funds (beyond HSIP) for safety projects Local agency support
oFull-time safety coordinator in each district o $1 million set aside for off system safety projects in each district Philosophy: teach local agencies and MPOs safety planning skills instead of doing it for them Safety and operation review in corridor studies Use of lump sum programming to expedite safety projects in STIP and TIPs
4. Statewide & Metropolitan Transportation Plans Incorporated SHSP goals into LRP (Georgia STP) STIP goals consistent with SHSP Operations Manager educates MPOs on SHSP process Safety Planning Coordinator provides CARE training MPO representation on SHSP leadership team SHSP goals conveyed to MPOs through LRP Coordinating various planning requirements to address safety (i.e. Columbus CMP)
6. Highway Safety Plans & Programs (HSP) 16 Traffic Enforcement Network used to connect to local agencies Using data analysis to develop funding priorities Continuing GOHS relationships/partnerships while creating new partnerships in SHSP Using SHSP as vehicle to forge partnerships with new agencies HSP and SHSP coordination via task team priorities
7. Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans CVSP data analysis ranks counties based on economic cost of truck crashes Overall goals and objectives of CVSP match the SHSP MOU between motor carrier agencies and local agencies participating in CVSP Georgia Trucking Association partner in SHSP (ATRI office in Atlanta)
9. Tracking & Evaluating the Implementation of SHSP Strategies & Projects Annual review shows progress each year Matrix of all emphasis area projects is shared with all task teams Public information campaign to market SHSP activities
10. Things to Consider SHSP is a living document Celebrate successes and build upon them Utilize MPOs as conduits to local agencies As action plans are developed, consider evaluation strategies (i.e. data to collect, desired outcomes, etc.) Consider future funding mechanisms Develop collaborative, proactive solutions to implement SHSP goals (i.e. law enforcement cannot pull over trucks in work zones)

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60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
0%

Speed, Alcohol and Restraint-Use Involvement in Georgia Highway Fatalities (20042006)

55%

56%

50%

33% 21%

32% 20%

36% 24%

EXISTING HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANS
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety's Highway Safety Plan (HSP)
Under the authority and approval of Governor Sonny Perdue, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) produces an 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). This document 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 insure that the planned projects are data driven with focus on areas of greatest need.
The Highway Safety Plan was based on the latest statistics available for highway safety problem solving. The document contains Education and Enforcement countermeasures for reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities on Georgia roads. It also documents strategic, comprehensive, and collaborative efforts with the Engineering and Emergency Medical Services components to roadway safety in the State. This "4-E" approach will result in a balanced and effective strategy to saving lives on Georgia's roadways. Tragically, 1,641 people died on Georgia roadways during 2007 according to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Motor vehicle crashes cost the state over $7.85 billion annually. Georgia will work to analyze the casual factors of these deaths to help mitigate there causes. As more current data becomes available, GOHS will use such in refining its HSP. 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. The following charts represent the three major contributors to Georgia's highway fatalities, fatalities by county, and fatality trends.

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FFY 2009 GOHS Priority Goals:
Increase the rate of observed safety belt use from 89.6% to 91% by the end of FFY 2009 for drivers and front seat outboard passengers.
Reduce the alcohol related fatality rate from 0.53 fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2006 to 0.48 fatalities per 100M VMT.
Reduce the percentage of speed related fatal crashes from 24% to 21%.
Reduce the percentage of pedestrian related fatal crashes from 9% to 7%.
Continue implementation of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan with all roadway safety stakeholders in Georgia.
The Department of Transportation Highway Safety Improvement Program is another highway safety program developed by GDOT. GDOT is currently updating the HSIP to consider needed changes in the HSIP's development, implementation, and evaluation. The SHSP is a core requirement within the HSIP. The SHSP must be aligned and implemented consistently within the HSIP.
Newly revised 23 CFR Part 924 and final rules incorporated changes to the HSIP that resulted from the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) as well as reflected changes in the overall program that have evolved since Federal Highway Administration originally published 23 CFR Part 924. The revised rule considered approximately 100 comments from state departments of transportation, county public works, private industry, and the American Automobile Association. Each of the CFR Part 24 sections were reviewed and revised according to statutory authority program changes. FHWA emphasized that evaluation is a critical element of the HSIP.
The Department of Public Safety's Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan (CVSP)
The Department of Public Safety is the lead Georgia agency for the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). The Department of Public Safety's Motor Carrier Compliance Division is responsible for the implementation of, and compliance with, the MCSAP guidelines in the state of Georgia. It is the mission of this agency to reduce the number of fatal and injury related crashes on Georgia's highways by the effective and fair regulation of the commercial motor carrier industry and to raise awareness of the general public about sharing the roads safely with commercial motor vehicles.
In order to assist the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with their goal of reducing fatal crashes to 0.16 per 100 million miles traveled by 2011, Georgia must reduce its 2006 rate by 0.05. By implementing the plans set forth in the 2009 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan (CVSP), the Motor Carrier Compliance Division's goal is to reduce the fatal crash rate by the end of 2009. In addition, improve the quality of our data so that proper identification can be made of high risk carriers, drivers, vehicles and highways within the State. More on the MCCD effort is detailed in the Georgia Key Emphasis Area Task Teams section for "Vehicle Type" and the "Heavy Truck" emphasis area.
The Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO's) within Georgia produce Transportation Improvement Programs (TIP's) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5304. Based on 2000 Census data, the 15 MPO's represent 73% of Georgia's population and 19% of Georgia's total land area. The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is one of Georgia's 15 MPO's. The ARC is comprised of all or parts of 18 counties and over 80 municipalities. The ARC produces a Transportation Improvement Program or TIP on an annual basis.
The ARC continues to develop and implement the following goals:
Goal 1 - Improve Accessibility and Mobility Options for all People and Goods.
Goal 2 - Maintain and Improve System Performance and Preservation.
Goal 3 - Protect and Improve the Environment and the Quality of Life.
Goal 4 - Increase the Safety and Security of the Transportation System.

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In 2007, the Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) produced its first Crash Report. This first report was a tool used by the MPO and local jurisdiction to evaluate safety needs and to support project development in the Long Range Transportation Plan and Transportation Improvement Program. The first Crash Report included crash data from the years 2000-2005. This second Vehicle Crash Report is the follow-up and continuation of an ongoing study of crash data and safety planning in Lowndes County, Georgia. This report will include the years 2005-2007. By including multiple years data any abnormalities in data can be averaged out over time to reflect a more true picture of the overall crash frequency, severity and location (among other data) in Lowndes County.
This report will continue to be used to inform local public agencies of crash related data in the community and to identify causes of crashes and even possible safety improvements, law enforcement, or education improvements.
Initially the overall concept and content of this report was compiled through a meeting of local law enforcement officials, school officials, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) traffic operations engineers, local engineering departments and others.
This report will examine various characteristics of crash data to examine the increase or decrease in overall crashes, crash frequency, crash locations, contributing factors, etc. In the end we will identify the top 20 locations for crashes in the City of Valdosta (includes City of Remerton), Lowndes County (excluding Valdosta and including Cities of Dasher, Hahira and Lake Park). These high frequency crash locations will then be more closely examined for potential engineering, law enforcement, educational improvements.
Addressing GA Strategic Highway Safety Plan Goals:
Throughout Georgia many different agencies ranging from state law enforcement and transportation departments to local highway departments, schools and police departments are addressing these goals in a myriad of ways, directly or indirectly, formally and informally.
The MPO is a partner in transportation planning, programming and operations with local and state highway and transportation agencies, from the project visioning stages on through to design and construction and into the safe and efficient operations of an overall transportation network. The MPO uses crash data to make more informed decisions about developing new projects and prioritizing projects already in the development process. When it comes to operating and maintaining an efficient and safe transportation system, the MPO provides educational and training opportunities to local engineers, planners and the public, on topics ranging from land use and access management to bike and pedestrian safety brochures for students.
Currently the MPO is analyzing crash data to determine how crashes involving commercial vehicles impact freight movement in the community. The results of this research may be used to suggest roadway improvements, or commercial truck routes.
Crash Data Analysis
The crash data for all of Lowndes County was analyzed in reference to the Georgia Strategic Highway Safety Plan Key Emphasis Areas as well as other key data factors as well. By analyzing the local crash data in relationship to the emphasis areas selected by the State of Georgia we are able to gauge locally the impact on the overall statewide crash reduction and fatality goals.
Georgia's 15 MPO's have reconstituted its professional association. The Georgia Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (GAMPO) is a formal organization of Metropolitan Planning Organizations in the State of Georgia. GAMPO provides a forum for the metropolitan planning organizations (MPO's) in the State of Georgia to exchange information and experiences, enhance the practice of metropolitan planning, provide educational opportunities, and discuss issues relative to local, state and federal policies and requirements for transportation planning. The association also provides a forum for state and federal transportation agencies to provide information and guidance on transportation planning to the MPOs in a collective manner. There shall be an annual meeting of the membership of the association hosted by a Georgia MPO. At the annual meeting, a volunteer MPO will be solicited to host the next annual meeting. The host MPO will be responsible for establishing date, location and other arrangements. The agenda for the annual meeting will be established by the host MPO with input from interested member and affiliate member organizations. There shall be an annual work session of the membership focused around information dissemination and discussion with affiliate members. The work session will be held in the Atlanta area and organized by ARC and GAMPO, with input from GAMPO members.

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Emerging safety and injury prevention plans contribute to the SHSP goals. Georgia launched a "Framework for Child Injury Prevention Planning" (CIPP). As the plan is further introduced to the multiple agencies serving children, highway safety partners will benefit from the life saving efforts.
The CIPP provides a framework to achieve collaborative process to prevent childhood injuries. CIPP childhood injury prevention goals focus on public awareness, systematic planning of evidence-based interventions, statewide reduction of death and disability, and evaluating progress.
Injuries are classified by intentionality or by mechanism of injury. During 1999-2006, the leading cause of child injury-related death ages 1-17 is motor vehicle crashes. Transportation-related injuries and motor vehicle crashes, "mechanism" or cause, are preventable. Prevention opportunities are identified in efforts to educate parents, enforce the primary seat belt law, enforce DUI laws, support environmental changes to improve roads, and support vehicle child/object detection features. Effective program implementation is further detailed in the CIPP and develops cost effectiveness and key safety agencies.
The Georgia Driver's Education Commission (GDEC) was created on May 10, 2005 as a result of Senate Bill 226, which was passed during the 2005 Georgia Legislative Session. Senate Bill 226, or Joshua's Law, mandates the completion of driver training for anyone who wishes to obtain a Class D (Intermediate) Georgia driver's license prior to age 17. Satisfaction of this requirement involves the completion of 30 hours of classroom study and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training. Senate Bill 226 also sets forth that the GDEC may "recommend" to the Governor and the General Assembly changes in programs, statutes, policies, budgets, and standards relating to the provision of driver training and training in this state, with the objective of maximizing participation in driver's education, training and accident reduction.
As a result of the GDEC's tireless efforts to identify options to enhance driver training throughout in Georgia, a comprehensive plan that is both accessible and affordable has been developed. More importantly, however, a viable framework has been created for the future advancement of Georgia driver training.
The GDEC is also a collaborative partner in the State of Georgia's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The GDEC plays an important role in the SHSP's balanced and effective "4-E" strategy, a comprehensive approach to saving lives by bringing together the four safety components essential to highway safety: Engineering, Enforcement, Education, and Emergency Medical Services.
GDEC Accomplishments
Increased access to and affordability of driver training in Georgia.
105 of Georgia's 159 counties now have driver training.
Has overseen the number of driver training instructors increase to 940 statewide.
Has overseen the number of driver training schools increase from 197 to 280 schools.
Has overseen the number of teens taking driver training increase from approximately 20,000 teens to approximately 55,000 teens.
Implemented a "40 mile radius" provision in the grant program RFP to ensure accessibility.
Worked to expand the definition of driver training to include online programs through House Bill 1252 (2005).
Created www.gateendrivereducation.com, a website dedicated exclusively to driver training in Georgia. Free, practical training information for parents, such as the "Hazard Recognition Checklist" and "What's Your Driving IQ?" can be assessed. The website also includes a web-based Ask Teen Driver function directly answered by DDS. In 2007, DDS handled 1,690 questions/comments from the Ask Teen Driver feature.
Supported the implementation of a secure, web-based system for driver training programs to submit certificates of completion to the DDS electronically.
Approved implementation of the Parent/Teen Driving Guide, a free and comprehensive guide for parents who choose to teach the critical behind-the-wheel training requirement.
Currently piloting the Drive Program, an innovative attitudinal approach in educating teens on hazard recognition and avoiding risky behaviors.

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The GDEC formed subcommittees in 2008 to identify strategies to promote and improve teen driving safety. The subcommittees were chaired by GDEC members in the areas of (1) Training for New Drivers and (2) Influencing Cultural Change. Below you will find the listed highlights of the subcommittees and the primary discussion items to be forwarded to the GOHS for the State Highway Safety Plan for further consideration.
Subcommittee on the Training of New Drivers (ages 1417) To improve the training of our current new drivers (ages 14-17)
Increasing Seatbelt Usage Teen Drivers and Passengers Increasing the Accessibility of Driver Training Instructor Training Ongoing efforts to enhance the skills of Driver Training Instructors Continuing efforts build upon the successes of TADRA
Subcommittee on the Training of New Drivers (ages 1417) Teaching Young Children That Good Driving is a Way of Life: Exploring an Attitudinal Approach to Driver Education.
Utilizing existing distribution channels to more effectively reach the 5-13 age group. Increasing Parental Participation
GDEC Discussion Items on Data Collection and Analysis In addition to the Subcommittee discussion items, the GDEC collectively discussed available data that could be analyzed and used to further enhance teen driving safety in Georgia.
The following are highlights of those discussions relating to the number of: Students completing driver training by program (including method and type of driver training received) Statewide licensed driver training schools and instructors Traffic convictions & motor vehicle crashes, and the Public high schools and libraries that received GDEC grant awards
The SHSP Task Teams and Leadership will consider and align the CIPP programs and the GDEC findings. Further safety agency collaborations will identify effective implementation within the four safety E, data driven highway safety programs.
SHSP SUMMARY
The newly established highway safety goal, organizational structure, planning process, and plans outlined above provide safety goals and performance objectives which must be considered. The SHSP incorporates these goals and objectives into the comprehensive, statewide crash reduction efforts.
CRASH DATA TABLE
A summary of Georgia's fatal crashes and fatalities was compiled for each of the emphasis areas (see Table 1). An emphasis area is not included at this time as indicated by "-NA-. "

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Table 1 Summary of Georgia Fatal Crashes by Emphasis Areas

Emphasis Areas

Georgia Fatal Crashes* Totals Over Three Years

Pct

Part 1: Drivers

1. Instituting Graduated Licensing for Young Drivers.

943 fatalities involved a driver aged 16 through 20.

19%

2. Ensuring Drivers are Licensed and Fully Competent.

-- NA --

3. Sustaining Proficiency in Older Drivers.

768 fatalities involved a driver over the age of 64.

15%

4. Curbing Aggressive Driving.

1,094 fatalities involved excessive speed or too fast for conditions as a contributing factor.

21%

5. Reducing Impaired Driving.

1,328 fatalities were alcohol intoxicated driver related. (NHTSA FARS data)

26%

6. Keeping Drivers Alert.

About 10% of all crashes are run off the road. There were 18,171 crashes listed inattentive as a contributing factor.

3%

7. Increasing Driver Safety Awareness.

-- NA --

8. Increasing Seat Belt Usage and Improving Airbag Effectiveness.

1,816 passenger car and pickup truck occupant fatalities

(out of 2,872 vehicle occupant fatalities) were not using a

63%

restraint device.

Part 2:

9. Making Walking and Street Crossing Easier.

470 pedestrian fatalities.

9%

Special Users

10. Ensuring Safer Bicycle Travel.

47 bicyclist fatalities.

1%

Part 3: Vehicles

11. Improving Motorcycle Safety and Increasing Motorcycle Awareness.

454 motorcyclist fatalities.

9%

12. Making Truck Travel Safer.

515 fatalities involving heavy trucks.

10%

13. Increasing Safety Enhancements in Vehicles.

-- NA --

14. Reducing Vehicle-Train Crashes.

26 fatalities involving a collision with a train.

<1%

15. Keeping Vehicles on the Roadway.

99,450 run-offs the road crashes.

10%

Top 5 fatal run off the road collisions:

Tree: 532

Part 4: Highways

16. Minimizing the Consequences of Leaving the Road.

Rollover: 468 Utility Pole: 88 Embankment: 59 Ditch: 42

17. **Improving the Design and Operation of Highway Intersections.

472,594 crashes at an intersection.

46%

18. Reducing Head-On and Across-Median Crashes.

603 fatal head-on and across-median crashes.

12%

19. **Designing Safer Work Zones.

223 fatal crashes in work zones.

1%

Part 5: EMS
Part 6: Management

20. Enhancing Emergency Medical Capabilities to Increase Survivability.

Death rates in Georgia from trauma are significantly higher than the national average. In Georgia, 62 of every 100,000 people are likely to die of traumatic injury. Nationally, the death rate is lower 54 people per 100,000. If we did nothing more than improve our system to the level of the national average, we would save approximately 428 additional lives every year. (Source: DHR/Office of EMS/Trauma)

21. Improving Information and Decision Support Systems.

-- NA --

22. Creating More Effective Processes and Safety Management Systems.

-- NA --

* Source: GDOT Crash Database (2005 2007 ) NOTE: During 2005 thru 2007, there were 1,027,635 crashes, 4,654 fatal crashes, and 5,095 traffic fatalities. **Intersection/work zone figures are based on 2006 or earlier year numbers and not available in the 2007 crash database.

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SHSP KEY EMPHASIS AREA TASK TEAMS
Task Teams maintain regular meeting progress in developing emphasis area countermeasures. Countermeasures are represented in proposed safety projects within each of the emphasis area Task Teams. Individual safety agencies have progressed in their respective safety planning efforts. Combining existing highway safety plans and professional efforts has successfully leveraged many existing resources. The multi-disciplinary safety teams have succeeded in engaging the four safety E's into their planning efforts. And now the focus is on the SHSP Leadership to consider the multiple safety E's action plans. For example, Georgia is a FHWA pedestrian safety focus state. GDOT initiated the update to the Georgia Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (SAP) which had been an engineer focused planning effort since the 1990's. The Bicycle and Pedestrian SAP is now a product of many organizations' input and recommended countermeasures to lower "non-motorized" bicycle and pedestrian related crashes.
Six task teams have developed action plans in varying stages of approval by either a single safety organization or the SHSP Leadership. The six SHSP task teams presenting recommendations and further guidance are: traffic records, trauma/EMS, commercial vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian safety, older driver, and younger driver.
Task Teams continue to align their respective safety area efforts with overlapping crash contributing factors. Task Teams will develop combined strategy action plans. The action plans may be considered in a Task Team Summit to further implement the SHSP.

Aggressive Driving

Georgia speed related crash fatalities declined in 2007. Aggressive speed related crashes contribute to 21 % of the annual highway fatalities.
Aggressive Driving Task Team continuing efforts focus on:
Strategic enforcement in high-risk statewide locations through specialized H.E.A.T (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) units
Conduct educational and public information campaigns Reduce nonrecurring delays (traffic incident management) and provide better information about these delays Implement high visibility, sustained, traffic enforcement efforts represented in Operation Rolling Thunder Speed management program Implement Data Driven Approach to Crime & Traffic Safety (DDACTS) Address current statutes restricting effective traffic enforcement Allow MCCD to utilize speed detection devices

Beginning in 2007 the Aggressive Driver/Super Speeder Task Team proposed comprehensive, inter-related speed initiatives including legislative changes. The aggressive driver countermeasure legislative interest was well represented in House Bill 160 introduced in the 2009 session of the Georgia General Assembly. In his March 25, 2009 press release, Governor Perdue commended the final passage of the "Super Speeder" legislation. The legislation was introduced by Representative Jim Cole and will help reduce traumatic automobile accidents and provide funds for trauma care in the state. Senator Bill Heath presented HB 160 in the Senate.
Super Speeder legislation discourages trauma-causing behavior by increasing fines for dangerous drivers. The legislation adds an additional $200 fine for driving over 85 mph anywhere in the state and for driving 75 mph or more on a two lane road. Super Speeders will also increase driver's license reinstatement fees for drivers committing a second and third offense for violations that result in a suspended license and for other negligent behaviors.
Each year, traffic crashes on Georgia's roadways cause more than 1,600 fatalities, about a quarter of them caused by excessive speeds. This legislation will generate approximately $23 million in Fiscal Year 2010, which Governor Perdue recommended be spent to improve the state's trauma care network. This is the second infusion of state funds by Governor Perdue into the trauma network. In the Amended 08 budget, the Governor recommended $53 million for the state's first-ever investment into improving trauma care in Georgia. The General Assembly eventually appropriated an additional $5 million for a total of $58 million in the Amended 08 budget. HB 160 may be viewed in its entirety online at: http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/fulltext/hb160.htm A HB 160 status report and introduction are provided in the attached Appendix I HG 160 As Passed/Signed.

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FATALITIES

Aggressive Driver-Related Highway Fatalities in Georgia (20032007)

410 390 370 350 330 310 290 270 250
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

YEAR

Speed Management Program
Georgia participated in the US DOT Speed Management Workshops. In turn, Georgia safety partners organized a multi-professional speed program to deliver to counties and cities. Traffic enforcement, engineers, city managers, and others were invited to participate in Georgia's Speed Management Program. In May 2008, the GOHS sponsored Traffic Enforcement Networks (TEN) joined the seven GDOT District engineers in a two day workshop to organize the implementation of a statewide program. Georgia's plan of action includes implementing a statewide speed management training program. Georgia is customizing the training to fit Georgia's government organizations and speed safety needs. Georgia will train regional, representative "trainers" in traffic engineering, traffic enforcement, criminal justice, and public policy administration and media/communications. Then the "trainers" will participate in speed management workshops conducted in their respective regions. Regions are representative of the 16 Georgia Traffic Enforcement Networks that overlap with the seven GDOT engineering districts and the ten Georgia State Patrol troops. The local workshop participants include the enforcement, engineers, prosecutor/judiciary, public policy, elected officials, and public information communications/media.
Speed Management Rationale
Speed limits for motorists represent trade-offs between risk and travel times for a road class or specific highway section. The primary reason for regulating individual speed choices is the significant risks drivers can impose on themselves and others. Decision makers often attempt to achieve an appropriate balance between the societal goals of safety and mobility. Road conditions vary too widely to justify a "one-size-fits-all" approach. There is no single "right" answer in setting appropriate speed limits or conducting enforcement activities because policy makers in different communities may legitimately disagree on the priority given to the factors safety, travel time, enforcement expenditures, community concerns that affect decisions about speed limits. The primary focus of speed management must remain on safety.
Speed Management Program is intended to provide the tools that will enable Georgia and local authorities to more effectively manage speed and reduce speeding-related fatalities. It involves a comprehensive approach that addresses public attitudes, road user behavior, vehicle performance, roadway design and characteristics, speed zoning practices, and enforcement strategies. It is built on a two part foundation. First, all stakeholders, engineers, law enforcement, policy makers and the criminal justice system -- must detail speed management from their perspective to the others. Gaining understanding and expanding the knowledge base of all involved is the first key to successful collaboration. Second, there must be a plan of action agreed to and supported by all stakeholders which changes the environment, enforcement and policy cultures that currently exist and move toward a comprehensive approach which restores speed limit credibility and balances safety with mobility.

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Comprehensive Speed CompreMheannsiavegSepmeedenMtanPargoemgernatmPrograms

Technology

Policy Development

Education & Communication

Partnerships & Outreach

Speed Management
Program

Speed Countermeasure
Program

Enforcement

Research & Evaluation

Engineering

Comprehensive Speed Management Programs
A comprehensive speed management program utilizes all the related disciplines to achieve the goal. USDOT, FHWA, and NHTSA believe this approach will be much more successful than any individual effort. Essential involvement is required of policy development, education & communication, speed countermeasure programs, engineering, research, enforcement, partnership outreach, and technology.
Occupant Protection
Analysis of Georgia crash fatalities indicates that half of Georgia's 1,308 motor vehicle "occupant" fatalities were unrestrained in 2006. This statistic has continued to rise since 2000. According to the 2008 occupant protection survey from the University of Georgia Survey Research Center, overall adult seat belt use in Georgia was 89.6%, up from 73.6% in 1998.

Percent Restraint Use

Georgia Restraint Use in Observational Study

95

90

89.9% 90.0% 89.0% 89.6% 86.7%

84.5%

85

80

79.0% 77.0%

75 73.6% 74.2% 73.6%

70

65

60

55

50 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

YEAR

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Other significant findings from the Observational Survey conducted from May 25th to June 15th, 2008, and based on 42,238 observations are as follows:
Safety Belt Usage in 2008 Statewide safety belt usage in 2008 for drivers and passengers of passenger cars, trucks, and vans
was 89.6%, a slight increase of 0.7% from 2007. Safety belts usage was 92.5% in passenger cars, 90.0% in vans, and only 74.3% in trucks. Women front seat occupants use safety belts (93.4%) more than men front seat occupants (86.3%). Observed safety belt use for front seat occupants was highest in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical
area in 2008 (90.5%), followed by non-MSA areas (85.1), and other Metropolitan Statistical Areas (83.0%). Observed motorcycle helmet usage in 2008 in Georgia was 99.7%.
Highway Safety Plan FFY 2009 Performance Objectives: Objective 1: To increase the statewide safety belt usage rate to 91%.
Objective 2: To increase the use of child safety restraint systems for children age five and under to 95% by the end of FFY 2009.
Objective 3: To increase safety belt use rate by 2% for rural drivers and passengers.
Objective 4: To continue outreach to non-white populations (including Latino) in all aspects of occupant protection.
Georgia Rural Seat Belt Demonstration Project (RDP) As part of the Rural Safety Initiatives, Georgia is participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Region 4 Seat Belt Demonstration Project (RDP) In order to effectively address the challenge of increased safety belt use among passenger's vehicle occupants in rural areas, the Region 4 Regional Rural Safety Belt Demonstration Project will include three critical components: 1) targeted media and outreach campaigns; 2) high visibility enforcement; and 3) quantifiable evaluation. The approach will be modeled after a successful project in Region 5 and tailored to residents in selected rural areas of Georgia. The project goal is to prevent fatal and nonfatal injuries to over-represented, high-risk drivers in rural areas within the state through comprehensive enforcement, media, outreach, and an evaluation program. The RDP will increase awareness and exposure in Georgia to stepped-up seat belt enforcement activity during the November 2008 campaign period. Georgia's GOHS developed a Work Plan which describes the activities that will be planned and implemented for the November 2008 Rural Seat Belt campaign. Control areas will be selected within the state as well.
Serious Crash Type
Intersection Safety Intersection fatalities comprise 25 percent of all fatalities, thus an annual reduction of 10 intersection fatalities in Georgia is being pursued. Cumulatively, by the year 2013, a goal to reduce Georgia intersection fatalities by 50 compared to 2008 levels is the Georgia intersection goal. The year 2013 was selected as a target goal year since it is estimated that it will take approximately five years to fully implement the intersection strategies and countermeasures needed to achieve the goal.

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A workshop composed of Georgia DOT safety personnel along with other Georgia DOT partners and other representative safety partners was held in July 2007, to identify safety initiatives in the intersection emphasis area that could help achieve the intersection safety goal. The results of that workshop coupled with the updated goal indicate that the goal can be achieved by 2013 with the following provisions:
The traditional approach of relying primarily on pursuing major improvements at high crash intersections must be complemented with a) a systematic approach deploying large numbers of relatively low-cost, cost-effective countermeasures at many targeted high crash intersections and b) a comprehensive approach coordinating an engineering, education, and enforcement initiative on corridors and in cities with large numbers of severe intersection crashes.
Approximately 35% of the intersection fatality problem occurs on local intersections. Realistically, it will take an expanded local effort and increased local funding to implement more countermeasures on local roads than is currently underway to achieve the intersection goal.
To achieve the intersection safety goal, it will take an investment of approximately $75 million dollars beyond currently programmed intersection safety projects over the five year period, or $15 million annually to achieve the goal. These funds need to be available between now and 2013 to deploy the needed cost-effective improvements.
However, further priority development will identify the most cost effective approach to select fewer intersections and improvements. Funding will focus on the multiple safety E's needed to achieve a more realistic intersection safety goal.
To ensure success, an Oversight and Monitoring Committee should be formed to provide leadership and guidance during the implementation phase.

The Intersection Safety Goal
Over the past several years, the number of intersection fatalities within Georgia has been fluctuating as indicated in Table 1.

Table 1. Georgia Intersection Fatalities

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Average

Georgia Intersection Fatalities

500

371

366

394

443

415

Thus, the goal in 2013 is to reduce the expected average number of intersection fatalities of 415 to 365.

Distribution of the Georgia Intersection Fatality Problem
Georgia's intersection crash and fatality data was analyzed to gain insight on the distribution and characteristics of the intersection crash problem. Key information derived from the intersection data analysis is as follows:

Table 2. Georgia Intersection Fatalities by Locality - 2001-2005

Signal Traffic Control Device

Stop Traffic Control Other Traffic Control

Device

Device/ Not Coded

Total

Non-State Roads

Rural

1

Urban

88

Total

89

State Roads

Rural

68

Urban

294

Total

362

Grand Total

451

123

96

220

163

233

484

286

329

704

19

658

745

2

400

696

21

1,058

1,441

307

1,387

2,145

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Approximately 65% of the fatalities occur on the State system; 35% percent occur at locally owned intersections.
Almost 20% of the intersection fatalities occurred in urban areas at traffic signals.
Approximately 65% of the fatalities occur at intersections where the type of traffic control device is not known. This complicates the analyses.

Summary of Countermeasures A summary of the countermeasures, deployment levels, costs, and estimated lives saved using these three approaches is provided in Table 3.
Table 3 Countermeasures, Costs, Deployment Levels, and Estimated Fatality Reductions

Category

Number of Intersections

Construction Cost
($ Million)

Enforcement, Education and EMS Costs (Annual
$ Million)

Estimated Annual Fatalities Reduced

Cost (millions) to save one annual life

Intersection sign and marking improvementsstate intersections
Intersection sign and marking improvementslocal intersections
Signal improvements-state intersections
Signal improvements-local intersections
Detection control systems
Pedestrian improvements
Lighting
Pavement friction improvements
Red Light Confirmation Lights
3E Corridors
3E Cities
3E Atlanta
Total

1680
760
977 256
45 400
80 40 200 10 corridors 4 cities 1 city

5.05
2.28
29.30 7.70 0.90
10.00 1.20 2.00 0.2 5.00 4.00 7.50
75.13

-

10.88

0.51

2.35

0.97

10.19

2.87

2.69

2.86

1.87

0.60

2.10

4.76

0.50

2.40

0.49

4.08

3.40

0.06

1.0

5.50

.91

0.8

3.40

1.19

1.0

9.50

.79

2.8

52.87

1.42

Key First Steps
The Draft Georgia Intersection Safety Implementation Plan will proceed through Safety Program Leadership consideration, project prioritization. There are several key first steps that need to be taken before actual countermeasure implementation activities should commence. They are as follows:
1. At many of the high crash intersections that have been identified for improvements, the type of traffic control device can not be determined from information within the crash data system. This information is critical since the type of countermeasure will be dependent on the type of traffic control device (stop or signal). As a first step, all identified high crash intersections with an unknown traffic control type will be surveyed predominantly by video log to determine the type of traffic control at the intersection. Then the appropriate type of improvement will be defined.
2. The statewide summary reports for each crash type associated with a recommended countermeasure need separated by District so that each District can identify the number and types of high crash intersections by countermeasure within the statewide implementation plan in their District. Also, the candidate countermeasures for each high crash intersection list need consolidated into a universal list of improvements so that intersections with potential multiple countermeasures can be identified. Thus when field views are

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conducted only one site visit is required. As an example, if a signalized intersection appears on the list for minor signal upgrading, lighting, pavement friction, and detection control systems, the universal list will link them together so that the combined set of potential countermeasures is known.
3. After items 1 and 2 are completed, the draft implementation plan should be presented to the Districts and other affected Headquarter organizations to share, review, receive input, and gain acceptance.
4. The funding level needed to fully implement the plan ($75 million over five years) is beyond the probable level of funds available for intersection safety. A financial analysis needs to be undertaken to identify the probable level of available HSIP funds and other safety funds that may be available to finance this initiative considering committed safety projects currently programmed. The estimated safety impact of these programmed projects in terms of projected reduced deaths also needs determined and incorporated into the plan.
5. Some of the policy questions that need addressed are as follows:
How much is the shortfall of funds and can additional regular Federal aid or State funding be made available to eliminate the shortfall?
Should the intersection safety goal be lowered to coincide with the level of improvements that can be implemented with the funding available?
Should the time to achieve the objective be lengthened by 1 to 2 years, reducing the annual funding needs to a level that is affordable at existing funding levels?
6. The process for managing local road safety projects needs to be clearly developed, defined, and documented including mechanisms to get local government support for the improvements, determination of final improvement types, development of plans, local fund match, maintenance and funding agreements, and construction administration.
7. Upon review, acceptance, and modification of the Intersection Safety Implementation Plan by the Districts and affected Headquarters organizations, and completion of the financial analysis, the final draft intersection implementation plan should be presented to upper management within Georgia DOT for acceptance, modification, or rejection. Once guidance is received from upper management, the Intersection Safety Implementation Plan, and the SHSP need to be reviewed and potentially updated to reflect the guidance provided.
8. Tentatively, Georgia DOT expressed intent is to use District wide consultants to conduct the field evaluations, verify the improvement types, and prepare the contract plans for the improvements both on the state and local system. Upon acceptance of the plan and funding by upper management, the means to conduct these activities needs finalized. If the decision is to proceed with consultants, consultant solicitation and contracts should commence.
Roadway Departure and Work Zone emphasis areas will be developed in similar process as the Intersection Safety plan development.

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Impaired Driving
Alcohol related crash fatalities are down in 2007 to 441. However, the annual reduction must continue to realize significant alcohol related crash numbers as low as 355 in 2003.

IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES

Georgia Impaired Driving Fatalities* (2003 - 2007)

500

450

400

350

355

300

250

200

150

100

50

0 2003

403
2004

433

454

2005 YE A R

2006

441
2007

Fatalities where someone was killed in a crash on a public road, where at least one of the drivers (or motorcycle operators) had a BAC of at least 0.08 g/dL
The Georgia Impaired Driving Assessment was conducted in August 2007. The comprehensive impaired driver program assessment recognizes what Georgia is doing well in addition to current program challenges. The resulting report provides detailed information to address the challenges and strengthen future impaired driver program efforts. In addition to current strategies, the Impaired Driver Task Team adopted the following "priority recommendations" as immediate future opportunities to include in the detailed action plan.
Impaired driver countermeasures continue to address the following areas.
Priority Recommendations:
Expand the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) impaired driver task team to include additional agencies and organizations which represent a broader spectrum of interest and involvement in impaired driving programs including, for example, youth programs (SADD), underage prevention and enforcement (Children and Youth Coordinating Council, Georgia Network for Substance Abuse Prevention in Higher Education, Department of Revenue), highway enforcement (Department of Public Safety), diversity (minority population liaisons), Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), and the Probation Advisory Council.
In addition to the listed agencies to be included, the AOC-DUI Court program will be participating in the task team.
Designate an impaired driving coordinator who would assist with communication and coordination of all impaired driving program elements as a focal point for the State. This person and his/her position should be well-communicated to all traffic safety partners.

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GOHS designated Lt. Scarlett Woods, HEAT Grant Program manager as the Georgia impaired driving coordinator.
Explore, adapt and adopt methods to achieve a level of self-sufficiency for impaired driving programs which have proven successful in other states, such as the New York's "STOP DWI" program and New Mexico's fine system.
Design and implement a centralized statewide citation tracking system containing information about a citation from "cradle to grave".
Coordinate and integrate the efforts and resources of local traffic safety prevention programs with Drug Free Communities and other local substance abuse prevention coalitions.
Sponsor and participate in meaningful awards and recognition programs to provide positive reinforcement for DUI enforcement.
MADD Georgia is an active safety partner that sponsors the annual MADD Law Enforcement Recognition Awards program.
Ensure that enforcement of impaired driving is an agency priority that is part of the annual strategic plan.
Encourage Chiefs and Sheriffs' Associations to work with the appropriate entities to address ongoing issues related to administrative license hearings.
Ascertain an accurate count and understanding of the caseload of the adjudication of impaired driving cases.
Collect and analyze Department of Revenue data to develop programs to address DUI occurrence and crashes of habitual violators.
Conduct a thorough management audit of the ALS process to determine what the issues are, and what needs to be addressed to improve the adjudication process.
Develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive, data-based marketing plan in support of impaired driving prevention.
Develop procedures to use appropriate safety data (crashes, citations, driver suspension, mapping of crashes to citation and enforcement activities) to conduct impact evaluations. Link and integrate driver files with vehicle files.

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Age Related Issues
Young Adult Drivers Young drivers have a higher rate of crashes, injuries and fatalities than older drivers. In 2005, 327 young people ages 16 to 20 were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the state of Georgia. Although young people (ages 16-20) account for only 7% of Georgia's population, they are involved in over13% of the total crashes. The Young Adult Driver Task Team continues to focus on young driver crash countermeasures in data improvement, safety belt use, and alcohol related crashes.

Year 2005 2006 2007 Total

Crashes involving teen drivers (ages 16-20) with number of injuries and fatalities

# Crashes

# Injuries

# Fatalities

76849

35615

327

74874

34233

316

71287

31679

300

603,353

282,345

2,529

Year 2005 2006 2007 Total

Percentage of teen drivers involved in crashes

Total Drivers

Teen Drivers

657,492

83,830

647,706

81,520

636,703

77,294

4,395,608

582,233

% 12.7% 12.6% 12.1% 13.2%

Fatal Crashes involving Teen Drivers

Year

# Crashes

2005

297

2006

276

2007

267

Total

2,227

Priority Recommendations with noted progress include:
Data
Georgia needs to establish a plan for access and sharing of driver data. To establish a baseline for 4E efforts, the licensed driver data from 2000-2005, for ages 15-17 and ages 18-24, is needed. To study the effectiveness of all young adult driver efforts, at present and in the future, YADTT recommends that codes be established in the driver's license database to track and measure existing 4E programmatic and enforcement impact. This data effort will position Georgia to be a national leader in documenting and developing those areas which demonstrate the greatest potential to save lives over time.
SHSP Task Teams support the plan for accessing and sharing of driver data. Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) participated in the 2005 Fatal Crash Driver records report. In 2007, in a joint project with the Department of Driver Services and the Georgia Department of Transportation, GOHS linked driver history records with crash data to conduct a preliminary analysis of driver history risk factors for fatal crashes. This analysis included all 2,368 motor vehicle drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2005. Findings revealed that drivers with previous DUI's were 2.39 times as likely to be somehow responsible for a fatal crash as drivers with no previous DUI's. Responsible drivers had driver error related contributing factors associated with their vehicle in the fatal crash. Additionally, prior speed violations increased driver risk responsibility by 21%. Habitual violators and drivers who had at one time had their licenses suspended were also at much higher risk (255% and 200%, respectively).

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Additionally, Georgia's Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) project includes DDS participation. CODES is developing a more detailed data request to examine drivers' records in key safety areas. CODES research topics for future consideration include crash characteristics:
Manner of collision/contributors of a crash and injury severity-speed or alcohol Drivers 65 years and older Drivers 16-20 years of age Response back to hospitals, law enforcement, EMS, and AR Severity and roadway type-urban vs. rural/2 lane vs. 4 lane/interstate vs. non-interstate Severity of injury by restraint use Severity and location of crash (geo-coding) and mapping results Type of vehicle involved and injury severity Pedestrian injuries by race (non-English speaking) i.e. Buford Highway

Safety Belt Use
As identified in the Critical Findings, approximately 300 Georgia young adult driver lives could have potentially been saved if they were properly wearing safety belts. No other single issue has the potential to save a greater number of lives than an intense focus on safety belt use. YADTT also supports pro-active education initiatives that involve law enforcement, EMS, engineering and education partners to deliver information first-hand to young adult drivers and parents at the community level.

Alcohol
YADTT supports the establishment of a felony DUI, Hospital BAC Reporting, Vehicle Impound, Vehicle Sanctions While Suspended, and the Elimination of Youth Exceptions as recommended by MADD.
Georgia adopted House Bill 336. House Bill 336 (HB 336) authored by Representative Kevin Levitas, a former assistant district attorney from DeKalb County, makes a fourth DUI in a 10-year period a felony with punishment up to five years in prison. It also allows a judge to order a clinical evaluation for substance abuse in a first time DUI conviction. On March 12, 2008, the Governor signed HB 336 into law effective July 1, 2008. HB 336 may be viewed in its entirety online at: http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2007_08/search/hb336.htm
A HB 336 status report and introduction are provided in the attached Appendix II HB 336 As Passed/Signed. The YADTT identified five key programs to recommend to the Leadership for consideration and implementation. "Case Dismissed" for Judges A new 1-day awareness training workshop for judges and prosecutors focuses on the deadly cost of dismissing teen traffic violations or utilizing ineffective sentencing. This program will educate judges about causes and outcomes of the most common factors in teen fatalities, and pairing individual cases with the appropriate alternative sentencing opportunities and existing resources. The emphasis of the course is helping judges understand how to reinforce an intervention and education approach to sentencing teen violators. "Case Dismissed" was further developed for submission to the Safety Program Leadership consideration in its December quarterly meeting. Traffic Safety Symposium A one-day Occupant Protection Symposium involves all strategic partners in traffic safety to develop a unified, master calendar and objectives for all efforts in Georgia. Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) After a successful pilot test of the Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program at Duluth High School in Duluth, Georgia, the Texas Transportation Institute proposes to expand the program in a second phase to include a significant number of additional schools and expand the TDS Program to a level of statewide deployment in Georgia. The successful implementation of TDS at Duluth High School, along with the continued success and expansion of the program in Texas, strongly suggests that this Phase 2 effort in Georgia would result in the TDS program taking hold and forming a sustainable application of the program in Georgia. A Georgia TDS program has been approved and funded for one year by the NHTSA. GOHS is coordinating implementation for NHTSA and the Texas Technology Institute. The TDS program will kick off early in 2009. P.R.I.D.E. Participation Incentives Incentive funding is for new and existing GOHS grantees to certify Georgia Teens Ride with P.R.I.D.E. (Parents Reducing Incidents of Driver Error) Instructors, who will volunteer

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to conduct P.R.I.D.E. classes in their local jurisdiction. P.R.I.D.E. is Georgia's ONLY state-wide, free program to increase parental involvement in teen driving. P.R.I.D.E. brings parents and teen drivers together for a standardized curriculum, instructor training, and driver evaluation course about the requirements of the teen driving law.. This incentive could be used in existing formats such as "Bonus Points" for H.E.A.T. grantees, which fosters law enforcement, parent, and teen cooperation.
Law Enforcement Initiatives Local incentive funding for local governments and law enforcement agencies. This will emphasize safety belt enforcement near school zones during peak young adult driver travel times (typically morning and early afternoon before and after school) to target teen drivers for safety belt use, speeding, distraction, drugs and alcohol use. This initiative will also emphasize the creation of a standard safety belt usage policy with penalties for adoption by local governments. Agencies such as ACCG and GMA can assist local governments in calculating insurance savings potential for these initiatives. The effort will create a coalition of local elected officials who support these initiatives and assist them with media efforts in their area. The effort will showcase model communities for their community intervention efforts. This initiative will strengthen the message of safety belt use by law enforcement in the LE Mandate classes through reimplementation of resources such as NHTSA's T.O.P.S. (Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies) video to address the number one killer of law enforcement. Finally, this initiative will support incentives to involve local EMS, fire, rescue and public health in existing traffic safety efforts at the community level.

Older Drivers
The Georgia Older Driver Task Force is a broad range of state and community organizations that has been actively engaged in addressing older driver issues that are pertinent to Georgia, including alternative transportation. Under the leadership of the Division of Public Health and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, the Georgia ODTF continues in developing a statewide Action Plan to address older driver safety. This Action Plan is also a major component of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan for Georgia.
Older driver involved crash numbers increased slightly in 2007 while the number of injuries and fatalities declined from 2006.

Crashes involving older drivers (ages 65 and above) Crashes involving older drivers with number of injuries and fatalities

Year

# Crashes

# Injuries

# Fatalities

2000 Crashes involvin3g2,o1l0d1er drivers (ages1655,3a4n9d above)

269

C2r0a0s1hes involving older d3r3i,v5e2r2s with number o16f ,i0n2ju6ries and fatalities262

2Y0e0ar2 22000003 22000014 22000025 22000036 22000047 2To0t0a5l

# Cras3h3e,5s93 3324,,100211 3335,,512225 3335,,539834 3345,,002914 3355,,132857
23754,,328247

# Inju1r5i,e4s34 1155,,374490 1166,,002668 1156,,413445 1155,,734705 1165,,006882 11265,,124159

# Fataliti2e5s3 226492 226727 225737 224527 227374
2,207771

2006

35,094

15,375

257

However, overall o2ld0e0r7driver rPeelracteedntcargaeshoe3fs5c,rr3ea8ms7haeisnianbvooulvtitnhge os1ald5me,0er8dp2reirvceernstage of all c2ra3s4hes. The percentage

of crashes involving oldTeoYretaadlrivers increaseTdotsal2ilg7Dh4rt,i2lvy2e7irns 2007 tOold5e.8r%1D2r5oi,vf2e1ar9lsl crashes. %2,071

2000

586,904

33,553

5.7%

2001 2002 2Y0e0ar3 22000040 22000015 22000026 22000037 22To00t00a45l

Percentage6o0f4c,1ra6s5hes involving o3ld5e,1r3d8rivers

622,356 Tota6l2D7r,8iv6e7rs
568469,,910148 660547,,146952 662427,,375066 662376,,876073 1,366045697,,,614119082

35,209 Older D3r5i,v6e6r1s
3336,,565935 3357,,103084 3356,,260995 3357,,606711 733367,,,660990954

5.8% 5.7% 5.%7% 55..77%% 55..86%% 55..77%% 55..78%% 555...766%%%

2006

647,706

36,695

5.7%

2007 Total

Fatal cr6a3s6h,7e0s3involving older3d7r,i0v7e1rs

1Y,e3a0r6,610

# Cra7s3h,e6s99

5.8% 5.6%

2000

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2004

649,118

36,695

5.7%

2005

657,492

37,004

5.6%

2006

647,706

36,695

5.7%

2007

636,703

37,071

5.8%

And, finally, the total nuTmotbaelr of fatal crashe1s,3i0n6v,6o1lv0ing older drive7rs3,6d9e9clined in 20057.,6d%own to 267 from 276 in

2006.

Fatal crashes involving older drivers

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total

# Crashes 264 303 259 281 280 297 276 267
2,227

Priority Recommendations submitted to and adopted by the Safety Program Leadership during its December quarterly meeting include two initiatives:
1. Increase physician knowledge and awareness of older driver issues, and 2.Increase transportation options and availability to elderly in Georgia.
The Older Driver Safety Task Team was organized prior to Georgia initiating the SHSP. The task team has fully developed the problem identification and effective older driver safety issue countermeasures. The task team has developed a four safety E approach to older driver issues. However, two primary initiatives have been prioritized to begin new older driver programs. First, increase physician knowledge and awareness of older driver issues and access to tools to increase detection of older patients at-risk for motor-vehicle crashes:
Develop and disseminate training courses and/or educational materials that focus on identifying, assessing, and counseling older drivers at-risk for motor-vehicle crashes
Increase awareness and utilization of Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (DRS) among physicians
Proposed program funding for three years is $20,000. The proposed funding breakdown is $12,000 for Development of CD Resource Tool, $3,000 for Distribution of CD Resource Tool, and $5,000 for Evaluation of CD Resource Tool.
And, second, increase transportation options and availability for the elderly in Georgia by developing a Transportation Coordinating Council at a start up cost of $6,000.
To launch the initial priority recommendations, the proposed program funding for three years is $26,000. The Older Driver Task Force continues to develop a detailed action plan. The Action Plan identifies three areas to address in engineering, education, and alternative transportation. The areas address professional awareness among physicians, law enforcement, traffic engineers, and others. The following outline illustrates the three areas and corresponding recommendations to be considered by the various task force participating agencies as well as the SHSP Leadership.

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1) Engineering

OLDER DRIVER TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION PLAN (GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION)
Action Plan
Engineering Modi cations

Tra c Design Standards + Operation

Maintenance

Access Management

Training

Pedestrian Safety Signage Traffic Signals Roadway Design Pavement markings Lighting Visibility

Signage Lane Lines Pavement markings Visibility Safety Upgrades Enforcement

Access control
Median divided roadways

FHWA Design Handbook for Older drivers
Professional development /Continuing education opportunities
Partnerships /Collaborations
Message "Improvements for older drivers benefits everyone"

Recommendations
1)Improve Traffic Design and Operations to Include Design Features that Address Older Driver Issues by: Recommending revisions and additions to Traffic Engineering Design Standards; and Recommending changes to current Traffic Operations policies; and Promoting the use or development of additional Traffic Engineering Design features and Traffic Operations procedures; and Develop pilot projects and studies to validate effectiveness.
2) Improve the driving environment for older drivers through maintenance activities by: Improving signs, pavement markings, and lane lines on all public roads; and Enforcing regulations for blocking visibility at intersections.
3) Improve the driving environment for older drivers through access control by: Increasing access control on high volume roads; and Increasing the use of median divided roadways.

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2) Education

Action Plan
SOCIAL MARKETING PLAN
Education and Awareness Campaigns

Legislators

Law Enforcement

Tra c Engineers

Service Providers

Caregivers

Older Drivers

Overarching Issues

Transportation Systems

Evaluation

Recommendations
1) Increase physician knowledge and awareness of older driver issues and access to tools to increase detection of older patients at-risk for motor-vehicle crashes Develop and disseminate training courses and/or educational materials that focus on identifying, assessing, and counseling older drivers at-risk for motor-vehicle crashes Increase awareness and utilization of Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (DRS) among physicians
2) Increase awareness of effects of aging on driving and detection of older drivers at-risk for motor vehicle crashes among law enforcement Provide older driver trainings for law enforcement officers through P.O.S.T. (Peace Officers Standards and Training)
3) Develop strategies and resources to increase the public's especially older drivers' awareness of risk factors and warning signs of unsafe driving Develop, design, and publish social marketing products that include driver warning signs, risk factors, and safety tips, and older driver resources Develop a transportation-related resource listing for use by older drivers and their caregivers.
4) Increase education and awareness of environmental risk factors and traffic safety measures for older drivers among highway design and traffic operations engineers Identify, develop and disseminate older driver training resources for traffic engineers
5) Increase awareness of older driver concerns, risk factors for motor-vehicle crashes, and intervention strategies among caregivers of older driver/adults Produce a Speaker's Bureau for increasing caregiver awareness Develop and disseminate older driver-related resources for caregivers

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3) Alternative Transportation

Action Plan

Alternative Transportation

Integrated Government
Programs

Community Support Programs

Funding

Transportation Coordinating Council

Land Use + Urban Planning

Rural Approaches

Awareness

Social Responsibility

Research + Development
Recommendations 1)Increase transportation options and availability for the elderly in Georgia
Provide State funds for human service transportation systems to expand transportation options for the elderly
2) Develop a coordinated coherent single purpose strategy on demand service and public transportation within the state of Georgia Establish a Transportation Coordinating Council comprised of DOT, DHR, key agency heads, OPB, Governor's staff, and legislators. The Council would develop a comprehensive strategy and direction for transportation efforts throughout the State

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Non-motorized User
The Georgia SHSP includes the "Non-motorized User" transportation or bicyclists and pedestrians as one of the key emphasis areas. A bicycle and pedestrian task team was convened, headed by Georgia Department of Transportation's State Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, to develop the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Action Plan. Bicycles and pedestrians comprise 10.5% of all fatalities in Georgia more than other crash types and users (e.g. heavy trucks, motorcycles, train/car, work zone and run-off-the-road crashes).

Pedestrians
Pedestrians are over-represented in traffic fatality data, comprising about 10% of all motor-vehicle related fatalities yet making up less than 1% of all crashes.

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total

Percentage of crashes involving a pedestrian

Total Crashes

Pedestrian Crashes %

331,612

2,423

0.73%

342,631

2,324

0.68%

347,652

2,446

0.70%

342,156

2,422

0.71%

337,827

2,421

0.72%

1,027,635

7,289

0.71%

Percentage of total fatal crashes where a pedestrian was killed

Fatal Crashes

Fatal Ped Crashes

% Peds

1,469

160

10.9%

1,467

154

10.5%

1,594

146

9.2%

1,562

154

9.9%

1,498

162

10.8%

4,654

462

9.9%

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total

Total Pedestrian Crashes 2,423 2,324 2,446 2,422 2,421 7,289

Percentage of all pedestrians involved in a crash who were killed

# Pedestrians

# Injuries

# Fatalities

% Pedestrians Fatalities

2,524

2,086

161

6.4%

2,432

1,981

156

6.4%

2,564

2,073

150

5.9%

2,540

2,055

157

6.2%

2,503

1,977

163

6.5%

7,607

6,105

470

6.2%

Pedestrian crashes, injuries and fatalities have generally remained level for the six year time period, however crashes are decreasing or leveling off in the City of Atlanta (down 3% from 2003 to 2006), but increasing in the suburban Atlanta up over 30% in Gwinnett and Clayton Counties, and up 10% in Dekalb County over the same time period. This may indicate that as Atlanta is becoming more walkable and densely developed, crashes are going down, while suburban Atlanta has seen increased traffic and an influx in transit-dependent residents in recent years. The 10 counties below comprise almost 70% of all pedestrian crashes in the state.

Bicyclists
Bicycle crashes in Georgia comprise less than a quarter of 1% of the overall traffic related crashes, yet represent more than 5 times that percentage of the overall traffic fatalities. This points to the vulnerability of a bicyclist in a crash compared with motor vehicle drivers/passengers.

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total

Percentage of crashes involving a bicyclist

Total Crashes Bike Crashes

% Bikes

3 32 ,3 21

948

0.29%

3 42 ,9 32

943

0.27%

3 48 ,0 40

928

0.27%

342,158

926

0.27%

337,827

795

0.24%

1,028,025

2,649

0.26%

Percentage of total fatal crashes where a bicyclist was killed

Total Fatal

Bike Fatal

% Bikes

1,469

16

1.09%

1,466

18

1.23%

1,595

21

1.32%

1,562

17

1.09%

1,498

9

0.60%

4,655

47

1.01%

Nationally, Georgia ranks 8th among the states with the most bicycle fatalities. This is somewhat alarming considering that based on the 2000 Census journey to work data (the only exposure data available on bicycling) the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has among the lowest rates of bicycling in the country. Of all reported bicycle crashes from 2000 2005, 2.1% were fatalities, 76.5% were injury crashes, and 21.3% were noninjury or property damage only (PDO) crashes. While the number of bicycle fatalities seems relatively low per year (generally under 20), they are on the rise in Georgia. The year 2001 stands out as a bit of an anomaly with highest number of fatalities in the 7 year period, while at the same time having the lowest number of crashes and injuries for the same period. The general trend line however shows a steady increase of fatalities since 2002.

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FATALITIES

Bicycle Fatalities in Georgia, 20002006

25

21

20

20

15

16

15

12

11

10

5

0 2000

2001

2002

2003 2004 YEAR

2005

16
2006

Georgia Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
The Georgia Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Action Plan was presented in draft format to the Safety Program Leadership during its December quarterly meeting. The purpose of the Safety Action Plans is to identify current conditions, safety problems and needs, and to determine future funding and programs. The Safety Action Plans must be comprehensive in scope, and should address education, enforcement, engineering, emergency response, evaluation, and the bicycle and pedestrian plan will also address encouragement (i.e. programs that encourage more biking and walking). A multi-disciplinary team is working together to develop each of the plans. Once completed, the plans will be adopted by the SHSP Leadership Committee, comprised of high level management and leadership of various state agencies, who will use the plans to prioritize funding and programs.
In addition to this process, in 2005, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) identified Georgia as one of ten pedestrian "focus states". All states with more than 150 annual pedestrian fatalities were included in the multi-year focus state initiative which provides technical assistance to state DOT's to develop Pedestrian Safety Action Plans. Through this effort, FHWA has provided GDOT with four training workshops, monthly conference calls, a "How To" guide on developing Safety Action Plans, and technical reviews of crash data and draft planning documents.
Planning Process
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) formed a Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Team in December 2006 and began the development of the Georgia Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (GBPSAP).
The task team consists of members from 25 agencies and organizations involved in safety, transportation, public health, and biking and walking. The member organizations are listed below. The task team developed the vision, goals, objectives, recommendations and countermeasures, and will play in integral role in implementing the plan.

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Georgia Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Team member organizations:

Agency/Organization 1 Association County Commissioners of Georgia

Agency/Organization

17

GDOT (Dept. of Transportation), Office of Planning (Bike/Ped/SRTS Programs)

2 Atlanta Bicycle Campaign

18 GDOT, Office of Consultant Design

3 Atlanta Regional Commission

19 GDOT, Office of Maintenance

4

Center for Quality Growth & Reg'l Development (GA Tech)

20 GDOT, Office of Road Design

5

Chatham Co-Savannah Metro Planning Commission

21 GDOT, Office of Traffic Safety & Design

6 City of Atlanta, Bureau of Planning

22 GDOT, Office of Urban Design

7 City of Decatur

23 Georgia Bikes

8 Clean Air Campaign

24

Georgia Department of Driver Services, Cust. Srvc, Licensing & Records Division

9

Dept. of Community Affairs, Office of Planning & Quality Growth

25 Georgia Environmental Protection Division

10

Department of Education, Office of Pupil Transportation

26 Georgia Municipal Association

11

Dept. of Human Resources (DHR), Div. of Public Health (DPH), Office of EMS/Trauma

27 Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

12 DHR, DHR, Office of Injury Prevention

28

Governor's Office of Highway Safety (Law Enforcement & Planning Offices)

13

DHR, DPH, Office of Chronic Disease (Physical Activity/Obesity initiative)

29 Institute of Transportation Engineers/GA Section

14 FHWA - GA Division

30 MARTA

15

GA Tech - School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

31 North Georgia Regional Development Center

16

GDOT (Dept. of Transportation), Office of Planning (Bike/Ped/SRTS Programs)

32 PATH foundation

17 GDOT, District 7, Traffic Operations

33 PEDS

18 GDOT, Office of Consultant Design

34 Perimeter Transportation Coalition

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Next Steps:
Once completed, the plan will be adopted by the Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Safety Program Leadership (SPL) and the Governor. The SPL will use this plan to prioritize the expenditure of federal safety funds. The Task Team will also seek to have the plan adopted by the State Transportation Board and thereby guiding future GDOT nonmotorized user transportation decisions.
Following the completion of the plan, the Task Team will continue to meet to advise on plan implementation, and to advise the Department of Transportation on other bicycle and pedestrian related matters (policies, plans, accessibility or maintenance issues, maps and publications, etc).

Vehicle Type
Heavy Trucks
The Department of Public Safety is the lead agency for the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) in Georgia. The Department of Public Safety's Motor Carrier Compliance Division is responsible for the implementation of, and compliance with, the MCSAP guidelines in the state of Georgia. It is the mission of this agency to reduce the number of fatal and injury related crashes on Georgia's highways by the effective and fair regulation of the commercial motor carrier industry and to raise awareness of the general public about sharing the roads safely with commercial motor vehicles.
In order to assist the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with their goal of reducing fatal crashes to 0.16 per 100 million miles traveled by 2011, Georgia must reduce its 2006 rate by 0.05. By implementing the plans set forth in the 2009 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan, the Motor Carrier Compliance Division's goal is to reduce the fatal crash rate by the end of 2009. In addition, improve the quality of our data so that proper identification can be made of high risk carriers, drivers, vehicles and highways within the State.
The State is divided into nine geographic regions and one administrative region. The administrative region is comprised of the Safety Compliance Unit. The Safety Compliance unit consists of the Compliance Review division, New Entrant Safety Audit division and the School Bus Safety division. The department currently employs 246 MCCD officers and has 13 city and county law enforcement agencies who participate in the MSCAP program under the guidance of MCCD.
Trends and Performance: The safety and performance trends for the Motor Carrier Compliance Division are summarized in the chart below. These figures represent an analysis of FFY 2004 FFY 2008.

YEAR
FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 20081

Number of Inspections
95,538 92,960 90,297 88,142 64,793

Out-ofservice vehicles 20,722 18,302 17,442 25,758
18,001

Out-ofservice drivers 13,911 11,705 12,546 13,802
8,682

Number of Compliance
Reviews 153 294 303 358
276

Number of Enforcement
Cases 49 79 109 121
96

Civil Penalities2
$229,750 $113,200 $350,481 $519,512 $352,4202

1 YTD FFY, 10/01/2007 06/30/2008 2 Civil penalties resulting from enforcement cases (both intrastate and interstate)

Current CMV Safety Problems: The State of Georgia is currently ranked, based on figures published for 2006, as fourth in the nation for fatal crashes involving a commercial motor vehicle. In order to mirror FMCSA's goal of reducing fatal crashes involving commercial motor vehicles to 0.16 by 2011, we must reduce our current rate by 0.05.
To achieve this goal, the MCCD must identify problem areas that contribute to crash causation and place increased emphasis of those problems identified. Areas that are currently being addressed are traffic enforcement, data quality, crash reduction, passenger carrier safety and hazardous materials.

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Current Evaluation and Performance: As of June, 2008, the MCCD has performed a total of 64,793 inspections. A total of 18,001 out of service violations have been issued for vehicles and a total of 8,682 out of service violations for drivers. In addition, a total of 849 out of service violations have been issued for HM. The compliance review unit has conducted 276 compliance reviews which have resulted in 96 enforcement cases with civil penalties issued in the amount of $352,420.00.
FY 2009 Emphasis Areas: The MCCD has for many years targeted rural road areas within high crash corridor areas around the State. For FY 2009, additional emphasis will be placed on identifying specific "high risk rural roads" in each region. Once identified, the MCCD will increase enforcement efforts by utilizing MCCD officers and local law enforcement agencies to target these areas.
For FY2009, the MCCD will increase driver-focused inspections to meet or exceed the national average of 30%. We will continue to increase traffic enforcement activities in high crash corridor areas. Although Georgia has not utilized basic funds for non-CMV enforcement, we have been able to address non-CMV enforcement by participating in the TACT program. This enforcement activity has been very successful in the State.
The MCCD will continue participation in "Operation Safe Driver" sponsored by CVSA and FMCSA. During these activities, increased focus will be placed on compliance of certain cargo tanks with the emergency discharge control equipment.
Motorcycles
Over the past 30 years, motorcycles have become an increasingly popular means of transportation for many Americans. In 2006, 4,041 motorcycle crashes occurred in Georgia resulting in 3,082 injuries and 148 fatalities. Motorcycle crashes in Georgia represented only 1.2 percent of the crashes in 2006, but accounted for 8.7 percent of the fatalities and males overwhelmingly accounted for 93.2% of the 148 motorcycle fatalities.
According to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) crash data motorcycle riders face more risks of crashing and being injured than passengers in four-wheeled vehicles. Two-wheeled motorcycles are more difficult to operate and more unstable than four-wheeled cars and trucks. Road design and lack of road maintenance also pose risk for motorcyclists. Drivers in passenger vehicles are a threat as well. Drivers may not be aware of the motorcyclist's presence on the road; therefore drivers may not correctly accommodate for them. When a motorcycle is involved in a crash, there is almost no protection for the rider. NHTSA estimates that 80% of motorcycle crashes injure or kill the rider, while only 20% of passenger car crashes injure or kill the occupant.
According to NHTSA, one factor that continues to be associated with motorcyclist fatalities is alcohol. In 2005, a higher percentage of motorcycle operators had blood alcohol concentration (BACs) of.08 grams per deciliter or higher than any other type of motor vehicle driver. Twenty-seven percent of motorcycle operators were at .08 or higher versus 22 percent for passenger car operators, and 21 percent for light-truck operators. Although, Georgia motorcycle fatalities and crashes are similar to that of the national trend; however, there is not enough state and local data that shows motorcycle alcohol related crashes and fatalities are higher than any other vehicle type in Georgia.
In Georgia motorcycle crashes increased 97.2% and the number of motorcycle fatalities increased 147% from 2000 through 2006. During the same period of time the number of registered motorcycles increased by 83.8%. With the number of motorcyclists increasing, along with the number of crashes, injuries and fatalities, the need for motorcycle programs aimed at training and public awareness and education is clearly evident.

YEAR FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006

Number of Crashes 2,049 2,467 2,436 2,851 3,271 3,664 4,041

Number of Injuries 1,747 2,141 2,051 2,246 2,557 2,795 3,082

* Rate per 10,000 Registered Motorcycles

Number of Fatalities
60 92 85 103 111 144 148

Number of Registrations
86,988 90.830 107,866 117,502 128,236 140,771 159,889

Fatality Rate*
6.9 10.13 7.88 8.77 8.66 10.23 9.26

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FATALITIES

180 160 140 120 100
80
12
60 40 20
0 2000

Motorcycle Fatalities by Year
144 111 103 92 85

2001

2002

2003 2004 YEAR

2005

148
2006

162
2007

FFY 2009 Program Objectives
Objective 1: To educate and increase the awareness of motorists and motorcyclists in jurisdictions where motorcycle crashes are the highest.
Objective 2: To implement a statewide program to reduce impaired driving including while operating a motorcycle.
Ultimate Outcome Measure: Implementation of a paid media plan for GOHS feature broadcast advertisement delivering the "Share the Road" message through radio, cable, television, and sports arena advertisements.
Ultimate Outcome Measure: Reduction of motorcycle rider fatalities by increasing the number of training sites that include impaired driving education and by spreading the "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" message for all impaired drivers and riders.
Strategies 1.The GOHS will develop a Public Service Announcement (PSA) designed to educate motorists and motorcyclists about motorcycle safety using the "Share the Road" message. 2.The GOHS/DDS will utilize the Riders Helping Riders curriculum in its GMSP to encourage and enable riders to intervene in the drinking and riding of motorcyclists.
In addition to the established recommendations and strategies, the Motorcycle Task Team recommends developing a motorcycle community awareness programs for rider groups. The program needs funds to develop curriculum and for grants for community educators to address local rider clubs one on one about safety and Georgia law (HOG, Kawi, Honda groups). The total proposed program funding is $30,000 for three years.

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Trauma System/Increasing EMS Capabilities
Problem ID
Death rates in Georgia from trauma are significantly higher than the national average. In Georgia, 62 of every 100,000 people are likely to die of traumatic injury. Nationally, the death rate is lower 54 people per 100,000. If we did nothing more than improve our system to 54 people per 100,000, we would save approximately 712 additional lives every year.

Current Strategies
The following strategic planning discussion considers the operation and administration of an effective, state wide EMS/trauma system and increasing emergency medical services. The mission of the Office of Emergency Medical Services/Trauma (OEMS/T) is to save lives and provide the best possible outcomes through improved pre-hospital care regulation. The Office of Emergency Medical Services/Trauma provides statewide coordination and leadership for the planning, development, and implementation of Georgia's pre-hospital care and trauma care systems. OEMS/T's responsibilities include the development and review of statewide standards for pre-hospital care services, trauma care systems, and trauma centers; the provision of technical assistance to local agencies developing, implementing, or evaluating components of a trauma care system; the establishment of regulatory policies and procedures; and the approval, designation, and re-designation of trauma centers to ensure compliance with the minimum standards set by the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma and the State EMS Medical Director. The OEMS/T also secures and administers the on-going funding needed to collect and aggregate Georgia's trauma system data. In support of this mission and vision, the Georgia Office of Emergency Medical Services/Trauma has implemented the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Information System (GEMSIS).

Greater Accuracy with Reduced Costs
GEMSIS represents a movement away from paper-based data collection methods. It is believed that webbased and other electronic data collection methods will provide greater accuracy and operational efficiency. By implementing web-based self-service oriented solutions, the OEMS/T can free their limited technical and subject matter resources to focus on higher-value, more strategic issues. With web self-service supported through a portal, Regional EMS personnel can obtain this information from virtually any location in the State--including a provider's place of business. Rural providers could enter PCR data or transmit aggregated PCR data files. Certain types of information and reports could be made available for general distribution.

Timetable & Risks
GEMSIS is an ambitious plan with clear priorities for infrastructure improvement. Objectives achieved to date include electronic reporting of patient care reports including web based direct entry.
The provisions for web-based content, information, and web based information dissemination are in place and being utilized by the EMS agencies.
The Georgia Office of Emergency Medical Services/Trauma has implemented the Digital Innovations Incorporated National Trauma Registry American College of Surgeons (NTRACS) at 15 designated trauma centers in Georgia. This implementation began in 2002 and has enabled the State of Georgia to submit data to the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB).
The Georgia Trauma Registry needs to expand so that all acute care health facilities that receive injured patients that meet trauma criteria can participate in an optimal system of patient care and provide data.
Expanding the system in Georgia offers a tremendous opportunity for protecting the health of every Georgia resident and visitor in our State. Trauma is the number one killer of Americans between the ages of one and 44, and the number three cause of death across all age groups. Trauma survivors, regardless of age, often face intensive rehabilitation, lifelong disabilities, and increasingly expensive long-term care.
Georgia's total of fifteen designated trauma centers is inadequate for a State the size of Georgia. Of the roughly 32,000-40,000 cases of major trauma occurring each year in Georgia serious and life-threatening car accidents, burn injuries, household and construction accidents, etc. Only about 10,000 are treated in designated trauma centers. Expansion of the trauma system has been recommended by the Georgia Trauma Commission and would fulfill the objectives of National Homeland Security, emergency preparedness and National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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An inclusive trauma system for Georgia would involve all acute care hospitals in some manner. Informed discussions among trauma system stakeholders have suggested that Georgia should have approximately 30 designated trauma centers in strategic locations in order to address Georgia's trauma care and emergency preparedness needs. The map on the right demonstrates how expansion might be achieved given adequate funding.

CTuhrereCnutrrTernatuTrmauamMaaMpap
Georgia Designated Trauma Centers
Level I Level II Level III Level IV Pediatric

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Georgia Trauma Centers Level I Level II
No Level III Level IV Pediatric

* All Level I Trauma Centers Have Pediatric Commitment

No Level III Centers

revised 07/01/07

Current Trauma Centers Potential Trauma Centers + Phase I Potential Trauma Centers + Phase II

revised 2007

Traffic/Crash Records Data Analysis
Problem ID
Georgia's crash report database is statutorily assigned to the GDOT. The system consists of: paper creation in the field by law enforcement, submission to the GDOT, microfilm storage and labeled identification, and manual data entry. Other traffic records systems are maintained within the: DDS (driver), DOR (vehicle), DHR (EMS, CODES), and AOC (citation/adjudication).
The automation and linkage of these data systems is addressed in Georgia's "Strategic Plan for Traffic Records Improvement" included within the "State Traffic Safety Information System Improvement Grant." The plan identified over $7 million of needed system improvements. Georgia received $1,067,897 in 2006-2007 NHTSA Section 408 grant funds, $730,530 for 2007-2008, and $693,697 for 2008-2009. The TRCC is leading the effort to implement the projects identified in the Strategic Plan.

Current Strategies
Implement the "Strategic Plan for Traffic Records Improvement" included within the "State Traffic Safety Information System Improvement Grant."
Complete the electronic crash reporting network connection. Georgia Traffic Records Coordinating Committee facilitates the automation of specific traffic records
system components and processes, with priority being given to crash and citation record systems. A full time Georgia Traffic Records Coordinator provides guidance and leadership in the Strategic Plan
implementation. Promote and support appropriate technology and research initiatives related to highway safety and traffic
records in Georgia. Support the Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES), which links traffic records to allow in-
depth analysis.

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Future Opportunities Complete implementation of the TRCC Strategic Plan. Link traffic records systems to create the capacity for high quality data that support program planning and crash prevention strategies.
Traffic Incident Management
Traffic Incident Management Enhancement Task Force (TIME Task Force)
The TIME Task Force started in 2002 as an organization facilitating the dialogue of inter-agency coordination and cooperation amongst agencies responding to highway emergencies such as Police, Fire, Haz-Mat, Towers, etc. In 2007 the Task Force concentrated on developing a towing incentive program to improve the clearance time of large commercial vehicle incidents on the freeways within Metro Atlanta. This Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) was implemented in January 2008 allowing pre-approved, highly trained operators with specialty equipment an opportunity to receive a monetary bonus of $2500 or $3500 for clearing commercial vehicle wrecks within 90 minutes. The Task Force has been working extremely hard to implement and maintain TRIP by approving qualified tow companies, inspecting equipment, working with numerous agencies to facilitate program cooperation and conducting after incident reviews of each TRIP activation to ensure the success of the program. To date, TRIP has resulted in a cumulative congestion savings of 48 hours and 30 minutes in cleanup time for commercial vehicle incidents. In addition, the TRIP program has reduced each incident's roadway clearance time by 183 minutes. The graphical representations of the congestion savings in Metro Atlanta as a result of the TRIP program are shown below.

Total Time of Clean Up (Identification to Roadway Clearance)

Comparison of Atlanta's Major Tractor-Trailer Incidents Accumulative Time of Clean Up per Year

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2007 2008

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JanuaryFebruary MarchApril

May

71:12 (32) 56:08 (23)
41:10 (17)

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JulyAugust

Time saved when comparing 2007 to 2008: 48 hours and 30 minutes

Figure 1 Comparison of Atlanta's Major Tractor-Trailer Incidents: Accumulative Time of Clean up per Year
Note: Time saved when comparing 2007 to 2008: 48 hours and 30 minutes. By the end of August in the Baseline year of 2007 24 TRIP qualifying incidents occurred while in 2008 there were a total of 32 properly recorded incidents.
Source: 2007 Traffic Management Center (TMC) GA Navigator Log, 2007 Highway Emergency Response Operator (HERO) Log, and 2008 TMC TRIP Incident Log

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Comparison of Time to Roadway Clearance 2007 vs. 2008

2008 31 14 37

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Activate Arrival NIP Clearance

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Figure 2: Comparison of Time to Roadway Clearance 2007 vs. 2008
Note: Times shown are the average of incidents throughout the year. By the end of August in the Baseline year of 2007 24 TRIP qualifying incidents occurred while in 2008 there were a total of 32 properly recorded incidents.
Source: 2007 Traffic Management Center (TMC) GA Navigator Log, 2007 Highway Emergency Response Operator (HERO) Log, and 2008 TMC TRIP Incident Log

These impressive congestion savings won TRIP the 2008 Georgia Intelligent Transportation Society's Project of Significance Award.
In addition to TRIP, the TIME Task Force continued to work to improve the safety of motorist and emergency responders while reducing congestion caused by traffic incidents with the following 2008 initiatives:
TRIP Outreach: GDOT Maintenance, Presentation to GA State Intelligence Network; February 2008 Cobb County TIM Team Meeting; March 2008
May Quarterly Meeting; May 2008 South Fulton TIM Team Meeting; June 2008 Coweta County Tim Team Meeting; July 2008 August Quarterly Meeting; August 2008 TRIP, TIME, HERO presentation to SASHTO in Orlando, Florida; August 2008 TRIP Presentation to GRTA Board; September 2008
4th Annual TIME Conference in Savannah, GA; October 2008 TIME Self-Assessment hosted by FHWA (82%); November 2008 TIME Press Release Kit; October 2008 Initial TIM Team outreach meeting in College Park, GA; October 2008 Initial TIM Team outreach meeting with Fairburn Police and Fire Department; October 2008 Initial TIM Team outreach meeting with Newnan, Coweta County, Riverdale and Union City Police Department;
November 2008 Initial TIM Team outreach meeting with Woodstock Police Department; November 2008
Haz-Mat Training; November 2008 Initial TIM Team outreach meeting with DeKalb County Police Department; November 2008 Initial TIM Team outreach meeting with Hall County Traffic Unit; November 2008 Initial TIM Team outreach meeting with Rockdale County and Covington Police Department; November 2008

The TIME Task Force is dedicated to creating an opportunity for multi-agency training which promotes teamwork and serving as a platform for participants to develop common operation strategies and a better understanding

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of other agencies' roles and responsibilities. In 2009 the Task Force will actively work towards its mission to develop and sustain a region-wide incident management program to facilitate the safest and fastest roadway clearance by focusing on responder training, The Task Force has created a Standard Training Committee to develop training courses for all responding agencies to promote safety and quick clearance. The 2009 training course will include:
TRIP Level I and II: Heavy duty towing and recovery training for operators and supervisors to give responders the knowledge necessary to quickly recovery large commercial vehicle incident while maintaining safe procedures. Haz-Mat: An awareness course to teach proper personal protective equipment and basic initial containment / control techniques for dealing with hazardous materials.
Traffic Incident Management: Techniques to reduce the impact of incidents and secondary incidents while stressing the importance of coordinating efforts with all participating agencies including Police, Fire, Haz-Mat, Medical Examiners, Towers, etc.
Tank Truck Emergency Response: A hands on course with Cargo Tank Models, Props, and Simulators combined with a multi-media presentation to facilitate quick clearance of tanker truck incidents.
Emergency Light Discipline: Multiple colors of flashing lights can cause confusion and disorientation, creating safety risks for motorists and responders. This course will focus on best practices for using emergency lights effectively, consistently, and with restraint so as not to blind or confuse oncoming motorists.
Emergency Vehicle Placement: Proper staging of emergency vehicles to ensure the safety of responders.
TIME is dedicated to the continued safety, mobility, and quality of life in Georgia, and we hope that you will join with others to champion its success.
SHSP IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
The comprehensive SHSP implementation focuses on the task team efforts to develop detailed action plans. Additionally, implementation includes further development of the SHSP marketing and media plan, new safety training programs, and significant new data system improvement. Addressing rural road safety is essential to reducing the higher crash rate regions of Georgia. All emphasis areas are systematically addressed in developing highway safety problem countermeasures.
Georgia launched the SHSP implementation with the development and delivery of the Every Life Counts 2008 Georgia Highway Safety Conference. The conference was well attended by over 350 safety professionals from law enforcement, traffic engineering, emergency medical services, education, and public information specialists. The conference goal was to further integrate the four safety E's into Georgia's statewide highway safety planning and implementation. Professional development credits, continuing education, peace officer, and EMT training credits were provided to all attendees' respective professions.
The Leadership members and agencies participated in the conference. Some members presented in our general session. Other agencies provided moderators, presenters, conference materials, and more. The conference was a work in planning for several years, and the SHSP Task Team Leaders were recognized for there continued SHSP leadership and contributions. See attached Appendix III Conference Schedule Overview. Conference evaluation responses confirmed the success of integrating Georgia's four safety E's into an effective, statewide highway safety effort. Conference participants took home to their respective professions many program tools to engage local safety partners into a higher level of highway safety. Traffic enforcement officers met their state district traffic engineers, and state district traffic engineers were invited to attend specific road location enforcement checks. EMT's were introduced to engineering and enforcement programs to coordinate traffic incident management, and all were better educated in Georgia's comprehensive strategic highway safety programs.

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The conference program abstract encouraged partners to participate in the "SHSP Development Process Update" presentation:

"In 2006, Georgia was one of the leading states to have approved a statewide, comprehensive Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Georgia developed the national model planning process created by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program's Integrated Safety Management Process. According to the ISMP, Georgia organized an effective safety organization executive board that is supported by a Safety Champion operations manager, essential task team leaders, and safety data experts. Georgia systematically identified ten, key highway safety emphasis areas. The emphasis areas are recognized in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials strategic highway safety plan."

Don't miss this informative presentation on how Georgia's national model, SHSP development process is leveraging existing resources to reduce highway crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Remember to share in Georgia's vision: "Every Life Counts Strive for Zero Deaths and Injuries on Georgia Roads." Buckle up, slow down, and never drink and drive.

SHSP conference logo

Task Team Implementation:
The Task Teams have submitted proposed projects to address their respective area recommendations. There are 74 projects, and 37 are already underway with existing funding. Task Team Leaders reviewed the current proposed projects and available funding from Section 406 Safety Belt Award. Georgia DOT and GOHS notified US DOT of the Section 406 funding allocations in part to be administered through the SHSP organization. SHSP allocated funding is $10,000,000 (ten million) along with GDOT committed additional funding of $1.2 million. Proposed projects were submitted in white paper format or the prescribed Word format. The projects were detailed in the same format for consistency. See attached Appendix IV SHSP Word formatted SHSP project description template. The Leaders also reviewed the previous planning for development of an implementation strategy. A project prioritization implementation template was developed to further consistency and completeness to address the respective safety area concerns. Each Task Team has submitted an initial prioritization and ranking of proposed projects. Project prioritization considers an implementation template of the following criteria:
1. Quantifiable lifesaving goals 2.Addresses local roads 3. Duration (one to three years, longer) 4.Contribution to implementation strategy: Speed Impaired driving Occupant protection
Data support/needs component All other highway safety areas 5.Estimated calculations of: Crash reductions Injury severity reduction Fatality reductions Costs per year Cost itemizations
Perceived benefit Benchmark/Deliverables

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During the September quarterly meeting, the SHSP Safety Program Leadership considered an initial prioritization of six proposed projects. The six projects included: SHSP Administration, Speed Management, HEAT, Operation Rolling Thunder, Traffic Comp Stat, and Paid Media. The SPL approved funding the SHSP Administration with the Governor's/staff approval. Consideration of the other projects was postponed until the task teams further develop cost benefit analysis and project purpose statements to submit prior to the quarterly meeting in December. Other Section 406 funds are dedicated to GDOT engineering efforts and GOHS driver education/ behavior program efforts. GDOT Highway Safety Improvement Program needs to be aligned with the SHSP. HSIP funds were due to be renewed federal fiscal year October 1, 2008. However, no annual HSIP funds will be administered through the Office of Traffic Safety and Design. The annual FHWA safety funds for the HSIP core program are $35 million. Rail grade crossing is another core funding area with about $7 million allocated annually to Georgia. The proposed Intersection Safety Action Plan (ISAP) countermeasures are still being reviewed in August 2008 as to approval of the acceptable proportion of the total ISAP costs. The total proposed ISAP costs $75.13 million. There are 13 countermeasure categories listed within the speed related implementation strategy. The Georgia HSIP needs to be updated and aligned with the SHSP.
Proposed projects were inserted into an Excel spreadsheet of multiple worksheets "Project, Score, Rank." Current proposed SHSP projects are listed in the attached spreadsheet "SHSP Project Initial Prioritization Scoring" See Appendix V SHSP Project Initial Prioritization Scoring. Projects are listed with a reference to the proposed safety countermeasure/emphasis areas. Project costs are sub-totaled as "other/non-competing funding sources" to total the "SHSP 406" funding projects. The Task Team leaders will review the "other" funding sources like existing programs or some matching funding to assist in prioritizing the original $10 million allocation. Initial prioritization considered the project's intended emphasis area. Appendix VI is a list of proposed projects, "SHSP Project Identification and Cost Matrix" for further task team development and SPL consideration.
In December, the SPL considered projects to begin allocation of the $11.2 million. The SPL considered 11 SHSP developed proposals:
SHSP Administration
Department of Public Safety Technology Data Model
Traffic Comp Stat Manager
Speed Management Program Manager
Young Driver "Case Dismissed"
GOHS "Operation Rolling Thunder"
Older Driver Physician Awareness
Older Driver Transportation Coordination Council
Motorcycle Community Awareness
EMS GEMSIS Support
Operation Lifesaver

The following proposals were approved for funding and implementation.

SHSP Administration /Implementation DPS Technology Data Model EMS Patient Care Reporting and Training Operation Rolling Thunder/Task Force GOHS Older Driver Physician/Transportation

$ 450,000. $ 9,228,170.
$ 159,820. $ 162,000.
$ 26,000.

Total SHSP funding allocation to date:

$10,025,990

The Task Teams continue to develop new highway safety strategies or combinations of existing strategies. A Task Team Summit is needed to facilitate further strategy development and implementation.

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The following approved project descriptions detail the purpose, goals, and benefits to contribute to the comprehensive SHSP and reduction of Georgia highway crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
SHSP Administration /Implementation
The Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) organized and implemented a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) agreement effective November 2005. Original SHSP funding was provided by the GDOT and its federal lump sum safety funds within the Highway Safety Improvement Program. The funding was allocated for three federal fiscal years from October 2005 through September 2008. No further GDOT Highway Safety Improvement Program Lump Sum funding is available beyond September 2008. The SHSP Administration/Implementation depends upon the Section 406 funding to further benefit Georgia's statewide highway safety planning.
The agencies appointed the highest rated qualifying Operations Manager to oversee the SHSP implementation based upon the Integrated Safety Management Process (ISMP). Georgia's SHSP created the organizational structure recommended by the National Cooperative Highway Research Project, Report 501. The structure includes executive oversight, buy-in, and direct involvement of the Safety Program Leadership (SPL) members. (See attached current SPL member agency/representative) The SPL is composed of 22 related federal, state, and local transportation, public safety, and regional planning agencies. The Operations Manager serves the SPL and oversees the daily operations of the SHSP. Working Group members are represented by the emphasis area Task Team Leaders, and all Task Teams are supported by the Risk Analysis and Evaluation Team safety data analysts.
In September 2006, Georgia's SHSP was approved by Governor Sonny Perdue and submitted to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). FHWA approved the Georgia SHSP as to the comprehensive planning process compliant with federal law, 23 USC Section 148, Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act-A Legacy to Users (SAFETEA-LU). The approved Georgia SHSP qualified Georgia for "flexible" highway safety funding allocations as well as future safety funding increases. Georgia maintained FHWA and safety partner involvement in implementing and updating the 2006 SHSP. In September 2007, Georgia's 2007 SHSP was again approved by Governor Perdue and the FHWA.
The project achieved a new level of cooperation among the various safety partners in Georgia and established a clear direction for the efforts. The project continues to develop goals to reduce the state Fatality Rate and highway fatality numbers. In 2006, Georgia considered and adopted the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) goal of 1.0 fatalities per 100 million miles traveled (VMT). Georgia's initial goal was adjusted to 2010. AASHTO amended the national goal from a rate referenced goal to an annual fatality reduction number goal. The national goal is to annually reduce highway fatalities by 1,000. In 2008, Georgia amended the statewide goal to continually reduce highway fatalities by 41 per year by 2012 and beyond.
In 2006, Georgia's SHSP established the model ISMP. The SPL adopted the state SHSP vision "Every Life Counts-Strive for Zero Deaths and Injuries on Georgia Roads." Georgia's SHSP mission is: "Georgia's mission is to continue to strengthen initiatives in education, engineering, enforcement and emergency medical services to eliminate crashes, injuries, and deaths to have the safest roads in the nation."
Georgia's SHSP continues to customize, develop, and implement the ISMP components as described in the Agreement. Specifically, Georgia is progressing through the six major steps designed to describe those elements in the ISMP that are required to maximize safety. Georgia continues to develop detailed action plan, and implement the SHSP and evaluate performance.
DPS Technology Data Model
The DPS Technology Data Model is a project to implement an automated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) model statewide for the Department of Public Safety which includes the Georgia State Patrol (GSP), The Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD), and the Capitol Police.
Estimated costs for the software project include software, training, installation, and configuration services to install 10 dispatch centers and 880 vehicles with software products. It is estimated to require the installation of 10 Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), 10 Smart Switches, 1 Records Management System (RMS), 1 Administrative System, and 880 Mobile Computer Terminals (MCT) in the vehicles with the capability of mapping, Auto Vehicle Locator (AVL), field reporting, text to voice, citations, and crash reporting.
An annual maintenance fee to maintain the 24/7 support is also required beginning the second year after installation. The first year is warranted at no cost. Once implemented, the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) will

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change the law enforcement response and the data obtained from it in a strategic and operational manner that is only available at this extent through the statewide implementation that the Georgia Department of Public Safety can provide.
Occupant Protection
The DPS Technology Data Model is three fold in its collection of data.
1)An operator will date and time stamp in the new computer aided dispatch (CAD) database all incidents and their respective data such as the use of seatbelts, seatbelt citations, etc.
2)A Trooper will issue electronic citation data to courts that provide occupant protection data, particularly seatbelt citations for this category.
3)The trooper will be able to GPS locate places of accident/incident that can be tied to a cause such as speed or lack of a use of a seatbelt.
Speeding / DUI / and Serious Crash Type
Each of these areas will be addressed through this project by the increase in Georgia State Patrol (GSP) presence in the field in areas which have the Computer Aided Dispatch because the officers' time in the GSP Post office will be greatly diminished. The laptop computers, printers, and e-citations will allow each Trooper to 1) Check in for their shift via their GPS location and be immediately available for service rather than having to travel to the Post and 2) Complete and transmit most paperwork and citations from the car without a visit to the Post to log onto a central computer.
All other areas of project prioritization
In addition to the above description, the Department believes that the system implementation will be relevant to all categories of prioritization as identified and ranked for the GIS software project description, as each trooper patrol car will be equipped with a GPS that provides data back to the Computer Aided Dispatch database in each of the nine troops of the state. In addition to providing the already stated data for analysis of each traffic citation type by date, time and geographic location, this capability provides a much greater capability by allowing the Department to physically see where all active and inactive patrol resources are located at any time to provide an expedient response to accidents and other call out incidents. This type of computer aided management will allow the Department to more effectively address the multiple incidents that are occurring in a region and respond appropriately by severity of the incident with the limited resources available. Or, as is frequently the case in severe incidents, partner with local officers to ensure adequate resources are available expeditiously.
Cost Benefit
"DPS Technology Data Model" project will impact every project prioritization in every region of the state, and in every segment of the criminal justice process from initial incident, to arrest, court hearings, and finally even adjudication with the added benefit of timely citation data for the court's consideration.
The project has received initial funding of $2.8 million of the estimated $13,017.221 Additional needed funding is $9,228,170.
Value and Benefits
Officer Safety AVL location displayed to all including dispatch GCIC/NCIC, GSP History, Additional History prior to stop (working on Interstate Sharing
with other Law Enforcement) Reduction in violator stop time Instant Statewide Communications
Citizen Safety Reduction in response time Improved Traffic Advisories

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Force Multiplication/ High Productivity
Officers are more informed and capable Officers spend less time responding per incident Savings of 40,000 man hours each year equating to the loss of 5000 eight hour enforcement
patrols, or $1,280,000.00 in opportunity costs. Reduction of cost
Improved Data Collection
Reduction in errors on reports Typed and readable documents Data Analysis (Crime, Crash, Fatality, Seatbelt and DUI)
Officer Accountability
High Visibility
Improved Morale and Retention
Data Interoperability

EMS Patient Care and Reporting Training
The Georgia State Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma (OEMS/T) has played a strategic role in (a) developing the infrastructure of emergency medical care, (b) fulfilling a legally mandated regulatory role to oversee statewide ambulance services to safeguard the public interest, and (c) providing education and certification of emergency medical personnel. With the rapid introduction of computer technology beginning in the 1990's, the OEMS/T has been increasing called upon to be an information clearing house and provide a unified planning and continuous quality improvement direction for the collection and analysis of EMS, EMSC and trauma data for both rural and urban areas. It is now generally recognized that the analysis and production of meaningful EMS data is a core function central to supporting EMS regulation and system wide improvement. In order for Georgia to fulfill its regulatory mission, EMS data must be shared with other agencies. Meaningful EMS data needs to be better integrated at regional and local levels. Infrastructure development is required such that the building blocks can be put into place to support these needed capabilities.
In March of 2006 the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Information System (GEMSIS) initiated the Georgia State Bridge for electronic data submission. State EMS service providers utilizing their own unique software are able to import their EMS patient care reports (PCR) data directly to the data port and GEMSIS became the Georgia PCR database.
Collection of PCR data has suffered from three problems: (a) technology, (b) lack of training, and (c) lack of enforcement capability. GEMSIS is designed to address the first two of these problems. The best way to ensure accurate, reliable data is for those submitting it to actually use it. If the data has value to them then they will correct it. GEMSIS gives them that and ensures timely, accurate and complete data. GEMSIS also produces a secondary benefit of ensuring database stability. If the EMS providers use the data they will be sure to continue submitting and correcting their data. In addition GEMSIS provides significant improvement in the timeliness of the data that took previously long periods of time to process. The complex and productive database requires continued IT maintenance and support for its continuation. Without this support this the state PCR database will fail and EMS data and information will be unavailable.
In addition the project provides temporary staff to scan the backlog of PCR's in Region 3. The old scanning PCR process was labor intensive and many agencies did not have the staff to scan their reports and simply submitted the paper forms to the state. Region 3 which covers all the Atlanta area and several other counties did not have the staff to scan the thousands of reports. In the future we will move these agencies off scanning to electronic PCR submission but to obtain their data from the last two years additional staff is required.
The purpose of this project is two fold. First by providing support for the GEMSIS database it will ensure the ability of the Office of EMS/Trauma to continue its goals of producing accurate, reliable, complete, timely, and assessable data and enable Georgia to provide EMS data to NEMSIS. Second by providing staff to scan the back log of Region 3 reports a huge volume of data will be incorporated into the GEMSIS database increasing its accuracy and completeness. The Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) effort has a clear EMS data link and the effort will go a long way to support the CODES.

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Operation Rolling Thunder/Task Force GOHS

The GOHS Thunder Task Force was developed and first mobilized in early 2007. The Thunder Task Force is a

data driven, high visibility, sustained, traffic enforcement response team, designed to impact a jurisdiction with

an Operation Rolling Thunder mobilization for a three month period. A significant part of Operation Rolling

Thunder 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 GOHS. The Thunder Task Force is coordinated

by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Special Operations Division and includes the Georgia State Patrol,

GOHS HEAT Units (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic), DPS Motor Carrier Compliance Division and

Local Law Enforcement to conduct the high visibility enforcement during the three month effort. The fuel cost is

passed on to the host agencies with the remainder of cost, including lodging, meals and equipment picked up by

GOHS Special Operations available funds.

The first mobilization was the response to Savannah Chatham County law enforcement and public officials' request to help address alarming increase in highway crashes

TRAFFIC FATALITIES BARTOW AND PAULDING COUNTIES
JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST

and fatalities. During its inaugural 90-day mobilization last
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reduced traffic fatalities in the Savannah Area by 58-percent
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while working with Savannah-Chatham Metro Police.

The newly proposed Operation Rolling Thunder will

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and education programs. Operation Rolling Thunder does

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not single out a type of driver to target during deployments

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2007

2008

but instead focuses on decreasing traffic fatalities in all

subgroups of drivers.

A second mobilization was conducted June - August

2008 in Bartow County and Paulding County. Bartow

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fatalities. A third mobilization is currently under way in Barrow County and Oconee County.
Early Barrow County and Oconee County mobilization results indicate significant reduction in the projected annual increased fatalities. Using the FAST, Barrow County annual

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projected increase over the three year average fatalities was 143%. July thru December 2008 Thunder intervention reduced projected fatalities to 53%.
Traffic enforcement efforts yielded numerous citations,

Barrow County was projected to have approximately 35 fatalities or 143% increase over three year average
Barrow County is now projected to nish the year with 22 fatalities, representing a much smaller increase of 53% over the three year average

arrests, and apprehensions.

Local jurisdictions realize the crime reductions and

traffic improvement benefits of the high visibility, sustained

traffic enforcement. Increased local enforcement efforts

3 Mobilizations= 36 Days

continue after the Thunder Task Force leaves. Comparing

the three month mobilization efforts, there are 40% or

Seatbelt Citations 2079

higher reductions in crashes, injuries, and fatalities overall.

Child Seat Citations 433

If Georgia conducts four to five mobilizations per year, up

Speeding 3404

to 100 or more lives could be saved each year. It is noted that GOHS has committed $162,000 for the
Thunder Task Force out of Section 410 funds, so adding another $162,000 from 406 would show the combination of funds to support an effective program.

DUI 460 Suspended License 445 Drug Arrest 145 Felony Arrest 58 Fugitives Apprehended 66

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Older Driver Physician Awareness/Transportation Alternatives
The Older Driver Safety Task Team was organized prior to Georgia initiating the SHSP. The task team has fully developed the problem identification and effective older driver safety issue countermeasures. The task team has developed a four safety E approach to older driver issues. However, two primary initiatives have been prioritized to begin new older driver programs. First, increase physician knowledge and awareness of older driver issues and access to tools to increase detection of older patients at-risk for motor-vehicle crashes:
Develop and disseminate training courses and/or educational materials that focus on identifying, assessing, and counseling older drivers at-risk for motor-vehicle crashes
Increase awareness and utilization of Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (DRS) among physicians
Proposed program funding for three years is $20,000. The proposed funding breakdown is $12,000 for Development of CD Resource Tool, $3,000 for Distribution of CD Resource Tool, and $5,000 for Evaluation of CD Resource Tool.
And, second, increase transportation options and availability for the elderly in Georgia by developing a Transportation Coordinating Council at a start up cost of $6,000.

Georgia Rural Safety Initiative
In 2006, 515 people died on Georgia county roads compared to 418 on interstates and city streets combined. Noninterstate state routes and county roads have much higher fatality rates than interstates. Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) on county roads has increased 14% from 2000 to 2006 while fatalities have increased by 16%. No other road classification has seen that large of an increase in VMT or fatalities.

Crash Outcomes by Road Type and Year (Number & Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled)

Road Type

#s & Rates

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Interstates

Fatalities Fatality Rate

230

262

216

228

248

256

237

0.83

0.93

0.76

0.76

0.81

0.84

0.77

Injuries

13,987

15,103

14,294

14,152

14,665

15,279

14,463

Injury Rate

50.7

53.7

50.5

47.5

47.9

50.2

46.9

Crashes

34,024

35,995

37,106

37,503

39,162

39,991

38,780

Crash Rate Fatalities

123.4 707

128.1 756

131.1 717

125.7 723

127.9 769

131.4 776

126.7 770

Other State Roads

Fatality Rate

1.80

1.88

1.81

1.84

1.90

1.99

1.94

Injuries

48,070

48,229

49,971

49,504

51,844

51,581

48,787

Injury Rate

122.4

120.0

125.9

125.8

128.1

132.1

123.2

Crashes Crash Rate

96,157 244.9

98,152 244.2

103,930 261.9

103,685 263.5

108,344 267.7

109,378 280.2

105,781 267.1

Fatalities

442

460

456

497

467

549

515

Countr y Roads

Fatality Rate

1.55

1.51

1.48

1.59

1.37

1.68

1.58

Injuries

33,950

35,731

36,602

37,411

39,686

39,984

38,783

Injury Rate Crashes

119.2 85,024

117.5 90,204

118.5 95,407

119.8 99,802

116.1 104,422

122.5 106,185

119.2 105,025

Crash Rate

298.6

296.7

308.9

319.7

305.5

325.3

322.7

Fatalities

170

178

142

162

157

163

181

City Streets

Fatality Rate

2.06

2.20

1.79

2.04

2.17

1.90

2.13

Injuries Injury Rate

34,601 419.2

33,242 410.6

31,756 400.6

31,812 400.3

31,798 439.7

32,209 375.4

31,466 369.7

Crashes

94,563

93,500

91,331

90,622

90,703

92,098

92,570

Crash Rate

1,145.6

1,154.8

1,152.1

1,140.3

1,254.1

1,073.3

1,087.6

Crashes, Injuries and fatalities by County Population Size (3yr. Averages: '03 '05)

County Category

CRASHES

Number

Rate

injuries

Number

Rate

Fatalities

Number

Rate

Pop > 10,000 (13)

211,311

420.4

74,145

147.5

591

1.18

Pop 25,000 to 99,999 (39)

92,461

279.2

42,428

128.1

550

1.66

Pop < 25,000 (107)

36,751

136.6

20,030

74.4

523

1.94

The table shows Georgia's 159 counties grouped into `urban,' `suburban,' and `rural' categories based upon population. Fatalities almost evenly distributed among three categories. While only 18% of the Georgia population lives in the 107 rural counties, 32% of fatalities occur there. On average, rural counties characterized by very high fatality rates, but relatively low crash rates.

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The focus of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Rural Safety Initiative is to highlight available options to help reduce highway fatalities and injuries on the nation's rural roads. This targeted national campaign will take advantage of opportunities to raise awareness of the risks drivers face on America's rural roads and provide communities with tools and assistance to address these risks where the Department's resources can be leveraged quickly and effectively.
Smarter, low-cost solutions to improve rural road safety are readily available and can be deployed quickly. This initiative seeks to refocus the Department's extensive safety programs in a comprehensive way to help state and local leaders get solutions implemented in rural areas faster.
A May 2004 General Accounting Office report found that four key factors contribute to rural road deaths: human behavior, roadway environment, vehicles, and medical care after a crash. This document describes the Department's ongoing activities and new initiatives to highlight the issue of rural road safety and address the factors which contribute to rural fatalities.
All relevant agencies within DOT the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) will aid in aggressively promoting solutions, educating the public, and working with local officials to reduce injuries and deaths on rural roads.
The Department's new endeavor will encompass a comprehensive approach, addressing five focus areas:
Safer Drivers
Better Roads
Smarter Roads
Better Trained Emergency Responders
Outreach and Partnerships
Georgia Rural Seat Belt Demonstration Project (RDP)
As part of the Rural Safety Initiatives, Georgia is participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Region 4 Seat Belt Demonstration Project (RDP) In order to effectively address the challenge of increased safety belt use among passenger's vehicle occupants in rural areas, the Region 4 Regional Rural Safety Belt Demonstration Project will include three critical components: 1) targeted media and outreach campaigns; 2) high visibility enforcement; and 3) quantifiable evaluation. The approach will be modeled after a successful project in Region 5 and tailored to residents in selected rural areas of Georgia. The project goal is to prevent fatal and nonfatal injuries to over-represented, high-risk drivers in rural areas within the state through comprehensive enforcement, media, outreach, and an evaluation program. The RDP will increase awareness and exposure in Georgia to stepped-up seat belt enforcement activity during the November 2008 campaign period. Georgia's GOHS developed a Work Plan which describes the activities that will be planned and implemented for the November 2008 Rural Seat Belt campaign. Control areas will be selected within the state as well.
Safer Drivers Seat Belts: NHTSA will fund four demonstration projects in rural areas to raise seat belt usage and/or promote greater deployment of ignition interlocks to combat drunk driving by repeat offenders. This program will offer grants to recipients to implement either of the following initiatives:
Increasing Seat Belt Use in Rural Areas: This approach would focus on the visibility of enforcement in several low belt use counties in an effort to raise the overall seat belt use rate. This strategy is now being tested in Wyoming and North Dakota.
Sobriety Checkpoints: A concern smaller rural agencies have expressed is their ability to effectively conduct sobriety checkpoints due to a lack of resources. However, NHTSA has sponsored research that shows low staffing checkpoints (operated by five or fewer officers) can be just as effective as more traditional, larger checkpoints (20 or more officers). NHTSA has published guidelines and will continue to work with State and local officials to increase the use of low staffing checkpoints.

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Commercial Vehicles: FMCSA is working with states to develop strategies for ensuring the safety of commercial vehicles on rural roadways and to include a component on rural commercial vehicle safety into each state's annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan. This year's guidance from the Department will focus on large truck fatalities occurring in work zones. Preliminary data shows that large-truck, work-zone fatalities account for nearly 5 percent of the approximately 5,000 large truck deaths each year. States will be requested to identify rural road crash and fatality problems and use grant funding to focus safety efforts in those areas.

The Georgia work plan fully develops the following six activities:

1. Enforcement Activity
a) Georgia Traffic Enforcement Network
b)Operation Rolling Thunder Mobilization (PATEN Network)
c)Click It of Ticket Enforcement
d) law enforcement agencies that the State plans to recruit in the targeted RDP media markets by type Number of estimated hours to be worked:
103 Local police agencies: 16 Georgia State Patrol posts: 54 County sheriff offices: Other municipal agencies
e) The Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety has developed a Traffic Enforcement Network (TEN) Concept that to utilize to recruit agencies to participate in the mobilization. Each Network has a coordinator and an assistant coordinator. These coordinators along with the state Special Operations Director and the Law Enforcement Liaison work to recruit those specific agencies participating in the mobilization. They work to make sure that all required training and the implementation of the enforcement strategies are completed as planned. Lastly, they ensure that all agencies report their activity for evaluation purposes.
f ) GOHS will recruit all the agencies within the areas identified to participate in this mobilization. It is anticipated that on a minimal level there will be agencies that will work and report on a voluntary basis.
g) Georgia will conduct checkpoints, saturation patrols, enforcement zones as well as nighttime enforcement.
h) Georgia will capture the enforcement activity through law enforcement activity reports that will be compiled by the network coordinators. Each coordinator will compile the results from activity within their networks and report that information to the GOHS Law Enforcement Services team who will complete a cumulative report.
i) Georgia does not currently fund all agencies who report their activity through our online database. Similarly, we expect agencies that will not be incentivized to also report their activity through the online database.

2. Paid Media:
a)Identify the name of the agency the SHSO will use to: develop the proposed media buy and compile the PostRDP Project Media Buy Summary Report following the campaign
b) Based on the mobilizations being after the political elections, we do not anticipate issues that might limit availability of media inventory. GOHS's strategy for ensuring maximum value added is based on our existing relationship with our media buyer. Our past experience has resulted in great value added and bonus placement opportunities. Because we plan to buy for both RDP and CIOT, the increased funding for the two week period should boost the opportunity for added value.

3. Earned Media
c) GOHS will conduct a statewide news conference on a date to be determined at this time. We will also conduct a press conference in each of the (5) Regional Traffic Enforcement Networks also on dates to be determined. We will issue media advisories to all local media outlets to encourage coverage of the campaign. We will invite local media to accompany law enforcement at safety belt road checks and concentrated patrols.
d)Earned media plans-local enforcement or other partners: As described prior we will encourage and help to ensure that each Regional Traffic Enforcement Network to conduct their own press conference announcing the new initiative. Similarly we will have them promote ride-alongs and issue media advisories for earned media coverage.

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e) Georgia has Rural Road Liaisons to assist in the distribution and placement of earned media material. Additionally we will use Child Passenger Safety Technicians to assist.
f ) GOHS will utilize our current media clippings service to record and report actual earned media.
4. Outreach g)Steve Davidson/ Georgia Department of Human Resources Rural Roads Initiative; Randall Townley/Pioneer RESA Rural Roads Initiative, and Amy Edwards/ GOHS CPS Coordinator are assigned to make contacts with community outreach organizations on behalf of the GOHS for assistance in raising awareness of the RDP campaign, such as, in-house staff or through a grant-funded organization. h) Georgia will utilize our Traffic Enforcement Network structure to include the statewide listserv which has more than 1000 law enforcement officers and officials statewide to carry the campaign. We will also use our grantee listserv for the same purpose. This listserv contains more than 500 contacts statewide. i) GOHS will utilize list serves above as well contacts through the traffic enforcement network meetings to request participation in the RDP campaign. This will be done during the October scheduled meetings and the general list serve notices will be posted in October. j)Start and end of outreach efforts: October 1 November 23, 2008 k)These outreach partners are currently grant funded and will carry these functions out as an added responsibility in their grants. l) Georgia will use those materials developed by NHTSA, Tombras, and Akins/Crisp to include Op Ed pieces, LTE, fact sheets and talking points. m)As a standard part of their monthly grant reporting process, we will request that a supplemental report be written related to activities implemented related to this campaign.
5. Evaluation n) GOHS is using to the University of Georgia to conduct the required RDP survey and evaluation activity, i.e. belt observation.
November 2008 RDP Campaign Evaluation Plan

Category
Seat Belt Use Observation Mini Survey

Pre-RDP Regional Program Area Control Non-Program Area

Post RDP Regional Program Area Control non-Program Area

DMV Survey

Regional Program Area Control Non-Program Area

Regional Program Area Control Non-Program Area

6. Budget At this time the state plans to use 406 funds to implement this project. We have tentatively planned to use $50,000 to purchase incentives for those agencies participating in this initiative. No overtime funds will be used. Law Enforcement Services Team will provide a detailed incentive plan.

Res ource National

F un d in g Type
( 15 7 In no vative Car ryove r, 402, 406,
etc .)

C oo rdi n atio n and
P l an ni ng

4 06

Enforceme nt $ 50 k

Pa id Media $2 00 k

Ear ned M ed ia/ Ou treac h

Eva luation $ 20 k

TOTAL by Fu n di ng
Type
$ 27 0k

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The Fatality Analysis and Surveillance Tool (FAST) provides a monthly update of current fatality reports. This tool is designed to reflect highway fatalities as recorded by the state crash repository. Using the tool, one may identify highway fatality "hot spots," fatality target goals, and projected end-of-year fatalities. The FAST is organized into six columns. The columns are defined as follows:
(1)Counties are grouped according to the Traffic Enforcement Networks (TEN), Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Districts, and Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Posts and Troops.
(2)Year-to-date fatalities for 2007. Due to a time lag in accounting for some fatalities, these data are typically not complete until mid-summer of the following year (e.g. 2008 for 2007 fatalities)
(3)Target fatalities for 2007. These targets are based upon reductions from totals from the previous three years (column #4)
(4)Three-year averages for highway fatalities from the last three preceding years
(5)End-of-year fatality projection. This number is based upon Year-to-Date fatalities and estimated completeness of data
(6)Comparison of the projected fatalities to the target fatalities. Less than 100% indicates that a region has performed better than the target.

In the FAST table excerpts below, the four agency area projections identify traffic enforcement networks
(TEN), GDOT districts, GSP troops, and GSP posts' first two rows. Each of the agencies identifies projected fatality outcomes and coordinates appropriate actions with the other agencies. For example, The Coastal Area Traffic Enforcement Network (CATEN) 2008 year end fatality projection is 131 %. The CATEN overlaps areas of GDOT District Five and the GSP Troop I and corresponding counties. The three agencies identify the "hot spots" and take appropriate needed actions to curtail increasing fatalities. In the GDOT District FAST table, District Two exhibits above average fatalities projected to increase to 105% of the previous three year annual average fatalities. GDOT District Two overlaps with areas of the ECTEN, SCTEN, and SCTEN as well as the GSP Troops E and F.
Further safety effort coordination engages the agencies to address location specific roadway issues. The roadway issues overlap into recognized driver behavior as well as roadway characteristics. For example, speeding, impaired driving, and unrestrained vehicle occupants on off state system, rural roads increases the crash rate per vehicle miles traveled. Off state system roads become subject to needed engineering improvements like 6" wide pavement markings, shoulder and center line rumble stripping, cleared right of ways, or combinations of improvements. Each county and municipality experiences similar increased crash rates and can benefit from the comprehensive, data driven countermeasures supported in the SHSP.

FAST table excerpts:

Tra c Enforcement Networks (As of March 26th, 2008)

TEN (1) ATTEN

2007 YTD (2) 65

2007 Target (3)
68

Ave. (04' -06') (4)
67

CATEN

116

90

91

GDOT Districts District 1 2

2007 YTD (2) 248 183

2007 Target (3)
297
177

Ave. (04' -06') (4) 297
183

GSP Troops Troop A B

2007 YTD (2) 208 177

2007 Target (3)
189
196

Ave. (04' -06') (4) 194
196

GSP Posts Posts 1 2

2007 YTD (2) 50 33

2007 Target (3)
51
18

Ave. (04' -06') (4) 50
19

2007 Projection (5)
66 117
2007 Projection (5)
250 185
2007 Projection (5)
210 179
2007 Projection (5)
50 33

Projected % of Target (6) 96%
131%
Projected % of Target (6) 84%
105%
Projected % of Target (6)
111% 91%
Projected % of Target (6) 98%
186%

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Speed, occupant protection, and impaired driving are addressed in the high visibility, sustained, aggressive enforcement initiative of Operation Rolling Thunder.
http://www.gahighwaysafety.org/rollingthunder/
The Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) continues to deploy the Operation Rolling Thunder, "Thunder Task Force." The GOHS task force is a specialized traffic enforcement unit designed to help Georgia communities combat abnormally high occurrences of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities. The mission is to reduce those highway deaths and serious injuries by changing the illegal driving behaviors of motorists in the region through an increased law enforcement presence in those high crash corridors.
Georgia counties exceeding the three year annual crash fatality projections are identified as `high crash corridor'. Statistically, these counties continue to line-up as the state's deadliest traffic crash counties outside the Metro Atlanta Area. Beginning in mid-2007, Thunder deployments have occurred in counties of Savannah/ Chatham, Paulding and Bartow, Barrow and Oconee, and Bulloch County.
Law enforcement and agencies and local governing authorities are notified of the increasing fatality projections. The agencies in the region invite the Governor's Office of Highway Safety to plan for Thunder Task Force enforcement support. The task force teams are composed of officers from the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Motor Carrier Compliance Division deployed in joint operations with a specially-qualified contingent of GOHS H.E.A.T. Units. H.E.A.T. stands for Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic. The H.E.A.T. program includes 100 traffic enforcement officers in 26 law enforcement agencies around the state to increase safety belt use and reduce speeding and impaired driving crashes. Officers are certified as field sobriety or drug recognition experts, with required training in radar, emergency vehicle operation, pursuit intervention, advanced traffic law, and DUI Breathalyzer equipment operation.
The Thunder strategy applies concentrated patrols on state routes and interstate highways over a three month period. Task force officers conduct day-and-night safety belt and sobriety road checks on local roadways while collecting enforcement data to document their life-saving progress.
In between weekly waves of Thunder operations, local patrols continue to target high injury and fatality crash locations with an ongoing schedule of concentrated patrols and road checks. Task force teams receive logistical support from two regional GOHS Traffic Enforcement Networks (TEN). The TEN provides portable Blood Alcohol Testing "BAT"-Trailers, field-equipped with reporting stations, Intoxilyzers, night operations generators and street lighting-kits, and holding cells to conduct Thunder sobriety road checks.
Future Thunder mobilizations are scheduled for April 2009 in Augusta/Richmond County.

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PROPOSED FUNDING

Leveraging existing resources requires ongoing safety agency consultations. Georgia earned the Safety Belt Performance grant of $20,698,353 under 23 U.S.C. 406 in FY 2008 by achieving a seat belt use rate of 85 % or higher in 2006 and 2007. Georgia submitted a plan indicating how allocated funds will be used for highway safety and Federal-Aid highway programs. The Georgia Department of Transportation and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety identified the implementation of the comprehensive SHSP encompassing the four safety E's to go a long way to reduce high risk driving behavior. The funding plan allocates funding proportions as required and as noted below:

Safety Programs

$1,000,000

As specified by SAFETEA-LU, at least $1 million of the funds must be identified for behavioral highway safety activities.

Safety Programs

$4,849,176

GOHS will fund enforcement, public information and education programs consistent with Section 406 guidelines as well as Georgia's SHSP.

SHSP Emphasis Areas

$10,000,000

The Georgia GOHS will administer these funds at the direction of the Safety Program Leadership of the Georgia Governor's SHSP. The 406 funds will be administered in this way to ensure that the 406 funds are spent explicitly on the Emphasis Areas of the SHSP with prior approval of the SHSP Leadership.

Safety Improvements

$4,849,177

GDOT will use these funds to supplement other federal funds set aside for Safety Improvement. Anticipated use will include funding for crash records location coding and other qualifying safety projects consistent with Georgia's SHSP.
The Task Teams have submitted proposed projects to address their respective area recommendations and an initial prioritization and ranking of proposed projects. There are 74 projects, and 37 are already underway with existing funding. Task Team Leaders reviewed the current proposed projects and available funding from Section 406 Safety Belt Award. Georgia DOT and GOHS notified US DOT of the Section 406 funding allocations in part to be administered through the SHSP organization. SHSP allocated funding is $10,000,000 (ten million). GDOT committed an additional $1.2 million of its safety funding to the $10 million SHSP funds for a total of $11.2 million. Proposed projects were submitted in white paper format or the prescribed Word format. The projects were detailed in the same format for consistency. The Leaders also reviewed the previous planning for development of an implementation strategy. A project prioritization implementation template was developed for further consistency and completeness to address the respective safety area concerns.

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EVALUATION
Georgia's SHSP will be evaluated annually through both process and impact evaluations. The SHSP direction is to identify the methodology for doing impact evaluations. Impact evaluation methodologies may vary from one emphasis area to another. Identifying and adopting specific methodologies would require additional resources. During the next year's SHSP planning, a formal evaluation plan will consider the:
Areas to evaluate Methods to employ Measures to use Plan for analysis, and Future action to address the results
The performance measure will be the annual reduction in the number of fatal and serious injuries as well as reaching the 2012 statewide reduction of highway fatalities to an annual average of 1,498 or fewer.
Additionally, the process issues to be monitored and measured include the: Increase in safety belt use in all vehicle types and vehicle positions. Increase in the number of sobriety checkpoints. Increase in the number of law enforcement officers and/or agencies participating in enhanced enforcement efforts. Increase of enforcement of high-risk driving behaviors. Decrease in the amount of time it takes to make and process a DUI arrest and complete the required paperwork. Improvement in the DUI conviction rate. Implementation of new motorcycle safety program availability. Decrease in the number of fatalities and serious injuries to individuals under the age of 21. Congestion delay and rear-end crash improvement. Changes in law enforcement agencies traffic enforcement. The evaluation will determine the effectiveness of existing countermeasures and allow refinement of the SHSP to address program gaps and deficiencies. Other measures as identified in the SHSP process
The newly revised HSIP regulations require an evaluation process of the overall HSIP and the SHSP.
A The evaluation process shall include a process to:
1.Analyze and assess the results achieved by the HSIP in reducing crashes, serious injuries, and fatalities, and
2.Evaluate the overall SHSP on a regular basis
a.Ensuring accuracy/currency of safety data b.Identifying factors that affect priority emphasis areas, strategies, and improvement c.Identifying issues that demonstrate a need to revise or update the SHSP
B.The evaluation information shall be used to:
1. Develop basic source data in the planning process 2.Setting priorities for highway safety improvement projects 3.Assessing overall effectiveness of the HSIP; and 4.Required reporting
C.The evaluation process may be financed with funds made available under federal code.

CONCLUSIONS
Georgia's highway safety goals are more clearly defined. Measurable lifesaving strategies contribute to specific highway safety areas to achieve the desired, lifesaving outcomes. Georgia's 2007 highway fatality decrease continues the annual highway fatality reduction. Georgia will evaluate its progress using three-year averages through 2012. Therefore, for the period of time from 2009 through 2012, Georgia will strive to reduce highway fatalities to an annual average of 1,498 or fewer. The annual total fatalities will be 150 less than 2007 and compound the annual life savings into the future.

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Appendix I HB 160 As Passed/Signed
HB 160 - Driver Services, Department of; increase fees; speed restrictions; provisions http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/sum/hb160.htm

Current Version PDF Version
Sponsored By (1) Cole,Jim 125th (2) Neal,Jay 1st (3) Pruett,Jimmy 144th (4) Hanner,Bob 148th (5) Talton,Willie 145th
Sponsored In Senate By
Heath,Bill 31st

Committees HC:PS&HS SC:PUB SAF
Current Status 05/05/09 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to fees to be paid to the Department of Driver Services; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses, so as to increase the fees paid to the Department of Driver Services for reinstatement or restoration of suspended or revoked drivers' licenses; to amend Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to speed restrictions, so as to specify that instruments charging violations of speed regulations shall state whether the violation occurred on a two-lane road or highway; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Votes
Electronically Recorded Votes

Date

Time

Vote No

Yeas Nays NV Exc Description

03/09/2009 12:36PM House Vote #159 055 112 004 009 TABLE

03/09/2009 12:37PM House Vote #160 113 053 005 009 PASS

03/25/2009 12:02PM Senate Vote #253 016 033 004 003 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY THE SEN. FROM THE 10TH AS AMENDED

03/25/2009 12:04PM Senate Vote #254 042 010 000 004 PASSAGE

Status History Bill History

Date 01/27/2009 01/28/2009 01/28/2009 02/25/2009 03/09/2009 03/09/2009 03/09/2009 03/10/2009 03/20/2009 03/23/2009 03/25/2009 03/25/2009 04/13/2009 05/05/2009 05/05/2009 07/01/2009

Action House First Readers House Second Readers House Withdrawn, Recommitted House Committee Favorably Reported House Third Readers House Third Readers House Passed/Adopted Senate Read and Referred Senate Committee Favorably Reported Senate Read Second Time Senate Third Read Senate Passed/Adopted House Sent to Governor House Date Signed by Governor Act 135 Effective Date

Footnotes 1/28/2009 Withdrawn from Judiciary Non-Civil and recommitted to Public Safety & Homeland Security

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Appendix I continued
Versions
1. LC 34 2013-EC/a 2. Sen floor amend 1 3. Sen floor amend 2 4. Sen floor amend 2a 5. HB 160/AP
09 LC 34 2013-EC/AP
House Bill 160 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Cole of the 125th, Neal of the 1st, Pruett of the 144th,
Hanner of the 148th, and Talton of the 145th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
To amend provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to fees to be paid to the Department of Driver Services; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to increase the fees paid to the Department of Driver Services for reinstatement or restoration of suspended or revoked drivers' licenses; to amend Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed restrictions, so as to specify that instruments charging violations of speed regulations shall state whether the violation occurred on a two-lane road or highway; to provide for an additional fee to be administered by the Department of Driver Services for certain super speeding offenses; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Appendix II HB 336 As Passed/Signed
HB 336 - Driving under the influence; mandatory sentences; increase http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2007_08/search/hb 336

Current Version PDF Version
Sponsored By (1) Levitas,Kevin 82nd (2) Bearden,Timothy 68th (3) Talton,Willie 145th (4) Bridges,Ben 10th (5) Chambers,Jill 81st (6) Oliver,Mary 83rd

Sponsored In Senate By Weber,Dan 40th
Committees HC: JudyNC SC: JUDY
Current Status 05/12/08 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances, so as to increase the mandatory sentences; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Votes
Electronically Recorded Votes

Date 03/05/2008 04/04/2008 04/04/2008

Time 4:36PM 2:18PM 8:08PM

Vote No House Vote #706 Senate Vote #965 House Vote #1087

Yeas

Nays NV

Exc

Description

124 017 032 007 PASS

050 000 005 001 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

141 003 030 006 Agree Sen Sub

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Status History Bill History

Date 02/09/2007 02/10/2007 03/19/2007 04/20/2007 02/14/2008 02/26/2008 03/05/2008 03/05/2008 03/06/2008 03/27/2008 03/28/2008 04/02/2008 04/04/2008 04/04/2008 04/04/2008 04/04/2008 04/14/2008 05/12/2008 05/12/2008 07/01/2008

Action House First Readers House Second Readers House Committee Favorably Reported House Withdrawn, Recommitted House Committee Favorably Reported House Withdrawn, Recommitted House Third Readers House Passed/Adopted Senate Read and Referred Senate Committee Favorably Reported Senate Read Second Time Senate Tabled Senate Taken from Table Senate Third Read Senate Passed/Adopted House Agree Senate Amend or Sub House Sent to Governor House Date Signed by Governor Act 544 Effective Date

Footnotes 2/26/2008 Withdrawn from Rules Calendar and recommitted to Rules 3/5/2008 Passed House by Rules Committee Substitute 4/2/2008 Tabled in Senate 4/4/2008 Removed from the Table in Senate

Versions 1. LC 34 1025/a 2. LC 29 2842S/hs 3. LC 29 3200S/hs
08 HB 336/AP

4. HB 336/RCSFA 5. Sen ctee sub LC 29 3406S 6. HB 336/AP

House Bill 336 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Levitas of the 82nd, Bearden of the 68th, Talton of the 145th,
Bridges of the 10th, Chambers of the 81st, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
To amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers licenses, so as to change certain provisions relating to clinical evaluations and substance abuse treatment programs for certain offenders; to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances, so as to revise the punishment provisions related to driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances; to provide that a fourth violation of the crime of driving under the influence within ten years is a felony; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Appendix III Conference Schedule Overview

MONDAY, August 11, 2008

9:00a-5:00p

Registration

1:15p-2:45p

Opening Welcome, R. Dallas (GOHS), G. Dozier (DDS), J. Lindley (FHWA) and T. Schiavone (NHTSA) - Grand Ballroom

2:45p-3:15p

Complimentary Refreshment Break Exhibit Area

Room D

Room E

Room F

Riverfront Meeting Room

Exhibits Open

3:15p-4:15p

Keeping Seniors Driving Safer and Longer Reducing Motor Vehicle Injuries and Deaths
among Georgia's Older Drivers

Law Enforcement Encountering Soldiers on
the Job

The Golden Hour

Let's Get Connected

Room D

Room E

Room F

Riverfront Meeting Room

Harbor B
Strategic Highway Safety Plan Development Process
Harbor B

4:30p-5:30p

Traffic Engineering for Police (Non-Engineers)

Enforcing Child Passenger Safety Laws By the Only Ones Who Can Make A
Difference

Mitigating Congestion by Optimizing Roadway Utilization with Movable
Barriers

Traffic Records Update

Who Cares About a Bunch of Crazy Bikers?

6:30p-9:00p

Welcome Reception Harbor Ballroom

TUESDAY, August 12, 2008

7:30a-8:15a

Complimentary Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Area

8:30a-10:00a

General Session Judge Kent Lawrence/Chris Sandy

10:00a-10:30a

Complimentary Refreshment Break Exhibit Area

Room D

Room E

10:45a-12:15p

Challenges for EMS in Georgia Financial Challenges facing
Georgia EMS

Douglas County Safety Action Plan Look to Your Left, Look to Your Right,
Then Proceed

12:30p-2:00p

Box Lunch Grand Ballroom Room D

Room E

Room F Impaired Driving: The Courts and Countermeasures
Room F

Harbor A
Standardized Field Sobriety Tests???? Just Slow Down...It Will Still Be There When You Get
There

Harbor B
The Analysis Does Give Us A Much Clearer Picture Policies and Practices Affecting Teen Driver
Deaths in Georgia

Harbor A

Harbor B

Exhibits Open

2:00p-3:30p

Administrative License Suspension The Attorney &
The Officer

EMS Crew Safety and Workforce Situations
EMS Fatigue

CROSSWALK STINGS: Enforcing Pedestrian Safety Sharing the Road
in Harmony

Getting and Sustaining Earned Media Coverage

Booster Seats: Thinking Beyond "Baby" Seats Educating the Tween-Ager
in Vehicle Safety

Room D

Room E

Room F

Harbor A

3:45p-5:00p

Teens Are on the Roads and We Need to Know How They
Think

Georgia Targeting Aggressive Cars & Truck

It's What You Need to Know

Options for Transporting Children Safely in an Ambulance

5:15p

Dinner on Own

WEDNESDAY, August 13, 2008

7:30a-8:30a

Complimentary Continental Breakfast Grand Ballroom Foyer

9:00a-10:30a

Room D
Low Cost Local Road Safety Solutions Road Safety
Audits

Room E
GEMSIS Current & Future Use Making Technology Work for EMS Future
Decisions in EMS

Room F
Patrol Officer/Supervisory Terrorism Investigation
and Interdiction Techniques

Harbor A
The Benefits of Using University Expertise in Programs of Highway Safety for Hispanics Strategies for Working with Patients from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds

11:00a-1:00p

Awards Luncheon / Col. Jim Champagne Grand Ballroom

Harbor B Engineering Highway
Improvements to Accommodate Older Drivers and Pedestrians
Harbor B
First Responders TIME Task Force

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Appendix IV Word formatted SHSP project description template Project Title
Lead Agency:
Partners: Project Director/Contact:
Project Description (addresses speed, impaired driving, occupant protection, data support/needs, and any of the 10 SHSP areas)

Project Purpose:

Performance Measures and Goals:

Performance Measure

Benchmark 2009

2010

2011 2012

Project Budget by Funding Source: Current Agency Program Funds Section 406 Funds

2009

2010

2011Total

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Total Projec t C os t

Appendix V SHSP Project Initial Prioritization Scoring

PR IOR ITY S C OR E

Heavy Trucks Motorc yc les TrTaAfrfTdaifrcdfairIceuSnscHRmsiSaedecPseSonySLrtsdoutscMpeaapSlmno/yarREstgtoMeeaSdmmssent

h Type Driver

B ic yc lis ts

Pedes trians

Older Driver

S erious C ras Young Adult

DUI

Oc c upant Protec tion S peeding

Projec t Des c ription

Projec t #

Categ ory Valu e (b y % con trib utio n to total fatalities)
1 Section 406 Project Finance Manager 2 Section 406 Admin. Support 3 GEMSIS Support 4 SHSP Training Coordination/Manager 5 GBI Intoxilyzer Project-G BI/Local LE 6 Operation Rolling T hunder 7 Speed Management W ksp 8 Speed Management Pr og Manager 9 Speed Management PSA Pr oject 10 Operation Lifesaver 11 GSP Motor Unit Program 12 GO HS Special Operations Plan 13 Tr a c Comp Stat Program 14 Im paired Driver State Coordinator 15 Alcohol Assessment Implement. Prog. 16 ALS Management Audit Review 17 Driver Records Linking Project 18 Driver Records Mapping Project 19 EMS Laptop/Online System 20 DPS Technology Data Model 21 Citation Data W ar ehouse 22 GBI Lab Enhancement 23 Motorc ycle Registration/Training Prom 24 E-Citation Report System (LE/G OHS) 25 Motorc ycle VIN Decoding 26 TDS Implementation 27 SHSP Road Safety Audit Implementa 28 Law Enforcement Ped/Bike Training 29 Tr a c Engineering for Police Ped/Bi 30 Ped/Bike Policy/Plan Development 31 Ped/Bike Safety Awareness Camp. 32 Ped/Bike Rules of the Road Proj. 33 Ped/Bike Public O cials Awareness 34 Ped/Bike Safety Professionals Awar 35 SRTS Partnership Development 36 Bicycle Mode Transition Securement 37 Speed and Crosswalk Enforcem ent 38 GIS Software 39 HEAT Night Hawks

0.61 0.19 0.33 0.15 0.19 0.16 0.09 0.01 0.10 0.08 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.00 Jum p to Cost Matrix!

0

$225,000.00

0

$300,000.00

46

$284,260.00

69

$225,000.00

34

$4,150,000.00

9

$307,500.00

9

$75,000.00

31

$450,000.00

13

$100,000.00

12

$45,000.00

49

$685,842.00

70

$1,200,000.00

67

$412,773.00

37

$375,000.00

34

$75,000.00

25

$20,000.00

28

$75,000.00

28

$75,000.00

49

$148,600.00

87

$10,200,000.00

18

$115,000.00

28

$1,650,000.00

34

$75,000.00

29

$55,000.00

28

$50,000.00

20

$346,000.00

9

$75,000.00

34

$75,000.00

12

$75,000.00

34

$75,000.00

30

$0.00

30

$0.00

30

$0.00

30

$0.00

30

$0.00

30

$0.00

30

$0.00

33

$2,300.00

100

$2,175,300.00

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Appendix VI SHSP Project Identification and Cost Matrix

SHSP Project Identification and Cost Matrix

ID Projects 1 Section 406 Admin. Support 2 SHSP Adm inistration 3 G EMSIS Support 4 SHSP Training Coordination/Manager 5 G BI Intoxilyzer Project-GBI/Local LE 6 O peration Rolling T hunder 7 Speed Management W ksp 8 Speed Management Prog Manager 9 Speed Management PSA Project 10 O peration Lifesaver 11 G SP Motor Unit Program 12 G OHS Special Operations Plan 13 T raffic Com p Stat Program 14 Alcohol Assessment Im plem ent. Prog. 15 ALS Management Audit Review 16 Driver Records Linking Project 17 Driver Records Mapping Project 18 EMS Laptop/Online System 19 DPS Technology Data Model 20 Citation Data W arehouse 21 G BI Lab Enhancement 22 Motorcycle Registration/Training Prom 23 E-Citation Report System (LE/GOHS) 24 Motorcycle VIN Decoding 25 T eens DS Implementation 26 SHSP Road Safety Audit Implementa 27 Law Enforcem ent Ped/Bik e T raining 28 T raffic Engineering for Police (support) 29 Ped/Bike Policy/Plan Developm ent 30 Road/Lane Departure Prevention Prog 31 Minimize Leaving Roadway Conseq. 32 Pedestrian Cooridor Improvements 33 T rain/Vehicle Crash Reduction Plan 34 O ff System Safety Program GDOT 35 G IS Software 36 HEAT Night Hawks 37 T raffic Design/Operations Standards 38 Driving Environment Maintenance 39 Driving Environment Access 40 Physician Awarenes of At-Risk Drives 41 Law Enforcem ent Aware At-Risk Driver 42 Public Awarenes of At-Risk Drivers 43 T raffic Engineer Aware At-Risk Driver 44 Caregiver Awarenes of At-Risk Drivers 45 G A Expanded Transportation Service 46 T ransportation Coordinating Council 47 PRIDE Participation Incentive 48 "Case Dismissed" for Judges 49 T raffic Safety Sym posium 50 YAD School Law Enforce. Initiatives 51 G A Motorcycle Safety Program Expan. 52 Motorcycle Group Community Aware. 53 Motorcycle PSA Developm ent 54 Impaired Driver LE Agency Priority 55 Signing/Marking Improvements State 56 Signing/Marking Improvements Local 57 Signal/Signing/Marking State 58 Signal/Signing/Marking Local 59 Detection Control Systems 60 Pedestrian Improvements 61 Lighting 62 Pavement F riction Improvements 63 Red Light Confirmation Lights 64 10 Corridor 3-E Im provements 65 4 Cities Area W ide 3-E Improvements 66 Atlanta Area W ide 3-E Improvement 67 High Crash/Major Intersection Improve

Fu nding So urces

Em phasis Ar e a

Lead Agency SHSP 406 GDOT Other * see below

G OH S

40 6

SU P

G OHS/GDOT

406 HSIP?

SU P

D HR /E M S

40 6

0 EMS/DAT

G A Pol Aca

40 6

SU P

G BI

40 6

DU I/D A T

G OH S

40 6

AD D UI OP ALR

G OHS/GDOT

40 6

AD /A L R

G OH S

40 6

AD /A L R/ S UP

G OH S

40 6

AD /A L R

GA Op LS

40 6

SC T

D P S /GS P

40 6

AD D UI OP ALR

G OH S

40 6

AD D UI OP ALR

G OHS/GACP

40 6

AD D UI OP DA T

G OH S

40 6

DU I/D A T

DPS/GO HS

40 6

DU I/D A T

C OD E S /D DS

40 6

DAT

C OD E S /D DS

40 6

DAT

D HR /E M S

40 6

? EMS/DAT

DPS

40 6

OP /A D /DA T

AOC

40 6

DAT

G BI

40 6

DU I/D A T

G OHS/DDS

40 6

MC /D A T

G OH S

40 6

DAT

O HS/CODES

40 6

DAT

G OH S

40 6

YD/O P

G A Pol Aca

40 6

SC T/ A LR

G DO T

PE D /B IK

G A Pol Aca

40 6

SC T

G DO T

?

PE D /B IK

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

PE D /B IK / S CT

G DO T

SC T

G DO T

H S IP

SC T/ A LR

G OH S

40 6

DA T/ S UP

D P S /GS P

40 6

AD D UI OP DA T

DHR/G DO T

40 6

OD

DHR/O IJ

40 6

OD

DHR/O IJ

40 6

OD

DHR/O IJ

40 6

OD

DHR/O IJ

40 6

OD

DHR/O IJ

40 6

OD

DHR/O IJ

40 6

OD

DHR/O IJ

40 6

OD

DHR/O IJ

40 6

OD

DHR/O IJ

40 6

OD

G TIPI

40 6

YD/O P

G TIPI

40 6

YD /D A T

G TIPI

40 6

YD

G TIPI

40 6

YD

G OH S

40 6

MC

G OH S

40 6

MC

G OH S

40 6

MC

G TIPI

40 6

YD

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T/ A LR

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T/ A DR

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T

G DO T

?

SC T

2 0 08 $ 1 00 ,0 00 $ 1 80 ,0 00
$ 97 ,4 20 $ 1 00 ,0 00 $ 3 50 ,0 00 $ 1 12 ,5 00
$ 25 ,0 00 $ 1 50 ,0 00 $ 1 00 ,0 00
$ 15 ,0 00 $ 6 85 ,8 42 $ 4 00 ,0 00 $ 1 65 ,0 00
$ 25 ,0 00 $ 20 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 1 48 ,6 00 $1 0 ,2 00 ,0 00 $ 45 ,0 00 $ 1 ,6 50 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 30 ,0 00 $ 50 ,0 00 $ 1 02 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00
$ 7 ,0 00 ,0 00 $1 ,5 00
$ 7 25 ,1 00 $ 10 ,0 00 $ 30 ,0 00 $ 30 ,0 00 $ 10 ,0 00 $ 10 ,0 00 $3 ,0 00 $6 ,0 00 $3 ,0 00 $ 10 ,0 00 $2 ,0 00 $ 20 ,0 00 $5 ,0 00 $ 10 ,0 00 $ 30 ,0 00 $ 50 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 50 ,0 00

20 0 9 $1 00 ,0 0 0 $1 80 ,0 0 0
$ 93 ,4 2 0 $1 00 ,0 0 0 2 ,0 00 ,0 0 0
$ 97 ,5 0 0 $ 25 ,0 0 0 $1 50 ,0 0 0

2 0 10 $ 1 00 ,0 00
$ 93 ,4 20 $ 1 00 ,0 00 $ 1 ,8 00 ,0 00
$ 97 ,5 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 1 50 ,0 00

$ 15 ,0 0 0

$ 15 ,0 00

$4 00 ,0 0 0 $1 22 ,9 4 2
$ 25 ,0 0 0

$ 4 00 ,0 00 $ 1 24 ,8 31
$ 25 ,0 00

$ 25 ,0 0 0 $ 25 ,0 0 0

$ 25 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00

40 ,0 0 0
25 ,0 0 0 $ 20 ,0 0 0
$1 15 ,0 0 0 $ 25 ,0 0 0 $ 25 ,0 0 0 $ 25 ,0 0 0 $ 25 ,0 0 0

30 ,0 00
25 ,0 00 $5 ,0 00
$ 1 29 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00

7 ,0 00 ,0 0 0 $4 0 0
$7 25 ,1 0 0 $ 50 ,0 0 0 $2 00 ,0 0 0 $3 00 ,0 0 0
$5 ,0 0 0 $5 ,0 0 0 $3 ,0 0 0 $6 ,0 0 0 $2 ,0 0 0 $ 50 ,0 0 0 $2 ,0 0 0 20 ,0 0 0
5 ,0 0 0 10 ,0 0 0 25 ,0 0 0 $ 50 ,0 0 0 $ 25 ,0 0 0

7 ,0 00 ,0 00 $ 4 00
$ 7 25 ,1 00 $1 0 ,0 00 $5 0 ,0 00 $5 0 ,0 00
$ 5 ,0 00 $ 5 ,0 00 $ 3 ,0 00 $ 6 ,0 00 $ 2 ,0 00 $ 50 0 ,0 00 $ 2 ,0 00 20 ,0 00
5 ,0 00 10 ,0 00 20 ,0 00 $ 50 ,0 00 $ 25 ,0 00

T otal $ 3 00 ,0 00 $ 3 60 ,0 00 $ 2 84 ,2 60 $ 3 00 ,0 00 $ 4 ,1 50 ,0 00 $ 3 07 ,5 00
$ 75 ,0 00 $ 4 50 ,0 00 $ 1 00 ,0 00
$ 45 ,0 00 $ 6 85 ,8 42 $ 1 ,2 00 ,0 00 $ 4 12 ,7 73
$ 75 ,0 00 $ 20 ,0 00 $ 75 ,0 00 $ 75 ,0 00 $ 1 48 ,6 00 $1 0 ,2 00 ,0 00 $ 1 15 ,0 00 $ 1 ,6 50 ,0 00 $ 75 ,0 00 $ 55 ,0 00 $ 50 ,0 00 $ 3 46 ,0 00 $ 75 ,0 00 $ 75 ,0 00 $ 75 ,0 00 $ 75 ,0 00
$0 $0 $0 $0 $2 1 ,0 00 ,0 00 $2 ,3 00 $ 2 ,1 75 ,3 00 $ 70 ,0 00 $ 2 80 ,0 00 $ 3 80 ,0 00 $ 20 ,0 00 $ 20 ,0 00 $9 ,0 00 $ 18 ,0 00 $7 ,0 00 $ 5 60 ,0 00 $6 ,0 00 $ 60 ,0 00 $ 15 ,0 00 $ 30 ,0 00 $ 75 ,0 00 $ 1 50 ,0 00 $ 75 ,0 00 $ 50 ,0 00 $0 $ 5 ,0 50 ,0 00 $ 2 ,2 80 ,0 00 $2 9 ,3 00 ,0 00 $ 7 ,7 00 ,0 00 $ 9 00 ,0 00 $1 0 ,0 00 ,0 00 $ 1 ,2 00 ,0 00 $ 2 ,0 00 ,0 00 $ 2 00 ,0 00 $ 5 ,0 00 ,0 00 $ 4 ,0 00 ,0 00 $ 7 ,5 00 ,0 00 $0

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68 Ped/Bike Safety Awareness Cam p. 69 Ped/Bike Rules of the Road Proj. 70 Ped/Bike Public Officials Awareness 71 Ped/Bike Safety Professionals Awar 72 SRTS Partnership Development 73 Bicycle Mode Transition Securem ent 74 Speed and Crosswalk Enforcement 75 X 76 X 77 X 78 X 79 X 80 X Total SHSP projects Less O ther/non-competing funding sources Total SHSP Section 406 proposals

G DO T G DO T G DO T G DO T G DO T G DO T G DO T

* Emp hasis Areas: Speeding/Aggressive Driving Occupant Protectio DU I Serious Crash Typ Young Adult Driver Older Driver P ed e s tri c an s B ic y c l is t s

AD OP D UI SCT YD OD PED BIK

?

PE D /B IK

?

PE D /B IK

?

PE D /B IK

?

PE D /B IK

?

PE D /B IK

?

PE D /B IK

?

PE D /B IK

Heavy T ruck s M oto rc y c le s Traum a/EMS Traffic Records/Data Traffic Inc ident Managem ent Adresses Local Roads SHSP Support (all areas)

$2 2 ,7 32 ,9 62

$11,939,362 $11,110,251

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $ 12 1 ,9 87 ,5 75 $9 6 ,1 30 ,0 00 $2 5 ,8 57 ,5 75

CMV MC EM S DAT TIM AL R SU P

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Governor's Office of Highway Safety
Strategic Highway Safety Plan Governor's Office of Highway Safety
34 Peachtree Street, Suite 800 Atlanta, Georgia 30303
www.gahighwaysafety.org/shsp