State of Mississippi FY – 2014 Highway Safety Plan Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi Albert Santa Cruz, Commissioner of Department of Public Safety Captain Donald McCain, Executive Director of Public Safety Planning Shirley Thomas, Director of MS Office of Highway Safety and MS Governor’s Representative for Highway Safety 1 Table of Contents Mission Statement……………………………………………...………………………………………………….3 Executive Summary……………………………………………………………...…………………………...…...3 Changes to HSP Development Process from FY2013……………………………...…………………………..…5 MOHS Major Performance Targets for FY2014……………………………………………………….…………5 MOHS Areas of Concern…………………………………………………………………………….……………5 Legislative Achievements and Legislative Areas for Improvement………...…………………………………….6 Mississippi Office of Highway Safety Plan……………………………………………………………………….7 1.Planning Process…………………………………………………………………………………………….7 2.Data Sources and Process….………………………………………………………………………………14 3.Problem Identification Process…….………………………………………………………………………15 4.Performance Measures……………….……………………………………………….……………………55 5.Performance Target Setting………….…………………………………………………………………….57 6.Evidence Based Countermeasures…….…………………………………………………………………...60 7.Coordination with State Strategic Highway Safety Plan…………………………………………………..73 Performance Plan:……………………………………………………………………………………………..…75 1. Elements of the Performance Plan……………………………………………………………………….76 2. Highway Safety Strategies and Projects…………………………………………………………………76 -Impaired Driving………………………………………………………………………………………..83 -Occupant Protection…………………………………………………………………...........................195 -Police Traffic Services………………………………………………………………...........................262 -Youth…………………………………………………………………………………………………..278 - Traffic Records………………………………………………………………………………………..294 -Public Information and Education……………………………………………………………………..302 3. Section 405 Application and Information……………………………………………............................320 4. Performance Report………………………………………………………………….…………………320 5. Highway Safety Program ………………………………………………………………………………323 6. State Certifications…...…………………………………………………………………………………323 7. Teen Traffic Program…………………………………………………………………...........................323 Glossary………………………………………………………………………………………………………..324 HSP Appendix: 1. State Certifications and Assurances-Appendix A 2. Highway Safety Program Cost Summary-Appendix B 3. Teen Safety Program-Appendix C 4. Section 405 Application-Appendix D 2 MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Mississippi Office of Highway Safety (MOHS) is to encourage and assist State and local agencies, institutions and the private sector in establishing or expanding cooperative highway safety programs based on specifically identified traffic safety problems. The overall goal is to reduce traffic crashes which result in death, injury and economic loss in the State. In order to accomplish this goal, activities are carried out in the areas of; alcohol/drug countermeasures, police traffic services including speed, occupant protection, traffic records, driver education, funded through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA]). EXECUTIVE SUMMMARY The MOHS is pleased to present the Fiscal Year 2014 Highway Safety Plan (HSP). This Highway Safety Plan (HSP) contains the goals, strategies, performance measures and objectives that the MOHS has set for fiscal year 2014 (October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014). The HSP is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regulations, in order to provide the State with Highway Safety Funds. The MOHS also operates under the provisions of the national priority grant program codified in a single section of the United States Code (23 U.S.C. 405 (Section 405)), Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Section 405 funds can be used for occupant protection, State traffic safety information systems, impaired driving countermeasures, motorcycle safety, distracted driving and State graduated drivers licensing. The MOHS program operates under the provisions of the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966, 23 Chapter 4, Section 402, along with left over incentive grant program funds under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Section 402 funds can be used for a variety of highway traffic safety initiatives. The MOHS works closely with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to create the Mississippi Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) that collaborates with both the MDOT and the MOHS’s efforts to reduce fatalities in Mississippi. The SHSP creates a blueprint for partners across the State to plan and implement common goals for the State’s highway safety plans to reduce crashes and fatalities. The MOHS will utilize grant funds to reduce crashes, fatalities, injuries and property damage by addressing road user behavioral issues, police traffic services, motorcycle safety, traffic records improvements, impaired driving, adjudication, occupant protection, and public information and education. Consistent with the requirements for the application for these funds, the FY2014 HSP consists of the following major sections: 1. Highway Safety Planning Process; 2. Performance Plan; 3. Highway Safety Strategies and Projects; 4. Performance Report; 5. Program Cost Summary and List of Projects; 3 6. Certifications and Assurances; 7. Teen Traffic Safety Program; and 8. Section 405 Grant Application. The Highway Safety Planning Process describes the data sources and the processes used by the State. It also provides details on how the State identifies safety problems, describes performance measures, defines performance targets, incorporates evidence based countermeasures and projects to address the problems and achieve performance targets. The Performance Plan contains measurable highway safety performance targets and performance measures that are data driven. The plan includes justification of each performance target and why the target is appropriate and data-driven. The Highway Safety Strategies and Projects include the following elements: Description of each strategy and project that the State plans to implement for the fiscal year; Process for selecting strategies and projects; Data and analysis supporting the effectiveness of the countermeasures strategy; Evidence based traffic safety programs that provide analysis of crashes, fatalities and injuries in high risk areas, deployment of resources based on analysis; and Adjustments and follow ups to the enforcement plan. The Performance Report describes the States success in meeting the performance goals and targets from the previous year’s Highway Safety Plan. The Program Cost Summary and List of Projects that meets the requirement of the HS Form 217 reflects the State’s proposed allocation of funds (including carry-forward funds) minimally by program area, based on the goals identified in the Performance Plan and the projects identified in the HSP. The funding level used is an estimate of available funding for the upcoming fiscal year and anticipated carry forward funding from the current year. The Teen Traffic Safety Program includes a description of projects that the State will conduct as part of the Teen program. The program follows the guidance provided by Map-21 and includes increasing seatbelt use, reducing speeding, impaired and distracted driving, reducing underage drinking and reducing other behaviors in teen drivers that lead to motor vehicle injuries and fatalities. The Certifications and Assurances of the application includes the applicable laws and regulations, financial and programmatic requirements, and in accordance with 23 CFR Part 1200.11, the special funding conditions of the Section 402 programs. The Governor’s Representative for Highway Safety must sign these certifications to provide assurances that the State will comply with the laws and statements mentioned above. The Section 405 Application is also included with the HSP for the national priority safety program grants the State feels it qualifies for. The HSP is a multi-year plan developed and updated annually by the Highway Safety Office to describe how Federal highway safety funds will be apportioned. The HSP is intergovernmental in nature and functions either directly or indirectly, through grant agreements, contracts, requisitions, purchase orders, and work orders. Projects can be activated only after the State HSP has received Federal funding approval. The ultimate goal is to 4 have all of the agreements negotiated and ready for implementation on October 1st, the beginning of the Federal fiscal year. CHANGES TO HSP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FROM FY 13 The MOHS has improved the HSP development process from the previous FY13 grant year in several ways. 1) Planning Meetings: Planning meetings which began in the FY13 grant year were opened up to additional partners. Sub-Grantees were invited into the MOHS planning meetings for the first time for their input on the issues and concerns that they are seeing emerge in the field. LEL District Coordinator meetings were also planned, to enable the LEL coordinators to take part in the planning process and selecting target areas based on data for the upcoming FY14 grant year. 2) Grant Writing Sessions: Grant writing sessions were held for the first time for the FY14 grant year. These sessions gave the MOHS a chance to go into the field, talk with potential sub-grantees on potential funding, areas of concern, grant writing work sessions and question