Fatal Crashes & Fatalities in Alaska
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Federal Fiscal Year 2011 ALASKA HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE ALASKA HIGHWAY SAFETY PERFORMANCE PLAN Department of Transportation and Public Facilities FFY 2011 ALASKA HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE PERFORMANCE PLAN LEO VON SCHEBEN COMMISSIONER CINDY CASHEN GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE 3132 CHANNEL DRIVE P.O. BOX 112500 JUNEAU, ALASKA 99811-2500 PHONE: 907 465-4374 FAX: 907 465-4030 www.dot.alaska.gov/ahso EMAIL: [email protected] 2 Contents MISSION STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 PERFORMANCE PLAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 IDENTIFY PROBLEMS ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 CATEGORIES OF TRAFFIC SAFETY DATA .................................................................................................................................. 6 PERCENTAGE EXAMPLE. ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 The Goal Setting Process .................................................................................................................................................... 7 THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNING PROCESS ............................................................................................................. 8 SELECT PERFORMANCE MEASURES ......................................................................................................................................... 9 PRIORITIZE PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES ................................................................................................................................ 9 SET PERFORMANCE GOALS .................................................................................................................................................... 11 SAFETY CORRIDORS ............................................................................................................................................................... 24 HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE PRIORITIES: ................................................................................................................................. 32 PUBLIC OUTREACH ............................................................................................................................................................ 53 ALASKA MOTORCYCLE SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AMSAC)................................................................. 59 HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN .................................................................................................................................................. 62 Goal .................................................................................................................................................................................. 62 Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Performance Measures ..................................................................................................................................................... 62 ALCOHOL PROGRAM AREA ............................................................................................................................................ 65 OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROGRAM AREA ............................................................................................................... 77 PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM AREA ................................................................................................... 84 POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES PROGRAM AREA .......................................................................................................... 85 TRAFFIC RECORDS PROGRAM AREA ........................................................................................................................... 88 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM AREA.............................................................................................. 91 MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM AREA ................................................................................................................... 93 SPEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AREA-NONE ........................................................................................................ 94 ROADWAY SAFETY PROGRAM AREA ........................................................................................................................... 94 OTHER PROGRAM AREA .................................................................................................................................................. 96 CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES ........................................................................................................................... 98 PROGRAM COST SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................ 97 HSP MATCH REVIEW REPORT (REPORT K) .............................................................................................................. 106 FINANCIAL SUMMARY GRAPH ............................................................................................................................................. 107 GRANT FUNDING REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 108 Cover photo courtesy of the Alaska State Troopers. 3 Mission Statement It is the primary mission of the Alaska Highway Safety Office to enhance the health and well being of the people of Alaska through a program to save lives and prevent injuries on Alaska’s highways. Executive Summary On behalf of the Alaska Highway Safety Office, I am pleased to present our state‟s 2011 Highway Safety Performance Plan. I believe that, with the help of others interested in traffic safety across the state, the projects selected for funding in FFY 2011 will save lives and prevent injuries on Alaska‟s highways. The document consists of three principal parts- the Performance Plan, the Highway Safety Plan and Certifications and Assurances. The Performance Plan explains the process used by the Alaska Highway Safety Office to identify problems, establish goals and performance measures, and select which projects will be funded within the state of Alaska. It contains data, goals and performance measures applicable to key traffic safety emphasis areas identified in the “Alaska Strategic Highway Safety Plan”. The goal of the Alaska Strategic Highway Safety Plan is reflected in each of the performance goals: to reduce the rate of traffic fatalities and major injuries by one third over the next 10 years. We are on our way to achieving that goal through carefully selected programs which are driven by data, recognized in their field and supported by our communities. Alaska‟s traffic fatalities continue to trend downward, from 101 in 2004 to 64 in 2009 however, one traffic fatality is one too many. The Highway Safety Plan describes specific projects selected through the grant review process for FFY 2011 funding and provides a general budget and cost summary showing federal allocations within traffic safety program areas. Finally, the Certifications and Assurances section lists certain conditions that govern the use of federal Highway Safety funds. This document is required by Federal rule as part of our annual application for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Highway Administration funds appropriated under the federal transportation budget, SAFETEA-LU. These funds will be used to improve safety on Alaska roadways throughout FFY2011, which runs from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. Cindy Cashen Administrator Alaska Highway Safety Office 4 PERFORMANCE PLAN Identify Problems The purpose of the HSPP problem identification and assessment process is to: UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF THE STATE‟S TRAFFIC CRASH PROBLEM AND CAUSATION FACTORS DEVELOP EFFECTIVE COUNTERMEASURES TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE PROBLEMS DESIGN EVALUATION MECHANISMS TO MEASURE CHANGES IN PROBLEM SEVERITY MANAGE INFLUENCING FACTORS BY USING STATISTICAL CRASH DATA TO HIGHLIGHT A PARTICULAR PROBLEM IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTING AN EFFECTIVE COUNTERMEASURE The Performance Plan section of the annual HSPP is required to include a brief description of the processes used each year by the AHSO to identify its highway safety problems. In describing these processes, the State shall identify the participants in the processes (e.g., highway safety committees, community and constituent groups) and list the information and data sources consulted. The problem identification process used by the AHSO includes analysis of traffic safety data from established statewide sources. The process is completed by the Research Analyst by the end of the calendar year annually and provided to the AHSO staff for review. The statistics analyzed are historical