HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN STATE OF WISCONSIN FFY 2017 Scott Walker GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN Mark Gottlieb, P.E. GOVERNOR’S REPRESENTATIVE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY SECRETARY, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION David Pabst HIGHWAY SAFETY COORDINATOR STATE OF WISCONSIN FFY 2017 HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN State of Wisconsin Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Highway Safety Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Highway Safety Plan 1 • Mission Statement • Executive Summary • Highway Safety Planning Process and Timeline • State-level Problem Identification II. Highway Safety Plan by Program Area 9 Planning & Administration 11 Occupant Protection Program 13 Impaired Driving Program 19 Police Traffic Program 27 Traffic Records Improvement Plan 31 EMS Improvement Plan 35 Motorcyclist Safety Program 39 Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Program 45 Community Traffic Safety Program 49 Media and Outreach Program 53 III. Appendix 57 Appendix 1: Paid Media Plan 58 Appendix 2: Equipment—Preapproved and Not Allowable 86 Appendix 3: Safety: Partners, Committees, and Organizations 87 Appendix 4: Targeting used for Alcohol, Speed, and Occupant Protection Enforcement Grants 88 Appendix 5: Highway Safety Program Cost Summary (HS217) 91 Appendix 6: Detailed Budget 92 Appendix 7: Bureau of Transportation Safety Organizational Chart 96 Appendix 8 and 9A-G: State Certifications and Assurances 97 See Supplemental Appendix for other Appendices STATE OF WISCONSIN FFY 2017 HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN FFY 2017 HIGHWAY WISCONSIN OF STATE STATE OF WISCONSIN FFY 2017 HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN SECTION I STATE OF WISCONSIN FFY 2017 1 MISSION STATEMENT (NHTSA), state funds, and other resources. Funds are primarily used to change system users' behaviors by Our mission is simple: zero fatalities on Wisconsin’s enforcing traffic laws, increasing drivers' perception of roadways. the risk of being ticketed for non-compliance, increasing Our transportation system is essential to society’s public awareness of the dangers of high-risk behavior, continuing prosperity and an inescapable and informing system users of the best way to avoid or component to everyday life in Wisconsin; as a reduce the injury severity of a crash. society we should not accept casualties as a Through analysis and targeting, BOTS works to provide foregone consequence of that system. Wisconsin leadership, innovation, and program support in citizens and state policymakers work toward partnership with state, county, and community traffic achieving zero fatalities and incapacitating injuries safety leaders, professionals, and organizations. on our roadways. Our belief is that any death is one too many, and we work toward saving as many lives Though not obvious from figure 1, the number of traffic as possible using the resources available. fatalities has trended downwards over the previous seven years. 2014 saw a significant decrease from the prior year EXECUTIVE SUMMARY and remained below the 5-year (2009-2013) moving average of 574. Figure 1 uses FARS fatality data, which The Bureau of Transportation Safety (BOTS) coordi- NHTSA has not yet published. There were 555 fatalities nates a statewide behavioral highway safety program on Wisconsin roads in 2015 according to preliminary using federal funds given back to the state through the figures from the state’s own crash data files. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration As figure 2 indicates, serious injury crashes have steadily decreased since 2008. 2014 saw 2,986 serious injuries, Traffica F talities which was an 18% reduction from the 5-year average of 615 582 3,625. There were 3,006 serious injuries in 2015 561 562 543 507 according to preliminary figures from Wisconsin’s state crash data files. • Section 1 Wisconsin achieved the national goal of one fatality per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in 2009, two years ahead of the national target date. As figure 3 indicates, Wisconsin was slightly above the goal in 2012, 20092010 2011 2012 20132014 but 2014 produced a significant drop to our lowest level at 0.84 fatalities per 100 million VMT. FARS fatality Figure 1: Traffic Fatalities (FARS) data and VMT data for 2015 are not yet available. Goal C1: To decrease traffic fatalities 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 five-year rolling average to 509 by December 31, 2017. Fatalities per 100 Million Serious Traffic Injuries Vehicle Miles Traveled (FARS) 1.38 1.26 1.27 1.27 3,854 3,845 1.17 3,534 3,582 1.04 1.09 3,309 0.96 0.96 0.99 2,977 0.91 0.79 0.84 0.74 0.71 0.63 0.59 0.57 20092010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Rural Urban 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 STATE OF WISCONSIN FFY 2017 HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN FFY 2017 HIGHWAY WISCONSIN OF STATE Figure 2: Serious Traffic Injuries (State Crash Data) Figure 3: Fatalities per 100M VMT (FARS) 2 Figure 4 provides the remaining performance measures and goal statements developed by the GHSA and NHTSA. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010- 2016 2017 MEASURE 2014 GOAL GOAL AVG Estmate using 2010- 2016 Goal 2014 average with 5% with 5% reductions reduction C1. Traffic Fatalities (FARS) 572 582 615 543 507 563.8 536 509 C1. To decrease traffic fatalities 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 564 to 509 by December 31, 2017. C2. Serious Traffic Injuries (State Crash Data Files) 3,845 3,534 3,582 3,309 2,986 3,451.2 3,279 3,115 C2. To decrease serious traffic injuries 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 3,451 to 3,115 by December 31, 2017. C3a. Fatalities/VMT (FARS) 0.96 0.99 1.04 0.91 0.84 0.95 0.90 0.86 C3a. To decrease total fatalities/VMT by 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 0.95 to 0.86 by December 31, 2017. C3b. Rural Fatalities/VMT (FARS) 1.15 1.27 1.27 1.17 1.09 1.19 1.13 1.07 C3b. To decrease rural fatalities/VMT by 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 1.19 to 1.07 by December 31, 2017. C3c. Urban Fatalities/VMT (FARS) 0.74 0.71 0.79 0.63 0.57 0.69 0.65 0.62 C3c. To decrease urban fatalities/VMT, by 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 0.69 to 0.62 by December 31, 2017. C4. Unrestrained Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities (FARS) 178 189 201 186 162 183.2 174 165 C4. To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities in all seating positions 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 183 to 165 by December 31, 2017. C5. Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (FARS) 203 197 202 176 166 188.8 179 170 C5. To decrease alcohol-impaired driving fatalities 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 189 to 170 by December 31, 2017. C6. Speeding Related Fatalities (FARS) 202 195 209 178 168 190.4 181 172 C6. To decrease speeding-related fatalities 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 190 to 172 by December 31, 2017. • Section 1 C7. Motorcyclist Fatalities (FARS) 105 88 117 8573 93.6 89 84 C7. To decrease motorcyclist fatalities 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 94 to 84 by December 31, 2017. C8. Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Fatalities (FARS) 827887 62 51 72.0 68 65 C8. To decrease unhelmeted motorcyclist fatalities 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 72 to 65 by December 31, 2017. C9. Drivers Age 20 or Younger Involved in Fatal Crashes (FARS) 91 83 8158 67 76 72 69 C9. To decrease drivers age 20 or younger involved in fatal crashes 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 76 to 69 by December 31, 2017. C10. Pedestrian Fatalities (FARS) 52 57 45 37 45 47.2 45 43 C10. To reduce pedestrian fatalities 5 percent each year from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 47 to 43 by December 31, 2017. C11. Bicyclist Fatalities (FARS) 9 12 11 10 4 9.2 9 8 C11. To reduce bicyclist fatalities by one from the 2010-2014 calendar year rolling average of 9.2 to 8 by December 31, 2017. B1. Seat Belt Use Rate (Observed Seat Belt Use Survey) 79.2% 79.0% 79.9% 82.4% 84.7% 81.0% 85.1% 89.3% A1. Number of seat belt citations issued during grant-funded enforcement activities (FFY 2015) 17,092 A2. Number of impaired-driving arrests made during grant-funded enforcement activities (FFY 2015) 2,512 A3. Number of speeding citations issued during grant-funded enforcement activities (FFY 2015) 27,218 STATE OF WISCONSIN FFY 2017 HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN FFY 2017 HIGHWAY WISCONSIN OF STATE 3 HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNING PROCESS The highway safety planning process is continuous. At any one time during the year, BOTS may be working on previous, current, and upcoming fiscal year plans. The flowchart below illustrates the components of the planning process. Develop performance Define and articulate problems goals and select measures Collaborate with partners Evaluate results HSPHSPP Flow Flowchartchart and adjust problem statements Identify, prioritize, and select programs and projects Articulate objectives related to the goals • Section 1 HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNING TIMELINE November to December Prepare the prior year's Annual Report. This document is the companion report to the same year's Highway Safety Plan. The report provides NHTSA and the public with a summary of how funds were actually spent in that fiscal year.