Success through partnerships Montana Annual Report for Federal Fiscal Year 2019 Prepared by: Montana Department of Transportation State Highway Traffic Safety Section PO Box 201001/2701 Prospect Avenue Helena, Montana 59620-1001 Online at http://www.mdt.mt.gov/visionzero/plans/safetyprg.shtml Mission Statement To reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities on Montana highways. Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 COMPREHENSIVE HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 OTHER ACTIVITIES IMPACTING MDT’S HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM .................................................................................................................... 5 STATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY SECTION PROGRAM OVERVIEW 6 ASSESSMENT OF MONTANA HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRESS 8 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 10 FFY2019 CORE PERFORMANCE MEASURES REPORT ....................................................................................................................................... 12 STANDARD TARGET STATEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 PERFORMANCE REPORT ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 HSP ADJUSTMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE TARGETS NOT MET ............................................................................................................................ 17 Fatalities ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Bicycles.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Native Americans .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FUNDED 18 OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROJECTS 18 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FUNDED ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Buckle Up Montana (BUMT) Program .................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Mini Grants ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Child Passenger Safety (CPS) – Car Seat Distribution Program ............................................................................................................................. 26 Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Program – Technician & Instructor Development ................................................................................................... 27 Child Passenger Safety (CPS) – Media Program .................................................................................................................................................... 28 LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS 28 EVIDENCE BASED TRAFFIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................ 28 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FUNDED ............................................................................................................................................ 29 Law Enforcement Liaison Program ....................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Montana Highway Patrol Safety Enforcement Traffic Team (SETT) ...................................................................................................................... 30 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) ...................................................................................................................................................... 31 Helena Police Traffic Safety Pilot .......................................................................................................................................................................... 33 STEP Mini-Grant Program ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 MHP Traffic Safety Resource Officer ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35 STEP/SETT Media .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37 IMPAIRED DRIVING PROJECTS 38 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FUNDED ............................................................................................................................................ 39 DUI Court Implementation .................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 DUI Court Training ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 41 Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42 24/7 Sobriety Program .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Non-Enforcement Impaired Driving Mini-Grants .................................................................................................................................................. 44 Impaired Driving Assessment ................................................................................................................................................................................ 46 AMERICAN INDIAN TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM 47 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FUNDED ............................................................................................................................................ 48 Safe On All Roads (SOAR) ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 SOAR Media .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Northern Tribes DUI Task Force ............................................................................................................................................................................ 51 Northern Tribes DUI Task Force Media (Budget Combined with SOAR Media) ..................................................................................................... 52 Tribal STEP ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 52 MOTORCYCLE RIDERS SAFETY TRAINING 52 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 52 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND