Operations and Safety Bureau Contents Message from the Governor’s Representative Vermont Agency of Transportation .................................................. 4 Contact Information .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Office of Operations and Safety Bureau ....................................................................................................................... 5 Assessment of State Programs.......................................................................................................................................... 6 Core Performance Measures ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Performance Targets/Measures ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Goals ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Core Outcome Measures (C) ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Goal C1: Number of Traffic Fatalities (FARS2) ....................................................................................... 8 Goal C2: Serious Injury Crashes (VTrans Crash Database) ............................................................................... 11 Goal C3: Fatalities/VMT3 .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Goal C4: Number of unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities, all seat positions (FARS) ... 15 Goal C5: Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities ......................................................................................................... 17 Goal C6: Speed-Related Fatalities (FARS) ............................................................................................................ 19 Goal C7: Motorcyclist Fatalities (FARS) ................................................................................................................. 21 Goal C8: Number of un-helmeted motorcyclist fatalities (FARS) ........................................................................ 24 Goal C9: Drivers Age 20 or Younger Involved in Fatal Crashes ............................................................. 26 Goal C10: Pedestrian Fatalities (FARS) .......................................................................................................................... 28 Goal C11: Bicycle Safety Performance Measures: ........................................................................................................ 30 Core Behavior Measures (B) ................................................................................................................................................. 33 Goal B1: Observed seat belt use for passenger vehicles, front seat outboard occupants (survey) .................. 33 Activity Performance Measures (A) ................................................................................................................................. 36 Goal A1: Seat Belt Citations made during grant-funded enforcement activities (SHSO Performance Charts) ......................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Goal A2: Impaired Driving Arrests made during grant-funded enforcement activities (SHSO Performance Charts) .. 38 Goal A3: Speeding citations issued during grant-funded enforcement activities (SHSO Performance Charts) ........... 40 High Visibility Enforcement ................................................................................................................................................... 44 (b) Program Area Analysis ..................................................................................................................................................... 47 Occupant Protection Program Area ...................................................................................................................................... 47 Click It or Ticket (Day and Night) National Mobilizations, Ongoing and Periodic Seatbelt and Child Passenger Restraint Enforcement and Support Equipment .................................................................................... 47 Countywide Safe Highway Accident Reduction Program (SHARP) ....................................................................... 49 Child Passenger Safety Statewide Program .............................................................................................................. 53 Road Users Group Statewide Program ............................................................................................................................. 54 pg. 1 Operations and Safety Bureau Vermont Highway Safety Alliance (VHSA): Partnership for Education and Outreach ...................................................... 56 Annual Safety Belt Survey ................................................................................................................................................. 58 State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements ............................................................................................... 60 AOT Crash Data Reporting System ............................................................................................................................ 60 EMS Statewide Incident Reporting Network (SIREN) .............................................................................................. 60 DPS e-Citation Implementation .................................................................................................................................... 62 Traffic Records Program Coordinator ......................................................................................................................... 65 Impaired Driving Countermeasures ................................................................................................................................. 67 High Visibility Alcohol Enforcement and Support Equipment .................................................................................. 67 Impaired Driving Project Manager ............................................................................................................................... 71 Countywide Safe Highway Accident Reduction Program (SHARP) ....................................................................... 72 Vermont Police Academy Impaired Driving Training Coordinator ................................................................................... 75 Impaired Driving Training Programs (DRE, ARIDE, SFST) .................................................................................................. 76 Statewide 24/7 Program .............................................................................................................................................. 78 Judicial Outreach Liaison .............................................................................................................................................. 79 DUI Court Windsor ............................................................................................................................................................ 79 DUI Court Implementation – Statewide - Vermont Law School ....................................................................................... 80 Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors (TSRP) ...................................................................................................................... 81 Forensic Laboratory Support Program .............................................................................................................................. 82 Impaired Driving Summit .................................................................................................................................................. 83 Distracted Driving ................................................................................................................................................................. 84 Distracted Driving Education ............................................................................................................................................ 84 Youth Safety Council of Vermont (YSC) ..................................................................................................................... 84 Motorcycle Program ............................................................................................................................................................. 85 State Motorcycle Rider Education Program ............................................................................................................... 85 Law Enforcement Support .................................................................................................................................................... 88 Law Enforcement Liaisons ............................................................................................................................................ 88 Crash Reconstruction Support .........................................................................................................................................