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Vermont Governor’s Highway Safety Program Table of Contents Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................... i Contact Information .............................................................................................................. vii Agency of Transportation ..................................................................................................... vii Governor’s Highway Safety Program ............................................................................... vii Mission Statement ................................................................................................................... 1 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................. 3 Highway Safety Planning Process ........................................................................................ 5 Statewide Data and Strategic Planning ............................................................................ 11 Grant Funding Process, FFY 2017 ....................................................................................... 15 Law Enforcement Grants ......................................................................................................... 16 Education Grant Review .......................................................................................................... 16 Planning Calendar .................................................................................................................. 17 Planning Processes and Data .............................................................................................. 19 Introduction to Vermont and the Vermont Agency of Transportation.................... 23 Problem Identification and Data Used ............................................................................. 25 Critical Emphasis Area (CEA) and Strategic Planning Matrix ...................................... 27 Performance Targets ............................................................................................................. 34 Core Outcome Measures ...................................................................................................... 34 C-1) Traffic Fatalities 0F ........................................................................................................... 34 C-2) Serious Traffic Injuries (VTrans Crash Database)1F ............................................. 36 C-3) Fatalities/VMT2F ............................................................................................................... 37 C-4) Unrestrained Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities3F .................................... 39 C-5) Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities4F ...................................................................... 40 C-6) Speeding-Related Fatalities5F ..................................................................................... 42 C-7) Motorcyclist Fatalities6F ................................................................................................ 44 C-8) Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Fatalities7F ...................................................................... 45 C-9) Drivers Age 20 or Younger Involved in Fatal Crashes8F ................................... 47 C-10) Pedestrian Fatalities9F ................................................................................................. 48 C-11) Bicycle Safety Performance Measures10F .............................................................. 49 Core Behavior Measure ......................................................................................................... 52 B‐1) Seat Belt Use Rate (Observed Seat Belt Use Survey) ........................................ 52 Activity Performance Measures .......................................................................................... 53 A-1) Seat Belt Citations.......................................................................................................... 53 A-2) Impaired Driving Arrests ............................................................................................. 54 A-3) Speeding Citations ........................................................................................................ 55 i | TABLE OF CONTENTS Vermont Governor’s Highway Safety Program Performance Reports ............................................................................................................. 58 December 31, 2015 ................................................................................................................. 58 Projected Results for December 31, 2016 ...................................................................... 60 Application of Evidence-based Enforcement .................................................................. 64 Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 64 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 64 Deployment of Resources .................................................................................................... 65 Continuous Follow-up and Adjustment of the Enforcement Plan ....................... 66 Occupant Protection .............................................................................................................. 70 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 70 Vermont’s High Risk Population Countermeasure Program .................................. 75 1. Project Title: Click It or Ticket (Day and Night) National Mobilizations, Ongoing and Periodic Seatbelt and Child Passenger Restraint Enforcement and Support Equipment ................................................................ 78 2. Project Title: Countywide SHARP Projects ........................................................ 81 Rutland County Safe Highway Accident Reduction Program (SHARP) .............. 81 Chittenden County Safe Highway Accident Reduction Program (SHARP) ....... 82 3. Project Title: Road Users Program ........................................................................ 83 Occupant Protection and Drowsy Driving for EMS .................................................... 83 4. Project Title: Vermont Highway Safety Alliance (VHSA) .............................. 84 5. Project Title: Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Statewide Program ............... 86 6. Project Title: Annual Safety Belt Survey .............................................................. 87 7. Project Title: Data Collection (Support of Child Passenger Safety Questions in the VDH PRAMS) .............................................................................. 87 Impaired Driving ..................................................................................................................... 90 Recent History ........................................................................................................................... 90 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 91 1. Project Title: High Visibility Alcohol Enforcement and Support Equipment .................................................................................................... 96 2. Project Title: Countywide SHARP Projects ........................................................ 98 Rutland County Safe Highway Accident Reduction Program (SHARP) ........................................................................................................................... 98 Chittenden County Safe Highway Accident Reduction Program (SHARP) ........................................................................................................................ 100 ii | TABLE OF CONTENTS Vermont Governor’s Highway Safety Program 3. Project Title: DUI Mobile Task Force ................................................................. 101 4. Project Title: Impaired Driving Project Manager ......................................... 102 5. Project Title: Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors ....................................... 103 6. Project Title: Judicial Outreach Liaison (JOL) ................................................. 104 7. Project Title: DUI Court – Windsor County .................................................... 105 8. Project Title: DUI Court Coordinator Statewide Implementation ......... 105 9. Project Title: Forensic Laboratory Support Program .................................. 106 10. Project Title: Vermont Police Academy Impaired Driving Training Coordinator ................................................................................................................ 107 11. Project Title: Impaired Driving Training Programs (DRE, ARIDE, SFST etc.) ........................................................................................... 109 12. Project Title: Impaired Driving Summit ........................................................... 111 13. Project Title: Statewide 24/7 Sobriety Project .............................................