Traffic Safety in Massachusetts

1. Traffic Safety in Massachusetts State of the State prepared forMassachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Office of Grants and Research, Highway Safety Division Presented by Cindy Campbell, Highway Safety Division January 11, 2011

2. Agenda • State of the State – Update of Preliminary 2009 Data • The Many Uses of Traffic Safety Data • HSD Program Areas Note: All 2009 data presented is preliminary.

3. Massachusetts Fatalities10 Year Trend Source: FARS.

4. Massachusetts Serious Injuries5 Year Trend Source: CDS.

5. Massachusetts Traffic Safety Trends • 2009 fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT)  0.79 • Lowest fatality rate in U.S. Source: CDS, Traffic Safety Facts, NHTSA.

6. Fatal Crashes by Month As Percent of Total2009 Source: CDS.

7. Fatal Crashes by Day-of-Week as Percent of Total - 2009 Source: CDS.

8. Fatal Crashes by Time-of-Day as Percent of Total - 2009 Source: CDS.

9. Massachusetts Fatal Crashes2007 – to be updated Source: CDS.

10. Preliminary 2009 Brief Overview • Fatalities decreased by 16.4% from 2007 to 2009 • The number of impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes with a BAC .08 or greater decreased by 13% • Seat Belt usage rate maintained at 74% in 2010 • Young Driver (16-20) involvement in fatal crashes decreased 23% • Pedestrian fatalities decreased by nearly 39% • Motorcyclist fatalities increased 20%

11. The Many Uses of Traffic Safety Data

12. Data Types and Sources

13. Transportation Safety Planning Metropolitan Transportation Plans Statewide Transportation Plan (Long Range Plan) Other State Plans (e.g., Freight Plan, Ped/Bike Plan) State Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) CVSP (49 U.S.C. § 31102) HSP (23 U.S.C. § 402) HSIP (23 U.S.C. § 148) TIP (Metropolitan) Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

14. educators advocacy groups emergency responders transportation planners Road Safety Stakeholders private sector organizations highway safety practitioners data managers data collectors & analysts judiciary law enforcement engineers

15. Multiple Agencies Use Traffic Safety Data • Data-driven Decision Making - Accountability • Problem Identification • Resource Allocation • Roadway Improvements • Equipment • Staffing • Countermeasure Selection and Evaluation • Program Evaluation - Is what we’re doing working? Traffic Safety Is Public Safety

16. How HSD Uses Traffic Safety Data for Programming

17. Highway Safety Division (HSD) Partnerships • Executive Leadership and Steering Committees of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) • Massachusetts Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board • Safe Routes to School Task Force • Preventing Injuries Now! Network (PINN) • Partners in Passenger Safety (PPS) • Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC) • And many others. . .

18. Traffic Records Occupant Protection Impaired Driving Speeding and Distracted Driving Paid and Earned Media Higher Risk Transportation System Users Young Drivers Older Drivers Pedestrians Bicyclists Motorcyclists HSD Program Areas

19. Distracted driving Distracted driving law now in effect Distracted walking/cycling Red light running Drag racing / Risk taking Impaired pedestrians and bicyclists Road rage/confrontation Young Drivers Failure to yield Confusion – messaging/signage (infrastructure) Unlicensed/ Suspended/ Revoked Drivers Elder Drivers Unregistered or Uninsured No land/right of way to acc. bike lanes (infrastructure) Other Behavioral Issues

20. Traffic Record Information System Challenges • Data Quality • Electronic capture of data • Electronic reporting to RMV • Timeliness of Reporting to RMV • Chapter 90, Section 29 • requires the chief officer of the police department supervising the accident investigation to notify the Registrar within 15 days • System Integration

21. Occupant Protection • 74% usage rate in 2010 • Highest rate recorded in MA • Increase from 67% in 2007 • National average in secondary enforcement states – 77% Source: 2010 Massachusetts Safety Belt Usage Observation Survey.

22. 2009 vs. 2010 Usage RatesVehicle Type Source: 2009 and 2010 Massachusetts Safety Belt Usage Observation Surveys.

23. 2009 vs. 2010 Usage RatesOccupant Description Source: 2009 and 2010 Massachusetts Safety Belt Usage Observation Surveys.

24. 2010Click It Or Ticket Mobilization Results

25. Enacting a Primary Belt Law • Massachusetts could save (annually) • 27 lives • 1,032 serious injuries • $260 million • Increase seat belt usage by approximately 13 percentage points • SAFETEA-LU Incentive Grant • In 2009 and 2010, MA missed out on $13.6 Million in additional highway safety funds

26. Young Drivers (16-24) as Percent of MA Population, Licensed Drivers, and Drivers in Fatal Crashes Source: FHWA, CDS.

27. Young Drivers (16-20) Involved in Fatal Crashes Source: FARS.

28. Impaired Driving • Nationally • Impaired driving is the most frequently committed crime in the U.S. • About every 30 minutes, someone is killed in the U.S. in an alcohol-related crash • Costs of alcohol-related fatalities in MA • Average alcohol-related fatality in MA costs $7 Million • $2.3 M in monetary costs and $4.7 M in quality of life losses • Alcohol-related crashes accounted for 18% of the MA auto insurance payments Source: NHTSA

29. 2010 DDOLUA Mobilization Results

30. MA Alcohol-Related Citations Written Source: Merit Rating Board.

31. Speed-Related Fatalities Source: FARS.

32. Contact Information: Sheila Burgess, Director Highway Safety Division Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Sheila.Burgess@state.ma.us 617-725-3301 www.mass.gov/highwaysafety