Young Drivers Planning Template

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Oklahoma Strategic Highway Safety Plan Young Drivers Emphasis Area

Young Drivers – Planning Template

Problem Statement

Upon review of the data, each Emphasis Area Team should be able to assemble a concise

description of the problem as it relates to transportation safety in Oklahoma. This will

evolve as the team reviews data and discusses the problem.

• Why is this a problem in Oklahoma?

• What does the data tell us?

• What is the trend for this type of crash in Oklahoma?

• Are these drivers over-represented?

Figure 1 2005 Fatal Crashes

Drivers Under 16 to 24

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Under 16 Age 16-17Drivers Age 18-20Drivers Age 21-24Drivers Under 16-24Total Percent

Percent of Fatal Crashes Percent Drivers Licenses

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Table 1 Driver Fatalities and Injuries by Driver Age Groups

Age Injury Severity 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total

Under 16 Fatal 7 11 6 4 3 7 7 1 3 3 52

Incapacitating 31 32 25 24 13 15 22 21 22 22 227 Non-Incapacitating 94 106 87 67 71 78 74 76 61 62 776

Total 132 149 118 95 87 100 103 98 86 87 1,055

16-17 Fatal 34 35 20 22 27 25 20 22 19 25 249 Incapacitating 266 234 195 131 189 141 180 163 134 112 1,745 Non-Incapacitating 1,079 1,063 1,033 745 914 849 892 792 723 590 8,680

Total 1,379 1,332 1,248 898 1,130 1,015 1,092 977 876 727 10,674

18-20 Fatal 46 42 48 32 42 33 48 28 55 44 418 Incapacitating 336 350 352 224 273 274 277 217 268 224 2,795 Non-Incapacitating 1,387 1,373 1,356 926 1,349 1,251 1,331 1,234 1,208 1,170 12,585

Total 1,769 1,765 1,756 1,182 1,664 1,558 1,656 1,479 1,531 1,438 15,798

21-24 Fatal 45 55 44 37 46 49 39 49 57 51 472 Incapacitating 329 352 269 176 274 261 288 263 262 281 2,755 Non-Incapacitating 1,322 1,324 1,242 754 1,334 1,205 1,276 1,240 1,255 1,229 12,181

Total 1,696 1,731 1,555 967 1,654 1,515 1,603 1,552 1,574 1,561 15,408

65-70 Fatal 22 21 23 11 29 19 24 16 20 20 205 Incapacitating 83 98 90 55 80 68 60 83 81 74 772 Non-Incapacitating 296 309 267 142 305 262 299 282 287 288 2,737

Total 401 428 380 208 414 349 383 381 388 382 3,714

Total 314 311 326 209 269 265 279 252 250 211 2,686

Total 243 270 243 181 214 246 243 251 220 195 2,306

81+ Fatal 19 39 26 20 14 24 20 20 21 27 164

Incapacitating 54 52 62 60 36 52 44 43 37 35 479 Non-Incapacitating 187 200 157 190 194 183 147 191 168 160 1,663

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Figure 2 Younger and Older Drivers in Fatal Crashes

Percent Under 16 to 24 Percent Under 65 to 85+ 41.9%

41.1% 38.1%

41.3% 43.9%

38.3% 39.0%

37.6% 42.8%

35.5%

18.0% 18.2%

19.7% 20.1%

17.4%

18.0% 19.1%

18.2%

16.1% 17.1%

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Year 50

Percent

Table 2 Drivers in Fatal Crashes by Selected Driver Age Groups

Age Age

Year Under 16 16-17 18-20 21-24 Total 65-70 71-75 76-80 81+ Total

1996 7 75 97 105 284 40 28 28 26 683 1997 14 73 94 121 302 34 16 39 45 724 1998 11 55 95 91 252 40 34 24 32 623 1999 7 69 87 96 259 43 30 29 24 637 2000 10 69 83 95 257 38 29 14 21 606 2001 7 56 74 89 226 32 25 20 29 551 2002 7 46 105 91 249 43 31 25 23 613 2003 1 44 81 98 224 29 27 26 26 555 2004 9 46 119 111 285 39 21 22 25 668 2005 5 48 95 104 252 31 33 22 35 620

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Young Drivers Emphasis Area Team

Name Agency P

h e E-Mail o n Catrea na Be 4 4 3 4 t@osuokc.edu nnet t Precision Driving Training Center (OSU) ( 0 5 ) 9 5 -2 3 catreana.bennet Dennis

Gann Public Safety

) 2 7 1 r 4 7 0 4 8 e.ok.us Department of (

4 0 5 4 5 -0 4 o ( 4 0 5 ) 2 5 -dgann@dps.stat Dale

Hill 4

) 4 5 1 y.com Association of General Contractors ( 0 5 8 3 -6 6 dhill@okagchw Terry

Jessup 4

) 2 g Oklahoma Department of Transportation ( 0 5 5 2 1 -7 0 5 tjessup@odot.or Chuck

Mai, Jr. 4

) 0 ok.org American Automobile Association ( 0 5 2 9 0 -7 1 0 chuck.mai@aaa Paul W. M 4 ) 7 bcglobal.net atthe ws Oklahoma Highway Users Federation ( 0 5 8 4 2 -8 1 2 pwmatthews@s Randy McLer ran ) 4 1 7 2 @sde.state.ok.u (Team Leader Oklahoma Department of Education ( 0 5 ) 5 2 -3 4 randy_mclerran s Allyn M 0 7 7 8 ills Oklahoma Operation

Lifesaver ( 4 0 5 ) 6 9 1 -okol@swbell.ne t Huy Nguye n Federal Highway Administration ( 4 0 5 5 -6 0 4 0 x 3 1 8 ) 6 0 huy.nguyen@fh wa.dot.gov Shelli Stephe ns 4 7 1 -3 4 3 0 k.gov -Stidha m Oklahoma State Department of Health ( 0 5 ) 2 shellis@health.o Kathie

Stepp Oklahoma Insurance Department ( 4 0 5 ) 5 2 2 -4 6 0 9 kathiestepp@in surance.state.ok .us Doug Wright Government Technology 4 0 5 ) 7 4 4 -6 0 4 9 edu Center For

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Young Driver: Existing Programs and Strategies

Strategy

Number Strategies Current Document Reference Funding Agency Implementing Agency Overview of Actions

1. Shawnee Alcohol Compliance and Traffic Enforcement

HSP 2007 OHSO (402) Shawnee Police Department (SPD)

SPD intends to use a multifaceted approach to combating traffic collisions caused by alcohol, speed, and general operator actions. Primary focus will be drivers who are under 21 years of age. SPD will devote 50 percent of an officer’s time to organize and implement a comprehensive

Under 21 program, employing public and student education, server training, and enforcement of alcohol related laws. In addition, they will use officers, on an overtime basis, to enforce general traffic-related laws, with an emphasis on alcohol-related violations.

2. Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program (EUDL)

HSP 2007 U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

OHSO Through public education, vigorous enforcement, training, and youth engagement, Project Under 21 strives to eliminate under 21 drinking across Oklahoma. Support and enhance efforts by local jurisdictions to enforce underage drinking by prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverage, or the consumption of alcoholic beverage by persons under the age of 21.

3. Loss of license if withdrawal from school (under 18)

Oklahoma Driver’s

Manual

Department of Public

Safety

If under 18, to be licensed to drive in Oklahoma, must be enrolled in secondary or vocational-technical school program leading to GED. If licensed but then withdraw, license will be revoked. School administrators required to notify DPS of students, ages 14-17, who withdraw. DPS then required to cancel or deny driving privileges.

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Young Driver: Existing Programs and Strategies (continued)

Strategy

4. Graduated Driver

License (GDL) Oklahoma Driver

’s

Manual Department Safety of Public Gradually phases in driving privileges for new teen drivers as they gain experience behind the wheel. Primary components include:

Learner Stage:

• Minimum entry age: 15½ (16 without driver ed)

• Mandatory holding period: 6 months

• Minimum supervised driving: 40 hours (10 at night)

Intermediate Stage Restrictions on Unsupervised Driving:

• Minimum age: 16 (16½ without driver ed)

• Nighttime restriction: 11:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.

• Passenger restriction: No more than 1 passenger

Full Privilege:

• Minimum age: 16½ (17 without driver ed) 5. C.R.A.S.H..S. Court www.oklahomacount

y.org/sheriff/crashs/

Oklahoma County

Sheriff’s Office

Courts Raising Awareness of Students in High School (CRASHS) is a three-part program held at the High School involving court room process with District Judge, videos illustrating consequences of drunk driving, and a victim impact speaker.

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Young Driver: Existing Programs and Strategies (continued)

Strategy

6. Oklahoma County

Traffic Enforcement HSP 2007 OHSO (402) Oklahoma Co. PD Overtime traffic enforcement of traffic laws targeting areas and locations based upon review of crash reports, arrest reports, and citizen complaints. Focus on DUI/DWI, aggressive driving, and occupant protection. Public information and education efforts will be made to increase awareness concerning highway safety. A full-time deputy will be employed to operate the Crash Court/Rollover Simulator program. This deputy will be available to travel across the State in an effort to encourage seat belt use and provide additional traffic enforcement. The Crash Court program will be presented in schools in the Oklahoma County area to educate young people on the consequences of impaired driving (See #5).

7. Oklahoma State University Traffic Enforcement

HSP 2007 OHSO (402) Oklahoma State

University PD Employment of a full-time officer to devote 100 percent of his/her attention to providing traffic safety education and enforcement to the campus community. The officer will create brochures, presentations, videos, and other informational materials relating to the dangers associated with alcohol use, traffic safety, and the need to use proper safety restraint systems. In addition, the officer will enforce alcohol, occupant protection, and other traffic laws. The Project Officer will devote approximately 50 percent of his/her time to educational activity and 50 percent of time to enforcement activity.

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Young Driver: Existing Programs and Strategies (continued)

Strategy

8. OHSO Sports

Marketing Program HSP 2007 OHSO (406) OHSO This project consists of multiple components to develop a series of year-round integrated marketing communications activities that build upon, leverage and maximize the impact of the major enforcement and paid advertising campaigns. Designed to foster a healthier driving environment and social norming, the activities in this project will communicate broad messages to the public through sports venues and proactively encourage behavioral change that will save Oklahoma lives. 9. Emergency Medical

Services

OKSHSP Interview Notes

Governor Governor’s Task Force is developing a statewide EMS

plan

Comment [CSI1]: This is really a cross-cutting issue, but I thought it needed to go in somewhere so that the ‘E’ for EMS gets some recognition.

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Selected SHSP Resource Documents

Young Drivers

Governors Highway Safety Association:

Countermeasures That Work

http://www.ghsa.org/html/publications/pdf/CountermeasuresThatWork_2007.pdf

NCHRP 500 Series Implementation Guides for AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan:

Volume 01: A Guide for Addressing Aggressive-Driving Collisions http://safety.transportation.org/guides.aspx?cid=22

Volume 06: A Guide for Addressing Run-Off-Road Collisions http://safety.transportation.org/guides.aspx?cid=27

Volume 08: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Utility Poles http://safety.transportation.org/guides.aspx?cid=31

Volume 11: A Guide for Increasing Seat Belt Use http://safety.transportation.org/guides.aspx?cid=28

Volume 14: Reducing Crashes Involving Drowsy and Distracted Drivers http://safety.transportation.org/guides.aspx?cid=35

Volume 16: A Guide for Reducing Crashes Involving Alcohol http://safety.transportation.org/guides.aspx?cid=37

Oklahoma Highway Safety Office Reports and Documents:

Historic Crash Facts Books

http://www.dps.state.ok.us/ohso/facts.htm Drivers Age 14-20 Crashes 1998-2000

http://spss.dps.state.ok.us/sv/viewer/swdfpub53458.pdf?category=objectid%3A%2F50&object-id=oid%3A1070&catalog=true&action=view

2007 Highway Safety Plan

http://www.ok.gov/dps/documents/Comprehensive_HSP.pdf

Oklahoma Department of Public Safety:

Oklahoma Driver’s Manual

http://www.dps.state.ok.us/dls/pub/ODM.pdf

Federal Highway Administration/Transportation Research Board:

Transportation Planners Safety Desk Reference

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/survey/SHSP/TransportationPlanner’sSafetyDeskReference.pdf

NCHRP Research Results Digest 299: Crash Reduction Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements: State of Knowledge Report

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_browse.asp?id=7 Designing Safer Roads, Special Report 214

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Sample Action Plan Template

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answer this when you first draft this plan.)

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Contact Name, Title: Phone: E-mail:

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Narrative:

Average number of lives lost and major injuries sustained due to this problem over the past

five years:

Estimated number of lives saved and major injuries prevented in one year following

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