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SAFETY GOALS &
OBJECTIVES
(Fiscal Year 2006-2007)
Over the past 10 years, the overall crash rate and number of
injury crashes in Ohio has improved. However, the total
number of crashes has remained steady at about 380,000 annually and 1,400
fatalities a year for the past decade. This plateau of crashes and
fatalities since 1990 contrasts with a steady reduction in crashes and
fatalities in preceding decades. The effort to regain the momentum on
reducing crashes and fatalities stands out as a top transportation
priority for Ohio.
Therefore, in 2004
ODOT began to almost double the annual spending on high-accident,
spot-safety locations from $35 million to $65 million and allocated
$15 million for short-term, low-cost countermeasures in 2004 which could be
initiated almost immediately.
Safety
Objectives and Goals
Crash Fatality Rate:
Reduce the crash fatality rate from the current rate of 1.19
fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (mvmt) to less
than one fatality per 100 mvmt.
Frequency of Crashes:
Reduce the frequency of crashes by 10 percent from the baseline 2002
year (reduction of approximately 40,000 crashes statewide).
Rear-End Crashes: Reduce
rear-end crashes by 25 percent from the baseline 2002 year
(reduction of approximately 25,000 rear-end crashes statewide).
Low-Cost Short-Term Safety Solutions:
Target and implement all low-cost, short-term safety solutions, all
medium-cost improvements, and 80 percent of the high-cost
improvements at high-crash safety locations in the annual safety and
congestion work plan.
Data
Collection and Processing Objectives and Goals
Crash statistics and data are crucial for the analysis of safety
trends and identifying high-crash locations. Historically, the
department has had difficulty obtaining timely, reliable and
comprehensive crash data because of a reliance on the many different
county and municipal reporting entities throughout Ohio.
Partner with the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) to
improve the quality, timeliness and availability of crash data.
Ultimately, real-time crash data is needed to promptly identify
and analyze crash trends.
Coordinate with locals as well as local law enforcement agencies
and metropolitan planning organizations to provide strategies to
enhance data validation and partner on solutions to reduce the
frequency and severity of crashes at municipal locations.
Continue target enforcement and education efforts if substantial
crash reduction is achieved.
Analyze priority crash locations in a prudent and efficient manner
to provide a functional and safe transportation system.
Safety
Congestion Work Plan Objectives and Goals
With reliable data, ODOT is able to systematically identify problem
locations based on crash frequency, crash rate, severity or
congestion. After problem locations are identified, detailed
analysis is performed and improvements proposed for each location.
These projects, treatments and strategies are compiled into a
distinct safety work plan for each district with their completion
measured by the department's Operational Performance Index (OPI).
Fiscal Year 2007 Action Plan
Will perform or update 815 safety studies in FY ‘07
Will deliver 35 centrally funded safety projects in FY ‘07
Will complete 30 low cost, short-term safety countermeasures in FY
‘07
Fiscal
Year 2006 Safety/Congestion Work Plan Accomplishments
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Identified 221
congested locations.
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Identified 397 high-crash locations based on frequency.
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Identified 250 high-crash locations based on crash rate, frequency and severity.
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210 (100% of identified
study locations) formal safety studies completed.
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27 (96.4% of
proposed projects) centrally funded safety projects delivered.
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53 (100% of identified
countermeasures) low-cost, short-term safety projects completed.
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