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Assisting Local Public Agencies

Explore how John P. Miller, MoDOT Traffic Safety Engineer, and Captain Brad Jones from MSHP Traffic Division can assist local public agencies with essential road safety tools, data, and resources. Learn about available resources such as FARS Mapping Tool and FHWA Safety to address fatal crash locations and types. Discover the "Essential Eight" strategies for road safety, including primary seat belt laws, targeted enforcement, and median cable barriers. Implement system-wide improvements like median guard cable installation and smooth road initiatives to reduce fatalities and improve road conditions. Contact John P. Miller and Captain Brad Jones for valuable support and information on enhancing road safety in Missouri.

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Assisting Local Public Agencies

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  1. Assisting Local Public Agencies John P. Miller MoDOT Traffic Safety Engineer Captain Brad Jones MSHP Traffic Division

  2. How We Can Assist You? • Information & Tools • Data Available from MSHP • Using Data to Solve Problem

  3. Available Resources Arrive Alive http://www.savemolives.com/ MoDOT Safety http://www.modot.mo.gov/safety/index.htm FHWA Safety http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ NCHRP Report 500 Series http://gulliver.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=1645 FARS Mapping Tool http://www.saferoadmaps.org/

  4. FARS Mapping Tool

  5. FARS Mapping Tool

  6. FARS Mapping Tool

  7. FARS Mapping Tool

  8. Data Available from MSHP

  9. Using the Data Fatal Crash Locations - Random

  10. Solving The Problem Fatal Crash Types - Not Random

  11. The Essential Eight • Primary Seat Belt Law • Public Education • Targeted Enforcement • Punish Drunk Drivers • Median Cable Barrier • Rumble Strips • Signs & Stripes • Shoulders System Improvements

  12. System-wide Solutions With a 32,000-mile system, where to start?

  13. Median Guard Cable Guard cable • 500 miles of cable installed on our interstates since ’04 • Low and High Tension • 95% success rate • Vehicles did not enter opposing lanes

  14. Smooth Roads Initiative TREATMENTS • New Roadway Surface • Asphalt - Overlay • Concrete - Diamond Grind • 6” Edgelines: Rumble Stripe (Epoxy) • 6” Lane Lines: 3M “Waffle Tape” • Some wet-reflective

  15. Smooth Roads Initiative TREATMENTS • Delineate everything • Emergency Reference Markers • Sign upgrades

  16. Better Roads, Brighter Future TREATMENTS • All major roads (5,500 mi) • Minimum 4-foot paved shoulder • Smooth driving surface • Improved signing • 1,000+ miles will receive both Edgeline and Centerline rumble stripes

  17. Imbed Safety into Policy • Rumble Stripes (Edgeline & Centerline) • All major roads • All minor roads with crash history • 6-inch Stripes for Major Roads • All Edgeline • Multi-lane skips • Curve Speed Plaques • Every Curve/Turn sign

  18. Progress from Implementation • 21 percent decrease in fatalities from 2005 to 2007 • 1,257 fatalities in 2005 • 1,096 fatalities in 2006 • 992 fatalities in 2007 • Quiz Time • Haven’t had fewer than 1,000 fatalities since? 1993 – 15 years ago

  19. Contacts: John P. Miller, P.E. Captain Brad Jones MO Department of Transportation MO State Highway Patrol 573-526-1759 573-526-6113 John.P.Miller@modot.mo.govbrad.jones@mshp.dps.mo.gov www.modot.orgwww.mshp.dps.missouri.gov

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