Don’t Wait, Be Proactive! Systemic Safety for Minnesota’s District Safety Plans
Minnesota
MnDOT updated road safety plans in every district with a systemic crash analysis. Analysis confirmed that higher crash densities and severe crashes occurred at locations with higher risk scores.
The MnDOT Safe System Approach Implementation Plan integrates the SSA into programming. Their process involves an internal SSA implementation workgroup, tools library, speed management guide, training, and updated technical guidance documents.
Safer Mobility: Embracing Technology and Pilot Programs through the Safe System Approach
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Emerging innovations offer new opportunities to align with the safe system approach. Broward County, Florida identified 35 technologies for safer roads. Louisville, Kentucky developed strategies for safer speeds. MassDOT’s virtual reality pop-up experience strengthened outreach for safer people. Missouri’s predictive layered operations initiative (PLOI) enhanced post-crash care.
Predictive Safety Evaluation for Effective Infrastructure Planning
Texas
Using proprietary, AASHTO, and FHWA tools, TxDOT identified safety improvements, predicted, and evaluated safety performance in early stages of project development. The tools help every DOT project become a safety project.
Texas DOT’s combined CMF calculator tool calculates the combined reduction factor of multiple countermeasures (which provides HSIP funding documentation). The full tool is accessible to district staff.
A Comprehensive Approach for Friction-Enhancing Treatment Selection
Kentucky
Kentucky replaced a needs-based, hot-spot approach with a more precise, systemic, “solutions-based” approach to friction-enhancing treatments and improved pavement safety performance.
SOAP (Safety on All Projects) is a process for including safety considerations on all projects, not just those with a safety focus, early in the process before bid documents are prepared.
LaDOTD integrates equity into its Safe Routes program by prioritizing projects in low-income areas using median household income data, aiming to improve safety for vulnerable road users.
DelDOT combats rising traffic fatalities by adopting context-sensitive speed limits, partnering with local agencies, and moving beyond the 85th percentile method.
Prioritizing Active Transportation, Health, and Safety (PATHS)
Virginia
The PATHS collaborative in Virginia has led to increased network connectivity for pedestrians, enhanced pedestrian crossings, and a safer and more comfortable environment for pedestrians.
