Safety Partnership for US-2

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Safety Partnership for US-2

• Michigan Traffic Safety Summit
• 2007

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Why the Concern on US-2?

• History of serious traffic crashes on US-2
• Public perception of an unsafe highway
• Michigan Strategic Highway Safety Plan
• Reduce to 1.0 fatalities per 100 million vehicle
  miles traveled by 2008

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How it all Began

• Construction of Passing Relief Lanes to increase
  safe passing
• MDOT
• 2003-2004 Passing Relief Lane Study east of Rapid
  River to increase safe passing
• MDOT (OHSP)
• Study by Wayne State in 2005 to determine types
  and cause of crashes along US-2 (alcohol and
  weather not a factor)
• 2005 US-2 Safety Partnership

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Partners

• County Sheriff Departments (Mackinac,
  Schoolcraft, Delta)
• Local Chambers of Commerce (Mackinac and
  Schoolcraft County)
• Local Police Departments (St. Ignace, Manistique)
• Michigan Center for Truck Safety
• MDOT (Region, Newberry TSC, Escanaba TSC)
• MSP (St. Ignace, Newberry, Manistique, Gladstone
  Posts, Motor Carrier and O.H.S.P.)
• Upper Peninsula Governors Office
• Upper Peninsula Tourism Council

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Goal

• Increase safe driving habits through the four Es
  of highway safety
• Enforcement
• Engineering
• Education
• Emergency Response
• Decrease speed, aggressive driving and severe
  crashes

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Making it come together

• 2005 - Monthly planning sessions
• Oct-May
• MDOT, MSP, OHSP
• 2006 - Monthly status sessions
• June-Sept
• All partners

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Enforcement Operations

• Developed 16 MSP Enforcement Zones on US-2 from
  Rapid River to St. Ignace
• Setup Wolfpack Operation with 3 patrol cars and
  one Sergeant (unmarked car) running Lidar
• 2 locations, one on east end and one on west end
  of US-2
• Ran operation from 10am-6pm. Would break, run
  freelance, set up again at different location
• MSP and Local Enforcement along US-2 also ran
  directed patrols on unscheduled dates.

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Enforcement Operations(Continued)

• 2005
• 22 dates, May 15-Sept 15
• 12 dates were funded by overtime (382 hours from
  OHSP and 98 from MSP) utilizing Tprs. from
  St. Ignace, Newberry, Manistique, and Gladstone
• 10 dates were Extra Patrols utilizing above
  posts plus Tprs. From Sault Ste. Marie, Munisng
  and Negaunee (non-overtime)
• 2006
• 36 dates, May 1-Oct 31 (extended it a month)
• 10 dates funded by overtime(384 hours from OHSP
  and 96 from MSP)
• 26 dates were Extra Patrols (non-overtime)

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Enforcement Operations(Continued)

• 2007
• 22 dates, May 5-Sept 14
• 14 dates funded by overtime (336 hours from OHSP
  and 112 from MSP) utilizing Tprs. from St.
  Ignace, Newberry, and Manistique
• 13 dates to be Extra Patrols utilizing above
  posts plus Tprs. From Sault Ste. Marie, Munisng
  and Negaunee (non-overtime)
• Not running Wolfpack and utilizing 2 cars on
  each end instead of 3 for freelance operation
• Operation will still run from 10a-6p

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Engineering

• 2005
• Headlights On For Safety signs (4)
• Passing relief lane signs
• Passing Lane X Miles, Next Passing Lane X Miles
• X Passing Lanes in next X Miles
• Additional 55 mph and increased to Freeway size
• Changeable Message Sign west of St. Ignace
• Reviewed and updated passing sight distance in
  No Passing Zones
• Shoulder rumble strips - Gladstone to Rapid River

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Engineering

• 2006
• Radar Sign installation at St. Ignace
• US-2 is NOT a Freeway, Drive Safely

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Engineering

• 2007
• Increased letter size and Clearview font
• Shoulder Rumble Strips - FF Hwy 13 to M-183
• Additional Passing Lane on US-2
• Maintain Speed, Allow Safe Passing for 3 prls

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Education

• 2005
• 100,000 Placemats 10,000 Flyers
• Banners placed along US-2
• Public Service Announcements
• Media Event for Kick off (St. Ignace and Rapid
  River)
• Combined effort with other campaigns
• Click it or ticket
• You drink, you drive, you lose
• Naubinway Townhall Meeting

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Education

• 2006
• 60,000 Placemats
• Banners placed along US-2
• Public Service Announcements
• Media Event for Kick off (St. Ignace and Rapid
  River)
• Combined effort with other campaigns
• Click it or ticket
• You drink, you drive, you lose
• Plaques for the back of trucks

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Truck Plaque
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Measuring the Results.

• Enforcement Statistics
• Crash Data
• Speed Studies

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2005 Enforcement Statistics

• Enforcement Contacts 3,503
• Traffic Stops 2,889
• OWI Arrests 7
• Other Alcohol Arrests 14
• Speed Citations 1,930
• Other Citations 265
• Verbal Warnings 1,198
• Seat Belt Citations 56
• Child Restraint Citations 5
• Felony Arrests 5
• Misdemeanor/Fugitive Arrests 23
• Total Operation Hours 2,011

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2006 Enforcement Statistics

• Enforcement Contacts 3,035
• Traffic Stops 2,595
• OWI Arrests 5
• Other Alcohol Arrests 9
• Speed Citations 1,743
• Other Citations 175
• Verbal Warnings 1,046
• Seat Belt Citations 34
• Child Restraint Citations 3
• Felony Arrests 8
• Misdemeanor/Fugitive Arrests 15
• Total Operation Hours 1,966

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Crash Data

• Lane departures
• Head on
• Rear end
• Side swipe
• Dry pavement and day light hours
• Alcohol was not a major contributor
• Human factors
• Fall asleep
• Aggressive passing
• Speed

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Fatal Crashes from 1996 to 2006
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2005 Speed Study Data for 85th Percentile

• Pre Operation
• 2 lane section of road
• 85th percentile speed 65 mph
• 4 lane passing relief
• 85th percentile speed 67 mph
• Post Operation
• 2 lane section of road
• 85th percentile speed 64 mph
• 4 lanes passing relief
• 85th percentile speed 65 mph
• Observed speed reduction of 1 - 2 mph.

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2006 Speed Study Data for 85th Percentile

• Pre Operation
• 2 lane section of road
• 85th percentile speed 64 mph
• 4 lane passing relief
• 85th percentile speed 65 mph
• Post Operation
• 2 lane section of road
• 85th percentile speed 64 mph
• 4 lanes passing relief
• 85th percentile speed 66 mph
• Consistent with 2005 post operation results

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FUTURE OF SABRE -Region Wide Implementation-

• Six additional Headlights On For Safety signs
  at border crossings
• Shoulder Rumble Strips
• Passing Sight Distance Reviews
• Attempt to run SABRE on other stretches of
  roadway (US-41 Negaunee, M-28 Munising, US-2 Iron
  Mountain)