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State of Highway Safety Summary ReportCommonwealth of Pennsylvania

15th Edition – 2018

PREPARED BY: Highway Safety SectionDepartment of TransportationBureau of Maintenance and Operations400 North Street | Harrisburg PA 17105

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Table of Contents

Description PageLetter from the Secretary of Transportation 2

Executive Summary 3

Reaching Our Goals 4

Fatality and Crash Trends 5

NHTSA Performance Measures 28

Aggressive Driving and Speeding 32

Impaired Driving 35

Occupant Protection 41

Younger Drivers 45

Commercial Vehicle Safety 46

Motorcycles 48

Local Roads 52

Safety Improvement Programs 54

Benchmarking 66

Statistical Analysis 71

Projection Methodology Fatality Rate 86

Highway Safety Manual Tools and Resources 87

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Letter from the Secretary of Transportation

We continue to make progress in our goal of reaching Zero Fatalities on our highways in Pennsylvania. In 2017, we continued our downward trend in fatalities and hit a new low of 1,137 -- 51 fewer than in 2016 and the lowest since record keeping began in 1928. We saw decreases in impaired driver, pedestrian and unrestrained fatalities.

Amid this good news, however, there still were some troubling trends. Crashes involving drivers aged 75 and over were up as were crashes involving red light running and work zones.

Hence, we move forward, ever committed to our goal of keeping our highways free of crashes, injuries and fatalities. We invest roughly $100 million a year for upgraded infrastructure, ongoing law enforcement and safety education and outreach. Our aim is to persuade drivers to always do the right thing behind the wheel: avoid distractions, wear seat belts, obey speed limits, and not drive aggressively or impaired.

This annual State of Highway Safety Summary report provides the details of the challenges and progress we are making. We never forget that even one life lost in a vehicle crash is tragic and represents an individual and their potential to make a difference in our society gone forever. While we will be relentless in pursuing our safety mission, we need every driver to understand how critical it is that individual actions behind the wheel are a matter of life and death.

Thank you.

Leslie S. RichardsPennDOT Secretary

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The State of Highway Safety Summary Report is intended to provide a snapshot of current trends, futuregoals, and the strategies needed to improve highway safety in the Commonwealth. Contained within thisreport are safety statistics tracked internally and by national safety partners, information on several safetyfocus areas, information on the effectiveness of safety countermeasures, and comparisons to the progress ofseveral benchmarking states.

The fatality and suspected serious injury goals presented on the following pages were developed in line withour statewide vision, mission, and goal statements (using 2012-2016 as a baseline year):

VisionProactively work toward zero deaths on our roads while fostering an environment

that encourages safe behavior.

MissionOur mission is to improve highway safety by developing and implementing

education, enforcement, engineering and emergency medical service strategies.

GoalReduce average fatalities and serious injuries to support the national effort of

ending fatalities on our nation’s roads within the next 30 years.

Executive Summary

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Reaching Our GoalsOur goal is to reduce the five-year average number of fatalities from 2012-2016 (1,220.2 average per year)through 2017-2021 (1092.5 average per year).

PennDOT has developed a 2017 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) to help reach this goal. The SHSPtargets priority Safety Focus Areas and strategies/actions to reduce highway fatalities on Pennsylvania’sroadways. For each recommended strategy, action items have been established to identify measuresnecessary to successfully improve safety in each Safety Focus Area.

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Pennsylvania’s Highway Fatality Reduction Goals2% Reduction Per Year Through 2021

5-Year Average Fatalities 5-Year Average Goal

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Fatality and Crash Trends

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Pennsylvania Highway Fatalities5-Year Averages - Past Data and Future Goals


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Pennsylvania Highway FatalitiesAnnual Totals

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See Page 90 for a description of the methodology used to calculate the projected rates.

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Pennsylvania Five-Year Average Fatality RateFatalities per Hundred Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

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Pennsylvania Highway Fatalities per 100,000 Population5-Year Averages

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Pennsylvania Suspected Serious InjuriesPast Data and Future Goals

5-Year Average Suspected Serious Injuries 5-Year Average Goal

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Pennsylvania Suspected Serious InjuriesAnnual Totals

In compliance with the FAST Act requirements, PennDOT has adopted newMMUCC standards. Since 2016, the new standards have changed the

definition of serious injuries. This change added crashes previously classified as moderate or minor into the suspected serious injury category.

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Pennsylvania Reportable CrashesPast Data

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Hit Fixed Object Trends and GoalsIndicates that the crash took place with a fixed object such as an embankment, a utility pole, a tree, guiderail, etc.

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Hit Fixed Object Suspected Serious Injuries and Reportable CrashesPast Data and Future Goals

5-Year Average Suspected Serious Injuries 5-Year Average Goal Reportable Crashes involving Hitting Fixed Objects

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Single Vehicle Run-Off-Road Trends and GoalsIndicates that a single vehicle crash occurred on the shoulder, in the median, on the roadside, or outside ofthe traffic way.

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Single Vehicle Run-Off-Road FatalitiesPast Data and Future Goals


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Intersection Trends and GoalsIndicates that the crash occurred at an intersection, including ramps, crossovers, and rail crossings.

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Intersection Suspected Serious Injuries and Reportable CrashesPast Data and Future Goals


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Head-On Trends and GoalsIndicates that the crash type was a head-on or opposite direction side swipe.

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Impaired Driving Trends and GoalsIncludes crashes involving any driver which was suspected of drinking by police or had a measured BAC of 0.01% orgreater. These crashes could also include those which involved any driver suspected of illegal drug or medication use.

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Impaired Driving FatalitiesPast Data and Future Goals


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Unrestrained Trends and GoalsIndicates that any person in a passenger car, van, SUV, or small or large truck was not wearing a seat belt.

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Distracted/Drowsy Driver Trends and GoalsIndicates that any driver involved in the crash was distracted, using a phone, fatigued, or asleep.

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Fatalities in Distracted/Drowsy Driver Crashes 5-Year Average Goal

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Aggressive Driving Trends and GoalsIndicates that any driver action was classified as aggressive driving under the NHTSA definition (two or moreof the factors shown on Page 33).

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Young Driver Trends and GoalsIndicates that any driver involved in the crash was 16 or 17 years of age.

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Older Driver Trends and GoalsIndicates that any driver involved in the crash was age 65 or older.

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Pedestrian Trends and GoalsIndicates that any person involved in the crash was a pedestrian.

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Bicycle Trends and GoalsIndicates that any vehicle involved in the crash was a bicycle.

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Motorcycle Trends and GoalsIndicates that any vehicle involved in the crash was a motorcycle.

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Heavy Truck Trends and GoalsIndicates that any vehicle involved in the crash was a heavy truck any single vehicle with a weighting of10,000 pounds or more.

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Vehicle Failure Trends and GoalsIndicates that there was a vehicle defect or failure contributing to the crash.

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Vehicle/Train Trends and GoalsIndicates that any vehicle involved in the crash was a train or trolley.

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Local Road Trends and GoalsIndicates that every road was a county or municipal roadway.

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NHTSA Core Performance Measures

In their 2008 publication Traffic Safety Performance Measures for States and Federal Agencies, the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) outlined ten core outcome measures, one core behavioralmeasure, and three activity measures. It was their recommendation that states annually set goals and reportprogress on the eleven core outcome and behavioral measures, as well as report progress on the activitymeasures.

These performance measures, with one exception, utilize data from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis ReportingSystem (FARS). FARS is a nationwide census providing Congress and the American public systematic, yearlydata regarding fatal injuries suffered in motor vehicle crashes. The exception is the Serious Injuries in TrafficCrashes, which come from state data.

Note: Due to the availability of 2017 State data, various Core Outcome Measures mentioned above make reference to pagesillustrating charts with relevant data. This is being done to minimize redundancy within this report.

Please note the following:• 2016 is the latest year for which FARS data is available.• 2017 data is State provided

Core Outcome Measures• Traffic Fatalities (Refer to Page 5)• Fatalities per VMT (Refer to Page 6)• Serious Injuries in Traffic Crashes (Refer to Page 8)• Unrestrained Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities• Fatalities in Crashes Involving a Driver or

Motorcycle Operator with a BAC of 0.08 and Above• Pedestrian Fatalities (Refer to Page 21)• Bicycle Fatalities (Refer to Page 22)• Motorcyclist Fatalities (Refer to Page 23)• Speeding-Related Fatalities (Refer to Page 34)• Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Fatalities• Drivers Age 20 or Younger Involved In Fatal

Crashes

Core Behavior Measure• Observed Seat Belt Use for Passenger Vehicles

Activity Measures• Seat Belt Citations Issued During Grant-Funded

Enforcement Activities• Impaired Driving Arrests Made During Grant-

Funded Enforcement Activities• Speeding Citations Issued During Grant-Funded

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NHTSA Performance Measures

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5-Year Average 15-20 Year Old Driver Fatalities 5-Year Average 15-20 Year Old Driver Fatality Goals

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18,415 17,743 15,65521,674 18,025

9,728 8,685 9,633 11,305 11,647

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Seat Belt Citations During Grant Operations DUI Arrests During Grant Operations Speeding Citations During Grant Operations

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According to 2017 fatality statistics, almost 11% of all fatalitiesin Pennsylvania involved aggressive driving, while 40% of all fatalities were related to speeding.

While the trend over the past several years has been one of decline, there is still much work to be done to combat aggressive driving and meet our safety goals. We expect 250 municipal police agencies and all state police troops to participate in the current year.

Note that an Aggressive Driving Related Crash is defined by NHTSAas a crash containing two or more aggressive driving crash causationfactors, listed on the next page.

Aggressive Driving and Speeding

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Aggressive Driving Crashes are determined based on a crash having any two of the following driving characteristics:- Making an illegal U-Turn - Sudden slowing or stopping - Making improper or careless turns- Turning from the wrong lane - Careless passing or lane change - Proceeding without clearance after stop- Passing in no passing zone - Running a stop sign - Running a red light- Failure to respond to TCD - Tailgating - Making improper entrance to highway- Speeding - Driving too fast for conditions - Making improper exit from highway- Driver fleeing police (police chase)


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Pennsylvania Speeding-Related FatalitiesPast Data and Future Goals


Indicates that any vehicle was speeding, driving too fast for conditions, or involved in a police chase.

Information provided by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts

Pennsylvania (PA) Speeding convictions:

• Historically, the PA Courts have convicted as high as 365,309 speeding cases for the year 2008, to as low as 225,638 cases (2013).

• For 2015, the PA Courts have convicted 296,583 cases.

• Currently, the PA Courts (2009-2015) are averaging over 250,000 speeding-case, convictions per year.

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A significant goal of the Department is the reduction of crashes and fatalities due to impaired driving within the Commonwealth. Almost one-third of all traffic fatalities in Pennsylvania were attributable to driving under the influence during2017.

Progress has been made in this area – the 293 alcohol-related fatalities in 2017 were the second lowest since records for this statistic were started in the 1980s, and were more than a half less than the recent peak in 2002. However, there is much morework to be done:

• Approximately 57% of DUI convictions were for a second or subsequent offense in 2016.• Driving while impaired by drugs is increasing; nearly 65% of all DUI cases now include at least one charge for driving

under the influence of a drug other than alcohol.

The Pennsylvania Ignition Interlock Law (Act 33 of 2016) retains the requirements for second or subsequent DUI offenders, but now also requires a one-year period of ignition interlock for first-time DUI offenders who had a BAC of 0.10 or higher at the time of arrest. Individuals guilty of chemical breath/blood test refusals are subject to a one-year period of ignition interlock under Act 33 as well.

Impaired Driving

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Impaired Driving

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37.9%36.6%

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Pennsylvania Impaired Driving FatalitiesTotal and Percentage of Statewide Fatalities

5-Year Average Impaired Driving Fatalities Percentage of Statewide Highway Fatalities

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Impaired Driving Fatalities 5-Year Average Impaired Driving Fatality Rate

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5-Year Average Impaired Driving Fatalities 5-Year Average Impaired Driving Fatality Goals5-Year Average DUI Enforcement Operations DUI Enforcement Operations Goal (5-Year Average)

DUI Enforcement Operations include checkpoints and roving patrols.

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Trips Prevented With BAC Between 0.025 and 0.099 4,215 4,739 5,087 4,493 4,372

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Impaired Driving

416

393

372

346

3245,534

5,642

5,682

5,661

5,917

5,500

5,550

5,600

5,650

5,700

5,750

5,800

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5-Year Average Alcohol-Related Fatalities 5-Year Average Ignition Interlock Installations

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Impaired Driving

416

393

372

346

32454,955

57,412

58,509

59,317

63,920

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58,000

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5-Year Average Alcohol-Related Fatalities 5-Year Average Sober Miles Driven (x1000)

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• One of Pennsylvania’s top safety priorities is increasing the rate of properly restrained drivers and passengers. The statewide use rate in 2017 was 85.6%. That year only 11% of crashes involved at least one unbelted person but 31% of people suffering a major injury in a crash and 40% of people killed in a crash were unbelted. According to NHTSA, proper occupant restraint can increase the chance of surviving a crash by up to 60%.

• Pennsylvania law currently allows for primary enforcement of restraint use for drivers and passengers under the age of 18. For those 18 and over, the law allows for secondary enforcement of seat belt use in the front seat of a vehicle only. Pennsylvania is one of only 15 states that does not have a primary seat belt enforcement law covering all ages. Primary seat belt law states average over 90% seat belt use. NHTSA estimates that a 90% seat belt use in PA would save an additional 52 lives, 766 serious injuries, and $227 million in costs each year.

• Pennsylvania’s occupant protection program targets all ages with education and outreach along with high visibility enforcement. The child passenger safety program reaches caregivers, schools and daycares, the medical community, and law enforcement to educate on the proper use of child passenger restraints. A network of certified child passenger safety technicians within communities assist caregivers in proper restraint use, and a network of car seat and booster loan programs receive seats through state funds to loan to families in need.

• The high visibility enforcement program includes funded overtime seat belt enforcement from state and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs) during the two national Click it or Ticket mobilizations. There is also a yearly teen-focused education and enforcement campaign conducted by select local LEAs, and in-kind enforcement from local LEAs during non-mobilization months of the year. Each of these enforcement campaigns are accompanied by national and/or state paid media campaigns, and earned media generated by the PennDOT press office, participating LEAs, and local safety partners.

Occupant Protection

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Occupant Protection

82

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85

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85

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86

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86%

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Pennsylvania Seat Belt Usage Rate Seat Belt Usage Rate Goal

The current goal for seat belt rate usage in Pennsylvania is an increase to 90% over the next 20 years (from 83.8% in 2011 to 90.0% in 2031).

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Occupant Protection

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Pennsylvania Seat Belt Usage Rate Percentage of Statewide Highway Fatalities

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Pennsylvania Seat Belt Usage Rate Unbelted Front Seat Fatalities

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Occupant Protection

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Pennsylvania Seat Belt Usage Rate Average Seatbelt Use Rate in States with Secondary LawSeatbelt Usage Rate in Best Secondary State Average Seatbelt Use Rate in States with Primary Law

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Younger Drivers

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5-Year Average Fatalities 5-Year Average Fatality Goals

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Commercial Vehicle Safety

Stretching from the shores of Lake Erie to the Delaware River, Pennsylvania serves as the gateway to thepopulation centers of the northeastern United States.

According to the 2016 Pennsylvania Highway Statistics report, the percent of daily vehicle-miles travelled(DVMT), compared to the total of all vehicle miles travelled in Pennsylvania, has increased annually since2010. The number of miles DVMT for trucks has increased annually for the last five years resulting in a 6.6%increase in total vehicle miles travelled by trucks since 2012.

For the purposes of analysis, PennDOT defines a “heavy truck” as any single vehicle with a weighting of10,000 pounds or more.

A heavy truck crash or fatality indicates that any vehicle involved was a heavy truck, and does not reflectcrash causation.

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Commercial Vehicle Safety

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MotorcyclesPennsylvania is home to a growing population of motorcycle riders. From 2008 to 2017, Pennsylvania saw a3.6 percent increase in motorcyclists. Because of their size, motorcycles can be easily hidden in blind spotsand are easily overlooked by other drivers. The majority of multivehicle crashes involving a motorcycle overthe past four years have had a vehicle other than the motorcycle cited as the prime contributing factor in thecrash. Therefore it is important that drivers be aware of motorcycles sharing the road. Additionally, roughly 20percent of all motorcycle operators killed in a crash in Pennsylvania were reported as suspected of drug and oralcohol impairment by law enforcement in 2015. Motorcycle fatalities totaled 186 in 2017, accounting forapproximately 16 percent of all traffic fatalities in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has several programs and effortsin place to stem the rise in motorcycle incidents:

• Pennsylvania’s Share the Road with Motorcycles Campaignencourages motorists to “Watch for Motorcycles” through mediumssuch as billboards, stickers, yard signs, and electronic messageboard messages.

• Live Free Ride Alive is a state-operated safety initiative, including itswebsite, www.LiveFreeRideAlive.com, which is dedicated toinforming the public about motorcycle facts and figures as well asinformation on training programs and motorcycle permit and licensetests.

• Pennsylvania’s Motorcycle Safety Program (www.pamsp.com) hasbeen teaching safe operating practices to riders since 1985. In2017, over 13,000 students were trained at 76 sites across theCommonwealth.

• Total Control training, Inc. provides training services for PAMSP.Courses are continually updated to help better prepare riders.Current courses include: Introduction to riding, Beginner RidingClinic, 3 Wheel riding clinic and intermediate riding clinic .

http://www.livefreeridealive.com/

http://www.livefreeridealive.com/

http://www.pamsp.com/

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Motorcycles

405,209 401,175 401,439 396,841 377,862

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Registered Motorcycles Licensed Motorcyclists

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Motorcycles

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Motorcycles

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Helmet Law Repealed in 2003

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Helmet Law Repealed in 2003

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Pennsylvania is home to a vast network of roadways owned by localmunicipalities. These local roads total at approximately 78,000 miles inlength and represent almost two-thirds of the road mileage in thestate.

In 2017, 15% of fatalities and 25% of reportable crashes occurred onlocal roads in Pennsylvania.

With the goal of improving safety on local roads, PennDOT has twoprograms in place within its Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP):the Local Safe Roads Communities Program and PennDOT DirectedTechnical Assistance Program. Both of these programs are focused onlocal road safety and offer a process of identification andrecommendation for low-cost remediation of high safety risk areas tomunicipal leaders at no cost for the service.

As of July 2016, 114 Local Safe Road Communities Programs and 25PennDOT Technical Assistance Programs(construction-ready, line itemquantities included) have been completed, providing assistance toexamine the municipalities local road system to develop their own localroad safety improvement plan. This program continues to grow andexpand, as more communities are researched. LTAP, District SafetyEngineers, District Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinators and DistrictMunicipal Service Engineers continue to identify locations to make verylow cost safety improvements.

Local Roads

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Local Roads

Local Road Crashes,

31,683, 25%

State Road Crashes,

94,336, 75%

2013-2017 Reportable Crash Distribution

Local Road Fatalities, 196,

16%

State Road Fatalities,

1,025, 84%

2013-2017 Traffic Fatality Distribution

Local Road Mileage78,073

65%

State Road Mileage42,184

35%

Roadway Mileage Distribution

Local Road VMT, 16,324,051,950,

16%

State Road VMT, 85,297,142,000,

84%

Vehicle Miles Traveled Distribution

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Transportation planning is a collaborative effort involving many stakeholders. Some of the most prominentparticipants in the process are the eleven PennDOT Engineering Districts, the 23 Metropolitan and RegionalPlanning Organizations (MPO/RPOs), and one independent county.

Safety Improvement Programs

Note: Highway Safety Summary Reports are developed on an annual basis for all PennDOT Engineering Districts and may beobtained through the contact information on the last page of this report.

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Long-term safety improvement projects will be selected by each MPO and RPO based on needs identifiedthrough an examination of the crash data and through cooperation with PennDOT Engineering Districts andMPO/RPO planning partners.

The primary funding mechanism for highway safety improvements are federal Highway Safety ImprovementProgram (HSIP) funds. These funds are allocated within Pennsylvania based on a formula that utilizes safetydata specific to each region, such as crashes and fatalities, in addition to the traditional formula allocationcomponents of vehicle miles traveled and lane miles.

In alignment with the intent of the FAST Act legislation, the HSIP process is geared towards addressinglocations across the state that are identified as High Crash Locations. These locations are identified byanalyzing crash data using regionalized Safety Performance Functions.

HSIP projects program locations in the following four step selection process:• Address a location on the network screenings with positive excess values• Employ a systematic, proven countermeasure, including implementation of Intersection Safety

Implementation Plan, Roadway Departure Safety Implementation Plan, and Speed Management Action Plan.

• Address a unique location, with executive approval

Additional funding for safety improvements may come through the Low Cost Safety Improvement Program, which is aimed at lower-cost, systematic countermeasures.


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Provides low cost roadway safety improvements/countermeasures to address areas and locations that have high instances of crashes.

Includes, but is not limited to, the following countermeasures: Centerline/Edgeline Rumble Strips Intersection Improvements Curve Safety Improvements Removal of Frequently Hit Trees Utility Pole Relocation Pedestrian Safety Improvements

Pedestrian Countdown Signals Yield To Pedestrian Channelizing

Devices

Low Cost Safety Improvement Program

(LCSIP)

Highway Safety Improvement Program

(HSIP) HSIP Program funds can be used for medium to

high cost roadway safety improvements/ countermeasures to address areas and locations that have high instances of fatalities and seriousinjuries. HSIP funds can also be used to supplement LCSIP projects.

HSIP projects can also utilize the following systematic proven countermeasures, based on problem identification, in the following priority: Centerline Rumble Strips Edgeline/Shoulder Rumble Strips Intersection Safety Implementation Plan Roadway Departure Safety Implementation

Plan Speed Management Action Plan


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Cumulative Tree Removal/Trimming Locations Hit Tree Fatalities (5-Year Average) Hit Tree Fatalities Trendline


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1,832

1,944

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2,362

2,754

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Cumulative Curve-Related Improvements Completed Curve Driver Error Crashes (5-Year Average) Curve Driver Error Crashes Trendline

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7,726

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Cumulative Number of YTPCD Deployed Pedestrian Fatalities (5-Year Average) Curve Driver Error Crashes Trendline

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In order to develop context for the progress Pennsylvania is making in its highway safety improvement efforts, NHTSA FARS data from seven similar states was collected and compared.

Similar states for benchmarking were determined based on the following factors:- Population - Urban/Rural Proportions (Land Area, Population, and VMT)- Land Area - Federal Highway Safety Grant Money Received

The seven similar states for benchmarking are:• Florida• Georgia• Illinois

For comparison purposes, the following safety parameters were compared: Driving Laws 5-Year Average Traffic Fatalities Percent Reduction in 5-Year Average Traffic Fatalities 5-Year Average Traffic Fatalities per 100,000 Population Rural and Urban Fatality Rates 5-Year Average Unbelted Fatalities Seat Belt Usage Rates

Benchmarking

• Michigan• New York

• North Carolina• Ohio

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* No official law** Red light cameras only

State Driving Law Comparison

State Automated EnforcementAggressive

Driving LawsBAC 0.08

MCH (Motorcycle

Helmet)

PSB (Primary Seat Belt

Law)

GDL (Graduated

Drivers License)

ALR (Administrative

License Revocation)

Sober CheckPoint Allowed

Cellphone Hand-held

Ban

Cellphone Texting

Ban

Florida Statewide** Yes 1994 Repealed 2000 2009 Yes 1990 Yes No No

Georgia Statewide** Yes 2001 1969 1996 Yes 1994 Yes No Yes

Illinois Yes No 1997 Repealed 1970 2003 Yes 1986 Yes Yes Yes

Michigan No No 2003 Repealed 2012 2000 Yes None No No Yes

New York Cities Pop.>1 million.; 150 intersections/city** No 2003 1967 1984 Yes None Yes Yes Yes

North Carolina Some cities** Yes 1993 1968 1985 Yes 1984 Yes No Yes

Ohio Municipalities* No 2003 Repealed 1978 None Yes 1993 Yes No No

Pennsylvania Philadelphia** Yes 2003 Repealed 2003 None Yes None Yes No Yes

Benchmarking

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Percent Reduction in 5-Year Average Fatalities, 2010-2014 to 2011-2015 Percent Reduction in 5-Year Average Fatalities, 2011-2015 to 2012-2016

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5-Year Average Fatalities, 2010 - 2014 5-Year Average Fatalities, 2011 - 2015 5-Year Average Fatalities, 2012 - 2016

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Benchmarking

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5-Year Average Unbelted Fatalities, 2011-2015 5-Year Average Unbelted Fatalities, 2012-2016

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Statistical Analysis

The correlation coefficient, r, measures the strength of the relationship between two variables and results in a determination of strong or weak.

If r = 1.0 there is perfect correlation.If r = -1.0 there is perfect negative or inverse correlation.If 0 < r < 1, both variables tend to increase or decrease together.If -1 < r < 0, one variable increases as the other decreases.

The following is a general interpretation of r values (positive and negative):0.0-0.2: Very Weak0.2-0.4: Weak0.4-0.7: Moderate0.9-1.0: Very Strong

The coefficient of determination, r2,is used to give the proportion of the variance (fluctuation) of one variable that is predictable from the other. This coefficient helps to explain how well the regression (trend) line represents the data. For example, if the r2= 0.85, we can say that approximately 85% of the data can be explained, while 15% cannot.

Confidence Interval is the range on either side of the sample mean (trend line) and are used to indicate the reliability of an estimate. The confidence interval lines are limits on either side of the trend line to help predict the next value.

The upper and lower confidence levels at 67.5 and 95 percent parallel the trend line. If both the trend and confidence interval lines are extended you can predict the next value will fall within its respective interval line.

*Please note that in the following chart titles “x” and “y” represent the x axis and the y axis.


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1,468

1,256

1,324 1,286 1,310

1,208 1,1951,200

1,188

1,137

1,000

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Pennsylvania Highway Fatality Trend

Observed Linear Trend Upper 95% Confidence Upper 67.5% Confidence Lower 67.5% Confidence Lower 95% Confidence

Fatalities have been decreasing at a rate of 24.27 per year since 2008. r = -0.859 (Strong correlation between x and y)

r2 = 0.738 (Trend line explains 73.8% of fatalities)

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1,471 1,4131,365 1,329 1,277

1,265

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1,186

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5-Year Average Highway Fatality Trend


Fatalities have been decreasing at a rate of 32.55 per year since 2004-2008. r = -0.9837 (Very Strong correlation between x and y)r2 = 0.9677 (Trend line explains 96.77% of fatalities)

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Unbelted Front Seat Fatality Trend




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Impaired Driving Fatality Trend


Fatalities have been decreasing at a rate of 26.55 per year since 2008. r = -0.9589 (Very Strong correlation between x and y)r2 = 0.9194 (Trend line explains 91.94% of fatalities)

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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Distracted/Drowsy Driver Fatality Trend


Fatalities have been increasing at a rate of 0.55 per year since 2008. r = 0.2935 (Weak correlation between x and y)


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Aggressive Driving Fatality Trend


Fatalities have been decreasing at a rate of 3.05 per year since 2008. r = -0.4385 (Moderate correlation between x and y)


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Speeding-Related Fatality Trend




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Younger Driver (Age 16-17) Fatality Trend




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Older Driver (Age 65+) Fatality Trend




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Pedestrian Fatality Trend


Fatalities have been increasing at a rate of 2.09 per year since 2008. r = 0.6045 (Moderate correlation between x and y)


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Bicyclist Fatality Trend


Fatalities have been increasing at a rate of 0.56 per year since 2008. r = 0.449 (Moderate correlation between x and y)


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Motorcycle Fatality Trend




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Heavy Truck Fatality Trend


Fatalities have been decreasing at a rate of 0.91 per year since 2008. r = -0.2451 (Weak correlation between x and y)


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Train/Vehicle Crash Fatality Trend




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Vehicle Failure (Any Factor) Fatality Trend


Fatalities have been decreasing at a rate of 1.94 per year since 2008. r = -0.655 (Moderate correlation between x and y)r2 = 0.429 (Trend line explains 42.9% of fatalities)

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Work Zone (All People) Fatality Trend




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Single Vehicle Run-Off-Road Fatality Trend




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Hit Fixed Object Fatality Trend


Fatalities have been decreasing at a rate of 20.02 per year since 2008. r = -0.915 (Very Strong correlation between x and y)r2 = 0.8372 (Trend line explains 83.72% of fatalities)

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Head On Fatality Trend


Fatalities have been decreasing at a rate of 1.12 per year since 2008. r = -0.3007 (Weak correlation between x and y)


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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 20175-Year Average 2013-

2017Percent Change 2016 to 2017

Percent Change 2017 vs. 5-Year Avg

Percent Change 2010 to 2017

Fatalities 444 425 402 369 326 337 297 293 346 -12% -14% -34%Serious Injuries 882 812 872 780 674 682 878 817 777 29% 13% -7%Total Injuries 9,155 9,069 9,121 8,434 7,806 7,525 6,183 7,170 7,814 -18% -21% -22%

Reportable Crashes 12,387 11,778 11,924 11,023 10,537 10,549 10,255 10,332 10,858 -3% -6% -17%Fatalities 524 509 503 425 383 413 408 378 426 -1% -4% -28%

Serious Injuries 893 926 870 871 763 734 1,007 911 849 37% 19% 2%Total Injuries 17,229 18,355 17,183 15,630 14,306 14,533 14,756 15,379 15,282 2% -3% -11%

Reportable Crashes 15,442 16,298 15,528 14,436 13,627 13,534 14,992 14,309 14,423 11% 4% -7%Fatalities 85 78 86 74 78 88 95 73 84 8% 13% -14%

Serious Injuries 347 305 336 271 260 291 491 492 330 69% 49% 42%Total Injuries 12,280 12,091 12,686 11,801 11,518 11,957 10,445 11,555 11,681 -13% -11% -6%

Reportable Crashes 16,195 16,712 17,316 16,832 16,543 17,426 18,685 18,226 17,360 7% 8% 13%Fatalities 168 168 191 145 134 119 128 124 143 8% -10% -26%

Serious Injuries 276 296 288 281 269 276 425 393 308 54% 38% 42%Total Injuries 5,341 5,788 6,183 5,793 5,730 5,536 5,408 5,585 5,730 -2% -6% 5%

Reportable Crashes 5,755 6,318 6,744 7,036 6,877 6,761 6,996 6,828 6,883 3% 2% 19%Fatalities 661 579 598 506 465 508 505 463 516 -1% -2% -30%

Serious Injuries 1,096 1,101 1,131 1,028 928 763 1,399 1,261 1,050 83% 33% 15%Total Injuries 21,131 22,035 21,605 21,456 19,921 20,289 17,757 20,683 20,206 -12% -12% -2%

Reportable Crashes 28,627 31,023 30,053 31,569 29,974 31,326 30,946 31,000 30,774 -1% 1% 8%Fatalities 57 66 44 27 37 35 47 40 38 34% 24% -30%

Serious Injuries 217 183 153 138 108 119 172 192 138 45% 25% -12%Total Injuries 5,488 5,152 4,931 4,416 3,783 4,231 4,150 4,394 4,302 -2% -4% -20%

Reportable Crashes 7,105 6,935 6,723 6,419 5,763 6,273 6,671 6,727 6,370 6% 5% -5%Fatalities 266 244 276 277 300 279 267 270 280 -4% -5% 2%

Serious Injuries 488 432 468 495 496 472 773 780 541 64% 43% 60%Total Injuries 15,654 15,503 15,763 16,157 16,175 16,325 16,364 17,021 16,157 0% 1% 9%

Reportable Crashes 17,555 17,603 18,219 18,727 18,805 19,948 21,125 21,319 19,365 6% 9% 21%Fatalities 148 149 168 151 166 153 172 150 162 12% 6% 1%


Reportable Crashes 4,450 4,506 4,537 4,374 4,000 4,001 4,201 4,086 4,223 5% -1% -8%Fatalities 21 11 16 11 19 16 16 21 16 0% 0% 0%


Reportable Crashes 1,483 1,316 1,373 1,384 1,309 1,272 1,305 1,142 1,329 3% -2% -23%

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Fatalities 223 199 210 181 186 179 192 185 190 7% 1% -17%Serious Injuries 600 544 572 478 480 437 720 616 537 65% 34% 3%Total Injuries 4,305 3,932 4,296 3,611 3,501 3,619 2,927 3,340 3,591 -19% -18% -22%

Reportable Crashes 4,016 3,637 3,985 3,427 3,284 3,413 3,454 3,194 3,513 1% -2% -20%Fatalities 156 155 159 148 151 146 160 155 153 10% 5% -1%

Serious Injuries 222 230 216 203 207 193 299 323 224 55% 33% 45%Total Injuries 4,182 4,323 4,143 4,066 4,238 4,364 4,027 4,285 4,168 -8% -3% 2%

Reportable Crashes 5,844 6,344 5,889 6,121 6,596 6,916 6,740 6,807 6,452 -3% 4% 16%Fatalities 1 6 1 2 7 4 3 3 3 -25% 0% 200%

Serious Injuries 2 4 2 3 4 2 4 1 3 100% 33% -50%Total Injuries 148 87 131 73 104 87 59 83 91 -32% -35% -44%

Reportable Crashes 76 54 59 55 74 54 52 45 59 -4% -12% -41%Fatalities 21 21 22 16 24 24 16 19 20 -33% -20% -10%

Serious Injuries 57 51 44 39 35 36 59 60 43 64% 37% 5%Total Injuries 1,505 1,425 1,227 1,354 1,322 1,396 1,320 1,199 1,324 -5% 0% -20%

Reportable Crashes 1,884 1,811 1,661 1,845 1,845 1,935 2,075 1,789 1,872 7% 11% -5%Fatalities 220 213 203 182 200 233 180 183 200 -23% -10% -17%


Reportable Crashes 32,970 30,766 31,922 31,567 30,138 32,011 32,309 32,390 31,589 1% 2% -2%Fatalities 553 529 533 467 425 459 401 402 457 -13% -12% -27%

Serious Injuries 1,225 1,248 1,272 1,133 1,038 1,011 1,413 1,318 1,173 40% 20% 8%Total Injuries 21,595 22,485 21,936 21,516 19,824 20,178 17,823 16,692 20,255 -12% -12% -23%

Reportable Crashes 37,522 40,102 39,185 40,360 38,551 39,885 38,244 37,824 39,245 -4% -3% 1%Fatalities 295 252 267 254 221 240 211 205 239 -12% -12% -31%

Serious Injuries 586 497 517 493 411 418 566 556 481 35% 18% -5%Total Injuries 6,567 6,658 6,660 6,379 5,770 5,753 5,001 5,520 5,913 -13% -15% -16%

Reportable Crashes 9,070 9,543 9,633 9,753 8,937 9,092 8,818 8,699 9,247 -3% -5% -4%Fatalities 127 121 118 103 113 111 97 94 108 -13% -10% -26%


Reportable Crashes 8,334 9,200 9,093 9,015 8,929 9,243 8,784 8,788 9,013 -5% -3% 5%Fatalities 133 162 137 116 111 113 130 109 121 15% 7% -18%


Reportable Crashes 6,653 7,189 6,859 7,014 7,036 7,422 6,863 6,808 7,039 -8% -3% 2%

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Fatalities 665 648 648 566 534 580 518 506 569 -11% -9% -24%Serious Injuries 1,573 1,575 1,607 1,405 1,303 1,274 1,825 1,691 1,483 43% 23% 8%Total Injuries 26,793 27,840 27,136 26,315 23,935 24,547 21,792 22,779 24,745 -11% -12% -15%

Reportable Crashes 45,256 48,120 46,928 47,736 45,342 47,331 45,868 45,402 46,641 -3% -2% 0%Fatalities 175 156 148 178 151 176 159 148 162 -10% -2% -15%


Reportable Crashes 6,964 7,162 6,542 6,549 6,359 6,941 7,326 7,115 6,743 6% 9% 2%

Fatalities 84 48 40 21 25 40 11 11 27 -73% -59% -87%Serious Injuries 84 76 63 50 62 70 23 29 54 -67% -57% -65%Total Injuries 909 883 889 699 798 852 165 145 681 -81% -76% -84%

Reportable Crashes 928 900 865 737 838 840 164 132 689 -80% -76% -86%Fatalities 267 270 294 246 271 251 279 265 268 11% 4% -1%

Serious Injuries 1,021 982 1,029 1,010 947 915 1,465 1,374 1,073 60% 37% 35%Total Injuries 41,791 42,275 42,298 39,862 37,657 38,262 39,093 40,008 39,434 2% -1% -4%


Fatalities 90 87 86 82 80 86 102 100 87 19% 17% 11%Serious Injuries 372 336 343 384 341 338 574 494 396 70% 45% 33%Total Injuries 18,395 18,863 19,005 17,757 17,150 17,490 17,680 18,164 17,816 1% -1% -1%


Fatalities 87 104 108 99 105 89 103 87 101 16% 2% 0%Serious Injuries 328 316 329 297 297 288 435 436 329 51% 32% 33%Total Injuries 13,117 12,785 12,443 12,122 11,626 11,331 11,831 12,174 11,871 4% 0% -7%

Reportable Crashes 14,778 14,545 14,397 14,721 14,329 14,398 15,200 15,213 14,609 6% 4% 3%Fatalities 1,324 1,286 1,310 1,208 1,195 1,200 1,188 1,137 1,220 -1% -3% -14%

Serious Injuries 3,556 3,402 3,455 3,248 3,040 3,030 4,397 4,227 3,434 45% 28% 19%Total Injuries 95,129 95,737 94,762 90,215 86,527 89,131 86,162 88,547 89,359 -3% -4% -7%


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Methodology: Fatality Rate and Suspected Serious Injury Rate

After 2016 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) count was increased by 1% (Projection for the upcoming year).

Note: A 1% increase was determined in observation of historical trends in VMT.

Fatality Rate Projection is calculated by:

1. The most recent year, fatality count is reduced by 2% (Targeted fatality count for the upcoming year).2. The fatality rate per 100 million VMT is calculated for each of the 5 most recent consecutive years ending

in the year for which the targets are established.3. The fatality rates (Rounded to the hundredth decimal place) are added together.4. The sum of the fatality rates is divided by five and rounded to the thousandth decimal place.

Suspected Serious Injury Rate Projection is calculated by:

1. The most recent year, suspected serious injury count is reduced by 2% (Targeted suspected serious injurycount for the upcoming year).

2. The suspected serious injury rate per 100 million VMT is calculated for each of the 5 most recentconsecutive years ending in the year for which the targets are established.

3. The suspected serious injury rates (Rounded to the hundredth decimal place) are added together.4. The sum of the suspected serious injury rates is divided by five and rounded to the thousandth decimal

place.

Safety Performance Management MeasuresAgency/Docket Number: FHWA-2013-0020

Document number: 2016-05202Document Citation: 81 FR 13881

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Highway Safety Manual Tools and Resources

In January 2016 Penn State University completed research for Pennsylvania Regionalized Safety Performance Factors (SPFs). These regionalized SPFs allow for a more accurate way to predict crash frequencies. Pennsylvania continues to strive for more Data Driven Safety Analysis using the Highway Safety Manual (HSM). The following tools and resources are now available through the ECMS, File Cabinet.

Folder Name Version File ADV-General Requirements PennDOT HSM Tool A 12/1/2017 Primary (Pa Specific) Crash Frequency

Analysis tool

ADV-General Requirements PennDOT HSM Tool B 08/08/2018

Alternatives and Safety Benefit Tool (Requires file export from PennDOT HSM Tool A)

ADV-General Requirements PennDOT HSM Tool User Manual 10/04/2018 Guide: In reference to PennDOT HSM Tool

A & BADV-General Requirements

Regionalized Safety Performance Functions Report 10/17/2017 Reference to the development of PA

specific, Safety Performance Functions.

The ECMS Home page is at the following hyperlink:https://www.dot14.state.pa.us/ECMS/

(If you do not have password access to ECMS you may log-in as a guest.)After logging onto ECMS you will need to click on the “References” link (the last tab on the dark-blue task-bar). In the drop-down menu, click on “File Cabinet”.

HSM Tools and Resource contacts:

John GrigalonisCivil Engineer, TransportationPennDOT Bureau of Maintenance & Operations(717) [email protected]

Jason HershockManager – Safety Engineering & Risk Management UnitPennDOT Bureau of Maintenance & Operations(717) [email protected]

https://www.dot14.state.pa.us/ECMS/

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Highway Safety Manual Tools and Resources

In Addition, the following resources are available on the PennDOT Safety Site:

PennDOT HSM Analysis Tools• Tool A (Existing Condition Analysis)• Tool B (Alternatives analysis)• User Manual

Supplements• Tool B Lane and Shoulder Width Supplement 1• Tool B Lane and Shoulder Width Supplement 2

Data• State Road Horizontal Curve Inventory (2017)• Local Road Traffic Count(2018)

To access the resources click on the hyperlink above. Next, Click on the “ Safety Infrastructure Improvement” window located mid–way down the screen. The resources are located to the right hand side under “PENNSYLVANIA HIGHWAY SAFETY MANUAL(HSM) TOOLS & DATA”

https://www.penndot.gov/TravelInPA/Safety/Pages/default.aspx

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Gavin E. Gray, P.E. | Highway Safety Section ChiefPA Department of Transportation | Bureau of Maintenance and OperationsHighway Safety and Traffic Operations Division400 North Street, 6th Floor | Harrisburg, PA 17120Phone: 717.783.1190 | Fax: 717.783.8012

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