USA Banner
  U.S. flag
              An official website of the United States government Here's how you knowOfficial US Government Icon
              **Official websites use .gov**A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
            Secure Site Icon
              **Secure .gov websites use HTTPS**
                  A **lock** ( A locked padlock ) or **https://** means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. 
 U.S. Department of Transportation Icon United States Department of Transportation
 Search DOT
            Search
                    About FHWAFHWA Organization
                Headquarters Offices
                Field Offices
                Strategic Plan
                Business Opportunities
                Staff Directories
                Careers
                Highway History
                Contact UsProgramsAcquisition Management
                Civil Rights
                Federal Lands Highway
                Infrastructure
                Innovative Program Delivery
                Operations
                Planning, Environment, and Realty
                Policy
                Research, Development, and Technology
                Safety
                Browse by TopicsResourcesCore Highway Topics
                Federal Aid Essentials
                Automation
                Complete Streets
                Laws and Regulations
                Policy & Guidance Center
                Section 508
                Publications and Statistics
                Professional Development
                National Highway Institute
                Resource Center
                Accessibility Resource Library
                FHWA Research LibraryNewsroomPress Releases
                Speeches & Testimony
                Photos
                Videos
                Media ContactsMenu FHWA Highway Safety Programs Home
                        Safety
                        HSIP
                        SHSP


            
            In This Section
        Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
                                Overview
                About
                Planning
                Implementing
                Evaluating
                Reporting
                Noteworthy Practices
                Legislation and Guidance
                Resources
                HSIP Special Rules
                Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
                                Overview
                About
                Develop
                Implement
                Evaluate
                Promote
                Legislation and Guidance
                Resources
                Noteworthy Practices
                Safety Performance Measure
                                Overview
                State Safety Performance Targets
                Policy & Guidance
                Fact Sheets & Informational Webinars
                Target-Setting Resources
                Safety Data Resources
                State Safety Reports
                Safety Contacts
                Technical Assistance & Training
                Railway Highway Crossing Program
                                Overview
                Policy and Guidance
                Resources
                
                South Dakota
		

		
		
					SHSP Key Components
									**Lead Agency:**
						South Dakota Department of Transportation
        
									**Time Period Plan Covers:**
						2019
-2024
				
        					**Vision:**
						Eliminate ALL deaths and life-changing injuries on South Dakota roads so everyone arrives home safely. (p.2)
				
        
        					**Plan's Goals:**
						100 or fewer traffic fatalities by 2024400 or fewer serious injuries by 2024
		
    			**View State's SHSP**
		
					Emphasis Areas
        **Drugs and Alcohol**

        **EA Type:**
      	Behavioral**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Alternative transportation programs allow people to travel to and from places they drink without having to drive.
  Education
    Effective, high-visibility communication and outreach campaigns supporting aggressive alcohol and drugged driving enforcement efforts.
    Publicized sobriety checkpoints for impaired drivers create general and specific deterrence of DWI laws.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    High-visibility saturation patrols where several law enforcement officers patrol a specific area looking for impaired drivers.        
      **Intersections**

        **EA Type:**
      	Infrastructure**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Engineering
    Improve access management in corridors with high levels of access, including closing or restricting of access locations or implementing a road diet. (CMF=0.53 to 0.56 (suburban) or 0.75 to 0.81 (urban))
    Improve intersection signing, markings or street lighting at rural intersections to increase intersection conspicuity. (CMF=0.62 to 0.92)
    Provide careful consideration for pedestrian facilities, including Leading Pedestrian Interval, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon. (CMF=0.31 to 0.87)
    Provide left- or right-turn lanes. (CMF=0.67 to 0.92)
    Reduce delay and stops in signalized corridors with signal coordination or adaptive traffic signals. (CMF=0.79 to 0.87)
    Select innovative designs for intersections and interchanges (CMF=0.42 to 0.8)
    Use protected left-turn at signalized intersections. (CMF=0.45)
    Use Radar Speed Feedback Signs to reduce driver speeds through high speed intersections. (CMF=0.95)
    Verify sight triangles and eliminate obstructions.        
      **Lane Departure**

        **EA Type:**
      	Infrastructure**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Engineering
    Deploy enhanced pavement markings (wider or wet-reflective material). (CMF=0.7 to 0.89)
    Install centerline, shoulder, or edge line rumble strips on rural roads, including county roads. (CMF=0.6)
    Install Median Barriers for locations with crash history identified as high-risk for centerline crossing. (CMF=0.45)
    Provide enhanced curve delineation, such as chevrons and pavement markings, for sharp curves. (CMF=0.78 to 0.94)
    Provide local agencies with funding assistance to install, enhance, or maintain centerline and edge line markings. (CMF=0.6)
    Remove or relocate fixed objects in the roadside. (CMF=0.99)
    Utilize High Friction Surface Treatment to increase traction through sharp curves. (CMF=0.6)
    Widen and/or pave shoulders to provide drivers a recovery area. (CMF=0.8 to 0.81)        
      **Motorcycle**

        **EA Type:**
      	Vulnerable Users**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Engineering
    Prepare roadways before major motorcycle events (sweep roadways, clean/replace pavement markings, update high-visibility signing) and install Dynamic Messaging Boards at high-risk locations.
    Provide paved shoulders for recovery and breakdowns. (CMF=0.32)
  Education
    Continue to promote SouthDakotaRides.com and actively maintain and update the information on the website.
    Rider education and training courses may be beneficial in reducing motorcycle rider crashes.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Aggressive impaired driving enforcement for all motorists reduces motorcycle fatalities and serious injuries due to a higher rate of involvement of motorcycle riders in impaired driving crashes.
    High-visibility enforcement of aggressive driving and speed laws to reinforce established speed limits.        
      **Older Drivers**

        **EA Type:**
      	Vulnerable Users**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Improve transit opportunities through door-to-door services.
  Engineering
    Increase driver visibility and awareness through intersection lighting or oversized signing. (CMF=0.65 to 0.92)
  Education
    Consider opportunities for courses for older drivers involving classroom training in basic safe driving practices and in adjusting driving to accommodate age-related cognitive and physical changes.
    Education of physicians, families, and law enforcement regarding driver license screening and referral processes, such as the South Dakota form DL25, for struggling older drivers.        
      **Speeding and Aggressive Drivers**

        **EA Type:**
      	Behavioral**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Engineering
    Expand the use of advisory speed signs to advise motorists of geometric conditions where traveling at the posted speed is ill-advised. (CMF=0.34 to 0.68)
    Increase the use of Radar Speed Feedback Signs to notify drivers of reduced speed limits. (CMF=0.95)
    Set well-established speed limits based on the use of appropriate engineering practices.
  Education
    Effective, high-visibility communications and outreach campaigns that support speed and aggressive driving enforcement programs.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Enhanced, high-visibility enforcement of aggressive driving and speed laws and supportive adjudication of these efforts reinforce established speed laws.        
      **Unbelted Vehicle Occupants**

        **EA Type:**
      	Behavioral**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Education
    Effective, high-visibility communications and outreach campaigns that support the use of seatbelt and child safety seats.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Aggressive enforcement efforts for non-use of seatbelt and child safety seats, in accordance with current South Dakota law.        
      **Young Drivers**

        **EA Type:**
      	Vulnerable Users**Goals:**
      	The plan does not list goals for this Emphasis Area.**Objectives:**
      	The plan does not list objectives for this Emphasis Area.**Strategies (by type):**Education
    Involvement of parents in teaching and managing young drivers.
    Targeted education to schools on driving safety.
		
    			Participants/Stakeholders
        State Gov't - Department of Transportation
    South Dakota Department of Transportation
  State Gov't - Law Enforcement/Public Safety
    South Dakota Department of Public Safety
    South Dakota Highway Patrol
  State Gov't - Public Health/Human Services
    South Dakota Department of Health
  State Gov't - Other
    Office of Risk Management (ORM), South Dakota Bureau of Administration
    South Dakota Municipal League
  Regional Planning Agency
    South Eastern Council of Governments (SECOG)
  Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Rapid City MPO
  Tribal Gov't
    Rosebud Sioux Tribe
    Rosebud Sioux Tribe (RST) MAP-21
    Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
  Local Gov't (county, city, town)
    City of Baltic
    City of Box Elder
    City of Sioux Falls
    Dolton Township
    Hermosa Board
  Local EMS/Fire/Rescue
    Metro 911
  Local Law Enforcement
    Rapid City Police Department
    Sioux Falls Police Department
  Federal Gov't - Transportation
    Federal Highway Administration
    Federal Railway Administration (FRA)
  Federal Gov't - Other
    Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  Education
    A Brotherhood for Awareness, Training, and Education (ABATE)
  University/Transportation Research
    South Dakota State University (SDSU)
  Advocacy/Non-Profit
    AAA South Dakota
    MADD
    South Dakota Association of County Commissioners
    South Dakota Association of Towns and Townships
  Private Company
    Agtegra
    BNSF Railway
    GSRI
    Sisseton Milbank RR
  Other
    Ellis and Eastern Railroad U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

**Federal Highway Administration**

1200 NEW JERSEY AVENUE, SE

WASHINGTON, DC 20590

202-366-4000Subscribe to email updates
                    About
  

        
              About FHWA
                Careers
                Org Chart
                Staff Directories
                Work with UsPrograms
  

        
              Acquisition Management
                Civil Rights
                Federal Lands Highway
                Infrastructure
                Innovative Program Delivery
                Operations
                Planning, Environment, and Realty
                Policy
                Research, Development, and Technology
                SafetyPolicies, Rights, Legal
  

        
              About DOT
                Accessibility
                Budget and Performance
                Civil Rights
                FOIA
                Information Quality
                No FEAR Act
                Office of Inspector General
                Privacy Policy
                USA.gov
                Web Policies and Notices
                Web StandardsNews & Events
  

        
              Newsroom
                Press Releases
                Speeches & Testimony
                Media Contacts
                Connect with Us