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					SHSP Key Components
									**Lead Agency:**
						Alabama Department of Transportation
        
									**Time Period Plan Covers:**
						2017
-2022
				
        					**Vision:**
						Toward Zero Deaths for all transportation system users.
				
        
        					**Plan's Goals:**
						Reduce fatalities and serious injuries by 50 percent by 2035.
		
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					Emphasis Areas
        **At-Risk Road Users – Motorcyclists**

        **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
    Address high-risk motorcycle behavior (e.g., impairment, speeding, etc.).
    Improve legislation related to motorcycle safety and education (e.g., training, endorsements or add on permits).
  Engineering
    Incorporate motorcycle-friendly policies and practices into roadway design, traffic control, construction, operation, and maintenance.
  Education
    Develop and implement communications strategies that target high-risk populations and improve public awareness of motorcycle crash problems and programs.        
      **At-Risk Road Users – 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
    Bridge the gap between driving retirement and mobility independence (i.e., alternative transportation mobility options, public transportation, etc.).
  Engineering
    Implement infrastructure improvements to reduce the likelihood and severity of older driver crashes.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Promote safe driving and mobility for older road users through licensing, enforcement and education.        
      **At-Risk Road Users – Pedestrians and Bicyclists**

        no result**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
    Implement infrastructure countermeasures to allow for safe movements of pedestrians and bicyclists, and to reduce severity of pedestrian and bicycle crashes (e.g., LED crosswalk markers, protected facilities for bicyclists, HAWK systems, etc.).
  Education
    Increase public information and education related to pedestrian and bicycle safety (e.g., rules of the road).
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Increase enforcement of existing pedestrian and bicycle safety laws.        
      **At-Risk Road Users – 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):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Explore options for rideshare programs.
    Explore public/private partnerships to increase driver education opportunities for young drivers.
  Education
    Conduct public education and outreach programs to increase awareness of young driver issues, including alcohol and illicit and prescription drugs.
    Continue current methods of public outreach via social media, such as advertisements on popular platforms Instagram and Facebook.        
      **Decision and Performance Improvement – Data Systems**

        **EA Type:**
      	Data**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):**Data
    Assist in improving traffic safety information systems (i.e., crash, roadway, citation/adjudication, driver records, EMS/injury surveillance, roadway, and vehicle).
    Support Traffic Records Coordinating Committee efforts to implement a strategic plan for Traffic Safety Information System.        
      **Decision and Performance Improvement – Safety Culture**

        **EA Type:**
      	Other**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
    Assess organizational safety culture of Alabama DOT and its safety stakeholder agencies.
    Identify opportunities/strategies to enhance safety culture.        
      **Decision and Performance Improvement – Workforce Development**

        **EA Type:**
      	Other**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
    Implement safety workforce development study findings.
  Education
    Develop a safety and operations training and education program for state and local agencies.        
      **High-Risk Behavior – Distracted/Drowsy Driving**

        **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
    Improve distracted driving laws.
  Engineering
    Implement infrastructure improvements to reduce the injury severity of distracted/drowsy driving crashes.
  Education
    Increase public awareness of distracted/drowsy driving issues through media and outreach.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Increase distracted driving enforcement by providing law enforcement strategies to effectively enforce distracted driving.        
      **High-Risk Behavior – Impaired Driving**

        **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
    Implement infrastructure improvements to reduce the likelihood and severity of impaired driving crashes.
  Education
    Improve judicial outreach/support on impaired driving issues.
    Sustain DUI public information and outreach campaigns to reduce impaired driving.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Sustain impaired driving enforcement efforts throughout the State by continuing enforcement strategies to reduce impaired driving, developing impaired driving enforcement experts through training, and recruiting additional agencies to participate in overtime impaired driving patrols and sobriety checkpoints.        
      **High-Risk Behavior – Occupant Protection**

        **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
    Investigate and support occupant protection legislation (e.g., pass an all seating positions belt law).
  Education
    Sustain statewide and regional seatbelt public information and outreach campaigns.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Increase the occupant restraint use rate through increased enforcement, by prioritizing efforts geographically and by targeting populations with low-use rates.        
      **High-Risk Behavior – Safety Culture**

        **EA Type:**
      	Other**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
    Assess traffic safety culture perceptions and beliefs of the driving public and target populations.
    Identify opportunities and programs/initiatives to enhance traffic safety culture of the driving/walking/biking public.        
      **High-Risk Behavior – Speeding and Aggressive Driving**

        **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
    Increase public awareness of speeding and aggressive driving issues through media and outreach.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Identify specific locations where speeding and other aggressive driving behaviors are prevalent and implement.
    Increase high-visibility enforcement to reduce the frequency of crashes associated with speeding and aggressive driving.        
      **Infrastructure and Operations – Intersection Crashes**

        **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
    Implement proven countermeasures to reduce frequency and severity of intersection conflicts through geometric improvements (e.g., alternative intersection designs, road diets, etc.).
    Implement proven countermeasures to reduce frequency and severity of intersection conflicts through traffic control devices (e.g., signs, pavement markings, etc.).
  Education
    Continue to develop resources and tools to aid local agencies in addressing needed intersection improvements.
    Improve driver awareness of intersection signal control and driver compliance with traffic control devices.        
      **Infrastructure and Operations – Roadway Departure Crashes**

        **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
    Implement proven countermeasures to reduce the severity of roadway departure crashes.
    Implement proven safety countermeasures to keep vehicles from encroaching on the roadside (e.g., rumble strips, edge line rumble strips, skid resistant surfaces, enhanced signing and marking, etc.).
    Implement proven safety countermeasures to minimize the likelihood of crashing into an object or overturning if the vehicle travels off the shoulder.
  Education
    Use education and outreach to reduce behavioral issues associated with roadway departure crashes, including distracted driving and impaired driving.
		
    			Participants/Stakeholders
        State Gov't - Department of Transportation
    Alabama Department of Transportation
    Alabama Department of Transportation North Region
    Alabama Department of Transportation Southeast Region
    Alabama Department of Transportation Southwest Region
  State Gov't - Law Enforcement/Public Safety
    Alabama Department of Public Safety
    Alabama Highway Patrol
    State of Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)
  State Gov't - Public Health/Human Services
    Alabama Department of Public Health
    Alabama Department of Public Health – EMS and Trauma
  State Gov't - Other
    Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
    Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
  Regional Planning Agency
    Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission
    Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham
  Regional Transportation Agency
    Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority
  Local Gov't (county, city, town)
    City of Auburn
    City of Birmingham
    City of Opelika
    Clarke County
    Columbus Consolidated Government
    Etowah County
    Huntsville City Schools
    Huntsville Traffic Engineering
    Madison County
    Perry County
    Phenix City
    Wilcox County
  Local EMS/Fire/Rescue
    Auburn Fire Department
    Birmingham EMS
    East Alabama EMS
    Opelika Fire Department
  Local Law Enforcement
    Huntsville Police Department
  Federal Gov't - Transportation
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
    FHWA Alabama Division
  Federal Gov't - Other
    Redstone Arsenal
  LTAP/TTAP
    University of Alabama University Transportation Center for Alabama
  University/Transportation Research
    Auburn University
    Jefferson State Community College
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    University of Alabama at Birmingham Police
    University of Alabama at Birmingham Psychology
    University of Alabama at Birmingham Public Health
    University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety
    University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
  Advocacy/Non-Profit
    Children’s Alabama SAFE Kids
    Southeast Child Safety (ThinkFirst and Safe Kids)
    The Alabama Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers
    Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments
    United Way – Safe Routes to School
    West Alabama Community Traffic Safety Organization
    Zyp BikeShare
  Hospital/Medical
    Children’s Emergency Department, Injury Free Coalition for Kids
  Private Company
    AirMed International, LLC
    American Automobile Association
    Cambridge Systematics
    Croy Engineering
    Neel Schaffer
    Sain and Associates
    State Farm
    The Sixfifty Company U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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