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					SHSP Key Components
									**Lead Agency:**
						New Hampshire Transportation Department
        
									**Time Period Plan Covers:**
						2022
-2026
				
        					**Vision:**
						Through a comprehensive, systematic approach we will use data-driven methods to select and implement appropriate countermeasures that will reduce crashes on all New Hampshire roads.
				
        					**Mission:**
						Foster and sustain collaboration among private and public stakeholders, in the implementation of education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency medical services (EMS) strategies, to create a safety culture where one death on a New Hampshire roadway is too many.
				
        					**Plan's Goals:**
						Reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries by 50% by 2035, working toward 0 by 2050.
		
    			**View State's SHSP**
		
					Emphasis Areas
        **Distracted 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
    Create a coalition against distracted driving. The coalition’s goal will be to support legislation, and further education efforts – identify additional members for the distracted driving task force; identify additional types of organizations/agencies for inclusion on the task force; conduct at least six meetings annually for the distracted driving task force; involve more community organizations.
    Develop and implement a Distracted Driving Action Plan to advocate for attentive driving.
    Maintain or strengthen distracted driving legislation through education and advocacy – place topic on Traffic Safety Commission agenda annually; continue to advocate for maintaining current law; review current penalties related to hands-free law and identify potential adjustments.
  Engineering
    Continue to improve in-vehicle electronics and safety systems to reduce the distraction they may present to the driver – identify opportunities involving vehicle-to-infrastructure technology which help to provide drivers information on current status of surrounding infrastructure.
  Education
    Encourage awareness programs addressing distracted driving – conduct at least one annual public service announcement by OHS about distracted driving; reach out to schools to encourage youth to be advocates for attentive driving; involve the Injury Prevention Center to find ways to involve and partner with schools; conduct an annual AAA campaign with PSAs that focus on impairment and distraction; work with the public information officer at the OHS to develop specific messages for different demographics.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Promote strong laws, enforcement, and education based on data analysis and available studies to reduce the number of drivers using electronic devices –participate in national and local awareness campaigns involving media and enforcement; use education messaging on changeable message signs.
    Research tools for law enforcement to determine if a motorist was using an electronic device.
    Target periods of enforcement with local/State collaboration (e.g., AM and PM times).
    Work with law enforcement agencies to develop procedures to better identify any role played by driver distraction and consistently record that information on crash reports, regardless of whether that distraction is a citable offense.        
      **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):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Conduct impaired driving prevention summits with stakeholders – host an annual impaired driving conference.
    Develop programming that assists impaired driving offenders with treatment and assistance including transportation to basic needs (e.g., groceries, employment) if their license has been revoked and they need that assistance – offer rideshare as part of the Drive Sober Get Pulled Over Campaign; promote the use of the SaferRide mobile app.
    Encourage collaboration between local, county, and State police to proactively address the dangers of impaired driving – engage community-based organizations to reach at-risk populations; starting with one community and expand to additional communities; identify top-five at-risk communities in the State and focus activities at these locations.
    Increase the range of drugs for which the State Police Toxicology Laboratory tests – incorporate six additional drugs into the testing regimen.
  Education
    Promote programs that educate the public about the risk and consequences of impaired driving – post on the OHS’ social media sites for the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign; host press conferences for the public for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign; create flyers summarizing risks of impaired driving and distribute to DMV locations and high schools.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Continue targeted patrols and implement all-hours patrols using drugrecognition experts (DREs) – engage community-based organizations to reach at-risk populations starting with one community and expand to additional communities; identify top-five at-risk communities in the State and focus activities at these locations.
    Incorporate additional field sobriety testing, breathalyzer training, and DRE traininginto both the part-time and full-time police academies – identify opportunities to incorporate breathalyzer and DRE training.
  Data
    Improve collection and use of impaired driving data for effective enforcement – produce annual mapping that illustrates crash and citation locations; mapping information related to Impaired Driving incidents; extraction of location and charge information via E-Crash/E-Ticket (J-1) or manual means.        
      **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):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Educate drivers on how to navigate new forms of traffic control (e.g., flashing yellow arrow, roundabouts). Partner with agencies to develop and market material (e.g., videos, flyers, online material, Public Service Announcements [PSAs]) through various channels, such as social media, town websites, newsletters, email, and chamber of commerce meetings.
  Education
    Improve visibility to and from intersections – maintain vegetation, stone walls, clear zones, and other obstructions to allow clear sight lines, install and/or maintain pavement markings and signage that increase intersection conspicuity.
  Data
    Implement countermeasures that reduce the frequency and severity of intersection crashes – roundabouts; traffic signals; pedestrian warning systems (e.g., pedestrian hybrid beacons, rectangular rapid flashing beacons); auxiliary turn lanes; flashing yellow arrows or left-turn signals; install and maintain intersection pavement markings; flashing beacons; improve access management near intersections; prevent wrong-way driving; update railroad crossings to current standards; transverse rumble strips; curb bumpouts (specifically to reduce pedestrian-related intersection crashes in urban areas); intelligent traffic control devices (e.g., intersection conflict warning system).        
      **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
    Develop a statewide assessment of transportation needs for older adults in New Hampshire. The assessment will develop: 1) an estimate of the total number of older adults (age 65+) in New Hampshire who currently do not drive, 2) a projection of how this number is expected to change in the coming decade, 3) an estimate of total annual trips needed by this non-driving population, and 4) an estimate of current capacity, by county, to provide these trips across public, private, and non-profit and private for-profit providers. Beyond this quantitative component, the assessment will identify programs and infrastructure needed to keep driving seniors safe, assistance to older adults who are transitioning to retiring their driver’s license, and outreach and education for older adults who no longer driver and rely on transit options – expand public transit and community transportation services to fill gaps that were identified in the statewide assessment; incorporate the findings from the statewide needs assessment into design practices that accommodate the needs of older drivers (e.g., increasing signage size, more usage of fog lines that support autonomous driving features).
    Re-convene the State Older Driver Task Force – partner with agencies to promote self-assessment, expand and replicate initiatives such as Exeter Hospital’s DriveAbility older driver assessment and refresher training program, CarFit workshops that support older drivers to be safer, and other older driver resources; develop an online uniform statewide driver assessment tool for use by medical professionals and protect their anonymity and/or provide immunity from legal action; provide funding opportunities for a retest for older drivers.
    Reactivate the NH Medical Advisory Board – identify lead agencies and individuals and convene a meeting to establish goals and objectives; establish meeting frequency and agenda and conduct regularly scheduled meetings.
    Select screening tools used in licensing and develop training and guidelines for DMV staff and law enforcement to uniformly identify potential medical or cognitive impairments that can affect driving ability – assess how other States identify drivers who, due to progression of cognitive or physical disability, are no longer able to safety operate a vehicle; develop a program or support expansion of existing programs to assist older adults who need to retire from driving.
  Education
    Develop and disseminate educational materials focused on – how the use of prescription and non-prescription medications and supplements can impact the safety of older road users; tools that explain how the aging process may affect driving abilities; programs that allow drivers to refresh their driving skills (e.g., AARP CarFit, Exeter Hospital DriveAbility); develop new programs, tools, and materials to help educate seniors on changes in new car technologies, changes to roadway designs, and other information to help seniors stay safe.        
      **Roadway 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
    Evaluate, standardize, install, and maintain delineation, signing, and pavement markings on curves.
    Implement and instruct users on the application of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Highway Safety Manual, Bike and Pedestrian standards, and the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Urban Street Design Guide.
    Implement countermeasures and strategies that reduce the frequency or severity of work zone crashes – proper sign package, pavement markings, and flagger operations per the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD); promote safety training efforts/programs for work zone personnel and Traffic Incident Management (TIM) responders; smart work zones; crash attenuation device; variable speed limits; proper lane tapers for lane closures or lane shifts; temporary pavement markings and pavement conditions during construction; integration of other data sets, including the Bureau of Construction work zone crash reports; temporary transverse rumble strips.
    Implement countermeasures that reduce the frequency or severity of lane departure crashes (shoulder and center line rumble strips; curve warning signs and devices; guardrails and terminal units; median protection; pavement markings; high friction pavement treatments; pavement edge drop off prevention; remove, relocate, or shield hazardous fixed objects; roadway lighting; roadside grading improvements; temporary pavement condition/maintenance.
    Install and maintain center line and shoulder rumble strips.
    Use FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures resources, such as RSAs and LRSPs.
  Education
    Educate drivers about vehicle mechanical failures by promoting vehicle maintenance and upholding annual safety inspections.
    Educate drivers of the benefit and proper use of vehicle safety years. technology (such as lane assist) – develop and air PSAs; develop and distribute printed material in auto dealerships; develop and maintain a blog or web-based forum with tips on how to use vehicle technology for specific vehicle makes and models.
    Educate the public and local officials about the benefits of rumble strips and other systemic improvements – develop and market (e.g., PSAs, print material, flyers) about the crash reductions of rumble strips using New Hampshire-specific data; conduct outreach to adjacent landowners of new rumble strip installations to mitigate noise complaints.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Conduct targeted enforcement at horizontal curves – analyze crash data to identify locations with curve-related crashes and enforce speeds in these areas.)
  Data
    Improve the quality and accessibility of crash data to transportation practitioners for safety analyses.        
      **Speed 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):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Apply best practices for setting reasonable and credible speed limits – review emerging practices that increase consideration of non-motorized activity and deemphasize 85th-percentile speed in setting speed limits; set speed limits that are appropriate for the land use context; incorporate the needs of all users when setting speed limits and use data to inform the selection of the speed limit.
    Work with Judicial Outreach Liaisons to encourage judicial respect for and support of speeding citations – develop a handout and presentation for Judicial Outreach Liaisons highlighting dramatic differences in survival rates for vulnerable users when hit by cars traveling at speeds at 20 mph vs. 30 mph vs. 40 mph.
  Engineering
    Implement roadway designs that are self-enforcing – institutionalize and implement complete streets practices; conduct RSAs to identify design opportunities to address speed; review signage installations for proper placement; use FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures resources, such as RSAs and LRSPs.
    Provide for law enforcement operations in the design, construction, and maintenance of roadways.
  Education
    Participate in campaigns like NHTSA’s “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine” and “Stop Speeding Before it Stops You” -illustrate the difference in travel speeds with respect to braking distance and crash survivability.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Identify and deploy targeted enforcement in known speed corridors – target local and non-interstate roads to manage speed enforcement efforts, particularly in densely populated areas; deploy consistent and repeatable techniques to record crashes; reassess and update data collection methods.        
      **Teen Traffic Safety**

        **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
    Consider adding a formal permit system to the process of becoming a licensed New Hampshire driver – partner with other States and collect information on positive outcomes of Graduated Driver License (GDL) programs; create educational marketing materials (e.g., flyers, brochures, PSAs) on GDL programs.
  Education
    Increase parental involvement in teen driving and training – maintain a web-based parent toolbox for educational information and other links to resources. Include an emphasis on driving as a responsibility rather than simply a right.
    Target educational outreach to novice teen drivers – continue educational outreach to high schools; create peer to peer educational outreach materials; create educational material to include in drivers’ education courses on vehicle maintenance and inspection for young drivers; promote and encourage funding opportunities through State, local, and private entities for driver’s education classes to allow greater access for all students; promote the Drive Buddy program.        
      **Vehicle 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
    Explore the adoption of an adult seat belt law.
  Education
    Educate and assist law enforcement personnel in their efforts to enforce New Hampshire’s child restraint law – conduct enforcement efforts to educate the public on the law.
    Educate and inform the public about occupant protection initiatives and increase seat belt usage through education campaigns – Use the services of new public information officer for OHS for public awareness/education; continue to use NH Fisher Cats for PSAs at stadium; distribute federal funds to organizations and agencies to address enforcement and outreach/record keeping/data analysis; continue Child Protection Safety program funding from OHS; engage and connect the efforts of the Seatbelt Coalition and OHS in public outreach and education; continue the National Safety Council “Seatbelts for All” program; support point reduction classes for license retention including retraining & education.
    Partner with corporate stakeholders and other available education resources to promote increased occupant protection – create PSAs to market carpooling/ride share options.
    Provide child restraint educational programs and information to parents, guardians, caregivers, and medical personnel (e.g., the New Hampshire Pediatric Society) – partner with schools and annually send a newsletter detailing education programs; market through social media infant seat checks available at local police, fire, and EMS stations.
    Work closely with New Hampshire’s Teen Driving Program to increase teen seat belt usage through education campaigns.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Support the enforcement of the child restraint law – conduct mobilization efforts such as Join the NH Clique; post on social media to educate the public on child restraint laws.        
      **Vulnerable Road Users Motorized:  Motorcycles and Mopeds**

        **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
    Install signing to make motorists aware of OHRVs in regions where OHRVs are prevalent, and particularly in those regions where they are permitted to operate on public roads.
  Education
    Increase education and awareness of motorcyclists – create a pamphlet of what has changed in laws over the last 20 +/- years to be given to drivers when they renew their license; focus the messaging and outreach to motorcyclists aged 45 years and older, including rules of the road, impairment issues, and distraction; encourage and incentivize defensive driving courses for new motorcycle drivers; renew and refresh campaigns emphasizing benefits of helmet use; create marketing materials to increase awareness for motorcycle training courses.
    Increase press, social media, and public interactions – increase outreach to new and existing riders on the efficacy of motorcycle training; work directly with existing motorcycle organizations in New Hampshire to promote training and safe riding (execute existing plan); implement existing outreach plan from Motorcycle Rider Education program; increase use of news media and social media to draw attention to training and safe motorcycle operation; encourage use of FHWA/NHTSA/other guidance for training from Federal stakeholders.        
      **Vulnerable Road Users Non-Motorized: Pedestrians and Bicyclists**

        **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
    Expand consideration of vulnerable roadway users’ needs in infrastructure design and funding – incorporate current best practices for safe pedestrian and bicycle accommodations on roadways in the ongoing update of the NHDOT Highway Design Manual. Include an Active Transportation Checklist; continue to provide staff training at NHDOT on current best practices for safe pedestrian and bicycle design in roadway infrastructure projects; work with engineers and planners to use the LTS concept to design, construct, and maintain roadway infrastructure for vulnerable road users.
    Institutionalize and implement complete streets practices.
    Take advantage of the latest technologies that passively gather cell phone locational data to better understand non-motorized travel volumes and origin-destination information for all travel modes to help inform infrastructure planning decisions – identify research partners that can help process and manage these data sources; pilot a method for incorporating these data in a strategic plan with an RPC; develop and implement a method (e.g., bicycle level of traffic stress) for using these data as criteria for Improving performance-based planning by incorporating bicycle level of traffic stress to reduce injury and fatality rates for non-motorized users; provide access to level of traffic stress (LTS) results and access to Strava data and use the combination to close gaps in the network; connect low LTS streets where Strava indicates that there’s demand to do so.
		
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    New Hampshire Department of Transportation
  State Gov't - Law Enforcement/Public Safety
    New Hampshire Department of Safety
  State Gov't - Public Health/Human Services
    New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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    New Hampshire Commission on Aging
    New Hampshire Division of Fire Standards and Training
    New Hampshire State Commission on Aging
  Regional Planning Agency
    Lakes Region Planning Commission
    North Country Council
    Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission
  Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Rockingham Planning Commission
    Southern NH Planning Commission
    Strafford Regional Planning Commission
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    City of Claremont Department of Public Works
    City of Nashua
    Town of Gilford Department of Public Works
  Local Law Enforcement
    Town of Greenland Police Department
    Town of Lee Police Department
  Federal Gov't - Transportation
    Federal Highway Administration
  LTAP/TTAP
    University of New Hampshire Technology Transfer Center
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    American Motorcyclist Association
    American Traffic Safety Services Association New England Chapter
    Community Alliance for Teen Safety
    New Hampshire Alliance for Healthy Aging
    New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police
    New Hampshire Auto Dealers Association
    New Hampshire Good Roads Association
    New Hampshire Motorcyclists’ Rights Organization
    NH Auto Dealers Association
    NH Legal Assistance
  Hospital/Medical
    CHaD Injury Prevention Center
    New Hampshire Medical Society
  Private Company
    3M
    AAA
    McFarland Johnson Inc.
    Quantum Construction Consultants, LLC
    Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
    Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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