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					SHSP Key Components
									**Lead Agency:**
						Indiana Department of Transportation
        
									**Time Period Plan Covers:**
						2022
-2026
				
        					**Vision:**
						Reduce the risk of death or serious injury resulting from traffic crashes.
				
        					**Mission:**
						Reduce travel risk for all users of Indiana’s streets, roads, and highways.
				
        					**Plan's Goals:**
						Move toward zero deaths resulting from traffic crashes.
		
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					Emphasis Areas
        **Post-Crash Care**

        **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
    Improve post-crash care by promoting greater coordination and cooperation among incident  management personnel.
  Education
    Provide education to road users and incident management partners to improve post-crash  care.        
      **Safe Road Users – At-Risk Users: Older Drivers, Younger Drivers, 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
    Implement programs that address the safety needs of younger drivers, older drivers,  and motorcyclists.
  Education
    Develop and distribute materials to educate older drivers, younger drivers, motorcyclists,  and others about the unique safety needs of each group.        
      **Safe Road Users – Impaired Users: Alcohol, Drug, Distracted, Drowsy**

        **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):**Enforcement/Adjudication
    Develop and implement communications and outreach initiatives that raise awareness and  understanding of the dangers of impaired driving.
    Support equitable enforcement and adjudication of drunk and drugged driving laws.        
      **Safe Road Users – Unrestrained Users**

        **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
    Educate the public and the private sector on the importance of using safety belts and child  safety restraints.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Promote the use of seat belts through high-visibility enforcement campaigns and the proper  adjudication of violations.        
      **Safe Road Users – Vulnerable Road Users: Pedestrians/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
    Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety through the implementation of proven safety countermeasures particularly in high crash locations.
  Education
    Educate local jurisdictions on pedestrian/bicyclist improvements and roadway users on driver and pedestrian awareness and appropriate behavior.        
      **Safe Speeds – Speeding**

        **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 engineering countermeasures and effective speed management methods to reduce speed-related crashes, fatalities and serious injuries.
  Education
    Develop and implement countermeasures that educate the public on the dangers of  speeding and encourage them to drive at safe speeds.        
      **Safe Speeds – Work Zones**

        **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 measures to improve the design, operations, maintenance, and evaluation of work zones.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Implement measures to improve the design, operations, maintenance, and evaluation of work zones.        
      **Safe Vehicles – 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 user comprehension of and compliance with intersection and interchange traffic control devices.
    Reduce the frequency and severity of crashes at intersections and interchanges through  geometric design, traffic control, and operational improvements.        
      **Safe Vehicles – Rail Grade Crossings**

        **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 improvements that eliminate the possibility of conflicts between trains and vehicles at rail highway grade crossings.        
      **Safe Vehicles – Roadway Departures**

        **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
    Minimize the adverse consequences of leaving the roadway by improving the roadside,  safety equipment and traffic control devices.
    Reduce the likelihood of vehicles leaving the travel lane(s) at locations with a history of or higher potential for roadway departure crashes by improving the roadway, the roadside,  and traffic control devices.        
      **Safe Vehicles – Vehicles/Commercial Motor Vehicles**

        **EA Type:**
      	CMV/Heavy Vehicles**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
    Educate commercial vehicle drivers and motorists about how to safely share the road.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Enforce commercial vehicle laws to ensure carriers operate safely and provide sufficient opportunities for truckers to maintain hours of operation.
		
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        State Gov't - Department of Transportation
    Indiana Department of Transportation
  State Gov't - EMS
    State EMS Director
  State Gov't - Public Health/Human Services
    Indiana Department of Health
  State Gov't - Other
    Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
    Indiana Fire Marshall
  Regional Planning Agency
    Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency (KIPDA)
  Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission (DMMPC)
    Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG)
    Northeastern Indiana Regional Coordinating Council (NIRCC)
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    City of Bloomington
    City of Carmel
    City of Columbus
    City of Fort Wayne
    City of Indianapolis
    City of Richmond
  Local Law Enforcement
    Boone County Sheriffs Office
    Fort Wayne Police Department
    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
    Lewisville Police Dept
    Noblesville Police Department
    Plainfield Police Department
  Federal Gov't - Transportation
    Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
  LTAP/TTAP
    Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (INLTAP)
  University/Transportation Research
    Indiana University
    Purdue University Extension
  Advocacy/Non-Profit
    Bicycle Indiana
    Indiana Association of Certified Accident Investigators
    Indiana Institute of Transportation Engineers
    Indianapolis Walk and Bike Program
  Private Company
    Cambridge Systematics
    Compass
    Future Choices, Inc.
    Health by Design
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