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					SHSP Key Components
									**Lead Agency:**
						West Virginia Department of Transportation
        
									**Time Period Plan Covers:**
						2022
-2026
				
        
        
        					**Plan's Goals:**
						Work cooperatively to improve roadway safety, eliminating fatalities and serious injuries through the coordinated efforts of enforcement, education, emergency medical services, and engineering.
		
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					Emphasis Areas
        **Alcohol and Drug 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
    Evaluate the feasibility of re-instituting the administrative Hearings for DUI cases.
  Education
    Develop and distribute consistent public information messages to increase public awareness of the laws and dangers of impaired driving.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Conduct targeted high-visibility impaired driving enforcement activities.
  Data
    Improve data collection and monitoring of impaired driving trends.        
      **Improving Highway Safety Data**

        **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):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Investigate legislation and policy changes related to highway safety data including electronic reporting requirements.
  Data
    Enhance highway safety data analysis through continued improvements to the Roadway Information Systems.
    Enhance highway safety data analysis through improvements to citation and adjudication data collection and analysis capabilities.
    Enhance highway safety data analysis through improvements to crash data collection and analysis capabilities.
    Enhance highway safety data analysis through improvements to injury surveillance data collection and analysis capabilities.
    Enhance highway safety data analysis through improvements to the driver licensing system.
    Enhance highway safety data analysis through improvements to the vehicle licensing and registration system.
    Improve overall data analysis capabilities through enhanced integration and coordination of the various highway safety data systems.
    Improve overall highway safety data collection and analysis capabilities by developing training programs that educate users and collectors of highway safety data to enhance data collection and analysis capabilities.        
      **Intersections – Regionally Focused**

        **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
    Implement policies and guidelines targeting safety improvements at intersections.
  Engineering
    Reduce the frequency and severity of intersection crashes through operational, geometric, and traffic control device improvements.
  Education
    Develop and distribute consistent public information messaging to educate the public on traffic laws, new traffic control devices, and intersection safety.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Explore the viability of implementing an automated red-light running enforcement program.
    Implement high-visibility enforcement initiatives at locations identified as having intersection crash rates higher than the statewide average.        
      **Occupant Protection**

        **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
    Develop and distribute consistent public information regarding the proper use of occupant protection equipment.
    Establish a corporate outreach program to distribute information regarding occupant protection use to reach a broader audience.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Improve occupant protection use through effective and strategic enforcement practices.        
      **Older Driver (65+) Involved**

        **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
    Evaluate the need for changes to driver’s license testing requirements focusing on the proficiency of older drivers.
  Engineering
    Implement proven engineering countermeasures to reduce the likelihood of older driver involved crashes.
    Incorporate changes to engineering policies to adopt appropriate design standards that reduce the likelihood of older driver involved crashes.
  Education
    Engage additional stakeholders to improve educational outreach to older drivers and their families.
    Implement education programs that promote proficiency in the driving abilities of older drivers.        
      **Pedestrians – Regionally Focused**

        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):**Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
    Develop policies and/or guidelines to support pedestrian safety measures.
  Engineering
    Install proven engineering countermeasures to improve pedestrian safety.
  Education
    Develop and distribute consistent public information messages to educate the public about pedestrian safety.
    Develop educational training programs to improve pedestrian safety awareness.        
      **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
    Implement proven engineering countermeasures to improve the roadside environment, minimizing the consequences of leaving the roadway.
    Implement proven engineering countermeasures to reduce the likelihood of vehicles leaving a travel lane.
  Education
    Develop and distribute consistent public information regarding implementation of new engineering treatments.
  Incident Management/EMS
    Improve incident management and response to incidents by improving data sharing and enhancing incident management training to improve incident clearance times and reduce the likelihood of secondary incidents.        
      **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):**Engineering
    Implement proven engineering countermeasures to effectively manage speeds.
  Education
    Develop and distribute consistent public information messages to increase public awareness of the consequences of speeding and aggressive driving.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Conduct effective speeding and aggressive driving enforcement activities.
    Explore the viability of implementing an automated speed enforcement program.
		
    			Participants/Stakeholders
        State Gov't – Highway Safety Office/Governor’s Representative
    Governor’s Highway Safety Program
  State Gov't - Department of Transportation
    Aeronautics Commission
    Division of Highways
    Public Transit Division
  State Gov't - Motor Vehicle Administration Agency
    Division of Motor Vehicles
  State Gov't - Education
    Department of Education
  State Gov't - Law Enforcement/Public Safety
    State Police
  State Gov't - Public Health/Human Services
    Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health – Office of EMS
    Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health – Violence & Injury Prevention Program
  State Gov't - Other
    Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
    Office of the Insurance Commissioner
    Public Service Commission of West Virginia
    State Rail Authority
  Regional Planning Agency
    Regional Intergovernmental Council
  Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Bel-O-Mar Regional Council
    Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission
    Fayette/Raleigh Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization
    KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission
    Morgantown Monogalia Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Wood-Washington-Wirt Interstate Planning Commission
  Regional Transportation Agency
    West Virginia Parkway Authority
  Federal Gov't - Transportation
    Federal Highway Administration
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Region 3
  LTAP/TTAP
    West Virginia University – Local Technical Assistance Program
  Education
    West Virginia Public Service Training
  Advocacy/Non-Profit
    AAA West Virginia
    AARP West Virginia
    Mothers Against Drunk Driving
    Sheriff’s Association
    State Firemen’s Association
    Students Against Destructive Decisions
    Towing and Recovery Association
    West Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards
    West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute
    West Virginia Truckers Association
  Hospital/Medical
    Health Statistics Center, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
    Rural Emergency Trauma Institute U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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