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					SHSP Key Components
									**Lead Agency:**
						Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
        
									**Time Period Plan Covers:**
						2022
-2027
				
        					**Vision:**
						To reach destination zero deaths on Louisiana’s roadways.
				
        					**Mission:**
						To reduce the human and economic toll on Louisiana’s transportation system due to traffic crashes.
				
        					**Plan's Goals:**
						To continue reducing fatalities and serious injuries by 50% by 2030.
		
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					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
    Strengthen laws and public policies to prohibit distracted driving.
  Engineering
    Reduce distracted driving through infrastructure/operational improvements and utilizing technology.
  Education
    Increase public information, engagement, and education efforts regionally and statewide.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Increase distracted driving enforcement.        
      **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
    Reduce drugged driving.
    Reduce the number of impaired driving crashes involving drivers under the legal age to drink.
  Engineering
    Identify, develop, and deploy engineering solutions along corridors found to experience severe crashes related to impaired driving.
  Education
    Conduct education and community outreach programs.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Increase the number of high visibility enforcement DWI programs and improve support for enforcement related to DWI patrolling and arrests.
    Reduce the number of repeat Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) offenders.        
      **Infrastructure & Operations**

        **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
    Identify or develop sources of information that assist with the selection of safety projects and provide outreach and training to all SHSP/HSIP stakeholders.
    Standardize the consideration of substantive safety of non-motorized users within the project development process for all projects.
  Engineering
    Reduce crashes at intersections for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
    Reduce non-motorized user fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads through targeted investments and outreach.
    Reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries related to vehicles leaving the roadway.
  Education
    Increase statewide education and awareness via social media and other forms of communication.
  Data
    Improve data collection, quality, analysis, mapping, and reporting for all public roads and educate users on how to access the information for evaluation, project selection, and prioritization.        
      **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
    Improve occupant restraint use through regulatory and legislative enhancements.
    Increase public compliance through systems support.
    Increase the number of child passenger safety (CPS) and CarFit technicians in the state.
  Education
    Improve marketing, education, and outreach efforts.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Increase occupant restraint use rate through sustained enforcement.
    Prioritize efforts geographically and by target populations with low use rates.
		
    			Participants/Stakeholders
        State Gov't – Highway Safety Office/Governor’s Representative
    Louisiana Highway Safety Commission
  State Gov't - Department of Transportation
    Louisiana Department of Transportation and  Development
  State Gov't - Education
    Louisiana Department of Education
  State Gov't - EMS
    Louisiana Emergency Response Network
  State Gov't - Law Enforcement/Public Safety
    Louisiana State Police
    Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory
  State Gov't - Public Health/Human Services
    Louisiana Department of Health
  Regional Planning Agency
    Acadiana Regional Transportation Safety Coalition
    Capital Regional Transportation Safety Coalition
    CenLa Highway Safety Coalition
    New Orleans Regional Traffic Safety Coalition
    North Shore Regional Safety Coalition
    Northeast Louisiana Highway Safety Partnership
    Northwest Louisiana Transportation Safety Coalition
    South Central Regional Safety Coalition
    Southwest Louisiana Regional Safety Coalition
  Federal Gov't - Transportation
    Federal Highway Administration
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  LTAP/TTAP
    Louisiana Local Technical Assistance Program
  University/Transportation Research
    Center for Analytics & Research in Transportation Safety
  Advocacy/Non-Profit
    Louisiana Chiefs Association of Police
    Louisiana District Attorneys Association
    Louisiana Operation Lifesaver
    Louisiana Sheriff’s Association
  Hospital/Medical
    University Medical Center
  Legal
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