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					SHSP Key Components
									**Lead Agency:**
						Iowa Department of Transportation
        
									**Time Period Plan Covers:**
						2021
-2023
				
        					**Vision:**
						Zero Fatalities on Iowa’s public roadways
				
        
        					**Plan's Goals:**
						Zero Fatalities
		
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					Emphasis Areas
        **Distracted or Inattentive Drivers**

        **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
    Develop targeted interventions and education programs for high-risk populations.
    Put the cell phone down, avoid distractions, be alert, and focus on the roadway.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Support high-visibility enforcement campaigns for hands-free cell phone law.        
      **Impaired Involved**

        **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
    Employ screening and brief interventions in health care settings.
    Expand 24/7 program, place of last drink program, and ignition interlock program.
  Engineering
    Implement countermeasures at access locations to reduce wrong-way driving on multi-lane divided highways.
  Education
    Designate a driver, call a cab, but don’t risk driving impaired.
    Educate drivers on the different types of impairments and their effects on driving.
    Support trainings for 60 new drug recognition expert (DRE) officers and 500 new advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement (ARIDE) officers.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Develop and implement a standardized approach for law enforcement to identify impaired drivers.
    Enhance detection through special OWI patrols and related traffic enforcement.        
      **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
    Develop an intersection configuration/evaluation tool to aid planners and designers in selecting appropriate intersection types.
    Implement alternative intersection designs that reduce conflict points and enhance safety and mobility.
    Use systemic approaches to improve visibility and awareness of intersections.
  Education
    Approach intersections with caution and get familiar with new designs in your community.
    Develop educational resources informing the public of alternative intersection types, traffic signals, and laws.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Conduct enforcement campaigns related to bicycle and pedestrian awareness at targeted intersections.        
      **Lane Departures and Roadside Collisions**

        **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
    Continue median cable barrier installations on the Interstate system. Initiate median cable barrier installations on the multi-lane divided highways.
    Evaluate high lane departure crash corridors for two-lane highways and deploy road safety audit (RSA) teams to evaluate.
    Evaluate high-friction surface treatments (HFST) at targeted locations on the primary and local systems.
    Focus on the road, don’t over-correct or veer for objects or animals in the roadway.
    Place centerline and/or shoulder rumble strips on rural two-lane highways on the primary and local systems. Where necessary, install or widen paved shoulders.        
      **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
    Support a broad-based coalition to plan for addressing age-based transportation needs.
    Update procedures for assessing medical fitness to drive.
  Education
    Know when to put the keys down, or when to have a conversation with family members who may pose a hazard to others on the road.
    Provide educational and training opportunities for mature drivers that address driver safety, road engineering and signage, vehicle technology, driver licensing, health and vision concerns, and alternative transportation options.
    Update publications and web resources for older drivers and their families to include safety strategies, warning signs, and planning for driving retirement.        
      **Speed-Related**

        **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
    Evaluate and implement signing and geometric design strategies to moderate speeds and enhance safety.
    Identify corridors with a high frequency of speed-related crashes and implement high-visibility enforcement campaigns.
    Implement speed feedback signs at targeted locations.
  Education
    Educate drivers on the importance of controlling and managing vehicle speed.
    Give yourself enough time to reach your destination. Be patient, slow down, and don’t engage with aggressive drivers.        
      **Unprotected Persons**

        **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
    Include medical professionals in educational efforts.
  Education
    Buckle up everyone and every time.
    Conduct public awareness campaigns focused on generating awareness of the risks associated with being an unprotected person.
  Enforcement/Adjudication
    Conduct highly publicized enforcement campaigns focused on restraint use.        
      **Young Driver**

        **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
    Support a broad-based coalition to plan for addressing age-based transportation needs.
    Support young drivers to avoid distractions and impairment.
  Education
    Continue educating young drivers in school-based settings using various training techniques, including those that simulate impairment.
    Improve content and delivery of driver education curriculum.
		
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    Office of Local Systems E-mail Subscribers
  Regional Planning Agency
    Metropolitan Planning Organization and Regional Planning Affiliation Staff and Policy Boards
  Advocacy/Non-Profit
    American Public Works Association
    Driver’s Education Conference
    Iowa Bicycle Summit
    Iowa County Engineers Association U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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