Addressing non-CMV involvement in CMV crashes A Focus on Partnerships Chris Luebbert: State Programs Specialist FMCSA - Missouri Division Office
“We have a mission!” FMCSA’s Mission: To prevent crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. MCSAP Mission: To provide financial assistance to States to reduce the number and severity of accidents involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The goal of the MCSAP is to reduce CMV-involved accidents, fatalities, and injuries through consistent, uniform, and effective CMV safety programs.
Nearly all our efforts and resources focus on the carrier, the CMV, or the CDL holder… But what about CMV crashes where the non- CMV had the first harmful event and/or contribution to the crash? Photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Study: 1998 Driver Factors Involved in Crashes between Passenger Vehicles and CMVs The industry argues these figures demonstrate we should focus less efforts on CMVs and more efforts on passenger vehicles. We should not reduce our CMV focus. But we can increase our efforts to impact non-CMV involvement.
1. Non-CMV Contribution (Missouri) 2. What did the non-CMV do that contributed to the Contributing Circumstance crash? Fatal Crashes by non-CMV Top 5 Causation Contributing 2011 106 67% Circumstances by non-CMV 2012 104 65% 1. Distracted/Inattentive 2013 84 56% 2. Improper Lane Usage/Change 2014 101 63% 3. Too Fast for Conditions 2015 111 63% 2016 109 63% 4. Failed to Yield 5. Substance-Impaired Serious Injury Contributing Circumstance Crashes by non-CMV 2011 347 54% 2012 294 53% 3. Driver errors/actions 2013 314 52% require efforts to change 2014 287 52% 2015 289 57% driver behavior 2016 323 52% Note: 2016 data is preliminary 4. How?
Partnerships! • We can’t do it alone. • Partnerships are important at all sizes and levels – from International/National organizations to community action groups. • Partnerships help leverage resources to address a common problem: CMV traffic crashes, fatalities, and injuries. • Partnerships allow for sharing (funding, data, manpower, ideas, blame)
“Road to ZERO Initiative” Eliminating Traffic Fatalities in 30 Years! Zero traffic deaths sounds like a lofty goal, but it's attainable based on a few driving principles: • Traffic fatalities and injures are preventable • A future with zero traffic deaths is more certain than ever with transportation-related technological advances • A coordinated effort that brings together multiple stakeholders with the same goal can achieve more than individual organizations working independently http://www.nsc.org/learn/NSC-Initiatives/Pages/The-Road-to-Zero.aspx
Reach out to your regional NHTSA Office 1. Start the dialog 2. Common goals: a. Reducing crashes b. Saving lives c. Partnering 3. Discuss CMV crash factors 4. Learn about their grant programs 5. Educate them on purpose of MCSAP (they may not know) http://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/whatis/regions/
Regi egional onal Cor orridor dor Speed peed Ini nitiat ative Enforcement Data Reporting Form September 23-25, 2016 Agency: Arkansas-Iowa-Kansas-Missouri-Nebraska-Oklahoma All dat data r a repor eported s ed shoul hould r d ref eflec ect ac activity w withi hin t n the t he time f e fram ame of e of t the R he Regi egional onal P Proj ojec ect. Total Number of Crashes 1 1,130 Total Number of Fatalities 2 12 Total Number of Traffic Citations Issued 3 10,680 Total Number of Seat Belt Citations Issued 4 738 Total Number of Speed Citations Issued 5 7,377 Total Number of Traffic Warnings Issued 6 10,284 Total DWI Arrests and Citations 7 206 Total Commercial Vehicle Citations Issued 8 259 Total Commercial Vehicle Warnings Issued 9 570 Total Drug Arrests Made 10 298 Felony Arrest/Other 11 308
Engage your State Highway Safety Office (SHSO) • NHTSA works closely and provides • Educate them about our mission and millions in grant funding to SHSO’s vision (same as theirs) • SHSO administers various • Ask them to include CMV crashes in their behavioral programs that impact programs CMV crashes (speed, distracted, teens, seniors, impaired, pedestrians, motorcycles, etc.) • FAST Act included language to allow NHTSA Section 402 grant funds to be used for CMV crash reduction projects (as shared in a GHSA webinar) • NHTSA grants require no match (SHSO may) http://www.ghsa.org/html/about/shsos.html
Other Potential Partners State DOT – may have an outreach/education division • Low or no cost CMV safety awareness via digital highway message boards, social media, online messages, etc. State Police/Highway Patrol (various divisions) • See if Public Information Office (PIO) can raise awareness Other Traffic/Highway Safety Advocates: • Traffic safety coalitions • Traffic safety workshops • Law enforcement workshops (LETSAC in Missouri) • Police Chiefs/Sheriff’s Assn. • Regional Planning Commissions (RPC’s) • State Trucking Associations/Industry events • Various others exist
The MCRS includes numerous subcommittees responsible for various traffic safety areas. The CMV subcommittee is made up of diverse CMV safety stakeholders and is currently challenged to remain active and engaged. We’re working on that. https://savemolives.com/
Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety (cont’d) Seek out regional or local groups. Often times your best safety advocates are operating at the grass- roots level. Note: These are typically the most passionate! https://savemolives.com/
“What do I say?!?!” 1. Most people/groups aren’t familiar with FMCSA, MCSAP, CMV safety, etc. 2. Explain our mission: preventing CMV/bus crashes, saving lives 3. Give them some background about MCSAP, but keep it simple 4. Bring crash statistics, maps, pertinent materials (this will require some up-front work, but can typically be found in the State CVSP) 5. Tailor the discussion to the group 6. Use emotion to get your message across – “Fatalities aren’t just numbers!”
Examples of meeting materials CMV Crashes: Top Ten Counties
CMV Awareness Resources https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ourroads
Are these the “forgotten” Non-CMV Contribution (Missouri) crashes?!?!
Questions??? Suggestions??? (What are you doing in your state?) Chris Luebbert MO Division Office (573) 636-1029 desk (573) 212-7930 cell Christopher.Luebbert@dot.gov
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