摘要: |
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU) required all States to develop Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSP). This Nebraska 2012-2016 SHSP complies with that requirement. It is the second SHSP implemented in Nebraska and builds on the success of the first SHSP covering the period of 2007-2011. It is presented under the auspices of the Nebraska Interagency Safety Committee (IASC), whose member agencies include the Nebraska Department of Roads, Nebraska State Patrol, Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, Nebraska Local Technical Assistance Program, League of Nebraska Municipalities and the Nebraska Association of County Officials. In recent years, Nebraska and the nation have experienced significant reductions in roadway deaths and injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that highway deaths in the United States dropped to 32,885 in 2010 the lowest figure since 1949. Furthermore, the national fatality rate also fell to a historic low of 1.10 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Nebraska exceeded the 2007-2011 SHSP's goal of 1.0 fatality per 100 million VMT in both 2010 and 2011. In view of the success of the previous SHSP, the Nebraska IASC set an ambitious goal of 0.5 fatalities per 100 million VMT by the end of 2016. This is coupled with the ultimate goal of Toward Zero Deaths, which the IASC added mid-stream to the previous SHSP. The IASC presented the new goal and the draft 2012-2016 SHSP at the Nebraska Highway Safety Summit on April 5, 2012. During breakout sessions, the IASC sought input from the 180 safety professionals in attendance. This final document has incorporated some of the ideas provided. The following graph shows the historical and projected fatality rates for Nebraska. |