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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FISCAL YEAR 2010 DEVELOPED AND PREPARED BY THE STAFF OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HIGHWAY SAFETY AGENCY PINE INN PLAZA 117 MANCHESTER STREET CONCORD, NH 03301-5101 (603) 271-2131 FAX (603) 271-3790 GOVERNOR JOHN H. LYNCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PETER M. THOMSON HIGHWAY SAFETY COORDINATOR AND GOVERNOR’S REPRESENTATIVE DEBRA H. GARVIN, PROGRAM MANAGER STEPHEN D. SARGENT, FIELD REPRESENTATIVE JOHN A. CLEGG, FIELD REPRESENTATIVE DEBORAH J. FARINELLA, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR NANCY E. AVERILL, ACCOUNTANT I THERESA J. DAWSON, SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION INDEX STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FISCAL YEAR 2010 Page STATE CERTIFICATES AND ASSURANCES 3 MISSION STATEMENT 10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10 PROCESS DESCRIPTION 11 PERFORMANCE PLAN 14 TRAFFIC SAFETY PERFORMANCE MEASURES 15 PROGRAM COST SUMMARY 21 PROBLEM SOLUTION PLANS 10-01 Occupant Protection 10-02 Alcohol in Relation to Highway Safety 10-03 Police Traffic Services 10-04 Traffic Records 10-05 Emergency Medical Services 10-06 Program Management 10-07 Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety 10-08 Motorcycle Safety 10-09 Pupil Transportation Safety 10-10 Community Traffic Safety Programs/Safe Communities 10-11 Roadway Safety 10-12 Section 410 – Drunk Driving Prevention Programs 22 29 39 47 50 52 54 58 62 64 66 68 Page 2 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES In accordance with 49 CFR 18.11(c), I hereby certify that the State of New Hampshire complies with all applicable federal statutes and regulations, and give assurances that: (a) The State of New Hampshire complies with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations and directives in effect with respect to the periods for which it receives grant funding. Applicable provisions include: 23 USC Chapter 4 - Highway Safety Act of 1966, as amended; 49 CFR Part 18 - Uniform Administration Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments; 49 CFR Part 19 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Nonprofit Organizations; 23 CFR Chapter II - (ss1200, 1205, 1206, 1250, 1251 & 1252) Regulations governing highway safety programs; 45 CFR Part 74 - Appendix E - Principles for Determining Costs Applicable to Research and Development Under Grants and Contracts with Hospitals; CFR Part 225 (formerly OMB Circular A-87 Cost Principles for State, local and Indian Tribal Governments); OMB Circular A-21 Cost Principles for Educational Institutions; OMB Circular A-122 Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations; OMB Circular A-128 Audit of State and Local Governments; OMB Circular A-133 Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Nonprofit Institutions; NHTSA Order 462-6C Matching Rates for State and Community Highway Safety Programs; and Highway Safety Grant Funding Policy for FieldAdministered Grants (effective 7/14/95). (b) The Governor is responsible for the executive direction of the State's highway safety program through the New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency (NH RSA 238) which has adequate powers and is suitably equipped and organized (as evidenced by appropriate oversight procedures governing such areas as procurement, financial administration, and the use, management and disposition of equipment) to carry out the program under 23 U.S.C. 402(b)(1)(A); (c) The political subdivisions of the State are authorized by NH RSA 238:6, to carry out within their jurisdictions local highway safety programs which have been approved by the Governor and are in accordance with the uniform guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation (23 USC 402(b) (1) (B)); (d) At least 40 per centum of all federal funds apportioned to the State under 23 U.S.C. 402 for this fiscal year will be expended by the political subdivisions of the State in carrying out local highway safety programs authorized in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 402 (b) (1) (C), unless this requirement is waived by the Secretary of Transportation. (e) The State's highway programs provide adequate and reasonable access for the safe and convenient movement of physically handicapped persons, including those in wheelchairs, across curbs constructed or replaced after July 1, 1976, at all pedestrian crosswalks throughout the state, in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 402 (b)(1)(D). (f) The State's highway safety program provides for programs to encourage the use of safety belts by drivers of, and passengers in, motor vehicles to comply with 23 U.S.C. 402(b)(1)(E); (g) The State's highway safety program has been specifically exempted from the provisions of Circular A-95 by the Governor of the State of New Hampshire. (h) The State's highway safety agency will comply with all Federal statutes and implementing regulations relating to nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin (and 49 CFT Part 21); b) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. ss 1681-1683 and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, ad amended (29 U.S.C. ss 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicaps (and 49 CFR Part 27); d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. ss 6101-6107), which Page 3 prohibits discrimination on age; e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse; f) the comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616), as amended relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse of alcoholism; g) ss 523 and 527 of the Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290 dd-3 and 290 ee-3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records; h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. ss 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing; i) any other nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under which application for Federal assistance is being made; and j) the requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may apply to the application. (i) Cash draw downs will be initiated only when actually needed for disbursements, cash disbursements and balances will be reported in a timely manner as required by NHTSA, and the same standards of timing and amount, including the reporting of cash disbursements and balances, will be imposed upon any secondary recipient organizations in accordance with 49 CFR 18.20, 18.21 and 18.4. Failure to adhere to these provisions may result in the termination of draw down privileges. (j) Arrangements have been made for the required financial and compliance audit required by the Single Audit Act of 1984, which is to be conducted within the prescribed audit reporting cycle. (Failure to furnish an acceptable audit, as determined by the cognizant Federal agency, may result in denial or require return of federal funds.) (k) This Highway Safety Plan has been submitted for review to the single point of contact designated by the Governor to review federal programs, as required by Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs). (l) Equipment acquired under this agreement for use in highway safety program areas shall be used and kept in operation for highway safety purposes by the state; or the state, by formal agreement with appropriate officials of a political subdivision or state agency, shall cause such facilities and equipment to be used and kept in operation for highway safety purposes (23 CFR 1200.21). (m) The State will comply with all applicable State procurement procedures and will maintain a financial management system that complies with the minimum requirements of 49 CFR, Part 18.20. (n) Each recipient of Section 402 funds has a procurement system that complies with applicable State procurement procedures. (o) The State will implement activities in support of national highway safety goals to reduce motor vehicle related fatalities that also reflect the primary data-related crash factors within the State as identified by the State highway safety planning process, including: 1) national law enforcement mobilizations, 2) sustained enforcement of statutes addressing impaired driving, occupant protection, and driving in excess of posted speed limits; 3) an annual statewide safety belt use survey in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary for the measurement of State safety belt use rates to ensure that the measurements are accurate and representative; and 4) development of statewide data systems to provide timely and effective data analysis to support allocation of highway safety resources. (p) The State shall actively encourage all relevant law enforcement agencies in the State to follow the guidelines established for vehicular pursuits issued by the International Association of Chiefs of Police that are currently in effect. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT OF 1988 In accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (49 CFR, Part 29, Subpart F) and former Governor Judd Gregg's Executive Order No. 89-6, the State will provide a drug-free workplace by: Page 4 a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; b) Establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about: 1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; 2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; 3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and 4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; c) Making it a requirement that each employee engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph a); d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will: 1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and 2) Notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five days after such conviction. e) Notifying the agency within ten days after receiving notice under subparagraph (d) (2) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving notice under subparagraph (d) (2), with respect to any employee who is so convicted: 1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination; or 2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State or local health, law enforcement or other appropriate agency. g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of the above paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). BUY AMERICA ACT In accordance with the Buy America Act (23 U.S.C. 101 Note) the State of New Hampshire will comply with the provisions of the Buy America Act. (The DOT reference to the Buy America Act is 23 U.S.C. 101 Note and the Federal government-wide reference is 23 U.S.C. 10a). Only steel, iron and manufactured items produced in the United States may be purchased with Federal funds unless the State can show that such domestic purchases would be inconsistent with the public interest; that such materials are not reasonably available and are of an unsatisfactory quality; or that inclusion of domestic materials will increase the cost of the overall project contract by more than 25 percent. Clear justification for the purchase of non-domestic items must be in the form of a waiver request submitted to and approved by the Secretary of Transportation. POLITICAL ACTIVITY (HATCH ACT) The State will comply with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. ss 1501-1508 and implementing regulations of 5 CFR Part 151, concerning "Political Activity of State or Local Offices or Employees". CERTIFICATION REGARDING FEDERAL LOBBYING Certification for Grants, Loans and Cooperative Agreements The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that: Page 5 (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or any employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard FormLLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions. (3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all sub awards at all tiers (including subgrants, and contracts and subcontracts under grants, subgrants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all such sub recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000. and not more than $100,000. for each such failure. RESTRICTION ON STATE LOBBYING None of the funds under this program will be used for any activity specifically designed to urge or influence a State or local legislator to favor or oppose the adoption of any specific legislative proposal pending before any State or local legislative body. Such activities include both direct and indirect (e.g., "grassroots") lobbying activities, with one exception. This does not preclude a State official whose salary is supported with NHTSA funds from engaging in direct communications with State or local legislative officials, in accordance with customary State practice, even if such communications urge legislative officials to favor or oppose the adoption of a specific pending legislative proposal. CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION In accordance with the provision of 49 CFR Part 29, the State agrees that it shall not knowingly enter into any agreement under its Highway Safety Plan with a person or entity that is barred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in the Section 402 program, unless otherwise authorized by NHTSA. The State further agrees that it will include the following clause and accompanying instruction, without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions, as provided by 49 CFR Part 20, and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions. Instructions for Primary Certification 1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below. 2. The inability of a person to provide the certification required below will not necessarily result in denial or participation in this covered transaction. The prospective participant shall submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the certification set out below. The certification or explanation will be considered in connection with the department or agency's determination whether to enter into this transaction. However, failure of the prospective primary participant to furnish a certification or an explanation shall disqualify such person from participation in this transaction. 3. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when the department or agency determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later determined that the prospective Page 6 primary participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency may terminate this transaction for cause or default. 4. The prospective primary participant shall provide immediate written notice to the department or agency to which this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective primary participant learns its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances. 5. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definition and Coverage sections of 49 CFR Part 29. You may contact the person to whom this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of these regulations. 6. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR Part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency entering into this transaction. 7. The prospective primary lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include this clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion -Lower Tier Covered Transaction," provided by the department or agency entering into this covered transaction, without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions. 8. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR Part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, check the list of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-procurement Programs. 9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings. 10. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 6 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR Part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal government, the department or agency may terminate this transaction for cause or default. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions 1. The prospective primary participating certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that its principals: a) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded by a Federal department or agency; b) have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State of local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of record, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; c) are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a government entity (Federal, State or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this certification; and d) have not within a three-year period preceding this application/proposal had one or more public transaction (Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or default. 2. Where the prospective primary participant is unable to certify to any of the Statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal. Page 7 Instructions for Lower Tier Certification 1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below. 2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment. 3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances. 4. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definition and Coverage sections of 49 CFR Part 29. You may contact the person to whom this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of these regulations. 5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR Part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated. 6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include this clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion -Lower Tier Covered Transaction," without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions. (see below) 7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR Part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, check the list of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-procurement Programs. 8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings. 9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR Part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion Lower Tier Covered Transactions 1. The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal department or agency. Page 8 Page 9 MISSION STATEMENT The NH Highway Safety Agency (NHHSA) is the agency responsible under the executive direction of the Governor to develop and implement a statewide program designed to reduce traffic crashes and the resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage. The Agency is the focal point for highway safety issues in New Hampshire and provides leadership by promoting highway safety in developing, promoting, and coordinating programs that directly influence public and private policy while broadening public awareness of highway safety. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document is the State of New Hampshire's plan to reduce deaths, personal injuries, and property damage resulting from traffic crashes. The plan focuses on programs that address the priority areas outlined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and describes activities scheduled for implementation during Fiscal Year 2010 commencing October 1, 2009, and ending September 30, 2010. Priority funding areas supported with Section 402 funds include: Occupant Protection, Impaired Driving, Police Traffic Services & Speed Control, Traffic Records, Emergency Medical Services, Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety, and Motorcycle Safety. Funds are also included for Community Traffic Safety Programs/Safe Communities and Roadway Safety activities. Prior year Section 2010 Motorcycle Incentive funds will be used for motorcycle training and awareness programs; Section 408 funds will be used to evaluate, improve and link highway safety data and traffic records systems; and Section 410 funds will support the implementation and enforcement of alcohol-impaired driving prevention programs. During the 2009 legislative session several bills were acted upon by the New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives. HB 34 prohibiting writing a text message and device usage while driving was adopted. Effective January 1, 2010, “a person operating a moving motor vehicle who writes a text message or uses two hands to type on or operate an electronic or telecommunications device, is guilty of a violation. A person does not write a text message when he or she reads, selects, or enters a phone number or name in a wireless communications device for the purpose of making a phone call.” The fine for this violation is $100.00 HB 54 requiring vehicle impoundment for driving after revocation or suspension was found inexpedient to legislate by the House. HB 99 increases the hours of additional supervised driving time required for a person under the age of 18 to complete driver education from 20 to 40 hours and that at least 10 of those 40 hours of additional supervised driving time were during the “period from ½ hour after sunset to ½ hour before sunrise”. Adopted by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, Chapter 6 is effective June 16, 2009. HB 179 requiring proof of motor vehicle liability insurance in order to register a motor vehicle was found inexpedient to legislate by the House. HB 383 “requiring passenger restraint use by all motor vehicle operators and passengers unless specifically exempt by law” was passed by the House by a vote of 169-151 but was laid on the table by the Senate. HB 528 establishing a restricted driver’s license for work-related transportation was found inexpedient to legislate by the House. However, HB 571 authorizing limited driving privileges for certain persons whose licenses have been revoked or suspended and modifying the requirements for having a DWI conviction reduced to a violation is retained in the House Transportation Committee. Page 10 HB 588 lowering the legal drinking age to 18 was found inexpedient to legislate by the House. SB 103 prohibits serving or selling alcohol to an individual who is visibly intoxicated or who a reasonable and prudent person would know is intoxicated. Effective January 1, 2010, this bill was adopted by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. SB 113 authorizing the use of electronic enforcement at traffic signals was found inexpedient to legislate. PROCESS DESCRIPTION The NH Highway Safety Agency (NHHSA) sends a letter each January to the mayors, chairmen of boards of selectmen, and police and fire chiefs in each of the 234 towns and cities, the 10 county sheriffs, and to those state agencies and other eligible grantees who have a direct interest in promoting highway safety. This letter defines the federal guidelines and potential funding areas and includes a form for them to complete listing anticipated highway safety projects and funding amounts which they would like to address in the up-coming federal fiscal year. This planning information must be submitted to the NHHSA by March 31. To assist in the process, the NHHSA staff periodically addresses the police and fire chiefs to clarify federal guidelines, Agency policies, and the application process. During the first quarter of calendar year 2007, the NHHSA conducted four “Grant Writing Made Easy” sessions at key geographic areas throughout the state. Attended by chiefs, their grant writers, and administrative assistants, the sessions provided information on federal funding requirements/restrictions, application processing, reimbursement procedures, reporting requirements, etc. While state agencies submit grant applications for the upcoming fiscal year, the one-page planning forms received from local and county government entities listing anticipated highway safety-related efforts are carefully reviewed for funding based on identified problems and proposed countermeasures. The Agency’s two field representatives (one assigned to the northern five counties and one assigned to the southern five counties) then work with the designated contact within each community and assist them in completing grant applications, and the program manager works with representatives of the various state agencies. Municipal government entities must appoint a Highway Safety Committee and designate a chairperson. The committee should hold regular meetings to identify problems/needs, determine priorities, establish objectives and countermeasures, develop highway safety programs, and implement/monitor efforts. In order to qualify for funding, an application must clearly identify a traffic safety problem or need as it relates to an identified statewide problem. However, consideration is also given to identified problems at the local level that support and are compatible with the overall highway safety effort. Applications must include: clear problem identification (who, what, when, where, why); a proposed solution to the problem (how); and the results expected to be achieved through application of the proposed solution (long and short-term goals). The anticipated results must justify the cost. Since highway safety funds are “seed” monies awarded to initiate or expand highway safety programs, it is important that applicants become self-sufficient and that programs continue once federal assistance is no longer available. Although applications are received and acted upon throughout the course of the year, priority is given to funding those projects that involve on-going efforts related to the administration/management of the overall highway safety program and those efforts to which the Agency has made a three-year funding commitment. Approval of any application is contingent upon the availability of federal funds. Agency funding guidelines allow for the purchase of replacement equipment in accordance with specific criteria, and careful attention is given to prevent the issue of supplanting. In addition to the planning letter, the NHHSA uses information provided by the two field representatives and other Agency personnel throughout the year resulting from contacts with grantees and potential Page 11 grantees. Problem identification and the development of solutions is an on-going process that sometimes necessitates adjustments within program funding areas during the year. The NHHSA continues to work with a variety of state, county, federal, public and private highway safety agencies and organizations including but not limited to: NH Department of Transportation, NH Department of Safety (State Police, Division of Motor Vehicles and Division of Fire Safety and Emergency Management), NH Department of Justice, Administrative Office of the Courts, NH Liquor Commission, NH Traffic Safety Commission, NH Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Task Force, NH Police Standards & Training Council, NH Health and Human Services, NH Association of Chiefs of Police, NH Sheriffs’ Association, NH Police Officers’ Association, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration, the state’s U.S. Congressional Representatives and Senators, Governors’ Highway Safety Association, Safety & Health Council/Northern New England, and the Brain Injury Foundation. It is through these on-going working relationships with these and other partners that the highway safety program in New Hampshire is strengthened. IDENTIFY PROBLEMS The NH Strategic Action Plan (SAP) is developed through problem identification that involves the analysis of crash data, violators ticketed, surveys, and input from other agencies (state, county, local and private) which have a vested interest in advancing the cause of highway safety. Fine tuning of problem identification involves determining what highway safety problems are occurring, when they are occurring, where they are occurring, why they are occurring, and who is involved. Each year the NHHSA reviews traffic crash data provided by the Planning Bureau, NH Department of Transportation, and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) housed within the Division of Motor Vehicles, NH Department of Safety. Additional data provided by the Division of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Transportation, Emergency Medical Services/Fire Standards, the Office of State Planning, NHTSA and FHWA allows for analysis and comparison of other factors (i.e. number of licensed drivers by category, motor vehicle and motorcycle registrations, population, miles driven, injury data, etc.) that impact highway safety in the state. Analyses of data for several years from various sources is used to identify problem areas throughout the state, to develop countermeasures in accordance with federal standards (priority areas), to propose projects, establish objectives and performance goals, and to obligate funds. Data reviewed includes analysis of all fatalities (i.e. vehicle, motorcycle, pedestrian/bicycle, age, time of day, cause, alcohol/drug involvement, seat belt usage, etc.). In addition, staff members review current year efforts and activities in the various program areas for strengths, weaknesses, problems, successes, and failures. With the overall goal of reducing motor vehicle crashes and the resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage, the problem identification process focuses on the national priority areas and includes: Occupant Protection, Impaired Driving, Police Traffic Services & Speed Control, Traffic Records, Emergency Medical Services, Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety, and Motorcycle Safety, as well as Community Traffic Safety Programs/Safe Communities and Roadway Safety activities. Based upon a review of the data, problems identified by the NHHSA and its partners, a review of current programs, etc., the Agency has developed countermeasures within the following funding areas that will positively impact a reduction in crashes, fatalities, and injuries. PSP 10-01 (OP) Occupant Restraints. To expand the Child Passenger Safety Program to include more children, increase adult and child restraint usage through public information and education, expand the campaign to increase usage by teenagers and pickup truck operators, conduct child seat inspections, measure current usage, and continue the training of CPS technicians. Funds will also support enforcement Page 12 of the CPS law, as well as a contract with the UNH Survey Center to conduct the annual NHTSA-approved seat belt usage survey and the NHTSA Attitude Survey. PSP 10-02 (AL) Alcohol and/or Other Drugs. To reduce the number of crashes in which alcohol and/or other drugs are primary contributing factors by continuing public information and education, enhanced enforcement including sobriety checkpoints, administration of the DRE program, supporting a high school program featuring a former state prison inmate charged with manslaughter resulting from impaired driving, covering administrative costs associated with the DWI mobile command van, conducting a DWI/drug conference for district court judges, and contracting for the NHTSA Attitude Survey. PSP 10-03 (PT) Police Traffic Services. To achieve and maintain compliance with posted speed limits and motor vehicle laws through enhanced enforcement, public information and education; assisting local/county and State Police with the purchase of equipment; funding enforcement of red light running and other violations; conducting dedicated school bus enforcement during hours when students are being transported to/from school; the purchase of equipment and crash investigation training; and contracting for the NHTSA Attitude Survey. PSP 10-04 (TR) Traffic Records. To continue the development and operation of a computerized data processing system that will assure appropriate crash and injury data is available for planning, implementing, and evaluating highway safety programs at state and local levels. Section 408 funds will support programs to improve collection and accessibility of state data used to identify problems and priorities for highway safety programs. PSP 10-05 (EM) Emergency Medical Services. To continue to provide assistance to local emergency medical providers for the purchase of equipment for the rapid extrication of crash victims. PSP 10-06 (PA) Program Management. To continue a management system based on problem identification through data analysis and the implementation, coordination, and evaluation of countermeasures that will aid in reducing highway crashes. PSP 10-07 (PS) Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety. To increase public awareness of pedestrian and bicycle fatalities and injuries through public information and education, purchase of bicycle safety helmets for local safety programs, and pedestrian and bicycle enforcement patrols to reduce the number of pedestrian and bicycle fatalities and injuries. PSP 10-08 (MS) Motorcycle Safety. Through public information, education, and initiatives of the NH Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Task Force, efforts will be made to reduce the number of motorcycle crashes resulting in injuries and fatalities. Section 2010 funds will support efforts to enhance motorcycle training and safety programs throughout the state. PSP 10-09 (SB) Pupil Transportation. To continue and enhance a comprehensive, statewide pupil transportation program. PSP 10-10 (CP/SA) Community Traffic Safety Programs/Safe Communities. To continue program activity at the local level by initiating and funding at least one new Safe Community program or expanding activities of existing Safe Community groups. PSP 10-11 (RS) Roadway Safety. To provide highway safety engineering services through the state and local communities for traffic safety improvements, continue the analysis of all available traffic records, and continue funding the Operation Lifesaver program to promote safety at railroad crossings. Page 13 PSP 10-12 (K8) Section 410 Drunk Driving Prevention Programs. Using prior year Section 410 funds, programs will continue to elevate the State’s efficiency in combating the DWI problems through increased enforcement, sobriety checkpoints and training, “Last Drink Surveys”, continuation of the Department of Justice Traffic Safety Research Prosecutor, and the purchase of in-cruiser video equipment. PERFORMANCE PLAN The State of New Hampshire, located in the upper northeast of the country, has a population of 1,315,000 residents (2008 estimated) and a landmass of 9,282.11 square miles which results in a population density of 156.5 people per square mile. The State is composed of ten (10) counties with 234 cities/towns. Sixtyfour and one-tenth (64.1) percent of the population (843,160) reside in the three counties of Hillsborough, Merrimack, and Rockingham, all of which are located in the southern half of the State. These three counties cover 2,574.22 square miles resulting in a population density of 327.5 people per square mile, more than double the state average. The Cities of Manchester and Nashua, both located in Hillsborough County, are the State’s two most heavily populated with approximately 108,154 and 87,111 residents respectively. Approximately 95 percent of the population is white, while the remaining 5 percent represents all other populations (i.e. black/African American, Indian, Asian, Hispanic, all others). New Hampshire’s public road system consists of approximately 17,029 miles, of which 225 miles are interstate highways and 52 miles are non-interstate turnpike highways. The following chart shows the State’s most heavily populated cities/towns and their locations within the State’s ten counties. The ten most populated communities are located in the southern five counties of the State. (2008 Census estimated—NH Office of Energy and Planning). County Hillsborough Rockingham Merrimack Strafford Cheshire Sub-Total Grafton Belknap Carroll Sullivan Coos Sub-Total TOTAL CHART NO. 1 COUNTY & LARGEST CITIES/TOWNS WITHIN COUNTY (2008 ESTIMATED POPULATION FIGURES) County City/Town Population City/Town Population Southern Counties & Largest Cities/Towns 400,940 Manchester 108,154 Nashua 87,111 Merrimack 26,139 295,525 Derry 34,071 Salem 29,549 Londonderry 24,567 146,695 Concord 42,052 Hooksett 13,483 122,828 Rochester 30,796 Dover 28,706 76,789 Keene 22,653 South Central South Central South Central South Central South Central Southeast Central South Central Southeast Southeast Southwest 1,042,777 447,281 Northern Counties & Largest Cities/Towns 87,818 Lebanon 13,638 Hanover 10,894 61,057 Laconia 17,233 Gilford 7,372 47,395 Conway 9,173 Wolfeboro 6,347 42,093 Claremont 12,827 Newport 6,527 33,860 Berlin 10,170 Lancaster 3,388 West Central West Central Central Central Northeast East Central West Central West Central North North 272,223 1,315,000 97,569 544,850 Page 14 Location TRAFFIC SAFETY PERFORMANCE MEASURES CORE OUTCOME MEASURES C-1 Traffic Fatalities (FARS). To decrease traffic fatalities 10 percent from the 2008 calendar base year of 138 to 125 by December 31, 2010. C-2 Serious Traffic Injuries (State Crash Data). To decrease serious traffic injuries 5 percent from the 2008 calendar base year of 13,674 to 12,991 by December 31, 2010. C-3 a) Mileage Death Rate (FARS). To decrease the mileage death rate from the 2007 calendar base year of .96 to .90 by December 31, 2010. b) Rural Mileage Death Rate (FARS). To decrease the rural mileage death rate from the 2007 calendar base year of 1.77 to 1.50 by December 31, 2010. c) Urban Mileage Death Rate (FARS). To decrease the urban mileage death rate from the 2007 calendar base year of .32 to .29 by December 31, 2010. C-4 Unrestrained Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities (FARS). To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 10 percent from the 2008 calendar base year of 71 to 64 by December 31, 2010. C-5 Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities (FARS @ .08 and above). To decrease alcohol impaired driving fatalities 10 percent from the 2008 calendar base year of 45 to 40 by December 31, 2010. C-6 Speeding Related Fatalities (FARS). To decrease speeding-related fatalities 10 percent from the 2008 calendar base year of 40 to 36 by December 31, 2010. C-7 Motorcyclist Fatalities (FARS). To decrease motorcyclist fatalities 10 percent from the 2008 calendar base year of 29 to 26 by December 31, 2010. C-8 Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Fatalities (FARS). To decrease unhelmeted motorcyclist fatalities 20 percent from the 2008 calendar base year of 18 to 14 by December 31, 2010. C-9 Driver Age 20 or Younger Involved in Fatal Crashes (FARS). To decrease drivers age 20 or younger involved in fatal crashes 10 percent from the 2007 calendar base year of 23 to 20 by December 31, 2010. C-10 Pedestrian Fatalities (FARS). To reduce pedestrian fatalities 10 percent from the 2008 calendar base year of 9 to 8 by December 31, 2010. CORE BEHAVIOR MEASURE B-1 Seat Belt Use Rate (Observed Seat Belt Use Survey). To increase statewide seat belt compliance .80 percentage point(s) from the 2008 calendar base year usage rate of 69.2 percent to 70.0 percent by December 31, 2010. Page 15 This section of New Hampshire’s Strategic Action Plan (SAP), using data provided by various offices within the NH Department of Transportation, Department of Safety, Office of State Planning, previously identified agencies, NHTSA and FHWA summarizes the many highway-safety related elements that identify a variety of problems/needs that will be addressed through the Fiscal Year 2010. CHART 2 NEW HAMPSHIRE STATISTICAL CRASH SUMMARY Outcome Measure Number C-1 C-10 C-7 C-2 C-3 C-5 C-4 C-6 C-8 C-9 2004 158 171 121 50 52 30.4 .36 91 28 7 14 1 25 2 0 2 1 0 2005 156 166 127 39 53 31.9 .36 87 21 4 5 1 39 3 1 2 2 1 2006 116 127 75 52 44 34.6 .26 75 20 3 5 1 18 3 0 0 1 1 2007 122 129 105 24 41 31.8 .24 70 10 7 11 2 23 2 0 1 2 1 2008 127 138 127 11 47 34.1 .28 78 14 5 9 0 28 1 0 1 0 2 39,555 15,585 14,701 1.26 2.00 .67 .38 40,885 15,965 14,649 1.24 2.14 .52 40 34,801 13,712 17,078 .93 1.25 .69 34 37,376 14,726 17,311 .96 1.77 .32 25 34,705 13,674 16,790 51 1.44 991,799 1,417,595 66,319 1,294,285 126 84 41 15 54 1.46 1,021,305 1,400,713 68,879 1,303,112 112 78 56 34 46 1.42 1,028,636 1,439,081 70,778 1,311,821 98 76 42 15 34 1.36 1,030,095 1,439,306 75,559 1,315,828 87 61 41 13 45 1.27 1,029,804 1,460,415 26 19 24 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes Persons Killed (Fatalities) Rural Fatalities Urban Fatalities Alcohol-Related Fatalities * % of Alcohol-Related Fatalities Alc-Related Deaths/VMT (NH @.04) Operators Killed Adult Occupants Killed Child Occupants Killed Adult Pedestrians Killed Child Pedestrians Killed Motorcycle Operators Killed Motorcycle Passengers Killed Moped Operators Killed OHRV Operators Killed Adult Bicyclists Killed Child Bicyclists Killed Total Crashes Reported Total Injuries Reported (State of NH) Total VMT (millions) (NHDOT) NH Fatal Rate/VMT (FARS) Rural Fatal Rate/VMT (FARS) Urban Fatal Rate/VMT (FARS) Alc-Related Deaths/VMT (FARS @ .08) Alcohol-Related Fatalities @ .08 and above (NHTSA) United States Fatal Rate NH Licensed Drivers NH Registered Vehicles NH Registered Motorcycles (FHWA) Population (NHTSA) Total Occupant Fatalities Unrestrained Occupant Fatalities Speed-Related Fatalities (FARS) Unhelmeted Motorcycle Fatalities Drivers 20 & Under Involved in Fatal Crashes (FARS) 40 97 71 40 18 23 B-1 Seat Belt Usage (NH Survey) 63.4 58.1 63.5** 63.8** 69.2** * New Hampshire Alcohol-Related Fatalities: .02 BAC for drivers under 21 years of age; .04BAC for all other drivers (conforms with national CDL level) ** Seat Belt Surveys (2006-2008) conducted by the UNH Survey Center in accordance with NHTSA criteria developed under SAFETEA-LU. Page 16 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2008 (estimated) COUNTY POPULATION MAP Northern Counties Southern Counties Page 17 CHART NO. 3 ALL CRASHES - BY TIME OF DAY 2005 - 2008 Time 12:01A - 04:00A 04:01A - 08:00A 08:01A - 12:00N 12:01P - 04:00P 04:01P - 08:00P 08:01P - 12:00M 2005 1,977 6,069 13,411 19,153 16,071 5,682 2006 1,839 4,783 10,132 15,749 12,959 4,592 2007 1,945 5,099 11,936 18,109 14,260 5,163 2008 1,745 5,031 11,886 17,577 14,015 4,909 CHART NO. 4 INJURY CRASHES - BY TIME OF DAY 2005 - 2008 Time 12:01A - 04:00A 04:01A - 08:00A 08:01A - 12:00N 12:01P - 04:00P 04:01P - 08:00P 08:01P - 12:00M 2005 570 1,265 2,870 4,535 3,858 1,456 Page 18 2006 470 1,132 2,491 4,152 3,460 1,186 2007 437 1,049 2,464 4,033 3,268 1,209 2008 394 1,002 2,294 3,437 2,925 1,044 CHART NO. 5 AGES OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN ALL CRASHES Ages 2005 2006 2007 2008 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 70 + Totals 10,951 7,387 5,090 5,166 5,683 5,903 5,232 4,174 3,356 2,290 1,545 3,503 60,280 8,961 6,209 4,091 3,885 4,302 4,680 4,390 3,493 2,880 1,888 1,181 4,678 50,638 9,619 6,487 4,678 4,090 4,747 5,265 4,898 4,029 3,187 2,353 1,411 39 50,803 8,673 6,120 4,556 3,774 4,467 4,929 4,715 4,179 3,290 2,503 1,606 27 48,839 CHART NO. 6 AGES OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN INJURY CRASHES Ages 2005 2006 2007 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 70 + Totals 2,719 1,838 1,220 1,240 1,306 1,367 1,184 975 780 617 357 845 14,448 2,387 1,632 1,086 1,000 1,130 1,204 1,100 930 745 442 310 978 12,944 2,165 1,525 1,085 932 1,063 1,187 1,062 940 713 502 340 12 11,526 Page 19 2008 1,815 1,346 988 774 947 1,033 941 916 663 516 300 1260 11,499 CHART NO. 7 NH DRIVER LICENSES Age 16-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 90+ Number of Licenses 73,469 161,856 167,780 221,114 195,327 120,269 61,946 25,792 2,251 ` Source: NH Department of Safety (All License Classifications as of 12/19/08) Page 20 Page 21 PSP 10-01 OCCUPANT PROTECTION CHART NO. 8 FATALITIES AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION USAGE FATAL CRASHES: 2006 116 FATALITIES: 127 VEHICLE OCCUPANT FATALITIES TOTAL Ages 0-4 5-8 9-15 16-20 21-39 40-59 60-74 75+ TOTAL 1 14 26 29 11 17 98 Yes Percent 2 6 4 4 5 21 14.29 23.08 13.79 36.36 29.41 21.43 FATAL CRASHES: SEAT BELT USE No Percent UNK 1 12 19 25 7 12 76 100.00 85.71 73.08 86.21 63.64 70.59 77.55 Percent 1 3.45 1 1.02 2007 122 FATALITIES: 129 VEHICLE OCCUPANT FATALITIES TOTAL Ages 0-4 5-8 9-15 16-20 21-39 40-59 60-74 75+ TOTAL Yes Percent 4 4 100.00 13 29 18 17 6 87 3 7 3 7 2 26 23.08 24.14 16.67 41.18 33.33 29.89 FATAL CRASHES: SEAT BELT USE No Percent UNK 10 22 15 10 4 61 Percent 76.92 75.86 83.33 58.82 66.67 70.11 2008 127 FATALITIES: 138 VEHICLE OCCUPANT FATALITIES TOTAL Ages 0-4 5-8 9-15 16-20 21-39 40-59 60-74 75+ TOTAL 2 17 28 27 10 13 97 Yes Percent 1 2 7 8 4 4 26 50.00 11.76 25.00 29.63 40.00 30.77 26.80 Page 22 SEAT BELT USE No Percent UNK 1 15 21 19 6 9 71 50.00 88.24 75.00 70.37 60.00 69.23 73.20 Percent The NH Highway Safety Agency conducted the state’s first observational statewide seat belt use survey in 1984 based on the methodology approved by NHTSA at that time. Each year thereafter through 2005 the Agency conducted this annual survey; and during this 22-year period, as the result of enforcement and public information efforts, usage increased 300 percent from 16.06 percent to 58.1 percent. These results reflect usage by only drivers of New Hampshire registered vehicles. In 2006, in accordance with provisions of SAFETEA-LU, the NH Highway Safety Agency contracted with the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Survey Center to develop survey methodology in accordance with criteria developed by the Secretary of the US Department of Transportation. The criteria requires that survey results reflect usage by drivers and front seat outboard passengers in vehicles registered in all states (not just drivers of New Hampshire-registered vehicles). The UNH-developed methodology was subsequently approved by NHTSA. CHART NO. 9 NEW HAMPSHIRE SEAT BELT USAGE SUMMARY 1984-2008 Year 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 Drivers of New Hampshire Registered Vehicles Percent Usage Year Percent Usage 16.06 1996 56.03 26.30 1998 58.54 37.16 2000 57.98 51.74 2002 59.27 49.70 2004 63.40 53.70 2005 58.10 Drivers and Front Seat Outboard Passengers Vehicles Registered in All States 2006 63.52* 2008 69.2* 2007 63.79* 2009 *weighted by traffic volume and number of road segments at each site CHART NO. 10 SEAT BELT USE/DRIVERS - NH REGISTERED VEHICLES Total Male Percent Female Total Percent Total Percent Year Drivers Belted Belted Drivers Belted Belted Drivers Belted Belted 2000 3,001 1,740 58.0% 1,585 789 49.8% 1,416 951 67.2% 2001 2,998 1,701 56.7% 1,600 786 49.1% 1,398 915 65.5% 2002 3,000 1,778 59.3% 1,546 812 52.5% 1,454 966 66.4% 2003 3,001 1,806 60.2% 1,590 860 54.1% 1,411 946 67.0% 2004 2005 3,000 3,000 1,902 1,744 63.4% 58.1% 1,525 1,589 852 806 55.9% 50.7% 1,475 1,411 1,050 938 71.2% 66.5% SEAT BELT USE/DRIVERS - NH REGISTERED VEHICLES COMPARISON MALE VS. FEMALE PERCENT 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 2000 2001 Total Drivers Using Belts 2002 2003 Male Drivers Using Belts Page 23 2004 2005 Female Drivers Using Belts CHART NO. 11 SEAT BELT USE/PASSENGERS - NH RGISTERED VEHICLES Total Male Year Passengers Belted Percent Belted 2000 673 724 668 802 670 676 401 459 430 525 444 433 59.6% 63.4% 64.4% 65.5% 66.3% 64.1% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Female Passengers Total Belted Percent Belted Passengers Total Belted Percent Belted 233 234 259 321 231 251 120 132 143 183 135 124 51.5% 56.4% 55.2% 57.0% 58.4% 49.4% 440 490 409 481 439 425 281 327 287 342 309 309 63.9% 66.7% 70.2% 71.1% 70.4% 72.7% SEAT BELT USE/PASSENGERS NH REGISTERED VEHICLES COMPARISON MALE VS. FEMALE PERCENT 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 2000 2001 Total Passengers Using Belts 2002 2003 Male Passengers Using Belts 2004 2005 Female Passengers Using Belts CHART NO. 12 SEAT BELT USAGE COMPARISONS DRIVERS V. PASSENGERS MALES V. FEMALES (unweighted results) Male Female Male Female Male Female Drivers 57.7% 70.6% 56.5% 69.7% 63.3% 74.0% Passengers 67.2% 69.0% 2006 NH Registered Vehicles Drivers Passengers 54.9% 63.4% 68.8% 66.0% Out-of-State Vehicles Drivers Passengers 71.3% 78.4% 82.0% 81.6% 52.5% 69.5% 2007 54.0% 67.7% 57.4% 64.1% 69.1% 82.6% 75.4% 79.0% 59.7% 74.5% 2008 61.0% 72.9% 65.5% 68.2% 75.4% 82.4% 78.8% 82.2% Page 24 CHART NO. 13 SEAT BELT USE BY VEHICLE TYPE 2003-2005 2003 2004 Percent Drivers Buckled Number Vehicles Surveyed Number Drivers Buckled Percent Drivers Buckled Number Vehicles Surveyed Number Drivers Buckled Percent Drivers Buckled Total Number Drivers Buckled Compact Mid-Size Full-Size SUV Truck Van Number Vehicles Surveyed Vehicle Size 2005 586 828 181 574 521 311 3001 364 527 109 368 222 216 1806 62.1 63.6 60.2 64.1 42.6 69.5 60.18 555 903 126 617 487 312 3000 349 619 79 437 209 209 1902 62.9 68.5 62.7 70.8 42.9 67.0 63.4 543 877 155 632 514 279 3000 318 559 82 389 202 194 1744 58.6 63.7 52.9 61.6 39.3 69.5 58.13 CHART NO. 14 SEAT BELT USE BY VEHICLE TYPE 2006-2008 (unweighted results) Vehicle Type Automobile Pickup Truck SUV & Van 2006 65.3% 43.2% 69.9% Drivers 2007 63.6% 42.6% 67.9% 2008 69.2% 47.8% 75.1% 2006 68.0% 50.1% 74.3% Passengers 2007 61.2% 45.7% 73.3% 2008 69.3% 48.8% 75.9% PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION Chart No. 8 shows seat belt usage by vehicle occupants who were victims in fatal crashes for the years 2006-2008. Of the 282 occupants who died during 2006-2008, only 79, or 27.0 percent, were using safety restraints. Charts No. 9, 10, 11, and 12 shows the differences in the percentages of male v. female drivers and passengers who buckle up with females consistently buckling up more than males. Charts No. 13 and 14 identify the need to increase seat belt usage by drivers of pickup trucks who consistently have the lowest seat belt usage rates (below 48 percent) in years 2003–2008 in comparison to belt use by drivers of all other vehicles (60.2 percent and over). Page 25 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: To increase statewide seat belt compliance .80 percentage point from the 2008 calendar base year usage rate of 69.2 to 70.0 percent by December 31, 2010. To decrease unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities 10 percent from the 2008 calendar base year of 71 to 64 by December 31, 2010. (C-4) PROBLEM SOLUTION TASKS: 1. CPS Enforcement/”Join the NH Clique. This task will provide funds for overtime patrols dedicated to enforcing the state’s Child Passenger Safety law which will include patrols to be conducted during NHTSA national enforcement mobilization (May/June 2010). Funding: $108,200.00 (402) 2. Media and Materials. This task will enable the NH Highway Safety Agency to develop, purchase, and distribute media and handout materials for an in-house campaign to promote compliance with the state’s child restraint law and the overall voluntary use of safety restraints. Funding: $20,000.00 (402) 3. Convincer Demonstrations. This task will provide funds to the Dover Police Department to continue to conduct seat belt "Convincer" demonstrations throughout the state. Funding: $18,000.00 (402) 4. Buckle Up NH Activities. This task will provide funds to the Injury Prevention & Resource Center at Dartmouth College to support activities of the Buckle Up NH Coalition. The Coalition continues to focus educational efforts on increasing voluntary seat belt use by working with parents, youths, senior citizens, the media, industry, and others with a statewide Buckle Up NH Week tentatively scheduled in May 2010. Funds will also be used to administer and coordinate the annual one-day, statewide Traffic Safety Conference for the NH Highway Safety Agency. Funding: $67,000.00 (402) 5. Statewide Child Passenger Safety Program. This task will provide funds to the Injury Prevention Center at Dartmouth College to continue to coordinate and administer the statewide Child Passenger Safety program and related activities, as well as to purchase a variety of child safety seats for training purposes and use at inspection stations, hospital emergency rooms, for special needs children, etc. Funding: $163,000.00 (402) 6. Rollover Convincer Demonstrations. This task will provide funds to the NH Police Standards & Training Council to support overtime for employees to conduct demonstrations of the Rollover Convincer at schools and events throughout the state. Funding: $5,000.00 (402) 7. Statewide Seat Belt Challenge. This task will cover costs associated with administering the annual Statewide Seat Belt Challenge. Jointly administered by the Dover Police Department and the Highway Safety Agency, funds will cover expenses associated with overtime, purchasing materials and handouts, postage, food, and miscellaneous expenditures incurred by the Dover Police Department. Funding: $9,000.00 (402) Page 26 8. Seat Belt Use Survey. This task will provide funds to cover expenses related to hiring a contractor to conduct the annual statewide seat belt use survey in accordance with a NHTSA-approved methodology. Funding: $65,000.00 (402) 9. Audit Expense. This task will provide for the payment of audit funds to the NH Department of Administrative Services as the Agency’s share of the audit of federal assistance programs as required by the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 and NH RSA 124:16. Funding: $700.00 (402) 10. Pickup Truck Seat Belt Campaign. This task will provide funds to the Injury Prevention Center at Dartmouth College to conduct a public information and education campaign designed to increase seat belt use by pickup truck drivers. A pilot program was conducted in two communities in northern New Hampshire in FY 2007, and in one site in both FY 2008 and FY 2009. Plans are to expand the program to four sites this fiscal year. Funds will also support local police activities to be conducted in conjunction with the pickup campaigns administered by the Injury Prevention Center. Funding: $75,000.00 (402) 11. NHTSA Attitude Survey. This task will provide funds to cover expenses related to hiring a contactor to conduct an annual attitude survey in accordance with NHTSA/GHSA recommendations designed to measure changes in public attitudes regarding occupant protection, impaired driving, and speeding. Funding for this attitude survey is also provided in PSP 10-02, Alcohol in Relation to Highway Safety, and PSP 10-03, Police Traffic Services. Funding: $2,500.00 12. HSA Photocopier. This task will provide for the purchase of a replacement photocopier with color and scanning capabilities for the Highway Safety Agency. Funds are also provided in PSP 10-02, Alcohol in Relation to Highway Safety, and PSP 10-03, Police Traffic Services. Funding: $5,000.00 (402) 13. Highway Safety Media Campaign. This project will provide funding for a contract with a public relations firm to conduct a public information and education campaign, an electronic media campaign, or an in-house program to promote and encourage the use of safety restraints. Funds will support a contract with the NH Association of Broadcasters to coordinate radio broadcast activities that will include airings surrounding the Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year’s holidays, Super Bowl, the NHTSA seat belt mobilization, July Fourth, and the NHTSA Labor Day mobilization. This is part of a total program which also includes funding in PSP 10-02, Alcohol in Relation to Highway Safety; PSP 10-03, Police Traffic Services; PSP 10-07, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety; and PSP 1008, Motorcycle Safety. Funds will also support a contract with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats minor league baseball team for a public information and education campaign focusing on the state’s primary law requiring all persons up to age 18 to buckle up. The outcome of these comprehensive paid media efforts will be best measured by a reduction in motor vehicle crashes and the deaths and injuries that result from speed, distracted driving, and alcohol and/or drug impaired driving. It is anticipated there will be an increase in seat belt usage by all vehicle occupants that will contribute to the saving of lives and a reduction in injuries and their severity. Funding: $60,500.00 (402) Page 27 PSP NO. 10-01 OP OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS (1) 402 Current Year 8.2 Project Titles 1. CPS Enforcement/”Join the NH Clique” (2) 402 Prior Year 100.0 2. Media and Materials (HSA) 20.0 3. Convincer Demonstrations 14.0 4.0 4. BUNH Activities 37.0 5. Statewide CPS Program 83.0 (3) Prior Year Section 157 Funds (4) (5) State Share Local Share (6) Total 108.2 (7) Amount To Local 108.2 20.0 20.0 4.0 22.0 18.0 30.0 33.5 100.5 67.0 80.0 81.5 244.5 163.0 6. Rollover Convincer Demonstrations (PS&TC) 5.0 5.0 5.0 7. Statewide Seat Belt Challenge 9.0 9.0 9.0 45.0 20.0 65.0 .6 .1 .7 35.0 40.0 75.0 8. Seat Belt Use Survey 9. Audit Expense 10. Pickup Truck Seat Belt Campaign 11. NHTSA Attitude Survey 2.5 2.5 12. HSA Photocopier 5.0 5.0 13. Highway Safety Media Campaign (PM) Totals 33.5 27.0 283.8 315.1 Page 28 119.0 75.0 60.5 60.5 717.9 525.7 PSP 10-02 ALCOHOL IN RELATION TO HIGHWAY SAFETY CHART NO. 15 ALCOHOL-RELATED FATALITIES Year Fatalities 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 118 134 125 128 141 126 142 127 127 171 166 127 129 138 DWI Related Percent Fatalities DWI Related 34 37 47 41 52 41 57 46 47 52 53 44 41 47 28.8% 27.6% 37.6% 32.0% 36.9% 3 2.5% 40.1% 36.2% 37.0% 30.4% 31.9% 34.7% 31.8% 34.1% DWI RELATED FATALITIES PERCENT 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 PERCENT DWI RELATED FATALITIES Tracking of alcohol-related fatalities prior to 1989 was at .0 6 BAC. Be ginning in 1989, in c on formance