2021 Colorado Highway Safety Plan - Colorado Department of Transportation

2021 Colorado Highway Safety Plan

Table of Contents

Introduction and Performance Report

1

Planning Process

7

Description of Highway Safety Problems

8

Methods for Project Selection

8

Description of Outcomes regarding SHSP and HSIP Coordination

9

Performance Measure Targets

11

Colorado Motor Vehicle Fatality Data

12

Safety Education and Enforcement Programs

13

Impaired Driving

14

Speed Management

43

Young Driver

50

Traffic Records

59

Child Passenger Safety/Occupant Protection

65

Motorcycle Safety

78

Communications

79

Non-Motorized

94

Older Driver

99

Distracted Driving

104

Planning and Administration

111

The Highway Safety Office (HSO), within the Office of Transportation Safety (OTS) at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), is responsible for developing and administering behavioral programs that improve the traffic safety environment in Colorado by reducing the number and severity of traffic crashes. The HSO's programs target specific high-risk driving behaviors, such as impaired driving, speeding, distracted driving and also focuses on populations at high risk for crash involvement, such as young drivers, motorcyclists, pedestrians and passenger vehicle occupants who do not use proper restraint devices. The Colorado Highway Safety Plan includes the State's goals, objectives and strategies for improving traffic safety, as well as performance measures to evaluate progress. It outlines specific highway safety projects and programs and respective funding for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 and reports on progress towards meeting the performance measures identified in the 2020 Highway Safety Plan.

2020 Performance Report

Progress towards meeting State performance targets from the 2020 HSP

Performance Measure: C-1) Number of traffic fatalities (FARS) Program-Area-Level Report In 2020, the Colorado performance target for this performance measure was 618 traffic fatalities. In 2019, preliminary traffic fatalities totaled 596. This constitutes a 6% decrease from the 632 traffic fatalities in 2018. The HSO continues to address traffic safety challenges by aggressively seeking new and innovative projects and programs, utilizing problem identification to direct enforcement efforts, engaging with partners and stakeholders of underrepresented populations and high visibility enforcement of multiple traffic challenges, including impaired driving, speed, distracted driving and unrestrained passenger vehicle occupants.

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Performance Measure: C-2) Number of serious injuries in traffic crashes (State crash data files) Program-Area-Level Report In 2020, the Colorado performance target for this performance measure was 3,271. In 2019 preliminary data indicates there were 2,878 serious injury crashes with 3,375 serious injuries. Even though the HSO office aggressively seeks new and innovative projects and programs, utilizing problem identification to direct enforcement efforts, engaging with partners and stakeholders of unrepresented populations and high visibility enforcement in multiple traffic challenges, the numbers of serious injuries increased. However, total fatality numbers were down. Performance Measure: C-3) Fatalities/Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) (FHWA) Program-Area-Level Report In 2020, the Colorado performance target for this performance measure was 1.14. In 2019 the preliminary VMT was 1.09. The HSO continues to address traffic safety challenges by aggressively seeking new and innovative projects and programs, utilizing problem identification to direct enforcement efforts, engaging with partners and stakeholders of unrepresented populations and high visibility enforcement in multiple traffic challenges Performance Measure: C-4) Number of unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities, all seat positions (FARS) Program-Area-Level Report In 2020, the Colorado performance target for this performance measure was 208. In 2019, preliminary data indicates there were 189 unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant fatalities. This decrease is in part attributed to high visibility enforcement and multiple outreach and awareness efforts. The HSO continues to address this performance measure by participating in the 2020 CIOT Mobilization, supporting rural CIOT campaigns and supporting education about the importance of seatbelt usage for all passenger vehicle occupants.

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Performance Measure: C-5) Number of fatalities in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle operator with a BAC of .08 and above (FARS) Program-Area-Level Report In 2020, the Colorado performance target for this performance measure was 155. In 2018 (2019 data not available), there were 188 alcohol-impaired fatalities with a driver or motorcycle operator having a BAC of .08+. The HSO continues to address this challenge through aggressive high-visibility enforcement campaigns based on problem identification, high level engagement from the Colorado Task Force on Drunk and Impaired Driving and innovative public awareness campaigns Performance Measure: C-6) Number of speeding-related fatalities (FARS) Program-Area-Level Report In 2020, the Colorado performance target for this performance measure was 208. In 2019, preliminary data indicates there were 239 speed related fatalities. The HSO continues to address this challenge through targeted speed enforcement activities, including night time enforcement and in areas identified through the problem identification process. The HSO solicited and encouraged new agencies, including urban and rural, to participate in speed enforcement initiatives. The HSO, utilizing the LEC/LELs and a data-driven approach, will continue to aggressively seek new law enforcement agencies, in areas of speed related fatalities and serious injury crashes, to participate in enhanced Speed enforcement utilizing HSO funding. Performance Measure: C-7) Number of motorcyclist fatalities (FARS) Program-Area-Level Report In 2020, the Colorado performance target for this performance measure was 103. In 2019, preliminary data indicates there were 103 motorcyclist fatalities. The HSO attributes progress towards this measure to high level involvement of the Motorcycle Operator Safety Advisory Board, aggressive public awareness campaigns directed to motorcyclists and motorists and a decrease in unhelmeted motorcyclist fatalities.

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