![]() If we are going to make a significant reduction in traffic crashes, fatalities, and injuries, we can't just focus on the State routes we have to provide traffic safety resources and support to local agencies." These roads carry only about 50 percent of the traffic. More than 38,000 counties, cities, villages, towns, and tribal governments manage those local roads.Īccording to Larry Tibbits, recently retired chief operations officer at the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), "Although national data are difficult to pin down, MDOT has concluded that, for any given year, approximately 60 percent of all crashes in Michigan occur on roads owned and operated by local government jurisdictions. Therefore, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) of 2005 renewed emphasis on traffic safety as a national priority and thus as a priority for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State and local departments of transportation (DOTs).Ī disproportionately large number of severe and fatal crashes occur on the 3 million miles (4.8 million kilometers) of local roads, which represent 75 percent of the Nation's total network. Managing a transportation network, and in particular maintaining safety on roadways, has serious implications for families, society, and the economy. Rural roads like this one in Michigan account for a higher number of crashes than would be expected from the volume of traffic they carry.Įvery year, thousands of news headlines report fatalities and serious injuries on the Nation's highways. Appendix E – Recommended MS2 NMDS User PrivilegesĬlick here to download the complete Program Guide and Implementation Plan.Michigan combines workshops for engineers, local officials, and the public with hands-on assistance and analysis tools to help local agencies continue to make safety happen on local roads.Appendix D – Recommended MS2 NMDS Feature Upgrades.Appendix C – Supplement to MS2 User Guide.Appendix B – Michigan Nonmotorized Monitoring Factor Group Framework.Chapter 2 – Michigan Nonmotorized Monitoring Program.Chapter 1 – State of Nonmotorized Monitoring in Michigan.The following content is included in this 45-page report: This report presents the priority measures MDOT considers for building a nonmotorized monitoring program and discusses the agency’s experience using MS2 NMDS for ongoing data collection. MDOT uses MS2 Non-Motorized Database System (NMDS) as the data management and analysis solution to support its program objectives. MDOT identifies six goals to define resources, install counters, set data collection and management standards, and establish data metrics and analysis. Assist planners and engineers in analyzing bicycle and pedestrian volumes and related crashes. ![]() ![]()
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