William Cosby

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Motorcycle Safety
2005

• William Cosby
• Traffic Injury Control
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Motorcycle Safety Trends
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Motorcycle Safety Problem Areas

• Alcohol
• In fatal crashes in 2005, a higher percentage of
  motorcycle operators (41) had a BAC of .08 or
  higher than operators of any other type of motor
  vehicle. Sixty-one percent of motorcycle
  operators who died in single-vehicle crashes on
  weekend nights in 2005 had BAC levels of .08 or
  higher.
• Speed
• In 2005, 34 of all motorcyclists involved in
  fatal crashes were speeding, approximately twice
  the rate for drivers of passenger cars or light
  trucks.
• Licensing
• Nearly one out of four motorcycle operators
  involved in fatal crashes were operating the
  vehicle with an invalid license.
• Helmet Use
• Helmets are estimated to be 37 effective in
  preventing fatal injuries to motorcyclists. 728
  more lives might have been saved in 2005 if all
  motorcyclists had worn helmets.
• According to NOPUS, helmet use declined by 13
  over 4 years, from 71 in 2000 to 58 in 2004 a
  striking 45 increase in nonuse.

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Motorcycle Safety

• NHTSA
• Research
• Programs
• SAFETEA-LU

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Motorcycle Safety Research

• Study to Determine Motorcyclist Impairment at
  Different BAC Levels
• Pilot Study Motorcycle Crash Causes and Outcomes
• Evaluation of the Reinstatement of the Helmet Law
  in Louisiana
• Cooperative Agreement between NHTSA MSF on
  Crash Avoidance Skills
• Evaluation of Strategies to Increase
  Motorcyclist Licensing

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramsNational Agenda for
Motorcycle Safety

• NHTSA partnered with the Motorcycle Safety
  Foundation and worked with motorcyclists across
  the nation to develop the NAMS.
• Examines components of motorcycle safety program
  at the Federal, State and local levels and
  provides framework for developing effective
  programs and efforts at all levels.
• Contains recommendations and specific actions
  needed to reduce motorcycle crashes.

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramsImplementation Guide
for theNational Agenda for Motorcycle Safety

• Approximately half of the recommendations made in
  the NAMS are directed to States and communities.
• The NAMS recommendations provide overall goals
  and general methodology for achieving the goals,
  but do not suggest specific action steps.
• The purpose of the Implementation Guide is to
  help fill this gap and provide guidance to State
  and community organizations on how to implement
  NAMS recommendations.

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramsImplementation Guide
for theNational Agenda for Motorcycle Safety

• The Implementation Guide for the National Agenda
  for Motorcycle Safety is divided into 7 sections
• Alcohol and other drugs
• Personal protective equipment
• Motorcycle operator training and education
• Licensing
• Motorist education
• Highway and environment
• Management

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramsImplementation Guide
for theNational Agenda for Motorcycle Safety

• Each section includes
• Brief overview of objective
• Strategies taken from NAMS recommendation
• Action steps
• Promising practices
• Resources and supporting activities

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramsImplementation Guide
for theNational Agenda for Motorcycle Safety

• Will be updated every 3-5 years
• Need help identifying programs that should be
  included in the next version
• Provide program information at michael.jordan_at_dot.
  gov

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramsNAMS Forum

• www.implementNAMS.org
• Developed by MSF and NHTSA to provide one
  internet location to
• discuss motorcycle safety
• learn about the NAMS
• share ideas
• talk about activities that show promise

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramActivities

• Rider Education and Training
• Promising Practices in Motorcycle Rider Education
  and Licensing
• Demonstration Grants
• Section 2010 Grant Program
• National Standard for Rider Education

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramActivities

• Rider Licensing
• Updating Motorcycle Operator Licensing System
  Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Administrators and
  Integrating Motorcycle Rider Education and
  Licensing
• Reduce the number of improperly licensed
  motorcyclists

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramActivities

• Impaired Riding
• Ride Straight Campaign
• Demonstration Project
• Integrating impaired riding into Crackdowns
• Peer-to-peer training

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramActivities

• Helmets and Protective Gear
• Helmet promotion PSAs
• Website Video Clip on how to select the right
  helmet for you
• Motorist Awareness
• Model Share the Road Language
• Motorcycle Safety Planner
• Motorists Awareness Campaign Materials

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Motorcycle Safety ProgramActivities

• Bystander Care
• Network Meetings (Quarterly)
• Older Riders
• NHTSA Regional Meetings
• State Motorcycle Program Assessments

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SAFETEA-LU

• Section 2010 State Motorcycle Safety Grants
• Section 2010 Motorcycle Share the Road Language
• Section 2003 Impaired Motorcycle Riding Study
• Section 1914 FHWA Motorcycle Advisory Council
• Section 5511 Motorcycle Crash Causation Study

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Overview of Section 2010State Motorcyclist
Safety Grants

• New grant program to improve motorcycle safety.
• Each grant no less than 100,000, but not to
• exceed 25 of 402 in FY 03.
• States must meet criteria to receive funding.
• Awards made to 44 States and PR week of September
  18th.

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Overview of Section 2010 Requirements to Receive
a Grant

• First Year 1 of 6 criteria and 2 of 6 criteria
  thereafter
• Statewide motorcycle training courses
• Statewide motorcycle awareness program
• Reduction of motorcycle fatalities and crashes
• Statewide impaired motorcycle driving program
• Reduction of impaired motorcycle fatalities and
  crashes
• Fees collected from motorcyclists

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Overview of Section 2010State Motorcyclist
Safety Grants

• FY 2006 5,940,000
• AK IA NH SD
• AZ KY NJ TN
• CA LA NM TX
• CO ME NY UT
• CT MD NC VA
• DE MA ND WA
• FL MI OH WV
• GA MN OK WI
• HI MO OR WY
• ID MT PA
• IL NE PR
• IN NV RI

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FY 2006 SECTION 2010 MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY GRANTS

• ALASKA 100,000
• ARIZONA 104,577
• CALIFORNIA 412,672
• COLORADO 103,649
• CONNECTICUT 100,000
• DELAWARE 100,000
• FLORIDA 225,414
• GEORGIA 148,666
• HAWAII 100,000
• IDAHO 100,000
• ILLINOIS 195,477
• INDIANA 122,952
• IOWA 100,000
• KENTUCKY 100,000
• LOUISIANA 100,000
• MAINE 100,000
• MARYLAND 100,413
• MASSACHUSETTS 111,845
• MICHIGAN 167,290

• NEBRASKA 100,000
• NEVADA 100,000
• NEW HAMPSHIRE 100,000
• NEW JERSEY 132,247
• NEW MEXICO 100,000
• NEW YORK 253,711
• NORTH CAROLINA 143,946
• NORTH DAKOTA 100,000
• OHIO 180,080
• OKLAHOMA 101,629
• OREGON 100,000
• PENNSYLVANIA 189,804
• PUERTO RICO 100,000
• RHODE ISLAND 100,000
• SOUTH DAKOTA 100,000
• TENNESSEE 117,703
• TEXAS 316,210
• UTAH 100,000
• VIRGINIA 127,286

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Overview of Section 2010State Motorcyclist
Safety Grants

• A State may use grant funds only for motorcyclist
  safety training and motorcyclist awareness
  programs, including
• Improvements to motorcyclist safety training
  curricula
• Improvements in program delivery of motorcycle
  training to both urban and rural areas, including
  
• Procurements or repair of practice motorcycles
• Instructional materials
• Mobile training units and
• Leasing or purchasing facilities for
  closed-course motorcycle skill training.
• Public Awareness, PSAs, and other outreach
  programs to enhance driver awareness of
  motorcyclists, such as share-the-road safety
  messages.

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Overview of Section 2010 Model Share the Road
Language

• Develop and provide to the States model language
  on Share the Road.
• Status- Developed language after reviewing
  existing language used by States and motorcycle
  community. Sent to State Highway Safety Offices,
  Motor Vehicle Administrators, and State
  Motorcycle Safety Administrators in August.

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Overview of Section 2003Impaired Motorcycle
Riding Study

• Conduct study on educational, public information
  and other activities targeted at reducing
  impaired motorcycle crashes and resulting
  fatalities and injuries where the mc operator is
  impaired.
• Report the results to Congress including
• Data collected and statistics compiled
• Recommendations to reduce the number of crashes,
  fatalities and injuries due to impaired riding.
• Report results to Congress in 2 years.
  (August 2007)

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Overview of Section 1914FHWA Motorcycle
Advisory Council

• Establishes 10 member motorcycle advisory council
  to the Secretary of Transportation, through the
  FHWA Administrator.
• Council to advise on infrastructure issues of
  concern to motorcyclists, including
• Barrier design
• Road design, construction, and maintenance
  practices
• Architecture and implementation of intelligent
  transportation system technologies
• First meeting held October 24, 2006.

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Overview of Section 1914FHWA Motorcycle
Advisory Council

• Council Members
• Ed Moreland, American Motorcyclist Association
• Jeff Hennie, Motorcycle Riders Foundation
• Ken Kiphart, State Motorcycle Safety
  Administrators
• Darrel Killion, ABATE of South Dakota
• Steven Zimmer, ABATE of Ohio
• Gerald Salontai, Kleinfelder, Inc.
• Robert McClune, North America Potters Industries
• Kathy Van Kleeck, Motorcycle Industry Council
• Mark Bloschock, Texas Dept. of Transportation
• Donald Vaughn, Alabama Dept. of Transportation

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Overview of Section 1914FHWA Motorcycle
Advisory Council

• Engineering focus on immediate solutions
• Increased awareness of engineers of motorcyclists
  needs
• Discussion included adding to current practices
• Thermal Plastic and paint skid resistance
• Rumble strips
• Highlight raised medians
• Specific motorcycle signs especially for new
  motorcyclists

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Overview of Section 1914FHWA Motorcycle
Advisory Council

• ITS Include motorcycles as part of the planning
  process, not as an after thought.
• Best Practices and Special Interest
• Call in program for motorcycle-specific hazards
  in state
• Additional study Barriers that provide
  increased hazard to motorcyclists

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Overview of Section 5511Motorcycle Crash
Causation Study

• Directs the Secretary to provide grant funds to
  the OK State University Transportation Center to
  conduct a comprehensive, in-depth motorcycle
  crash causation study that employs the OECD
  methodology.
• Project managed by FHWA.
• NHTSA conducting a pilot study for a crash
  causation study to develop protocol based on OECD
  methodology.

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