FHWA SHRP 2 Safety Implementation Update
Presented at the
Standing Committee on Highway Traffic Safety (SCOHTS)
April 27-29, 2016
Michael S. Griffith
Director – FHWA Office of Safety Technologies
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Overview
• FHWA SHRP 2 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
• FHWA Safety Training and Analysis Center (STAC)
• SHRP 2 Safety Data
• STAC goals and actions
• SHRP 2 NDS/RID Pooled Fund
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FHWA SHRP2 BAA
•Proposal Solicitation:
– “This BAA aims to address highway safety challenges
by funding research using the SHRP2 NDS and RID
data to support the vision and goals of the FHWA
[Office of Safety Research and Development]”
•Two Phases
– Phase 1: 8 @ $100,000 / study
– Phase 2: 3-5 awards @ $750,000 / study
FHWA SHRP2 BAA
• All 8 Phase 1 Awards have been made
– Period of Performance: 9-18 months
– Includes 12 State Partners
– Broad Selection of Topic Areas:
Performing Organization
MRIGlobal
CUBRC
Battelle
Iowa State University
University of Michigan
TransAnalytics, Inc.
VTTI
University of Missouri
Topic
Speed
Enforcement
Intersections
Rural Intersection Safety
Work Zones
Vulnerable Road Users
Crash Surrogates
Work Zones
Partner State(s)
MO
NY
AL / OH / CA / WS
IA / MN / WI / MI
MI
MD
VA
MO
SHRP 2 Safety Data
RID
NDS
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Driver data
Context for the trips
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Driving data
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Vehicle data
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3000+ participants
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5.4 M trips
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Exposure info
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1 M hrs video
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Crashes: 1,465
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Near-crashes: 2,710
Six NDS sites
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New data collected and QA
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Roadway characteristics/features
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12,500 centerline miles
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Consistent in six states
Acquired data (DOTs, others)
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200,000 centerline miles
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Crashes, Traffic, Weather, Road..
GIS - linkable to other data sets
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STAC goals and supporting
actions
• Expand understanding of the SHRP 2 Safety Data
o Training/ informational material for a variety of audiences
o Executive decision makers to hands-on analysts
• Expand access to these data, incl. PII
o Pilot test secure data access
o Enclave at TFHRC
• Expand usability of these data
o Data analysis tools and reduced data set development
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Expand user base
o Research opportunities – Fellowships, Sabbaticals
o BAA, IAP, Pooled Fund Study
STAC website https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/resources/stac/
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SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study Pooled Fund: Advancing
Implementable Solutions
Pooled fund – Good ‘vehicle’ to provide value back to the DOTs
Objective is
• To advance the development of implementable solutions that address
issues of high-priority to State and Local transportation agencies with an
emphasis on the broad areas of Safety, Operations, and Planning.
– This could include development and improvement of
countermeasures, development and improvement of predictive
models and design guides, policy recommendations, etc …
– A Technical Advisory Committee with representation from
participating States will direct the pooled fund effort.
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SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study Pooled Fund: Advancing
Implementable Solutions
▪ While this will be an FHWA led pooled fund – very active participation from
member State and Local agencies to determine the research that is undertaken.
▪ TAC will define the research needs, determine yearly funding allocations for
research, select the projects to be conducted, approve research teams, and oversee
the work to ensure the objectives are met.
▪ STAC would not only manage the fund and the finances, but also, with oversight
and approval of the TAC, ‘serve the TAC’ by developing work plans to address the
TAC’s research needs, manage research contracting, and each individual project.
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SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study Pooled Fund: Advancing
Implementable Solutions
▪ Pooled fund solicitation # 1427
http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Solicitation/1427
▪ Pooled fund to begin in 2017; assume first TAC meeting this time next year.
▪ A minimum contribution of $50,000 per State per year for a 5-year period, or a
total of $250,000 per State is suggested. Waiver approved to use 100% State
Planning and Research (SP&R) Funds w/out non-Fed match.
▪ While we encourage the suggested minimum contribution based on the crosscutting scope and potential high impact of this pooled fund, we understand
that this may be an issue for some.
▪ In addition to the STAC services, FHWA will contribute, at a minimum,
$750,000 over the 5 years of the project.
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SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study Pooled Fund: Advancing
Implementable Solutions
Webinar series
Upcoming: examples of research w/ SHRP 2 NDS/RID :
• FLDOT(Pedestrians); MDOT(Speed); WSDOT(Lighting)
▪ May 17, 2016 1:00PM-2:30PM - Registration required
https://collaboration.fhwa.dot.gov/dot/fhwa/WC/Lists/Seminars/DispForm.aspx?ID=940
Tentative dates - will provide additional examples of research being conducted.
o June 28, 2016 1:00PM-2:00PM (ET)
o August 9, 2016 1:00PM-2:00PM (ET)
o September 20, 2016 1:00PM-2:00PM (ET)
o November 1, 2016 1:00PM-2:00PM (ET)
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