Traffic Safety Culture - Phase 2

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General Information
Study Number: TPF-5(444)
Former Study Number: TPF-5(309)
Lead Organization: Montana Department of Transportation
Solicitation Number: 1482
Partners: Kentucky Department of Transportation, CA, CT, GADOT, IADOT, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NV, TX, UT, VT, WA
Contractor(s): Montana State University
Status: Contract signed
Est. Completion Date:
Contract/Other Number: PLEASE NOTE: We are open to new partners.
Last Updated: Aug 07, 2023
Contract End Date:
Financial Summary
Contract Amount:
Suggested Contribution:
Total Commitments Received: $1,455,000.00
100% SP&R Approval: Approved
Contact Information
Lead Study Contact(s): Rebecca Ridenour
rridenour@mt.gov
Phone: 406-444-7203
FHWA Technical Liaison(s): Chimai Ngo
Chimai.Ngo@dot.gov
Phone: 202-366-1231
Study Champion(s): Janet Kenny
jakenny@mt.gov
Phone: 406-444-7417
Organization Year Commitments Technical Contact Name Funding Contact Name
California Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Rachel Carpenter Sang Le
California Department of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Rachel Carpenter Sang Le
California Department of Transportation 2023 $0.00 Rachel Carpenter Sang Le
California Department of Transportation 2024 $0.00 Rachel Carpenter Sang Le
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2020 $15,000.00 Khadiza Jannat Melanie Zimyeski
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2021 $15,000.00 Khadiza Jannat Melanie Zimyeski
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2022 $15,000.00 Khadiza Jannat Melanie Zimyeski
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2023 $15,000.00 Khadiza Jannat Melanie Zimyeski
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2024 $15,000.00 Khadiza Jannat Melanie Zimyeski
Georgia Department of Transportation 2020 $10,000.00 Darren Harris Brennan Roney
Georgia Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Darren Harris Brennan Roney
Georgia Department of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Darren Harris Brennan Roney
Georgia Department of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Darren Harris Brennan Roney
Georgia Department of Transportation 2024 $10,000.00 Darren Harris Brennan Roney
Idaho Department of Transportation 2020 $12,000.00 Lisa Losness Ned Parrish
Idaho Department of Transportation 2021 $12,000.00 Lisa Losness Ned Parrish
Idaho Department of Transportation 2022 $12,000.00 Lisa Losness Ned Parrish
Idaho Department of Transportation 2023 $12,000.00 Lisa Losness Ned Parrish
Idaho Department of Transportation 2024 $12,000.00 Lisa Losness Ned Parrish
Illinois Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Katherine Beckett-Suter John Senger
Illinois Department of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Katherine Beckett-Suter John Senger
Illinois Department of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Katherine Beckett-Suter John Senger
Indiana Department of Transportation $0.00
Iowa Department of Transportation 2020 $25,000.00 Steve Gent -- --
Iowa Department of Transportation 2021 $25,000.00 Steve Gent -- --
Iowa Department of Transportation 2022 $25,000.00 Steve Gent -- --
Iowa Department of Transportation 2023 $25,000.00 Steve Gent -- --
Iowa Department of Transportation 2024 $25,000.00 Steve Gent -- --
Kansas Department of Transportation 2020 $15,000.00 Ingrid Vandervort Vanessa Spartan
Kansas Department of Transportation 2021 $15,000.00 Ingrid Vandervort Vanessa Spartan
Kansas Department of Transportation 2022 $15,000.00 Ingrid Vandervort Vanessa Spartan
Kansas Department of Transportation 2023 $15,000.00 Ingrid Vandervort Vanessa Spartan
Kentucky Department of Transportation $0.00
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2020 $12,000.00 Bill Bell Jarrod Stanley
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2021 $12,000.00 Bill Bell Jarrod Stanley
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2022 $12,000.00 Bill Bell Jarrod Stanley
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2023 $12,000.00 Bill Bell Jarrod Stanley
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2024 $12,000.00 Bill Bell Jarrod Stanley
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2020 $10,000.00 Elisabeta Mitran Tyson Rupnow
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2021 $10,000.00 Elisabeta Mitran Tyson Rupnow
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2022 $10,000.00 Elisabeta Mitran Tyson Rupnow
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2023 $10,000.00 Elisabeta Mitran Tyson Rupnow
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2024 $10,000.00 Elisabeta Mitran Tyson Rupnow
Michigan Department of Transportation 2020 $10,000.00 Garrett Dawe Andre' Clover
Michigan Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Garrett Dawe Andre' Clover
Michigan Department of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Garrett Dawe Andre' Clover
Michigan Department of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Garrett Dawe Andre' Clover
Michigan Department of Transportation 2024 $10,000.00 Garrett Dawe Andre' Clover
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2020 $10,000.00 Kristine Hernandez Leif Halverson
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Kristine Hernandez Leif Halverson
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Kristine Hernandez Leif Halverson
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Kristine Hernandez Leif Halverson
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2024 $10,000.00 Kristine Hernandez Leif Halverson
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2020 $25,000.00 Brian Hovanec Robert Vance
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2021 $25,000.00 Brian Hovanec Robert Vance
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2022 $25,000.00 Brian Hovanec Robert Vance
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2023 $25,000.00 Brian Hovanec Robert Vance
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2024 $25,000.00 Brian Hovanec Robert Vance
Montana Department of Transportation 2020 $25,000.00 Janet Kenny Rebecca Ridenour
Montana Department of Transportation 2021 $25,000.00 Janet Kenny Rebecca Ridenour
Montana Department of Transportation 2022 $25,000.00 Janet Kenny Rebecca Ridenour
Montana Department of Transportation 2023 $25,000.00 Janet Kenny Rebecca Ridenour
Montana Department of Transportation 2024 $25,000.00 Janet Kenny Rebecca Ridenour
Nevada Department of Transportation 2020 $20,000.00 Lacey Tisler Ken Chambers
Nevada Department of Transportation 2021 $20,000.00 Lacey Tisler Ken Chambers
Nevada Department of Transportation 2022 $20,000.00 Lacey Tisler Ken Chambers
Nevada Department of Transportation 2023 $20,000.00 Lacey Tisler Ken Chambers
Nevada Department of Transportation 2024 $20,000.00 Lacey Tisler Ken Chambers
Texas Department of Transportation 2020 $50,000.00 Tracie Mendez Ned Mattila
Texas Department of Transportation 2021 $50,000.00 Tracie Mendez Ned Mattila
Texas Department of Transportation 2022 $50,000.00 Tracie Mendez Ned Mattila
Texas Department of Transportation 2023 $50,000.00 Tracie Mendez Ned Mattila
Texas Department of Transportation 2024 $50,000.00 Tracie Mendez Ned Mattila
Utah Department of Transportation 2020 $25,000.00 Kristen Hoschouer David Stevens
Utah Department of Transportation 2021 $25,000.00 Kristen Hoschouer David Stevens
Utah Department of Transportation 2022 $25,000.00 Kristen Hoschouer David Stevens
Utah Department of Transportation 2023 $25,000.00 Kristen Hoschouer David Stevens
Utah Department of Transportation 2024 $25,000.00 Kristen Hoschouer David Stevens
Vermont Agency of Transportation 2020 $10,000.00 Evelyn McFarlane Emily Parkany
Vermont Agency of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Evelyn McFarlane Emily Parkany
Vermont Agency of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Evelyn McFarlane Emily Parkany
Vermont Agency of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Evelyn McFarlane Emily Parkany
Vermont Agency of Transportation 2024 $10,000.00 Evelyn McFarlane Emily Parkany
Washington State Department of Transportation 2020 $5,000.00 Dina Swires Jon Peterson
Washington State Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Dina Swires Jon Peterson
Washington State Department of Transportation 2022 $15,000.00 Dina Swires Jon Peterson
Washington State Department of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Dina Swires Jon Peterson
Washington State Department of Transportation 2024 $10,000.00 Dina Swires Jon Peterson

Study Description

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE STILL SEEKING COMMITMENTS. Growing safety culture has been identified as a core strategy by USDOT Safety Council, FHWA’s Joint Safety Strategic Plan, The National Towards Zero Deaths (TZD) Safety Initiative, and the Road to Zero Coalition. Growing a positive traffic safety culture would not only support traffic safety goals by reducing risky behaviors and increasing protective behaviors, it would also increase public acceptance of other effective traffic safety programs. Traffic safety culture can be defined as the values and beliefs shared amongst road users that determine their choice of behavior which affects traffic safety. Traffic safety culture also includes the values and beliefs of stakeholders across the social environment whose actions can affect those behaviors and traffic safety. Critical stakeholders may include state departments of transportation, state offices of public safety, public health officials, law enforcement leaders, elected officials, business leaders, etc. In 2015, the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) initiated a 5-year transportation pooled fund program on traffic safety culture (www.mdt.mt.gov/research/projects/trafficsafety.shtml) partnering with the Center for Health and Safety Culture (CHSC) at Montana State University as the principal research entity. This program began as a cooperative effort amongst participating state DOTs and other (traditional and non-traditional) stakeholder organizations sharing a vested interest in the role of traffic safety culture to achieve the Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) vision. The total budget was $1,204,000 with support from 14 state departments of transportation (DOTs) including: (1) California Department of Transportation (2) Connecticut Department of Transportation (3) Idaho Transportation Department (4) Illinois Department of Transportation (5) Indiana Department of Transportation (6) Iowa Department of Transportation (7) Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (8) Montana Department of Transportation (9) Nevada Department of Transportation (10) New Hampshire Department of Transportation (11) Texas Department of Transportation (12) Utah Department of Transportation (13) Vermont Agency of Transportation (14) Washington State Department of Transportation Projects conducted in this first funding period examined the role of culture in impaired driving, distracted driving, law enforcement, and intervening to prevent risky driving. Completed projects include the following: (1) An Assessment of Traffic Safety Culture Related to Driving After Cannabis Use (2) An Assessment of Traffic Safety Culture Related to Engagement in Efforts to Improve Traffic Safety (3) Traffic Safety Cultures and the Safe Systems Approach (an international technology transfer project) Active projects include the following: (1) Key Information for Effective Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis (DUIC) Policy (2) Traffic Safety Citizenship Communication Tools (3) Traffic Safety Culture Primer Pending projects to be completed under this current pooled fund program, TPF-5(309), include the following: (1) Evaluation of Traffic Safety Culture Strategies (2) Guidance on Cultural-Based Strategies to Grow Engaged Driving (3) Guidance on Messaging to Avoid Reactance and Address Morel Disengagement The program is producing several tools including primers, an online video, and webinars on key topics relevant to traffic safety culture, including tools to facilitate the implementation of research results. Given the success of the current pooled fund program, the members unanimously recommend the continuation of another five-year cycle. The pooled fund is actively seeking additional partners for the funding cycle to begin October 1, 2019.

Objectives

Only through the growth of a positive safety culture can significant and sustainable reductions in crash fatalities and serious injuries be achieved. Towards that end, this pooled fund program will: (1) conduct research to identify solutions to specific culture-based traffic safety problems, taking advantage of the implementation opportunities to improve traffic safety; (2) develop resources to enhance understanding and application of traffic safety culture strategies; and (3) provide technology transfer of best practices in traffic safety culture strategies.

Scope of Work

This program will support integrated and multiyear research to guide the transformation of local, state, and national traffic safety culture. Funding partners determine the priority issues each year, and work plans are developed for the selected issues. Three types of effort are expected in this pooled-fund program: First, the program could propose culture-based research directed to specific traffic safety problems. For example, there are common behavioral risk factors amongst most state Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSP) such as impaired or distracted driving that can be influenced by culture. Second, the program may generate ideas for general “services and tools” to support the understanding and application of traffic safety culture in the safety plans of project partners. For example, online courses on traffic safety culture for workforce development or a repository of relevant literature and case studies of best practice relevant to addressing the cultural factors of a risky behavior could be created. Third, the program can be used to implement a limited number of demonstration projects to evaluate specific strategies to transform traffic safety culture in select communities, which could then be applied elsewhere.

Comments

Pooled fund travel will be covered by the pooled fund for contributors who provide a minimum of $10,000/year over 5 years, for a total of $50,000. PLEASE NOTE: We are still seeking partners, although this fund will enter its final year in FFY 2024.

Subjects: Safety and Human Performance

Documents Attached
Title File/Link Type Privacy Download
2024-1 Quarter Progress Report QPR_Oct-Dec 2023.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2023-4 Quarter Progress Report 2023-04_QPR-JUL-SEP_2023.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2023-2 Quarter Progress Report 2023-02-QPR_Jan-Mar2023.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2023-3 Quarter Progress Report 2023-03-QPR_Apr-Jun-23.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2023-1 Quarterly Progress Report 2023-01_QPR_Oct-Dec-22.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2022-10 Quarterly Progress Report 2022-04_QPR_JUL-SEP_2022.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2022-7 Quarterly Progress Report 2022-03_QPR_APR-JUN_2022.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2022-4 Quarterly Progress Report 2022-02_QPR_JAN-MAR_2022.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2022-1 Quarterly Progress Report 2022-01_QPR_OCT-DEC_2021.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2021-10 Quarterly Progress Report 2021-03_QPR_JUL-SEP-10-15-21.pdf Annual Report Public
2021-7 Quarterly Progress Report 2021-03_QPR_JAN-MAR-7-19-21.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2021-4 Quarterly Progress Report 2021-02_QPR_JAN-MAR-4-19-21.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2021-1 Quarterly Progress Report 2021-1_QPR_OCT-DEC_2020.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2020-10 Quarterly Progress Report 2020-10_QPR_JUL-SEP_2020.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2020-7 Quarterly Progress Report 2020-7_QPR_APR-JUN_2020.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2020-4 Quarterly Progress Report 2020-4_QPR_JAN-MAR_2020.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2020-1 Quarterly Progress Report 2020-1_QPR_OCT-DEC_2019.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
TPF-5(444) Acceptance Letter TPF-5(444) Acceptance Letter.pdf Memorandum Public
Documents Attached
Title File/Link Type Privacy Download
SPR-B Waiver Approval Letter Approval of SP&R Waiver Pooled Fund Solicitation #1482.pdf Memorandum Public

Traffic Safety Culture - Phase 2

General Information
Study Number: TPF-5(444)
Lead Organization: Montana Department of Transportation
Solicitation Number: 1482
Partners: Kentucky Department of Transportation, CA, CT, GADOT, IADOT, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NV, TX, UT, VT, WA
Contractor(s): Montana State University
Status: Contract signed
Est. Completion Date:
Contract/Other Number: PLEASE NOTE: We are open to new partners.
Last Updated: Aug 07, 2023
Contract End Date:
Financial Summary
Contract Amount:
Total Commitments Received: $1,455,000.00
100% SP&R Approval:
Contact Information
Lead Study Contact(s): Rebecca Ridenour
rridenour@mt.gov
Phone: 406-444-7203
FHWA Technical Liaison(s): Chimai Ngo
Chimai.Ngo@dot.gov
Phone: 202-366-1231
Commitments by Organizations
Organization Year Commitments Technical Contact Name Funding Contact Name Contact Number Email Address
California Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Rachel Carpenter Sang Le (916)701-3998 sang.le@dot.ca.gov
California Department of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Rachel Carpenter Sang Le (916)701-3998 sang.le@dot.ca.gov
California Department of Transportation 2023 $0.00 Rachel Carpenter Sang Le (916)701-3998 sang.le@dot.ca.gov
California Department of Transportation 2024 $0.00 Rachel Carpenter Sang Le (916)701-3998 sang.le@dot.ca.gov
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2020 $15,000.00 Khadiza Jannat Melanie Zimyeski (860)594-2144 Melanie.Zimyeski@ct.gov
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2021 $15,000.00 Khadiza Jannat Melanie Zimyeski (860)594-2144 Melanie.Zimyeski@ct.gov
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2022 $15,000.00 Khadiza Jannat Melanie Zimyeski (860)594-2144 Melanie.Zimyeski@ct.gov
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2023 $15,000.00 Khadiza Jannat Melanie Zimyeski (860)594-2144 Melanie.Zimyeski@ct.gov
Connecticut Department of Transportation 2024 $15,000.00 Khadiza Jannat Melanie Zimyeski (860)594-2144 Melanie.Zimyeski@ct.gov
Georgia Department of Transportation 2020 $10,000.00 Darren Harris Brennan Roney 404-347-0595 broney@dot.ga.gov
Georgia Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Darren Harris Brennan Roney 404-347-0595 broney@dot.ga.gov
Georgia Department of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Darren Harris Brennan Roney 404-347-0595 broney@dot.ga.gov
Georgia Department of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Darren Harris Brennan Roney 404-347-0595 broney@dot.ga.gov
Georgia Department of Transportation 2024 $10,000.00 Darren Harris Brennan Roney 404-347-0595 broney@dot.ga.gov
Idaho Department of Transportation 2020 $12,000.00 Lisa Losness Ned Parrish 208-334-8296 ned.parrish@itd.idaho.gov
Idaho Department of Transportation 2021 $12,000.00 Lisa Losness Ned Parrish 208-334-8296 ned.parrish@itd.idaho.gov
Idaho Department of Transportation 2022 $12,000.00 Lisa Losness Ned Parrish 208-334-8296 ned.parrish@itd.idaho.gov
Idaho Department of Transportation 2023 $12,000.00 Lisa Losness Ned Parrish 208-334-8296 ned.parrish@itd.idaho.gov
Idaho Department of Transportation 2024 $12,000.00 Lisa Losness Ned Parrish 208-334-8296 ned.parrish@itd.idaho.gov
Illinois Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Katherine Beckett-Suter John Senger 217-782-8582 John.Senger@Illinois.gov
Illinois Department of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Katherine Beckett-Suter John Senger 217-782-8582 John.Senger@Illinois.gov
Illinois Department of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Katherine Beckett-Suter John Senger 217-782-8582 John.Senger@Illinois.gov
Iowa Department of Transportation 2020 $25,000.00 Steve Gent -- -- -- Transfer.Research@iowadot.us
Iowa Department of Transportation 2021 $25,000.00 Steve Gent -- -- -- Transfer.Research@iowadot.us
Iowa Department of Transportation 2022 $25,000.00 Steve Gent -- -- -- Transfer.Research@iowadot.us
Iowa Department of Transportation 2023 $25,000.00 Steve Gent -- -- -- Transfer.Research@iowadot.us
Iowa Department of Transportation 2024 $25,000.00 Steve Gent -- -- -- Transfer.Research@iowadot.us
Kansas Department of Transportation 2020 $15,000.00 Ingrid Vandervort Vanessa Spartan vanessa.spartan@ks.gov
Kansas Department of Transportation 2021 $15,000.00 Ingrid Vandervort Vanessa Spartan vanessa.spartan@ks.gov
Kansas Department of Transportation 2022 $15,000.00 Ingrid Vandervort Vanessa Spartan vanessa.spartan@ks.gov
Kansas Department of Transportation 2023 $15,000.00 Ingrid Vandervort Vanessa Spartan vanessa.spartan@ks.gov
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2020 $12,000.00 Bill Bell Jarrod Stanley (502) 782-4090 jarrod.stanley@ky.gov
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2021 $12,000.00 Bill Bell Jarrod Stanley (502) 782-4090 jarrod.stanley@ky.gov
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2022 $12,000.00 Bill Bell Jarrod Stanley (502) 782-4090 jarrod.stanley@ky.gov
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2023 $12,000.00 Bill Bell Jarrod Stanley (502) 782-4090 jarrod.stanley@ky.gov
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2024 $12,000.00 Bill Bell Jarrod Stanley (502) 782-4090 jarrod.stanley@ky.gov
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2020 $10,000.00 Elisabeta Mitran Tyson Rupnow tyson.rupnow@la.gov
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2021 $10,000.00 Elisabeta Mitran Tyson Rupnow tyson.rupnow@la.gov
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2022 $10,000.00 Elisabeta Mitran Tyson Rupnow tyson.rupnow@la.gov
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2023 $10,000.00 Elisabeta Mitran Tyson Rupnow tyson.rupnow@la.gov
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 2024 $10,000.00 Elisabeta Mitran Tyson Rupnow tyson.rupnow@la.gov
Michigan Department of Transportation 2020 $10,000.00 Garrett Dawe Andre' Clover 517-749-9001 clovera@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Garrett Dawe Andre' Clover 517-749-9001 clovera@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Garrett Dawe Andre' Clover 517-749-9001 clovera@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Garrett Dawe Andre' Clover 517-749-9001 clovera@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Transportation 2024 $10,000.00 Garrett Dawe Andre' Clover 517-749-9001 clovera@michigan.gov
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2020 $10,000.00 Kristine Hernandez Leif Halverson Leif.Halverson@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Kristine Hernandez Leif Halverson Leif.Halverson@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Kristine Hernandez Leif Halverson Leif.Halverson@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Kristine Hernandez Leif Halverson Leif.Halverson@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Transportation 2024 $10,000.00 Kristine Hernandez Leif Halverson Leif.Halverson@state.mn.us
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2020 $25,000.00 Brian Hovanec Robert Vance RVance@mdot.ms.gov
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2021 $25,000.00 Brian Hovanec Robert Vance RVance@mdot.ms.gov
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2022 $25,000.00 Brian Hovanec Robert Vance RVance@mdot.ms.gov
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2023 $25,000.00 Brian Hovanec Robert Vance RVance@mdot.ms.gov
Mississippi Department of Transportation 2024 $25,000.00 Brian Hovanec Robert Vance RVance@mdot.ms.gov
Montana Department of Transportation 2020 $25,000.00 Janet Kenny Rebecca Ridenour (406)444-7203 rridenour@mt.gov
Montana Department of Transportation 2021 $25,000.00 Janet Kenny Rebecca Ridenour (406)444-7203 rridenour@mt.gov
Montana Department of Transportation 2022 $25,000.00 Janet Kenny Rebecca Ridenour (406)444-7203 rridenour@mt.gov
Montana Department of Transportation 2023 $25,000.00 Janet Kenny Rebecca Ridenour (406)444-7203 rridenour@mt.gov
Montana Department of Transportation 2024 $25,000.00 Janet Kenny Rebecca Ridenour (406)444-7203 rridenour@mt.gov
Nevada Department of Transportation 2020 $20,000.00 Lacey Tisler Ken Chambers (775) 888-7220 kchambers@dot.state.nv.us
Nevada Department of Transportation 2021 $20,000.00 Lacey Tisler Ken Chambers (775) 888-7220 kchambers@dot.state.nv.us
Nevada Department of Transportation 2022 $20,000.00 Lacey Tisler Ken Chambers (775) 888-7220 kchambers@dot.state.nv.us
Nevada Department of Transportation 2023 $20,000.00 Lacey Tisler Ken Chambers (775) 888-7220 kchambers@dot.state.nv.us
Nevada Department of Transportation 2024 $20,000.00 Lacey Tisler Ken Chambers (775) 888-7220 kchambers@dot.state.nv.us
Texas Department of Transportation 2020 $50,000.00 Tracie Mendez Ned Mattila 512-416-4727 ned.mattila@txdot.gov
Texas Department of Transportation 2021 $50,000.00 Tracie Mendez Ned Mattila 512-416-4727 ned.mattila@txdot.gov
Texas Department of Transportation 2022 $50,000.00 Tracie Mendez Ned Mattila 512-416-4727 ned.mattila@txdot.gov
Texas Department of Transportation 2023 $50,000.00 Tracie Mendez Ned Mattila 512-416-4727 ned.mattila@txdot.gov
Texas Department of Transportation 2024 $50,000.00 Tracie Mendez Ned Mattila 512-416-4727 ned.mattila@txdot.gov
Utah Department of Transportation 2020 $25,000.00 Kristen Hoschouer David Stevens 801-589-8340 davidstevens@utah.gov
Utah Department of Transportation 2021 $25,000.00 Kristen Hoschouer David Stevens 801-589-8340 davidstevens@utah.gov
Utah Department of Transportation 2022 $25,000.00 Kristen Hoschouer David Stevens 801-589-8340 davidstevens@utah.gov
Utah Department of Transportation 2023 $25,000.00 Kristen Hoschouer David Stevens 801-589-8340 davidstevens@utah.gov
Utah Department of Transportation 2024 $25,000.00 Kristen Hoschouer David Stevens 801-589-8340 davidstevens@utah.gov
Vermont Agency of Transportation 2020 $10,000.00 Evelyn McFarlane Emily Parkany (802) 272-6862 Emily.Parkany@vermont.gov
Vermont Agency of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Evelyn McFarlane Emily Parkany (802) 272-6862 Emily.Parkany@vermont.gov
Vermont Agency of Transportation 2022 $10,000.00 Evelyn McFarlane Emily Parkany (802) 272-6862 Emily.Parkany@vermont.gov
Vermont Agency of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Evelyn McFarlane Emily Parkany (802) 272-6862 Emily.Parkany@vermont.gov
Vermont Agency of Transportation 2024 $10,000.00 Evelyn McFarlane Emily Parkany (802) 272-6862 Emily.Parkany@vermont.gov
Washington State Department of Transportation 2020 $5,000.00 Dina Swires Jon Peterson 360-705-7499 peterjn@wsdot.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Transportation 2021 $10,000.00 Dina Swires Jon Peterson 360-705-7499 peterjn@wsdot.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Transportation 2022 $15,000.00 Dina Swires Jon Peterson 360-705-7499 peterjn@wsdot.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Transportation 2023 $10,000.00 Dina Swires Jon Peterson 360-705-7499 peterjn@wsdot.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Transportation 2024 $10,000.00 Dina Swires Jon Peterson 360-705-7499 peterjn@wsdot.wa.gov

Study Description

Study Description

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE STILL SEEKING COMMITMENTS. Growing safety culture has been identified as a core strategy by USDOT Safety Council, FHWA’s Joint Safety Strategic Plan, The National Towards Zero Deaths (TZD) Safety Initiative, and the Road to Zero Coalition. Growing a positive traffic safety culture would not only support traffic safety goals by reducing risky behaviors and increasing protective behaviors, it would also increase public acceptance of other effective traffic safety programs. Traffic safety culture can be defined as the values and beliefs shared amongst road users that determine their choice of behavior which affects traffic safety. Traffic safety culture also includes the values and beliefs of stakeholders across the social environment whose actions can affect those behaviors and traffic safety. Critical stakeholders may include state departments of transportation, state offices of public safety, public health officials, law enforcement leaders, elected officials, business leaders, etc. In 2015, the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) initiated a 5-year transportation pooled fund program on traffic safety culture (www.mdt.mt.gov/research/projects/trafficsafety.shtml) partnering with the Center for Health and Safety Culture (CHSC) at Montana State University as the principal research entity. This program began as a cooperative effort amongst participating state DOTs and other (traditional and non-traditional) stakeholder organizations sharing a vested interest in the role of traffic safety culture to achieve the Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) vision. The total budget was $1,204,000 with support from 14 state departments of transportation (DOTs) including: (1) California Department of Transportation (2) Connecticut Department of Transportation (3) Idaho Transportation Department (4) Illinois Department of Transportation (5) Indiana Department of Transportation (6) Iowa Department of Transportation (7) Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (8) Montana Department of Transportation (9) Nevada Department of Transportation (10) New Hampshire Department of Transportation (11) Texas Department of Transportation (12) Utah Department of Transportation (13) Vermont Agency of Transportation (14) Washington State Department of Transportation Projects conducted in this first funding period examined the role of culture in impaired driving, distracted driving, law enforcement, and intervening to prevent risky driving. Completed projects include the following: (1) An Assessment of Traffic Safety Culture Related to Driving After Cannabis Use (2) An Assessment of Traffic Safety Culture Related to Engagement in Efforts to Improve Traffic Safety (3) Traffic Safety Cultures and the Safe Systems Approach (an international technology transfer project) Active projects include the following: (1) Key Information for Effective Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis (DUIC) Policy (2) Traffic Safety Citizenship Communication Tools (3) Traffic Safety Culture Primer Pending projects to be completed under this current pooled fund program, TPF-5(309), include the following: (1) Evaluation of Traffic Safety Culture Strategies (2) Guidance on Cultural-Based Strategies to Grow Engaged Driving (3) Guidance on Messaging to Avoid Reactance and Address Morel Disengagement The program is producing several tools including primers, an online video, and webinars on key topics relevant to traffic safety culture, including tools to facilitate the implementation of research results. Given the success of the current pooled fund program, the members unanimously recommend the continuation of another five-year cycle. The pooled fund is actively seeking additional partners for the funding cycle to begin October 1, 2019.

Objectives

Only through the growth of a positive safety culture can significant and sustainable reductions in crash fatalities and serious injuries be achieved. Towards that end, this pooled fund program will: (1) conduct research to identify solutions to specific culture-based traffic safety problems, taking advantage of the implementation opportunities to improve traffic safety; (2) develop resources to enhance understanding and application of traffic safety culture strategies; and (3) provide technology transfer of best practices in traffic safety culture strategies.

Scope of Work

This program will support integrated and multiyear research to guide the transformation of local, state, and national traffic safety culture. Funding partners determine the priority issues each year, and work plans are developed for the selected issues. Three types of effort are expected in this pooled-fund program: First, the program could propose culture-based research directed to specific traffic safety problems. For example, there are common behavioral risk factors amongst most state Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSP) such as impaired or distracted driving that can be influenced by culture. Second, the program may generate ideas for general “services and tools” to support the understanding and application of traffic safety culture in the safety plans of project partners. For example, online courses on traffic safety culture for workforce development or a repository of relevant literature and case studies of best practice relevant to addressing the cultural factors of a risky behavior could be created. Third, the program can be used to implement a limited number of demonstration projects to evaluate specific strategies to transform traffic safety culture in select communities, which could then be applied elsewhere.

Comments

Pooled fund travel will be covered by the pooled fund for contributors who provide a minimum of $10,000/year over 5 years, for a total of $50,000. PLEASE NOTE: We are still seeking partners, although this fund will enter its final year in FFY 2024.

Subjects: Safety and Human Performance

Title File/Link Type Private
2021-10 Quarterly Progress Report 2021-03_QPR_JUL-SEP-10-15-21.pdf Annual Report Public
TPF-5(444) Acceptance Letter TPF-5(444) Acceptance Letter.pdf Memorandum Public
2020-1 Quarterly Progress Report 2020-1_QPR_OCT-DEC_2019.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2020-4 Quarterly Progress Report 2020-4_QPR_JAN-MAR_2020.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2020-7 Quarterly Progress Report 2020-7_QPR_APR-JUN_2020.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2020-10 Quarterly Progress Report 2020-10_QPR_JUL-SEP_2020.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2021-1 Quarterly Progress Report 2021-1_QPR_OCT-DEC_2020.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2021-4 Quarterly Progress Report 2021-02_QPR_JAN-MAR-4-19-21.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2021-7 Quarterly Progress Report 2021-03_QPR_JAN-MAR-7-19-21.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2022-1 Quarterly Progress Report 2022-01_QPR_OCT-DEC_2021.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2022-4 Quarterly Progress Report 2022-02_QPR_JAN-MAR_2022.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2022-7 Quarterly Progress Report 2022-03_QPR_APR-JUN_2022.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2022-10 Quarterly Progress Report 2022-04_QPR_JUL-SEP_2022.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2023-1 Quarterly Progress Report 2023-01_QPR_Oct-Dec-22.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2023-3 Quarter Progress Report 2023-03-QPR_Apr-Jun-23.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2023-2 Quarter Progress Report 2023-02-QPR_Jan-Mar2023.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2023-4 Quarter Progress Report 2023-04_QPR-JUL-SEP_2023.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
2024-1 Quarter Progress Report QPR_Oct-Dec 2023.pdf Quarterly Progress Report Public
Title File/Link Type Private
SPR-B Waiver Approval Letter Approval of SP&R Waiver Pooled Fund Solicitation #1482.pdf Memorandum Public

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