Transcript Impaired Driving Education Outreach Project

Impaired
Driving
Education
Outreach
Project
Department of
Transportation & Safety
2015 TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM SAFETY FUNDING
 Deadline
08/25/2015
40% Safety Plans and safety planning
activities
 30% Engineering improvements
 20% Enforcement & Emergency service
Improvements
 10% Education Programs
Award April 26, 2016

OK Strategic Highway Safety Plan - www.dot.org/oshsp
SAFE-T - oksafe-t.org
Statistics - www.ok.gov
Teen in the Driver Seat - t-driver.com
OKDHS - ok.gov./dhs.org
Oklahoma highway Safety Office - ok.gov/ohso
Federal Highway Administration - safety.fhwa.dot.gov
2015 TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM SAFETY FUNDING
A
educational outreach in the Pawnee
Nation and Pawnee Nation Reservation
Boundary to increase awareness and
decrease impaired driving for the safety
of pedestrians, bicyclists, children and
other roadway users while promoting an
improved quality of life
Focus of 3 targeted areas:
 Impaired
driving through consumption of
legal or illegal substances
 Impaired
alcohol
 Law
driving with the consumption of
Enforcement high-visibility of multiplejurisdictional agencies
2015 TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM SAFETY FUNDING
Heighten awareness and educate the
community concerning all forms of
impaired driving through high visibility
enforcement and public outreach.
Impaired driving through
consumption of legal or illegal
substances
 Displays
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
and educational material
Prescription drug overdose
While under the influence of alcohol
While under the influence of cannabis
Impaired driving through
consumption of legal or illegal
substances
Rates per 100,000
population
Top 5 counties
21.1 – 34.2
17.9 – 21.0
12.6 – 17.8
7.6 – 12.5
<5 deaths
Impaired driving with the
consumption of alcohol
Number of Deaths, 2003−2012
 2,205 people were killed in crashes
involving a drunk driver in Oklahoma
Law Enforcement high-visibility
of multiple-jurisdictional
agencies
 Design
Billboards
and exhibit billboards
Banners
Law Enforcement high-visibility
of multiple-jurisdictional
agencies
Outreach & Tradition
Prevention Tips:
• Only take medications as
prescribed and never take more
than the recommended dosage.
• Never share or sell your
prescription drugs.
• Dispose of unused, unneeded or
expired prescription drugs.
• Keep all pain medications in a
safe place to avoid theft and
access to children.
• Keep medicines in their original
bottles or containers.
• Never drink alcohol while taking
medication.
Makeup application while driving.
 Marijuana usage and driving.
 Drowsy Driving—Driving while tired,
long hours & when it’s your
“normal” sleep time.
 Peer Pressure
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Future outreach
1
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every 70 minutes
Additional publications
 Assemblies
& Events
 Bright
Future
 Billboards
completion
 Homecoming
2017
Thank You