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[ 1- L GUIDING PRINCIPLES The guiding principles for the Motor Vehicle Crash Reduction Group's efforts to reduce traffic deaths and injuries in Hawaii County are that the work will be: · Data driven · Based on a sense of shared responsibilities · Collaborative with all traffic safety partners · Evidence-based, or based on "what's worked elsewhere?" [ L [ 1- r L L L [ r r r L L [-- l r- PRIORITIZING INTERVENTIONS Prioritizing interventions to reduce traffic deaths and injuries has been identified at three levels: · County - at the county level, the MVCRG Recommendations to the Mayor (See Appendix B) recommended an initial focus on reducing impaired driving. More recently, the MVCRG has added a focus on improving road design and emergency medical services. · State - at the .5.tate level the Hawaii Strategic Highway Safety Plan selected seven of the 22 emphasis areas identified by NHTSA as key interventions. See http://hltap.eng.hawaiLedu/ shsp /SHSP2 007 - 200 12.pdf. o Combating Impaired Driving o Putting the Brakes on Aggressive Driving o Protecting Vehicle Occupants o Safeguarding Pedestrian and Bicyclists o Ensuring Motorcycle and Moped Safety o Building Safer Roadways by Design o Improving Data and Safety Management Systems · National- at the national level, NHTSA has identified 22 emphasis areas to help states prioritize interventions. See http:.I/safety.transportation.org/elements.aspx. TRACKING PROGRESS Tracking progress for this work uses a common traffic safety framework known as the 5 E's: · Enforcement · Engineering · Emergency Medical Services · Education · Everyone Else or others The 5 E's framework and the performance measures recommended by the MVCRG are used in the following pages to track progress in reducing traffic deaths and injuries. 10 · Assessing the Problem