Indiana
SHSP Key Components
Emphasis Areas
Education
Provide education to road users and incident management partners to improve post-crash care.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Improve post-crash care by promoting greater coordination and cooperation among incident management personnel.
Education
Develop and distribute materials to educate older drivers, younger drivers, motorcyclists, and others about the unique safety needs of each group.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Implement programs that address the safety needs of younger drivers, older drivers, and motorcyclists.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Support equitable enforcement and adjudication of drunk and drugged driving laws.
Develop and implement communications and outreach initiatives that raise awareness and understanding of the dangers of impaired driving.
Education
Educate the public and the private sector on the importance of using safety belts and child safety restraints.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Promote the use of seat belts through high-visibility enforcement campaigns and the proper adjudication of violations.
Engineering
Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety through the implementation of proven safety countermeasures particularly in high crash locations.
Education
Educate local jurisdictions on pedestrian/bicyclist improvements and roadway users on driver and pedestrian awareness and appropriate behavior.
Engineering
Implement engineering countermeasures and effective speed management methods to reduce speed-related crashes, fatalities and serious injuries.
Education
Develop and implement countermeasures that educate the public on the dangers of speeding and encourage them to drive at safe speeds.
Engineering
Implement measures to improve the design, operations, maintenance, and evaluation of work zones.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Implement measures to improve the design, operations, maintenance, and evaluation of work zones.
Engineering
Reduce the frequency and severity of crashes at intersections and interchanges through geometric design, traffic control, and operational improvements.
Improve user comprehension of and compliance with intersection and interchange traffic control devices.
Engineering
Implement improvements that eliminate the possibility of conflicts between trains and vehicles at rail highway grade crossings.
Engineering
Reduce the likelihood of vehicles leaving the travel lane(s) at locations with a history of or higher potential for roadway departure crashes by improving the roadway, the roadside, and traffic control devices.
Minimize the adverse consequences of leaving the roadway by improving the roadside, safety equipment and traffic control devices.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Enforce commercial vehicle laws to ensure carriers operate safely and provide sufficient opportunities for truckers to maintain hours of operation.
Education
Educate commercial vehicle drivers and motorists about how to safely share the road.