Wisconsin
SHSP Key Components
Emphasis Areas
Enforcement/Adjudication
Increase targeted enforcement and strengthen the efficiency of prosecutions.
Education
Increase innovative education and outreach.
Engineering
Implement sound engineering practices as a defense against unsafe driving behavior.
Evaluate speed limits on state and local roads.
Data
Provide research and data to support sound policy making.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Continue to have quarterly meetings of the aggressive driving work group.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Examine driver licensing options and map the mobile and fixed sites.
Create a multi-disciplined work group to meet quarterly on driver performance.
Data
Compare driver performance metric with other states.
Engineering
Use infrastructure and engineering treatments to improve the safety of non-motorist users.
Utilize road reconfigurations (i.e., road diets), speed reduction methods, and stop laws (yield vs. stop at crosswalks).
Evaluate countermeasures for older pedestrians.
Develop a design/build VRU Safety audit team that can quickly design and construct VRU solutions.
Education
Increase education for both motorists and non-motorists.
Support public information campaigns.
Develop “Road User” education for all modes aimed at improving knowledge of how to interact with other forms of transportation safety.
Roll call training and education for Emergency Medical Services and Law Enforcement Agencies regarding pedestrian and bicycle safety.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Use enforcement strategies to protect non-motorists.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Create a work group that meets quarterly regarding non-motorist safety.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Continue improving the Traffic Records Coordinating Committee and other work groups.
Investigate necessary policy changes to automate enforcement through camera and data recording technology through fixed or mobile platforms.
Advocacy through national organization memberships and directly to manufacturing to improved pedestrian detection and emergency autobraking, forward collision warning, auto braking and backing warnings to improve crash outcomes for bicycle and pedestrian crashes.
Education
Change driver behavior through community engagement, education, and public outreach.
Data
Improve data collection and availability.
Engineering
Utilize innovative technology to increase safety.
Ensure adequate Safety and Weight Enforcement Facilities (SWEF) and Rest Areas throughout the state to properly enforce equipment standards, carrier performance standards, driver fitness standards, and check for human trafficking.
Communications
Consideration of a dashboard to share successful programs, strategies and projects that others can duplicate in Wisconsin.
Data
Improve data and decision support.
Engineering
Implement cutting-edge design and engineering countermeasures.
Implement proven intersection countermeasures.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Create a multi-disciplined work group on intersection safety.
Education
Support knowledge development and knowledge sharing.
Data
Improve data and decision support.
Engineering
Implement cutting-edge design and engineering safety interventions. Expand use of smart work zone devices.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Create a multi-disciplined work group on work zone safety.
Education
Support knowledge development and knowledge sharing.
Data
Improve data and decision support.
Support knowledge development and knowledge sharing.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Continue Click It or Ticket and other High-Visibility Mobilization initiatives.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Continue the participation of external partners in the Seat Belt and Child Safety Seat Work Group.
Continue the federally required annual field observation safety belt use survey.
Continue to have quarterly meetings of the occupant protection work group.
Education
Work with child safety seat advocates to improve education for individuals and agencies that transport children.
Engineering
Develop best practice on occupant protection.
Data
Improve data collection, sharing, and distribution.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Continue the communication program.
Focus on the prevention of impaired driving.
Promote transportation alternatives.
Streamline the OWI process.
Continue to support Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors.
Support the Intoxicated Driver Program.
Research lower allowable blood alcohol concentration (BAC).
Continue quarterly impaired driving work group meetings.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Continue overtime enforcement.
Improve drugged driving recognition.
Increase compliance with ignition interlock devices (IIDs).
Education
Increase education related to impairment.
Engineering
Continue to focus on the use of rumble strips to address the issue of driver alertness.
Explore appropriate safety messaging and signage (through Dynamic Message Signs) on roadways to remind drivers to stay alert and not to text and drive.
Keep abreast of research on the effects of different types of roadway signage, stationary billboards, vehicle technology, and mobile billboards on drivers’ visual and cognitive attention.
Education
Promote public safety measures to deter distracted driving.
Create education campaigns with direct outreach to age specific campaigns.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Review the effectiveness of Wisconsin’s texting ban and the ability of law enforcement to enforce and properly report distracted driving.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Explore the possibility of creating incentives for motorists with safe driving records.
Create a multi-disciplined distracted driving work group that meets quarterly.
Data
Develop and improve data and decision support systems for county/municipal and state engineering to reduce the incidence and severity of lane departure crashes.
Engineering
Analyze and develop roadside and pavement strategies focusing on low-cost treatment for rural highways.
Evaluate lane departure countermeasures focusing on older drivers.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce the incidence and severity of lane departure crashes.
Create a multi-disciplined work group on lane departure crashes.
Education
Continue to develop and display public service announcements (PSAs) about motorcyclist safety.
Provide courses for riders to refresh their skills.
Market refresher courses to make them more desirable.
Enforcement/Adjudication
Reduce the number of unlicensed riders.
Involve law enforcement in reaching out to the public.
Data
Quantify data to share information with riders and law enforcement agencies.
Legislative/Policy/Programmatic
Continue quarterly meetings of the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council (MoSAC).