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- 1. School Zone Photo Enforcement Oregon Safe Routes to School Conference Ashley Rhead June 20, 2016
- 2. Our mission, vision, and core values Committed to 5 core values to create a city that is: • Safe • Interconnected • Affordable • Vibrant • Innovative For all Mission: deliver a high-quality transportation system for Seattle Vision: connected people, places, and products 2
- 3. Presentation overview • Program overview • Results • Revenues • Speed monitoring • Successes and challenges 3
- 4. Program overview - goals 4 Improve safety for kids, our most vulnerable travelers.
- 5. Program overview - history 5 Ordinance 122725 June 2008 Authorized the use of traffic safety cameras to enforce school zone speed limits. PHASE 1 November 2012 SDOT installs 8 cameras at 4 schools in Phase 1. Ordinance 124230 July 2013 Created the School Zone Camera Fund (SZCF). Ordinance 124346 November 2013 Limited SZCF funding to school traffic & pedestrian safety projects. PHASE 2 September 2014 SDOT installs 9 cameras at 5 schools. PHASE 3 September 2015 SDOT installed 11 cameras at 6 schools.
- 6. Program overview - how the cameras work • Loops installed in pavement capture vehicle at two points and measure speed • Cameras take picture of license plate and video of vehicle 6
- 7. Program overview - installation • Site selection based on speed and volume of traffic • Public outreach 7
- 8. Results – changing behavior • 95% of all violators who receive a ticket and pay it do not pay for another ticket. 8
- 9. Results – declining citations • For the four school zones in operation since Dec 2012, citations issued decreased by 31%, year over year • This equates to 10,000 fewer speeding cars per year across all four school zones 9
- 10. Results – declining citations • Average violations per camera per day have decreased by half 10
- 11. Revenues • All revenues go towards safety projects near schools and safety education programs • 3 week walking and biking safety course for every 3rd, 4th, 5th grade student in public school district 11
- 12. Speed monitoring • Continue to monitor speeds in 130+ school zones • Recommend traffic calming, flashing beacons, and/or new photo enforcement locations 12
- 13. Successes and challenges • Speeds and citations are down • Funds for significant safety improvements around schools • Funds for universal walk/bike safety education • Revenues - large but declining due to program success • Coordination challenges working across departments and with 3rd party vendor • Even with warning signage, some drivers still unaware • Citations decreasing, but many still speed in school zones 13
- 14. Questions? Ashley.Rhead@seattle.gov | (206) 684-7577 http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/saferoutes.htm www.seattle.gov/transportation
Notas del editor
- Our core values for transportation anchor to the core values that Mayor Murray has laid out in his vision (Move Seattle) for Seattle: Safe Interconnected Affordable Vibrant Innovative
- Let the audience know the purpose of your presentation (is it purely informational, are you seeking feedback, etc). Then walk them through what you’ll be covering.
- The singular goal of the school zone safety cameras is to improve safety for children as they arrive and leave school. There is a direct relationship between vehicle speed and pedestrian safety. The school speed limit of 20 mph improves safety by: Allowing drivers more time to recognize when a student is crossing the street Reducing stopping time and distance Increasing the survivability of collisions Our goal is to never have a student hit by a car but if that does happen, a relatively small decrease in vehicle speed from 30 to 20 means that child will have a much better chance of surviving such a tragedy In short, speed safety cameras educate and enforce the school zone speed limit, reducing traffic speeds, and making our school zones safer for everyone.
- Automated school zone enforcement was enabled by City Council in 2008. At that time SPD began using the mobile speed camera program which uses a mobile van to enforce school speed zones at several locations Then in 2012 permanent safety cameras were installed at 4 schools. These schools were selected because high vehicle speeds were recorded, and these locations already had flashing lights that help indicate to drivers when the speed zone is in effect. In 2013, Council passed an ordinance dedicating revenues to school safety projects. Phase 2 was launched in September 2014 with cameras installed at five more schools. Fall 2015 we launched phase 3 with new cameras installed at an additional six schools throughout the city. There were 11 new cameras due to one school location only requiring 1 speed camera. There are currently 28 cameras in 14 school zones.
- Contract with American Traffic Solutions to install the cameras and process the infractions. They also do the red light cameras in Seattle. They send infractions to SPD for confirmation by a police officer. Citations are mailed. People can see the video of their vehicle online – very helpful with communication because they can see that the beacons were flashing as they drove past.
- Work with ATS on selecting new locations. They do their own speed study to look at the number of drivers going over 26MPH. At least 20% and 100+ cars going over 26 MPH in each direction when beacons are flashing Always have a 1 month grace period after cameras and warning signage are installed where warnings are mailed instead of citations. Public outreach webpage blog articles traffic advisory press release brochure in four languages at schools and customer service centers postcards mailed to nearby residents
- [As a side note we also looked at traffic volume on the streets where we’re using the cameras, to get an idea if drivers are diverting to other routes. We found traffic volume on photo enforced streets actually increased 1.5%. During the same time period citywide traffic volumes were actually down 2%. This indicates that most drivers are not diverting or going out of their way to avoid the cameras. Combined with the declining number of citations, this gives us a very good measure that drivers are actually slowing down and increasing their compliance with the school speed zones.]
- The good news so far is that these cameras are working. Total citations at the four schools where cameras were installed in 2012 are down 31% year over year. To put it another way, there are 10,000 fewer cars speeding through those speed zones each year. And every additional vehicle that complies with the 20 mph school speed zone improves safety and reduces that chance that a child is going to be injured or killed on their way to school. [SDOT is not studying reduction in pedestrian crashes, as the number of incidents is low. Crashes with pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists make up less than 5 percent of total crashes city-wide, but unfortunately, make up nearly 50 percent of the fatalities. Consequently, SDOT has focused on speed reduction as a measure of success. ]
- Another way of looking at it is the average number of citations per camera per day. This has decreased 53% when comparing Dec 2012 to Dec 2015.
- The School Zone Safety Camera Fund is used to make safety improvements on the walking and biking routes to schools throughout the city. Program generates on average $7 million per year. These include new sidewalks, curb ramps, curb bulbs, speed bumps, new crosswalks, and new pedestrian signals. Dedicating the funds to making safety improvements has been widely hailed and it’s been used in our outreach messaging so that people know these funds are being put to use making our streets safer for everyone. Includes both public and private schools Pedestrian and Bike Master Plan Prioritization is used to select schools and projects. Outreach to schools during selection and design
- 85th % speeds at drop-off and pick-up times We analyze the data and make recommendations for addressing any speeding issues.
- Actual revenues are consistently lower than initially projected each year, as citations decrease significantly.