2020 Maryland Highway Safety Summit
  • Summit - October 2020
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BREAKOUT SESSION iI

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AGENDA

AGGRESSIVE DRIVING Strategies 

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1. Use data-driven approaches to identify driver behaviors and target audiences to  
    focus on aggressive and speed-related enforcement, education, engineering, and
    emergency services.
2. Develop and implement aggressive driving enforcement practices.
3. Identify and implement effective engineering and technological solutions to reduce
    aggressive driving.
4. Conduct public awareness, training, and media programs aimed at reducing
    aggressive driving.
                                               5. Promote and support legislation and adjudication to reduce aggressive driving.

distracted driving strategies

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1. Evaluate and improve data quality for problem identification and program evaluation
    purposes.
2. Enhance and improve enforcement of distracted driving laws.
3. Integrate and foster the use of technologies and engineering applications to address
    distracted driving infrastructure.
4. Conduct outreach initiatives including, but not limited to, education, training, and media
    programs to reduce distracted driving.
5. Evaluate and recommend legislation and/or regulations that address distractive  
    behavior while driving.

pedestrians and bicyclists strategies

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1. Identify and target pedestrian and bicycle safety issues, populations, and locations of
    concern through the collection, analysis and evaluation of data and information.
2. Promote safe behaviors of all road users appropriate for the environment through
    education and enforcement initiatives.
3. Create and improve roadway environments for safe walking and bicycling through
    implementation of engineering treatments, land use planning, and system-wide
    countermeasures.
4. Create and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety culture in Maryland including the
    promotion and implementation of legislation and training of professionals and
    stakeholders about best safety practices.
5. Develop, apply, and promote technological approaches, including those in vehicles and
    emergency response equipment, in order to better prevent and reduce the severity of
    collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists.
                                      6. Identify and promote safe driving and pedestrian behavior for all motorist and public
                                          safety professionals at the scene of emergency events.

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