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Reports

• Wisconsin Highway Safety Program 2009 Annual Report (1.9 MB)

• Wisconsin Strategic Highway Safety Plan, 2006 - 2008 (625 KB)
   
• Wisconsin SafeRide 2004 Annual Report and Evaluation (697 KB)
  SafeRide was created under 1999 Wisconsin Act 109 to fund an alternative means of transportation to decrease the crashes, injuries and deaths that occur when intoxicated patrons attempt to drive home from drinking establishments. The Wisconsin SafeRide Annual Report was written to fulfill four objectives: (1) to provide an overview of activity of the taverns involved in the SafeRide program;(2) to identify and describe general characteristics of the program including cost information as it varies throughout the state; (3) to provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program in avoiding alcohol-related crashes and the costs associated with these crashes; (4) to identify SafeRide program contacts.

• Pretrial Intoxicated Driver Intervention Grant Program - 2009 Annual Report (365 KB)

Catalogs

• Safety Films and Video Catalog (297 KB)

Manuals

• Wisconsin County/City Traffic Safety Commission Guidelines (1.2 MB)

Newsletters

• Traffic Safety Reporter

Plans

• Motorcycle Safety Action Plan 2004 (266 KB)
  The year 2003 was the deadliest for motorcyclists in over a decade. In 2003, 100 motorcyclists died in crashes. There were also 2,512 crashes involving motorcycles and 2,408 motorcyclist injuries including 654 who were seriously injured. In response to these fatalities and injuries, the Wisconsin State Patrol has developed the 2004 Motorcycle Safety Action Plan based on several public meetings held to date. The Plan's overall measurement of success will be to reduce the rate of motorcyclist fatalities and injuries within Wisconsin below 2003 levels. The plan represents a roadmap to address the immediate problem, and to demonstrate progress. Note that because the focus of the 2004 action plan is on those strategies which will affect the 2004 riding season, the 2004 action plan will not include all the long-range strategies (more than one year to develop) and ideas that have been obtained to date. Instead, long-range strategies will be addressed and included in the Department's Highway Safety Strategic Plan to begin development later in 2004.

• Highway Safety Performance Plan 2010
  • Table of contents/Introduction
  • Planning and administration
  • Injury control - occupant protection (336 KB)
  • Impaired driving (276 KB)
  • Youthful drivers, alcohol and other drugs (564 KB)
  • Speed management program  (296 KB)
  • Traffic records
  • Emergency medical services
  • Motorcycle safety (457 KB)
  • Pedestrian/bicycle safety (355 KB)
  • Community programs
  • Appendices (2.7 MB)
  • Entire report (7 MB)

To obtain copies of the Highway Safety Performance Plan from previous years contact Vicki Schwabe at (608) 266-0402 or vicki.schwabe@dot.state.wi.us

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Statistical and technical reports

• The Road Crew Project
  The Road Crew project, funded by a discretionary grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), applies social marketing concepts to reduce drunk driving and alcohol-related crashes primarily involving young male drivers. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety led a statewide project team, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin School of Business, Miller Brewing Company, and the Tavern League of Wisconsin, that helped develop community-based strategies for providing and promoting alternative transportation services designed to separate drivers from their vehicles before they took their first drink.
  
  This year-long demonstration project gave almost 20,000 rides to potential drunk drivers in three rural Wisconsin communities. The evaluation indicated these rides resulted in an estimated 17% reduction in drunk driving crashes in those areas. Road Crew methods and lessons learned are being made available to communities throughout the United States via this final report to NHTSA and the program Toolbox.

  Road Crew two page summary

  The Road Crew Final Report:

  • Table of contents
  • Tab 1: Executive summary
  • Tab 2: Lessons learned
  • Tab 3: Research report
  • Tab 4: Appendix A, Focus group research
  • Tab 5: Appendix B, Questionnaires
  • Tab 6: Appendix C, Research tables
  • Tab 7: Appendix D, Community overviews
  • Tab 8: Appendix E, Poster (311 KB)
  • Entire report(821 KB)

  Road Crew Social Marketing Toolbox:

  • Table of contents
  • Tab 1: Introduction
  • Tab 2: Social marketing
  • Tab 3: Community coalition
  • Tab 4: Target market
  • Tab 5: Transportation
  • Tab 6: Incentives
  • Tab 7: Marketing and promotion (444 KB)
  • Tab 8: Administration
  • Tab 9: Financial matters
  • Tab 10: Resources (336 KB)
  • Entire report (2.1 MB)

• Report on Ignition Interlock Devices (IID) and Vehicle Immobilization
  The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Family Services, worked with representatives of law enforcement, the legal community, and alcohol assessment agencies to provide a comprehensive review of IIDs and vehicle immobilization in accordance with 1999 Wisconsin Act 109 Section 88(3).

  The study involved extensive dialogue with legal professionals, law enforcement professionals and local, alcohol assessment agencies, and IID vendors; a review of existing literature, and an analysis including opinions on the use of IIDs and other vehicle sanctions. The following, final report was distributed to the Legislature and Governor on December 26, 2003 and includes the study findings focusing on legal and technical aspects of IIDs and vehicle immobilization, their effectiveness, implementation and legislative considerations for Wisconsin.

  • Introduction, major conclusions and table of contents
  • Executive summary including primary findings
  • Phase 1 Report, Chapter 1
  • Phase 1 Report, Chapter 2
  • Phase 1 Report, Chapter 3
  • Phase 1 Report, Chapter 4 (524 KB)
  • Phase 2 Report
  • Entire repor (3.5 MB)

• State of Wisconsin - Impaired Driving Assessment, 2003 (256 KB)

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• Cell Phone Use in Motor Vehicle Crashes
  The Wisconsin State Patrol, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Division of Motor Vehicles and Bureau of Transportation Safety surveyed a limited number of crashes in Wisconsin in an attempt to determine if there was any relation between the use of cell phones by drivers involved in crashes and the crashes themselves. Its intent was to provide an introduction to the issue of motorist cell phone use and to prompt further discussion, research and queries.

• Crash facts publications
  Contains traffic crash facts, alcohol traffic crash facts and motorcycle crash facts as well as special interest monographs on seatbelt use, deer crashes, and traffic safety fact sheets.

• Crash report summaries
  Statewide summaries of information on traffic crashes, deaths and injuries. The information is broken down into specific categories including number and type of crashes, numbers of people killed and injured, severity of injuries, contributing factors, ages and roles, and age of drivers.

• Evaluation of Alternatives to Incarceration for Repeat Drunken Driving
  This 2001 consultant report was prepared by the Dieringer Research Group (Milwaukee, WI) under contract to the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety.  The study was undertaken as a joint effort by the Departments of Transportation, Corrections and Health and Family Services, as required in 1999 Wisconsin Act 109, Section 88(1).  The report evaluates the use of treatment programs and other alternatives as ways to reduce the length of or need for incarceration for repeat drunk driving.  For a concluding summary and interpretation of the study findings, see the fifth report, titled "Final Analysis."
  • Literature review (809 KB)
  • Focus groups (460 KB)
  • Individual interviews (654 KB)
  • Telephone survey (573 KB)
  • Final analysis (235 KB)
  • Entire report (2.7 MB)

   

• Passive Alcohol Sensors: A Study Focusing on their Use, Performance, Effectiveness, and Policy Implications for Traffic Enforcement.  
  On August 30, 2001, Governor McCallum signed 2001 Wisconsin Act 16 (the budget bill) into law. Previous to enactment, language included in Act 16 would have banned the use of passive alcohol sensors in Wisconsin. Governor McCallum vetoed this language and directed that the Department of Transportation study the effectiveness and use of passive alcohol sensors.

  This report summarizes the legal, law enforcement and technical research conducted, as well as information gathered through focus groups and survey research.

  The focus of this study was the use of passive alcohol sensors in traffic enforcement. However, the study also reviews non-traffic enforcement (e.g., to detect alcohol use in schools, the workplace and at large public gatherings such as music concerts).

  • Introduction and table of contents (318 KB)
  • Chapter One: Study Background and Description of Passive Alcohol Sensors
  • Chapter Two: The Current Legal Standing of Passive Alcohol Sensors, Legal and Law Enforcement Issues and Privacy Concerns (343 KB)
  • Chapter Three: How well do Passive Alcohol Sensors
    Perform? Are they "Accurate?" (363 KB)
  • Chapter Four: How Effective are Passive Alcohol Sensors in the Law Enforcement Environment?
  • Chapter Five: Study Summary and Findings
  • Appendix A: Results/Documentation from the Chemical Test Section Performance Evaluation of Passive Alcohol Sensors (786 KB)
  • Appendix B: Different Examples of Passive Alcohol Sensors and Their Characteristics (545 KB)
  • Appendix C: Results from the Law Enforcement Focus Group
    Session and the Legal Focus Group Session in September, 2002
  • Appendix D: Legal Focus Group, September 11, 2002. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. (250 KB)
  • Appendix E: Kernats, Michael. Inspection, Search and Seizure of Motor Vehicles and Drivers. (664 KB)
  • Appendix F: Grey, Shenequa, L. Passive Alcohol Sensors and the Fourth Amendment
  • Entire report (3.4 MB)

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