Strategy Teams

Strategy Teams

Aligning with the Safe System Approach, the Nevada SHSP will include the five Safe System Approach Elements as the focus areas of the plan. A Strategy Team will be established for each focus area to prioritize limited resources on the most critical highway safety problems within a state.

Facilitator: Lindsay Saner, Kimley-Horn

 

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategy Teams leadership will include co-chairs that represent a state-level agency and a local-level agency.

• Provides subject matter expertise and leadership to Strategy Team
• Assists in developing actions and ensures progress is made in the implementation of actions
• Gather updates from Task Forces and reports on progress and challenges to Steering Committee
• Ensures meetings are held to provide implementation updates, discuss progress, challenges and general
  action-related activities

Safer People: The Safer People Strategy Team plays a crucial role by focusing on improving road safety for all users. The team addresses a wide range of specialties that are focused around the human element and behavior based change safety improvements.

Strategy Team Leads: Mathew Morris, NDOT | TBD

Strategies:
Safer People Strategy 1 (SP-1): Statewide Behavior Change Campaign with Local Grants
Safer People Strategy 2 (SP-2): Road Safety Education through Lifespan Approach
Safer People Strategy 3 (SP-3): Impaired Driving Prevention through Systems Disruption

Safer Roads: The Safer Roads Strategy Team is dedicated to improving road safety through infrastructure based solutions and countermeasures. The Safer Roads Strategy Team aims to create safer travel environments for all road users and all modes of travel.

Strategy Team Leads: Kim Goodwin, NDOT | Alex Wolfson, RTC of Washoe County

Strategies:
Safer Roads Strategy 1 (SR-1): Statewide High-Injury Network (HIN) Partnership Program
Safer Roads Strategy 2 (SR-2): Safe Corridor Demonstration Projects with Local Codesign
Safer Roads Strategy 3 (SR-3): Integrated Safe Infrastructure Design Policy for All Jurisdictions

Safer Vehicles: The Safer Vehicles Strategy Team works to promote and support the availability of vehicle systems and features that help prevent crashes and minimize their impact on both occupants and non-occupants. This includes new technologies and alternatives to personal passenger vehicle use.

Strategy Team Leads: Theresa Gaisser, RTC SNV – FAST | TBD

Strategies:
Safer Vehicles Strategy 1 (SV-1): Vehicle Safety Standards Assessment
Safer Vehicles Strategy 2 (SV-2): Statewide Vehicle Safety Technology Awareness Campaign
Safer Vehicles Strategy 3 (SV-3): Crash Data Integration with Vehicle Characteristics

Safer Speeds: The Safer Speeds Strategy Team will promote safer speeds in all roadway environments through a combination of thoughtful and context-appropriate roadway design, proper speed-limit setting, targeted education, outreach campaigns, and enforcement.

Strategy Team Leads: Todd Hardline, DPS-OTS | Lia Grimaldi, City of Las Vegas

Strategies:
Safer Speeds Strategy 1 (SS-1): Speed Management Task Forces in Urban and Rural Regions
Safer Speeds Strategy 2 (SS-2): Safety Corridor Program (Enhancement to Speed Management Action Plans)
Safer Speeds Strategy 3 (SS-3): Fatal and Serious Injury Speeding Related Crash Communication Program
Safer Speeds Strategy 4 (SS-4): Advance the use of Infrastructure Techniques, Design and Technology to manage target speeds and set speed limits

Post Crash Care: The Post Crash Care Strategy Team works to enhance crash survivability by ensuring rapid access to emergency medical care and creating a safe working environment for first responders. This includes preventing secondary crashes through robust TIM practices and emergency services. The team also places emphasis on regulatory and legislative measures, justice services, and data analysis to support their efforts.

Strategy Team Leads: TBD | Pat Gallagher, Parsons

Strategies:
Post-Crash Care Strategy 1 (PCC-1): Enhanced EMS Coverage on High-Risk Rural Routes
Post-Crash Care Strategy 2 (PCC-2): Stop The Bleed Training for All State Employees
Post-Crash Care Strategy 3 (PCC-3): Survivability Gap Study and Response Program