Transportation Safety Action Plan (.pdf) - State of Oregon: State of ...

ACTION 14
Continue efforts to maintain the Transportation Safety Division, Oregon Department of Transportation,
as the Transportation Safety Resource Center for Oregon, and actively encourage greater use of public
information materials and research reports by local agencies.
ACTION 15
Continue to improve public knowledge of vehicle safety equipment, and its role in safe vehicle operation.
Improve current mechanisms to raise awareness of common vehicle equipment maintenance and use
errors, and seek new or more effective ways to raise awareness and increase compliance with proper use
and maintenance guidelines. Develop improved mechanisms to educate the public about Antilock Braking
System (ABS) use.
OTP ACTION – Facility Design, Construction, and Maintenance
Improve the safety in planning, design, construction and maintenance of new and existing systems and
facilities for the users and benefactors including the use of techniques to reduce conflicts between modes
using the same facility or corridor. Target resources to dangerous routes and locations in cooperation
with local and other state agencies. (OTP Action 1G.4, modified)
ACTION 16
Advocate modifying federal standards and guidelines to continuously improve the ability of the
Oregon Department of Transportation to allocate resources to the highest priority safety needs.
ACTION 17
Strongly advocate for the consideration of roadway, human, and vehicle elements of safety in
modal, corridor and local system plan development and implementation. These plans should include
the following:
• Involvement in the planning process of engineering, enforcement, and emergency service personnel as
well as local transportation safety groups.
• Safety objectives.
• Resolution of goal conflicts between safety and other issues.
• Application of access management standards to corridor and system planning.
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