Indian Reservation Safety Improvement Program: A Methodology and Case Study

Improving roadway safety on Indian reservations requires a comprehensive approach. Limited resources, lack of crash data, and few cross-jurisdictions coordination has made it difficult for Native American communities to address their roadway safety concerns. A methodology to improve roadway safety has been developed and successfully implemented on the Wind River Indian Reservation (WRIR). Key to the success of such a process is collaboration among safety stakeholders. Strategic highway safety plans are used to assist agencies to determine effective safety improvements to their roadways. The WRIR has successfully developed a strategic plan utilizing the available crash data, identified ways to improve reporting, and incorporated their safety improvement program into the strategic plan. Statistical models have been used to help researchers determine related factors and identify countermeasures to improve roadway safety. This study analyzes crash severity for rural highway systems in Wyoming using a multiple logistic regression model. In order to improve transportation safety and other transportation issues in tribal communities, they need programs that meet their specific needs and culture. This report presents several programs that address livability and sustainability. Roadway safety is a primary goal among Native Americans in their efforts to improve the quality of life among their people.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=824
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29622
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Wyoming, Laramie

  Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
  1000 East University Avenue
  Laramie, WY  United States  82071

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Wyoming Department of Transportation

  Cheyenne, WY  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Shinstine, Debbie S
  • Ksaibati, Khaled
  • 0000-0002-9241-1792
• Publication Date: 2015-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 244p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Countermeasures; Crash rates; Crash severity; Highway safety; Indian reservations; Logistic regression analysis; Methodology; Rural highways; Stakeholders; Strategic planning
• Geographic Terms: Wind River Indian Reservation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01583552
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MPC 15-291
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 23 2015 8:11AM