MinutesfromtheSafetyMeeting

February26,2015
6pmat501NewYorkAveNW

Attendance:AndreaAdleman(BACSEECommitteeChair),JeffJohnson(Resident),Ellen
Jones(BACW3),GregBilling(WABA),UrsulaSandstrom(BACSupportServices),
GeorgeBranyan(DDOTPedestrianProgramCoordinator),Sgt.TerryThorne(MPD)

StreetsmartCampaign
RunningfromMarch23toApril9
Regionalcampaign12or13thyear,fundedbyDC,MarylandandVirginia
Mainlyfundedfromhighwaysafetyfunds
$700,000/yearintotaltorunthecampaign
~$150,000contributionfromDCthisyear
Focusofthecampaignisaregionaladvertisingeffortbackedupbyenforcementforallmode
users
Advertising
Outsideofbuspedestrianordriver
Backofbusorientedatdrivers
DigitalbusadswillcyclethroughonalloftheminDC
Radioads
15secondTVadfirstyearofdoingafullad

Focusofthismeetingre:Streetsmartwillbeonpotentialenforcementlocations
Georgecametotalkaboutaboutlocationspedestrianandbikesafetyenforcement
(driversforperviolations,bikeviolations)enforcementonallusergroups

Hardertostakeoutforbikelawviolations
Inparticular,the3footpassingruleisveryhardtoenforce
Gregsuggestedhavingaplainclothesofficeronabike
Sgt.Thornsaidnotpossiblebecauseitdoesnotequaltheviolation
Thereis100%activeenforcementofthe3footpassingrulebyMPD
IfthereisanyeducationbeingdonebyMPD,thenthereisenforcement
MPDdoesastakeoutbysettingupofficersonfootinuniform.Carsdontexpectthe
copstobelookingoutforhowclosetheypassbicyclistssononeedforplainclothes.
Anofficeronthenextblockcatchesthem.
Potentialspots
Ellensuggested24thandConnecticutNW
13thStNWisnarrowsocarsoftenpasstooclose
ConnecticutandWyoming.ThereisagoodviewdownConnecticutduetothe
inclineforspottingandstoppingoffenders.
WABAwouldliketopublicizethestings
CancitebusdriversbutwillgiveMetroaheadsupthateducationishappening


QuestionsforSgt.Thorn/GeneralMPDUpdate
Dothedistrictstillhavetrafficcaptains(taskedwithensuring?
Yes
Isthisstillcentralized?
Yes.Thisincludesamonthlymeetingofalltrafficcaptains.
Enforcementprioritiesaretargetedoffthenationalddotcalendar
Thecalendariscompiledfromdataonviolationstrendsie.whendrunkendrivingis
morecommon
Moreeducationforofficersthaneverbefore
3classesjusttoday
Sgt.Thornmadeavideoillustratingwhatarighthook,sidewalkridingandother
commonenforcementproblemsare
Enforcementtheoryisnottoattackanyonewhodoesnotknow
Thorncallsitgreenlight,yellowlight,redlight
Callsforescalatingenforcement,startingwitheducation

Parkingenforcementparkinginbikelanes
Thornwillcallacompany
UPShasapolicyofnotcaringabouttickets
MPDwillhooktoatowtruck
Thencompaniesstarttocare
Thornwillprovideviolationsforparkingorstandinginbikelanesin2013or2014

DoesDDOTagreewithMPDonnumberofbikefatalitiesin2014?
Yes,1TonyaReavesat8thandSNW
(
http://mpdc.dc.gov/release/hitandruntrafficfatality8thandsstreetsnw
)
Gettingreadyforthetrialcurrently

Crashdata?2014reportedcrashes.
Troublewiththebikedata
Doesnthavealotofusefulfactors
Datacodedforbikesasavehicleanddoesntdistinguishwhichthevehicle(oftenthe
incidentistwovehicles,onecarandonebike)intheformisabike
Ispublicbutneedstobereleasedviathemayorsoffice
PolicytoensurethereisnoconflictingdatabetweenDCgovernment
departments

DChasaverylowfatalityratenationallyrecognized
10peoplewalkingwerekilledlastyear
11peopledrivingcars
1personridinginacar
3peopleonmotorcycles

 1persononabicycle
EnforcementofDUIhasbeenrampingup
1,000officerstrainedinfieldsobrietytestsgreatlyincreasedfrompreviously
400ticketedDUIsinoneyearpreviously
1565ticketedDUIslastyear
Officersincentivizedwithovertimetotargetvariousenforcements
Sgt.ThorniswillingtohearideasaboutenforcementandhavetheBACtagalong

Aggressivedrivers
Folksshouldreportadangerous/aggressivedriver
Howeveranofficerhastoseeaviolationifitsjustaggressivedriving(ienocollision)to
putintoarecord
Ifthedriverthreatensyourlife,thenthatdoesnotfallunderThornsdepartment

MPDhasatrailertruckthatisdesignedasamobileDUIprocessingcenter
Greatadvertising/educationthatenforcementisapriorityasthetruckislabelled,as
wellasthebenefitoftheactualenforcement
MPDrecentlygotagranttomakemagnetsforthetruckcouldlabelthatthereis
bicyclesafetyenforcementinprogress
Whatimages/languagewouldmakesense?
BACwillconsiderperhapsusingtheRoadRulesimagingwouldmakesense?
Cellphoneswhiledrivingenforcement?
Thoughitiseasyforcycliststospotdriversusingtheirphonewhiledriving(as
mentionedbyJeff),bikecopsarentallowedasamatterofpolicytostopcars

DDOTwillgiveThorn3,000copiesofthebikelawguidetoputintheboxesofeveryMPD
officer
GregwillsendGeorgethefile,theguidehasrecentlybeenupdatedtoreflectchanges
inthelaw

Schoolpedandbikesafetyprogramupdate
GeorgeBrayan,DDOT
1215schoolsayearhavethebikeandpedestriansafetyprogram
Atthecurrentratewiththeprogramrotatingthroughschools,therewillbekidswho
spendtheirentireacademiccareerwithDCPSandnotencountertheprogram
SafeRoutestoSchoolsCoordinationJenniferHefferan
Amountofdiscussion/questionsaboutdropoffandpickupisremarkable
Lotsofcharterschools,soalloftheyoungeronesarebeingdriven.lotsoftraffic
problems.
Thoughitdoesimpactpedestriansafety
DoesJennifergetanybikecalls?
Yes.Thoughatacertainpoint,itbecomesKimLucassjurisdiction
WABAwasprovidingbikesafetyinschoolsuntilthecontractexpiredinDecember
DanHoaglandandArielleMilkmandotheprogramming

 Alsopilotedtwobikeclubs(46weeklongcamps)lastyear
NotpartoftheDDOTcontract
Gottobuildrelationshipswiththekids
HavewrittenaproposalforscalingupbikeclubsthoughnotpartoftheDDOT
proposalbecauseitwasnotinthescope
Pacecarprogramencouragementprogramfordriverstobebetterdrivers,speedlimit,etc.
throughtheschools.Thematerialisdistributedviathekids,parentssignaformsayingthey
willbeapacecarandaregivenastickertoplaceinthebackwindow
Kidswilloftenpolicetheirparentsafterreadingthematerialsaboutwhattherulesare
callingoutaparentforstoppinginthecrosswalk,etc.
AdultEducation
LearntoRide,CityCycling,EducationRides

MaryCheh
hadapassionforbikeeducationforschoolagedchildren
Currentlyworkingoncraftinganomnibusbikebillforintroductionaftercontrib.
negligencepasses
Stemmingfromcontributorynegligenceconversationswhenlotsofideaswerethrown
about
CouldlobbyChehongettingtheschoolboardtorequirebikeandpedestrian
educationinthephysicaleducationcurriculum
Currentlyisvoluntarysosubjecttoteachersfindingtimeintheircurriculum.Veryfew
schooldistrictshavethisrequirementbutlongterm,thisisthewaytoensurethatbike
andpededucationcontinues

BACOpenHouse
Potentialidea
WouldbeanopportunitytosolicitideasforChehsbillaswellasrecruitnewmembers
sincethereareanumberofslotsopeninguponthecouncil

RecentPolicies/Initiatives
MayorsChallenge
nationwidebytheTransportationSecretaryFox
Taskingmayorstosignon,andreducebikeandpedestrianfatalities
Spurredbyrecentincreasingtrendinfatalitiesnationwide
DCisparticipating

VisionZero
DCisnowaVisionZerocity,joiningafewothercitiesintheUS
Designingtraffictocalmandengineerouthighcalamitycrashes
Goodopportunityandleveragetoimplementped/bikefriendlydesignandroaddiets
MeetingofdepartmentheadsonWednesday,Feb25th
Gooddiscussion
LeifDormsjo(DDOTdirector)hisbestfriendkilledincollegebecauseofamistake,
Leifspokeofdesigningsothatwecanpreventamistakefrombeingfatal


BACMeetingAgendaIdeas
15minforSamZimbabwetotalkaboutVisionZero

ActionItems:
NewsignaturesandnamesofChairandTreasureronfilewithDCgovernmentwhen
decided(Ursula)
GeorgementionedthisbecausethePACjustupdatedtheirinformation
Considerbranding/languagefortheMPDmobileenforcementtruck(BAC)
MPDwillget3,000bikelawguidestodistributetoeveryofficer(George,Greg,Sgt.
Thorn)
WhowantstobereappointedtotheBAC?Andwherethereisavacancy,reachingout
tocouncilmembersaboutappointingaBACmember?(Generalmeetingagendaitem)