Traffic

Taylor County Traffic Safety Committee December 6, 2022 3rd Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Ben Stanfley called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. Members Present: Rick Olig, Rick Tumaniec, Jesse Holtz, Sean Berkowitch, Lorie Floyd, and Ben Stanfley Others Present: None Motion by Olig/Tumaniec and carried to approve the minutes of the September 6, 2022 meeting of the Taylor County Traffic Safety Committee. Motion by Floyd/Holtz and carried to approve the agenda with 8 items. Jesse Holtz , Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, reported on a total of 101 accidents. 1 fatality, 56 were deer related, 13 involved teen drivers, 12 involved drivers 65+, and 5 were impaired drivers. No ATV/UTV accidents. Rick Olig, BOTS Law Enforcement Liaison • There were 555 reported fatalities in WI to date, compared to 560 this time last year. • More passenger and pedestrian fatalities compared to last year. • 1 fatality for Taylor County. Only fatality in that area in the last 5 years. Was flagged for impaired driving and speed. • Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign to run December 14, 2022 – January 1, 2023 • National Passenger Safety Week is January 22 – 29, 2023 • There is a new Law Enforcement and Driver Education program. Rick Tumaniec, WISDOT Traffic Safety Engineer • Late fall LET’S for 2023 projects. More info in 2023. • Hetland Bridge Project is finished. • CTH O from STH 13 to Gibson Street was LET for summer 2023. Other Traffic Safety Issues • Nothing to report Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Traffic Safety Committee will be March 7, 2023 at 10:30 A.M. Adjournment: Motion by Tumaniec/Floyd and carried to adjourn at 10:57 a.m. Taylor County Traffic Safety Committee September 6, 2022 3rd Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Ben Stanfley called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. Members Present: Rick Olig, Rick Tumaniec, Jesse Holtz, Jonathan Luck, Chad Liske , and Ben Stanfley Others Present: None Motion by Tumaniec/Olig and carried to approve the minutes of the June 7, 2022 meeting of the Taylor County Traffic Safety Committee. Motion by Olig/Liske and carried to approve the agenda with 8 items. Jesse Holtz , Taylor County Sheriff’s Office , reported on a total of 88 accidents. 3 4 were deer related, 1 7 involved teen drivers, 1 9 involved drivers 65+, 5 were impaired drivers, 5 were suspected serious injury. There have been no fatalities to date in 2022. No ATV accidents. Rick Olig, BOTS Law Enforcement Liaison • There were 386 reported fatalities in WI to date, compared to 376 this time last year. • Injury crashes are down a lot this year. Fatalities are down compared to our 5 -year average of 3. • Changes in Community Mapping, to include aggressive, ATV/UTV, helmet, intersection, lane departure, 1 and 2+ units, and school bus flags. • Rural Road safety trends found men are involved in fatal crashes on rural roads much more than women. (More than 2 to 1) • September 19 – 25 Child Passenger Safety Week • October is pedestrian safety month • October 5th Walk to School Day • October 17 – 23 National Teen Driver Safety Week Rick Tumaniec, WISDOT Traffic Safety Engineer • STH 73 from CTH D to Oak Street o Still waiting to hear from the DOT about ATV/UTV route Other Traffic Safety Issues • CTH H and CTH V to have flashing stop signs similar to those on CTH H and CTH M. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County Traffic Saf ety Committee will be December 6, 2022 at 10:30 A.M. Adjournment: Motion by Tumaniec/Holtz and carried to adjourn at 11:01 a.m. Taylor County Traffic Safety Committee June 7, 2022 3rd Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Jesse Holtz called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. Members Present: Rick Olig, Rick Tumaniec, Jesse Holtz, Laurie Floyd, and Chad Liske Others Present: None Motion by Tumaniec/Liske and carried to approve the minutes of the March 1, 2022 meeting of the Taylor County Traffic Safety Committee. Motion by Olig/Tumaniec and carried to approve the agenda with 8 items. Jesse Holtz , Taylor County Sheriff’s Office , reported on a total of 67 accidents. 31 were deer related, 13 involv ed teen drivers, 14 involved drivers 65+, 9 were impaired drivers, 3 were suspected serious injury. There have been no fatalities to date in 2022. No ATV accidents. Rick Olig, BOTS Law Enforcement Liaison • There were 209 reported fatalities in WI to date, compared to 193 this time last year. • Injury crashes are slightly down this year. Speed related crashed are still higher. • Changes i n Community Mapping, to include seatbelt flag replaced by safety restraint flag. Alcohol and drug related flag are now combined to impaired flag. • Drive Sober or Get Pulled over campaign will run August 17 – September 5, 2022. Rick Tumaniec, WISDOT Traffic Safety Engineer • No current construction updates. Other Traffic Safety Issues • Discussed a request to open STH 73 from CTH D to Oak Street in the Township of Jump River to ATV use. Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Taylor County T raffic Safety Committee will be September 6, 2022 at 10:30 A.M. Adjournment: Motion by Olig/Tumaniec and carried to adjourn at 10:48 a.m. Taylor County Traffic Safety Committee March 1, 2022 Sheriff’s Training Room, Taylor County Courthouse Call Meeting to Order: Ben Stanfley called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. Members Present: Dave Roiger, Rick Ol ig, Rick Tumaniec , Ben Stanfley, Jesse Holtz and Jill Scheithauer Others Present: None Motion by Roiger/Holtz and carried to approve the minutes of the December 7, 2021 meeting of the Taylor County Traffic Safety Committee. Motion by Holtz/Tumaniec and carried to approve the agenda with 8 items. Jesse Holtz, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, reported on a total of 87 accidents. 24 accidents were deer related, 10 involved teens, 5 involved individuals 65+, none had serious injuries or fatalities. In 2021: There were a tot al of 6 fatalities, which is up from previous years. There were no ATV/UTV or snowmobile accidents in 2021. Rick Olig, BOTS Law Enforcement Liaison • There were 599 total fatalities in 2021, in WI. The total from 2020 was 593 fatalities. • Speed and teen crashes are up compared to 2020 and 2019. • 50% of the county’s fatalities were drug/alcohol related. • Vehicle Safety Recall week will be March 7 – 11, 2022 • April is National Distracted Driver Awareness Month • Senate Passed, Legislative Proposals o Allow DOT, Highway Departments and Municipals to use green and amber lights on vehicles. o Allow ATV/UTV speed limits to be different than the posted vehicle speeds. ▪ ATV crashes are on the community maps and working to include DNR reports as well. Also, possibly including snowmobile in the future. Rick Tumaniec, WISDOT Traffic Safety Engineer • 2022 Construction Projects: o STH 64 (CTH B to STH 73S) o STH 97 (STH 64 to County Line) Other Traffic Safety Issues • None Next Committee Meeting: The next regular meetin g of the Taylor C ounty Traffic Safety Committee will be June 7, 2022 at 10:30 A.M. Adjournment: Motion by Roiger/Olig and carried to adjourn at 10:57 a.m.