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Indian Reservations have suffered from high severe and critical crash rates for decades. Recently the United States Department of Transportation has recognized the need for assistance on tribal lands and traffic safety. The National Strategic Highway Safety Plan towards the concept of zero deaths have integrated the 4Es of traffic safety that establish goals and objectives linked to reducing critical motor vehicle crashes. The same concepts of the 4Es can be applied to tribal lands in decreasing the amount of fatal and serious injuries on their roadways through engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency medical services. This paper analyzes the 4Es of transportation safety and relatable challenges that the Fort Peck Reservation in northeastern Montana has faced. It also provides an in depth look at how the Fort Peck tribes overcome these challenges. This paper can be used by other tribes to review similar challenges on their reservation, and provide concepts they may be able to adopt within their community. This paper will help tribes across the nation integrate new and improved highway safety and livability plans that meet their own local needs as a tribal community.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE80 Standing Committee on Native American Transportation Issues.

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17-01746

English

20p

2017

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References (24) ; Tables

Crash injuries; Fatalities; Highway safety; Indian reservations; Safety management; Tribal government

Fort Peck Indian Reservation

Highways; Safety and Human Factors

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-01746

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 8 2016 10:36AM