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Table of Contents
Letter from the Governor’s Highway Safety Representative ....................................................... 3
Illinois at a Glance ...................................................................................................................... 4
2022 Traffic Safety Highlights .................................................................................................... 5
Illinois Strategic Highway Safety Plan ........................................................................................ 6
State Highway Safety Office....................................................................................................... 7
Highway Safety Plan Funding .................................................................................................... 8
Performance Measures and Targets .......................................................................................... 9
General Highway Safety Performance Measures ......................................................................11
Fatalities and Fatality Rate ....................................................................................................11
Serious Injuries and Serious Injury Rate ...............................................................................16
Young Driver .............................................................................................................................20
Occupant Protection .................................................................................................................23
State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements .............................................................29
Impaired Driving ........................................................................................................................36
Motorcyclist Safety ....................................................................................................................45
Nonmotorized Safety.................................................................................................................52
Speed Management ..................................................................................................................59
Distracted Driving ......................................................................................................................62
Racial Profiling Data Collection .................................................................................................65
Police Traffic Services ...............................................................................................................68
State Highway Safety Office Administration ..............................................................................83
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Letter from the Governor’s Highway Safety Representative
Greetings:
As the Governor’s Highway Safety Representative for the State of Illinois, I want our roadways
to be safe for everyone. A safe and reliable transportation system helps to keep our economy
moving and helps ensure the quality of life we enjoy in Illinois.
I am pleased to present the Annual Report for the 2022 Illinois Highway Safety Plan (HSP). This
annual report was created to explain the results of the 2022 HSP. The HSP was designed to
modify road-user behavior and prevent fatalities and serious injury through education,
enforcement, engineering, and emergency medical services.
In recent years we have seen decreasing motor vehicle crash fatalities in Illinois, including an
all-time-Illinois low in 2009, but fatalities have increased significantly in 2020 and 2021. Overall,
traffic fatalities in Illinois have decreased from 1,454 in 2003 to 1,334 in 2021. Still, too many
people are being killed or seriously injured on Illinois roadways. With that in mind, the Illinois
Strategic Highway Safety Plan is targeting a goal of “Zero Fatalities,” which envisions reducing
fatalities on Illinois roadways to zero in the long term.
Our shared vision of eliminating roadway fatalities can become tomorrow’s reality. Achieving
that vision requires continued collaboration, cooperation, and the sharing of knowledge and
resources throughout the implementation of this plan. We must all do our part in keeping our
roadways safe. Whether you drive, walk, ride, or bike, remember safety doesn’t happen by
accident. Together we can make a positive difference in the lives of our citizens and visitors to
our state.
Sincerely,
Cy
nthia L. Watters
Governor’s Highway Safety Representative
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Illinois at a Glance
Demographics and Characteristics
Population – 12.67 Million
Demographics
Age:
Persons under 5 years – 5.60%
Persons under 18 years – 22.1%
Persons 65 years and Over – 16.6%
Median Income (2016-2020):
$68,428
Licensed Drivers – 9.17 Million
Total Vehicle Registrations – 11.32 Million
Lane Miles in Illinois – 147,044
Annual Vehicle Miles of Travel – 102.2 Billion
Annual Gallons of Fuel Consumed – 6.2 Billion
Average Fuel Cost – $4.30
Rest Areas – 41
Transit Systems – 63 throughout the state, operating in 96 of the 102 counties
Quick Facts and Statistics
2021 Fatalities – 1,334
2021 Fatal Crashes – 1,210
2022 Overall Front Seat Belt Usage Rate – 93.0%
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2022 Traffic Safety Highlights
New Laws Affecting Highway Safety
No new major updates to driving laws, only minor updates to the Illinois Vehicle Code
Illinois Highway Safety Highlights
IDOT issued 252 year-long highway safety grants
Illinois has 1,767 Child Passenger Safety Technicians/Instructors
Hosted 2022 National Lifesavers Conference in Chicago
Offered a Child Passenger Safety Virtual Instructor meeting with 40 instructors
Trained 10 Child Passenger Safety Technicians through newly created Hybrid Child
Passenger Safety Technician training
During the 2022 “It’s Not A Game” Paid Media Campaign there were 384,600,397 Digital
- Reach, Clicks, Impressions
Promoted a youth-focused cannabis media campaign with 38,600,018 Digital - Reach,
Clicks, Impressions
Illinois State Police Work Zone Enforcement Campaign provided over 45,188 hire back
hours and issued 13,805 citations
Trained an additional 32 officers to become Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) bringing
Illinois’ total DREs to 163
The Illinois State Police conducted its second Drug Recognition Expert Course resulting
in 17 newly certified DREs
Illinois received an $18,923 GHSA/Responsibility.org Drug Impaired Driving Grant
The DUI Prevention and Education Commission worked with a vendor to create adult
and youth-focused cannabis media campaigns
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Illinois Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Mission:
The ILSHSP’s mission is to develop, implement and manage a data-driven, integrated, multi-
stakeholder process to improve the attributes of roads, behavior of road users and encourage
stakeholder action to accelerate innovative technology to reduce traffic-related deaths and life-
altering injuries on all public roads in Illinois.
Vision:
We envision a future of zero fatalities so that no one loses their life while traveling on public
roadways in Illinois.
Goal:
The goal for the 2022 to 2026 IL SHSP is a 2% annual reduction of fatalities and serious injuries
based on the 5-year rolling average. Therefore, the goal for fatalities 5-year rolling average by
2026 is less than 958, and the goal for serious injuries 5-year rolling average by 2026 is less
than 9,434.
Strategic Highway Safety Plan:
The Illinois Strategic Highway Safety Plan (ILSHSP) provides an opportunity for safety
stakeholders to participate in the statewide effort to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on
Illinois roadways. The ILSHSP is a compilation of 4E (Education, Enforcement, Emergency
Medical Services, and Engineering) safety strategies, plans, and programs developed based on
data-driven priorities and proven effective strategies and approaches. The ILSHSP was recently
revised for the years of 2022-2026 and has taken an updated approach to narrow the focus to
generalized emphasis areas.
This ILSHSP serves as an overarching guidance document to safety programs and strategies to
address fatalities and serious injuries. It is an umbrella plan for Highway Safety Improvement
Programs (HSIPs), Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans (CVSPs), Highway Safety Plans (HSPs),
and other State and local plans. Crash statistics represent fatalities and serious injuries
statewide, and by ILSHSP emphasis areas. Each of the emphasis areas has been prioritized
based on the greatest opportunity to reduce fatalities and serious injuries. The ultimate goal is to
reduce fatalities to zero.
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State Highway Safety Office
The Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 makes the Governor of Illinois responsible for
preparing and administering a statewide highway safety program designed to reduce traffic
crashes as well as the resulting property damage, injuries, and fatalities. The Governor named
the Bureau Chief of the Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) to act as the
Illinois Governor’s Highway Safety Representative.
The BSPE is the state’s highway safety office responsible for overseeing the highway safety
funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) by producing the
annual Highway Safety Plan (HSP) and the Annual Report (AR). The BSPE programs federal
and state funds for local communities and state agencies to conduct highway safety
enforcement and educational activities aimed at reducing highway crashes and resulting deaths
and injuries.
The BSPE takes the lead for the State of Illinois’ efforts to reduce fatalities and serious injuries
on Illinois roads with internal and external coordination and cooperation. The Federal Fiscal
Year (FFY) 2022 Annual Report provides an overview of the state’s utilization of federal
highway safety funds for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 and
evaluations of the various highway safety programs.
In 2021, there were 1,334 traffic related fatalities. Motor vehicle fatalities are a major issue in
Illinois. The main challenge facing Illinois is reducing motor vehicle crash fatalities and serious
injuries and the continuing problems of speeding, impaired driving, and unbelted occupants.
Other challenges include implementing the recommendations from the 2021 Traffic Records
Assessment, increased pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and utilizing the Illinois Impaired
Driving Task Force. IDOT will continue working with traffic safety partners to meet and
overcome these challenges to make Illinois a safer place to travel.
Anyone seeking information about highway safety programs in Illinois, please contact:
Illinois Department of Transportation
Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering
2300 South Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62764
217/782-3568
www.idot.illinois.gov
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Highway Safety Plan Funding
In order to facilitate safety projects and programs, funding is required. Funding for programs
conducted by the IDOT are provided by the State of Illinois and the NHTSA. Most projects are
paid with NHTSA federal funds. There are some projects that are solely funded by the State of
Illinois and those are used to meet matching requirements set forth by NHTSA. The graph
below shows the amount of federal funds carried forward from FFY 2021 and prior and funds
received and expended in FFY 2022.
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NHTSA Funding Received in 2022
$13,746,225 $1,827,521 $0 $7,237,714 $226,117 $1,075,203 $1,150,000
Available Carry Over Funds
$11,231,597 $718,179 $3,334,553 $2,319,736 $127,177 $755,577 $1,006,642
2022 Expended Funds
$11,216,462 $1,342,351 $504,174 $5,520,954 $300,000 $701,471 $122,395
$0
$5,000,000
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
$20,000,000
$25,000,000
$30,000,000
Available and Expended NHTSA Funding
Available Carry Over Funds NHTSA Funding Received in 2022 2022 Expended Funds
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Performance Measures and Targets
NHTSA
and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) agreed on a minimum set of
performance measures to be used by states and federal agencies in the development and
implementation of behavioral highway safety plans and programs beginning in FFY 2010. The
core outcomes and behavior measures will be shown in the 2022 Annual Report.
The tar
gets developed were determined using several databases (e.g., crash data, Vehicle
Miles Traveled, population). The goals were established for the various program priority areas
(e.g., impaired driving, occupant protection, pedestrian, and motorcycle). The specific
thresholds and target dates were set based on past trends (five years of rolling average data).
The selected overall goals are listed by appropriate measures, targets, data source used, and
strategies on how to achieve these goals by selected target dates. Performance measures of
selected goals include rate, ratio, and percent. The main exposure data item that was used in
this process is Vehicle Miles Traveled. The highway safety performance measures are intended
to be an overall measure of the effectiveness of the HSP.
Three per
formance measures must be identical for the HSP and HSIP: the number of fatalities,
rate of fatalities per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), and the number of serious
injuries.
HSP Only
• Unrest
rained
• Driver or Motorcycle
Operator with BAC of
.08 and Above
• Speed-Related
• Motorcyclist
• Unhelmeted
• Drivers age 20 and
Younger in Fatal
Crashes
• Pedestrian
• Bicyclist
• Seat Belt
• Completeness of Crash
Data
• Racial Profiling
Compliance Level
Both
• Fatalities
• Fatalit
y
Rate
• Serious
Injuries
HSIP Only
• Serious Injury
Rate
• Nonmotorized
Fatalities and
Serious
Injuries
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The table below shows the established safety performance measures and Illinois’ year-to-date
progress in meeting those targets. For unmet performance measures, the “Corrective Course of
Action/Future” within the program areas will address the corrective action plan.
Assessment of Results in Achieving Performance Targets for FY22 and FY21
FY 2022
FY 2021
Performance
Measure
Target
Period
Target
Year(s)
Target
Value
FY22
HSP
Data
Source/
FY 22
Progress
Results
On Track
to Meet
FY22
Target
Y/N
Target
Value
FY21
HSP
Target
Year(s)
Data
Source/
FY21 Final
Result
Met
FY21
Target
Y/N
C-1) Total Traffic
Fatalities
5 year
2018-
2022
1,038.2
2018 – 2022
FARS/State
1,133.2
No
1000.0
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
FARS/State
1,132.4
No
C-2) Serious Injuries
in Traffic Crashes
5 year
2018-
2022
10,280.1
2018 – 2022
State
9,396.4
Yes
11,556.4
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
STATE
10,248.6
Yes
C-3) Fatalities/VMT
5 year
2018-
2022
0.99
2018 – 2022
FARS/State
1.10
No
0.930
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
FARS/State
1.10
No
C-4) Unrestrained
Passenger Vehicle
Occupant Fatalities,
All Seat Positions
5 year
2018-
2022
260.3
2018 – 2022
FARS/State
240.8
Yes
247.4
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
FARS/State
262.8
No
C-5) Alcohol-
Impaired Driving
Fatalities
5 year
2018-
2022
310.0
2018 – 2022
FARS/State
328.0
No
313.7
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
FARS/State
351.4
No
C-6) Speeding-
Related Fatalities
5 year
2018-
2022
392.4
2018 – 2022
FARS/State
390.0
Yes
402.0
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
FARS
411.8
No
C-7) Motorcyclist
Fatalities (FARS)
5 year
2018-
2022
139.1
2018 – 2022
FARS/State
139.6
No
137.5
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
FARS
145.2
No
C-8) Unhelmeted
Motorcyclist
Fatalities
5 year
2018-
2022
98.5
2018 – 2022
FARS/State
92.2
Yes
98.2
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
FARS
99.2
No
C-9) Drivers Age 20
or Younger Involved
in Fatal Crashes
5 year
2018-
2022
127.0
2018 – 2022
FARS/State
129.6
No
127.3
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
FARS
134.0
No
C-10) Pedestrian
Fatalities
5 year
2018-
2022
154.6
2018 – 2022
FARS/State
164.6
No
149.8
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
FARS
161.8
No
C-11) Bicyclist
Fatalities
5 year
2018-
2022
18.9
2018 – 2022
FARS/State
25.0
No
19.6
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
FARS
23.4
No
B-1) Observed Seat
Belt Use for
Passenger Vehicles,
Front Seat Outboard
Occupants (State
Survey)
5 year
2018-
2022
95.2
2018 – 2022
State survey
93.9
No
94.3
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
State
Survey 94.1
No
Serious
Injuries/VMT
5 year
2018-
2022
9.71
2018 – 2022
State
9.09
Yes
10.79
2017-
2021
2017 – 2021
State
9.83
Yes
Completeness of
Crash Data
Annual
2022
7.3
2022
State
11.27
No
6.8
2021
2021
State
9.90
No
Racial Profiling
Compliance Level
Annual
2022
66.25
2022
State
67.89
Yes
100
2021
2021
State
100
Yes
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General Highway Safety Performance Measures
The focus of all highway safety plans is to reduce fatalities and serious injuries caused by traffic
related crashes. To understand how a state is accomplishing goals, there needs to be a
baseline to be measured against. States individually set performance measure targets with the
intent of completing tasks to reach those targets.
There are general performance measures that contain some or all others within them. This
section will discuss the general performance measures (Fatalities, Fatality Rate, Serious
Injuries, Serious Injury Rate) and the performance measure for Young Driver. Illinois currently
does not have a program that specifically addresses young driver behavior.
Fatalities and Fatality Rate
Problem Identification
• In 2021, there were 1,334 motor vehicle traffic fatalities in Illinois and 1,210 fatal
crashes.
• There were 9.32 fatalities per 100,000 population in Illinois compared to the 11.71 for
the U.S. in 2020.
• Of the 1,334 fatalities, 48.7 percent involved a single vehicle.
• Roadway departure is a leading cause with 552 of the 1,334 fatalities while 338 are
intersection related.
• The fatality rate for Illinois in 2021 was 1.31 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles of
travel (VMT).
• Illinois had a 2.7 percent increase in the fatality rate from the previous year which was
1.27 in 2020.
• From 2017 to 2021 the fatality rate increased 29.2 percent.
• As shown in the graph below, the fatality rate for the U.S. increased from 1.15 to 1.34
from 2015 to 2020 while Illinois’ rate increased from 0.95 to 1.27 during the same time
period.
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS Annual Report File
(ARF) data where applicable as FARS data is not available at this time.
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Planned Activities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues
established in the problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Injury Prevention
02-02
$1,486,995
$1,105,342.92
Project Description: This task provides funds to support local community agencies in reducing
deaths and injuries on Illinois roadways. This program is designed to enable local agencies to
conduct public information and education campaigns focusing on highway safety issues. Injury
Prevention projects address a wide variety of highway safety issues.
Accomplishments: This task provided grant funds to 10 local agencies to implement injury
prevention programs in their communities. Injury Prevention grants focus on a wide variety of
highway safety-related issues such as occupant protection, impaired driving, young drivers,
pedestrian/bicycle safety, and distracted driving. In FFY 2022 Injury Prevention projects
conducted over 633 educational events and safety fairs to educate the public on highway safety
initiatives. The Injury Prevention programs inspected and installed over 1,515 car seats. The
Injury Prevention program also worked with ThinkFirst Chapters across the state to present
ThinkFirst for Teens, ThinkFirst for Parents of Teen Drivers Program, and ThinkFirst for Youth
programs. This planned activity also facilitates the traffic safety survey. These results can be
found throughout this report and in planned activity 02-04.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Child Passenger Safety Resource
Center (Match)
02-10
$1,182,507
$1,189,970.82
Project Description: This task provides funds for five local agencies to serve as Child
Passenger Safety Resource Centers (CPSRC). The centers are designed to conduct public
information and education campaigns focusing on child passenger safety issues. They serve as
regional resources providing education, training, and support in promoting safety programs. Five
CPSRCs are planned to be funded in Illinois and will be staffed by Traffic Safety Liaisons
(TSLs). Each CPSRC covers a specific region in the state. They coordinate and support traffic
safety initiatives within that region. The five regions are Chicago, Cook and Collar Counties,
Northwest, Central, and Southern. This project is 100 percent state funded.
Accomplishments: This task provided grant funds for five CPSRC’s as they addressed a
wide spectrum of behaviors related to highway safety. Three of the CPSRC’s became Hybrid
Certified to teach CPS hybrid certification classes. The first class had 10 students who all
became certified techs. CPSRC’s coordinated 169 in-person car seat inspection events,
conducted 36 CPS Certification courses, 31 CPS Tech Skills classes, 17 CPS Renewal classes,
distributed 2,222 car seats, and held 87 presentations on highway safety at high schools and
fairs. The OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois Special Needs CPSRC loaned 137
special needs car seats; conducted 22 trainings, in-services, workshops; and gave
presentations to 995 people on safe travel for children with special needs.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Keep Kids in Safe Seats
04-13
$6,550
$0.00
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Office of Secretary of State, Driver
Services Keep Kids in Safe Seats (KISS) statewide child safety program. The funds will be used
to maintain existing car seat installation check locations statewide and purchase car seats to be
distributed at child safety events. The program will arrange statewide safety seat inspections
and presentations, open to the public, where citizens can come and have their seats checked to
ensure they are installed properly.
Accomplishments: No funds were expended in FFY22 as this was a State Fiscal Year 2023
grant that started in July of 2022. Activities are planned to start in Federal Fiscal Year 2023.
Program Area Results
Traffic Fatality Progress: Not Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Traffic Fatalities
1,041.2
1,000.0
1,132.4
Unmet
For 2021, Traffic Fatalities of 1,000.0 were projected using a baseline rolling average from
2015-2019 and a two-percent reduction due to the data having an upward linear trend. The
2017-2021 Actual Traffic Fatalities rolling average was 1,132.4, resulting in the target being not
met.
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Traffic Fatality Rate Progress: Not Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Fatalities/VMT
0.97
0.93
1.10*
Unmet
*2021 State VMT was used since Federal was not available.
Projected Traffic Fatality Rate (Fatalities per 100 million VMT) for 2021 was 0.93 based on
2015-2019 rolling average in addition to a two-percent reduction due to the linear trend of the
averages being on an upward slope. This target was not met since the 2017-2021 actual rolling
average was 1.10.
Evaluation
The Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) works to increase occupant protection
usage and reduce DUI and speeding by providing funding for local law enforcement agencies
through hire-back enforcement. Special enforcement campaigns such as Click It or Ticket and
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over are a main focus but also include enforcement details during
Thanksgiving, Holiday Season, St. Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, and
a distracted driving campaign during April. Additional funding is available during periods outside
of these dates to focus on occupant protection, impaired driving, and speeding patrols.
As a result of the statewide STEP enforcement efforts of local agencies and the Illinois State
Police, a total of 145,178 citations were issued and 94,558.98 hours were funded. For STEP
agencies for FFY 2022, the overall cost per citation was $43.25 while the cost per hour for all
enforcement was $66.41. The contact rate was one citation per 39 minutes of enforcement
across all citations.
Corrective Course of Action/Future
Traffic Fatalities
Overall traffic fatalities in Illinois are a main concern and reduction of total fatalities remains the
primary goal. Data from 2017-2021 were utilized to create a five-year rolling average for each
year. For example, the rolling average for 2017 was computed by averaging 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, and 2017. A rolling average is commonly used to smooth out short-term fluctuations and
highlight longer-term trends or cycles. To project performance targets for Illinois, a two-percent
reduction was utilized. The goal for 2023 was computed by reducing 2021 and 2022 by two
percent. A two-percent reduction was used due to the fact the five-year rolling averages from
2017 to 2021 have an upward linear trend as seen through a linear regression line with the
Ordinary Least Squares value for 2023 projected at 1,175.4. Since the goal for Illinois is to
reach zero fatalities per year, a two-percent reduction was applied and brought the target to
1,088.1 in 2023.
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Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Traffic Fatalities
State and
FARS
data
1,090 1,035 1,009 1,194 1,337
Reduce total fatalities to
1,088.1 (2019-2023 rolling
average) by Dec 31
st
, 2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
1,016.2 1,025.0 1,042.0 1,081.2 1,133.0
*Data as of 5/26/2022
Traffic Fatality Rate
Like previous target selection methods, five-year rolling averages were used from 2017-2021 for
the Total Traffic Fatality Rate. Since the 2021 Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) data from FHWA
were not available, the 2021 state VMT data published by IDOT were used to calculate the
fatality rate. Like the Total Traffic Fatalities, the data show an upward trend. To move toward the
goal of zero fatalities, a two-percent reduction is applied annually, resulting in the projected rate
of 1.06 per 100 million VMT for 2023.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Fatalities/100M VMT
State and
FARS
data
1.01 0.96 0.94 1.27 1.31
Reduce fatalities/100 MVMT to
1.06 (2019-2023 rolling
average) by Dec 31
st
, 2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
0.96 0.96 0.97 1.04 1.10
*Data as of 5/26/2022
To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures,
Illinois established a detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The
planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are currently taking to address the
issues. The planned activities to help meet the target are detailed in the 2023 HSP and listed
below.
To correct the future course in federal fiscal year 2024 and the corresponding 2024 Highway
Safety Plan for traffic fatalities and fatality rate, Illinois will pursue new partnerships with local
and state agencies, develop new programs to address the core issues of the missed target(s),
look for new data sources and trends, and reassess our current data.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Injury Prevention
02-02
$1,519,081
Project Description: This task provides funds to support local community agencies in reducing
deaths and injuries on Illinois roadways. This program is designed to enable local agencies to
conduct public information and education campaigns focusing on highway safety issues.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Child Passenger Safety Resource
Center (Match)
02-10
$1,348,809
Project Description: This task provides funds for five local agencies to serve as Child
Passenger Safety Resource Centers (CPSRC). The centers are designed to conduct public
information and education campaigns focusing on child passenger safety issues. They serve as
regional resources providing education, training, and support in promoting safety programs.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Keep Kids in Safe Seats
04-13
$6,550
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Office of Secretary of State, Driver
Services Keep Kids in Safe Seats (KISS) statewide child safety program. The funds will be used
to maintain existing car seat installation check locations statewide and purchase car seats to be
distributed at child safety events. The program will arrange statewide car seat inspections and
presentations, open to the public, where citizens can come and have their seats checked to
ensure they are installed properly.
Serious Injuries and Serious Injury Rate
Problem Identification
• In 2021 there were 9,423 serious injuries involving a motor vehicle in Illinois and
7,582 serious injury crashes.
• Of these serious injuries and serious injury crashes, 42.1 percent and 41.2 percent,
respectively, were intersection related.
• The serious injury rate for Illinois for in 2021 was 9.2 serious injuries per 100 million
vehicle miles of travel (VMT).
• Illinois had a 0.9 percent increase in the serious injury rate from the previous year
which was 9.1 in 2020.
• The serious injury rate had an overall decreased of 17.5 percent from 2017 to 2021.
• As shown below, total injuries per 100 million vehicle miles of travel for the U.S.
decreased from 79.45 in 2015 to 78.59 in 2020 while the rate for Illinois decreased
from 87.30 to 77.84 for the same period.
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS ARF data where
applicable as FARS data is not available at this time.
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Planned Activities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues
established in the problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
In FFY 2022, Illinois did not have any specific tasks that focused specifically on serious injuries,
but they are addressed by almost all the planned activities throughout this report.
Program Area Results
Serious Injuries Progress: Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Serious Injuries
12,032.9
11,556.4
10,248.6
Met
For Total Serious Injuries in Traffic Crashes, 2019 data were not yet available so the actual
value for 2019 was estimated. The estimation method consisted of projecting 2019 with
trendline analysis using the rolling averages of 2014-2018. This value was then averaged with
the rolling averages of 2015-2018 to arrive at the estimated value for 2019. The five-year rolling
average for 2019 was then computed and the 2021 value was projected with Ordinary Least
Squares trendline analysis. Although this value resulted in a downward trend from the 2019
baseline, the reduction of fatalities by 2021 was not greater than two percent; therefore, a two-
percent reduction from the 2019 baseline was applied which sets a target of 11,556.4 total
serious injuries in 2021. Since the 2017-2021 rolling average was 10,248.6, the target was met.
Serious Injury Rate Progress: Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Serious Injury
Rate
11.23
10.79
9.83
Met
*2021 State VMT was used since Federal VMT was not available.
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For Serious Injury Rate (Serious Injuries per 100 million VMT), five-year rolling averages for
Serious Injuries (as previously shown) were divided by five-year rolling averages for VMT for
2015 through 2019. Since Federal VMT was available for all years except 2019, state VMT was
used for 2019. Linear regression for the projected values of 2020 and 2021 did not show a
downward trend greater than two percent so a two-percent reduction from the 2019 baseline
was applied, bringing the target to 10.79 per 100 M VMT in 2021. Since the 2017-2021 average
was 9.83, the target was met.
Corrective Course of Action/Future
Serious Injuries
For Total Serious Injuries in Traffic Crashes, 2017-2021 five-year rolling averages were used to
compute the 2023 projected value through Ordinary Least Squares trendline analysis. Using this
linear trend, the value resulted in a downward trend from the 2021 baseline, setting the target at
9,316.7 total serious injuries for 2023.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Serious Injuries in Traffic
Crashes
State
data
12,087 11,435 9,705 8,587 9,418
Reduce serious traffic
injuries to 9,316.7 (2023
Ordinary Least Squares
Linear Trend) by Dec 31
st
,
2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
12,128.6 11,966.6 11,566.2 10,712.0 10,246.4
*Data as of 5/26/2022
Serious Injury Rate
For Serious Injuries per 100 M VMT, five-year rolling averages for Serious Injuries in Traffic
Crashes (as previously shown) were divided by five-year rolling averages for VMT for 2017
through 2021. Federal VMT was available for all years except 2021 so state VMT was used for
the 2021 calculation. Linear regression for the projected value for 2023 shows a downward
trend greater than a reduction of two percent annually so the linear projection of 9.0 per 100 M
VMT in 2023 is the target.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Serious Injury Rate
State data
11.19 10.59 9.03 9.14 9.21
Reduce serious injury rate 8.4
percent from 9.83 (2017-2021
rolling average) to 9.00 (2023
Ordinary Least Squares Linear
Trend) by Dec 31
st
, 2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
11.43 11.22 10.80 10.18 9.83
*Data as of 5/26/2022
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To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures,
Illinois established a detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The
planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are currently taking to address the
issues. In FFY 2023, Illinois does not have any tasks that focus specifically on serious injuries,
but they are addressed by almost all the planned activities throughout this report.
To correct the future course in federal fiscal year 2024 and the corresponding 2024 Highway
Safety Plan for serious injuries and the serious injury rate, Illinois will pursue new partnerships
with local and state agencies, develop new programs to address the core issues of the missed
target(s), look for new data sources and trends, and reassess our current data.
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Young Driver
The Young Driver Program Area focuses on the enforcement of Graduated Driver Licensing
(GDL), Zero tolerance Laws, and educational programs in an effort that will better prepare
young drivers to handle hazards on the road and make safe driving decisions. The strategies to
reduce young crashes must help young drivers gain valuable experience, while mitigating their
risk by keeping them out of dangerous situations.
In Illinois, the GDL program consists of three phases: Permit Phase (Drivers age 15), Initial
Licensing Phase (Drivers ages 16-17) and the Full Licensing Phase (Drivers ages 18-20). In
addition to the phase process, parents play an integral role in keeping their kids safe on the
road. The Secretary of State provides parents with a Parent-Teen Driving Guide and allows
parental access to their child’s driving record.
Problem Identification
• In 2021, speed-related fatalities and serious injuries for males and females age 16-20
were 11.1 percent of all speed-related fatalities and serious injuries in Illinois.
• Occupant fatalities and serious injuries for males and females age 16-20 were 11.5
percent of all occupant fatalities and serious injuries in Illinois in 2021.
• Belted fatalities and serious injuries for males and females age 16-20 in 2021 were 11.0
percent of all belted fatalities and serious injuries in Illinois.
• As shown in the chart below for the years 2016 to 2020, males and females age 16-20
were 6.5 percent of the population in Illinois.
• For this same period, the ratio of percent fatalities and serious injuries to percent
population among the 16-20 age group in Illinois is 1.28 (8.3 percent total fatalities and
injuries versus 6.5 percent of population).
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS ARF data where
applicable as FARS data is not available at this time.
Percent and Frequency Distributions of Young Driver (< 21) Fatalities and Serious Injuries
(2016-2020)
Gender
Age
Group
Total
Fatalities
&
Serious
Injuries
Speed-
Related
Fatalities
&
Serious
Injuries
%
Speed-
Related
Fatalities
&
Serious
Injuries
Occupant
Fatalities
&
Serious
Injuries
Belted
Occupant
Fatalities
&
Serious
Injuries
% Belted
Occupant
Fatalities
&
Serious
Injuries
Population
2020
NCHS
Estimate
Population
%
Population
Proportion
Fatality &
Serious
Injury
Proportion
to
Population
Proportion
Male
16 - 20
2,544
1,071
42.1%
2,544
1,429
56.2%
415,831
3.30%
0.03
1.33
Female
16 - 20
2,257
838
37.1%
2,257
1,694
75.1%
398,449
3.17%
0.03
1.23
Both
16 - 20
4,801
1,909
39.8%
4,801
3,123
65.0%
814,280
6.47%
Total All Ages
57,782
19,247
33.3%
50,451
31,753
62.9%
12,587,530
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Planned Activities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues
established in the problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
In FFY 2022, Illinois only had one task that specifically focused on young drivers. There are
many other projects with multiple focuses like Injury Prevention and most police traffic services.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Safety Education Unit (ISP)
04-12
$143,564
$9,748.84
Project Description: The Illinois State Police’s Safety Education Unit (SEU) is responsible for
statewide safety programs that educate young drivers, schools, teachers, and community
organizations. They provide awareness and prevention programs to change dangerous driving
behaviors. These programs are designed to increase seatbelt compliance, speed awareness,
and to reduce teenage alcohol offenses and distracted driving.
Accomplishments: The Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted educational programs and
presentations on highway safety through their Safety Education Officers located in the ISP
Districts statewide. ISP conducted 895 in-person educational programs reaching a total of
43,697 people statewide. ISP was limited with the number of presentations and outreach in the
beginning of SFY 2022 due to the pandemic which limited attendance at events and gatherings
but as the year progressed, they continued to get back to large numbers of events for teens and
communities served.
Program Area Results
Young Driver (< 21) Fatalities Progress: Not Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Young Driver
(<21) Fatalities
132.6
127.3
134.0
Unmet
Young Driver Fatalities for 2021 were projected to be 127.3 based on a baseline rolling average
from 2015-2019. Due to the data showing only a slight upward trend from recent previous years,
a two-percent reduction was added to create the 2021 value. The actual rolling average for
2017-2021 was 134.0, the target was not met.
Corrective Course of Action/Future
Rolling averages for 2017 through 2021 for Young Drivers (Under 21) Involved in Fatal Crashes
were used in conjunction with a linear regression line to project fatalities for 2023. The projected
value for 2023 is 137.6 and follows an upward trend. Due to this upward pointing trendline, the
two-percent reduction is used. Using the two-percent reduction method, the projected value is
134.5 which aligns with moving toward the goal of zero fatalities.
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Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Drivers Age 20 or younger
involved in fatal crashes
State and
FARS
data
154 110 114 142 180
Reduce drivers age 20 and
younger involved in fatal
crashes by 4.0 percent from
140.0 (2017-2021 rolling
average) to 134.5 (2019-2023
rolling average) by Dec 31
st
,
2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
135.4 131.0 130.2 131.6 140.0
*Data as of 5/26/2022
To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures,
Illinois established a detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The
planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are currently taking to address the
issues. The planned activities to help meet the target are detailed in the 2023 HSP and listed
below.
To correct the future course in federal fiscal year 2024 and the corresponding 2024 Highway
Safety Plan for Young Driver (< 21) Fatalities, Illinois will pursue new partnerships with local and
state agencies, begin the development of a new teen program to address the core issues of the
missed target(s), look for new data sources and trends, and reassess our current data.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Safety Education Unit (ISP)
04-12
$143,564
Project Description: The Illinois State Police’s Safety Education Unit (SEU) is responsible for
statewide safety programs that educate young drivers, schools, teachers, and community
organizations. They provide awareness and prevention programs to change dangerous driving
behaviors. These programs are designed to increase seatbelt compliance, speed awareness,
and to reduce teenage alcohol offenses and distracted driving.
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Occupant Protection
The Occupant Protection program area focuses on addressing serious injuries and fatalities of
unrestrained or improperly restrained occupants. This area of traffic safety is a focus area for
Illinois. Although Illinois has a high seat belt usage rate of 93.0 percent, roughly 40 percent of
fatalities were from drivers or occupants who were unrestrained. Increasing seat belt and child
restraint usage is one of the most effective ways to reduce serious injuries and fatalities.
The foundation of the Illinois occupant protection efforts is the education and enforcement of the
“Click It or Ticket” (CIOT) program. Illinois has a large enforcement program and has a child
passenger safety program that is one of the largest in the nation.
Occupant protection enforcement occurs via the Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program
(STEP) with which grantees undertake integrated impaired driving and seat belt enforcement
during holiday mobilizations (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas/New Year’s, Super Bowl, St.
Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day). Thanksgiving and Memorial
Day have a primary CIOT message and the other holiday timeframes have a strong secondary
CIOT and Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over (DSGPO) message. Local law enforcement agencies
also can perform occupant protection details throughout the year outside of the traditional
campaigns. In support of the enforcement, each CIOT campaign has a comprehensive earned
and paid media effort.
Occupant protection education has a wide variety of projects that target at risk populations.
These projects consist of distributing public information and education (PIE) materials, training
Child Passenger Safety Technicians, distributing child safety seats, conducting Child Passenger
Safety Week efforts, and holding a biennial Child Passenger Safety Conference.
Another area of focus for Illinois is the seat belt usage rate. This is measured by the annual
Observational Seat Belt Use Survey. In 2021 the rate was 93.5 percent and in 2022 the rate
dropped to 93.0 percent. This indicates that this is still an area that needs focus.
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Problem Identification
• Of the 1,896 drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2021, 49.6 percent were restrained, and
22.3 percent were unknown.
• Of the total number of occupant fatalities (865), 39.9 percent (345) were unrestrained,
and 23.5 percent (203) were unknown.
• Driver fatalities amounted to 63.6 percent of all fatalities.
• Drivers with serious injuries amounted to 66.3 percent of all serious injuries.
• There were 295,887 total crashes involving motor vehicles in Illinois.
• Crashes involving serious injury amounted to 12.4 percent of the injury crashes
statewide.
• There were 2,561 injuries to children age 8 and younger in motor vehicles in 2021 which
accounts for 11.9 percent of all passenger injuries.
• In 2021 there were 23 fatalities for children age 8 and younger.
• Individuals 16-20 years old account for 122 fatalities which is 9.1 percent of all fatalities.
• The observed seat belt usage rate in 2022 was 93.0 percent.
• For belted occupants involved in serious injuries and fatalities for 2016-2020, males age
21-34 had the lowest use at 58.0 percent followed by females age 0-8 at 60.9 percent.
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS ARF data where
applicable as FARS data is not available at this time.
Percent and Frequency Distributions of Belted
Occupant Fatalities and Serious Injuries (2016-2020)
Gender
Age
Group
Total
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
Occupant
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
Belted
Occupant
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
% Belted
of the
Occupant
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
Male
0 - 8
722
513
329
64.1%
Male
9 - 15
982
513
344
67.1%
Male
16 - 20
3,264
2,610
1,595
61.1%
Male
21 - 34
10,217
7,198
4,173
58.0%
Male
35 - 64
13,882
8,595
5,891
68.5%
Male
65 +
3,525
2,493
1,898
76.1%
Female
0 - 8
630
529
322
60.9%
Female
9 - 15
916
677
498
73.6%
Female
16 - 20
3,029
2,735
2,015
73.7%
Female
21 - 34
7,367
6,365
4,534
71.2%
Female
35 - 64
10,084
8,349
6,802
81.5%
Female
65 +
3,155
2,708
2,367
87.4%
Total
57,773
43,285
30,768
71.1%
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Planned Activities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues
established in the problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Occupant Protection Paid Media
19-11
$400,000
$400,000.00
Project Description: IDOT’s occupant protection communication campaigns consist of
comprehensive, statewide paid media buys including the use of radio, television, print, digital,
and other online mass media. In FY 2022, the male age 18-34-year-old demographic will be
targeted with the “It’s Not A Game” prevention message. This campaign is intended to address
consequences of being unrestrained.
Accomplishments: Paid Media Campaign Viewing Results
Program Area Results
Unrestrained Passenger Fatality Progress: Not Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Unrestrained
Fatalities
257.6
247.4
262.8
Unmet
Unrestrained Passenger Fatalities for 2021 were projected to be 247.4 based on a rolling average from
2015-2019 and downward linear trend in recent previous years. The actual rolling average for 2017-2021
was 262.8 and the target was not met.
Seat Belt Usage Progress: Not Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Seat Belt Usage
Rate
94.2
94.3
94.1
Unmet
Seat Belt Usage for 2021 was projected to be 94.3 based on a baseline rolling average from 2015-2019
and an upward linear trend that was reflected in previous years. The 2020 survey was not conducted due
to COVID-19 precautions and instead the usage rate for 2019 was retained. Since the actual rolling
average for 2017-2021 was 94.1, the target was not met.
Occupant Protection
Radio -Impressions
2,817,304
TV -Impressions
1,783,505
Digital -Impressions
9,797,797
Digital -Clicks
31,746
Website Pageviews
22,247
Evaluation
Statewide Annual Observational Seat Belt Survey
The seat belt usage rate survey was a statistical (multi-stage random) observational survey conducted
statewide prior to and following the CIOT campaign. The 2021 statewide survey served as the pre-survey
for the 2022 statewide survey. Both surveys included 288 statewide site locations. The survey included
sites on both low volume local roads and residential streets in addition to high volume state highways.
The 288 sites provided a statistically representative sample of the state. The design of the 2022 survey
was fully compliant with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Uniform Criteria for State
Observational Surveys of Seat Belt Use. The survey had four characteristics:
1. The survey was conducted between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. when the light was adequate for
observation.
2. The survey observations were restricted to front seat occupants (drivers and passengers) of
cars, sport utility vehicles, taxis, vans, and pickup trucks.
3. Only the use of a shoulder harness was observed since vehicles passed an observation point
without stopping.
4. The survey sites included interstate highways, freeways, county roads, state highways, and a
random sample of residential streets within selected areas.
During the pre-mobilization survey of 2021, there were 130,204 front seat occupants observed at 288 site
locations statewide. During the post-mobilization survey of 2022, there were 124,472 front seat
occupants observed at the 288 locations statewide. The observed seat belt rate for 2022 is 93.0 percent.
Safety Survey
The CIOT program is evaluated in several ways. For a short-term and immediate impact of the program,
BSPE conducted comprehensive pre- and post-Memorial Day surveys to measure the impact of
paid/earned media and enforcement activities on the public’s knowledge and attitude toward the
mobilization. The surveys were conducted through the Survey Research Office, located at the Center for
State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
The percentage of people who indicated that, “in the past thirty days,” they had “seen or heard any
messages that encourage people to wear their safety belts” increased from 50.3 percent in the pre-
campaign survey to 55.3 percent at the time of the post-campaign survey.
Of those post-campaign respondents who “had seen or heard messages encouraging safety belt use,”
most respondents indicated exposure through billboards/road signs (45.4 percent) and television (55.4
percent). Of the post- campaign survey respondents who saw or heard a message encouraging safety
belt use “in the past 30 days”, 26.8 percent report seeing or hearing the message "more than usual”.
The 2022 pre-campaign survey awareness level of the “Click It or Ticket” slogan started at 69.1 percent.
It increased slightly to 75.4 percent in the post-campaign survey. Please refer to the chart below which
shows the change in attitudes and awareness levels from 2016 to 2022.
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Seat Belt
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
When driving, how often
do you wear your seat belt
(Percent Always)
93.7
95.1
93.9
93.5
88.5
91.7
93.5
Suppose you didn’t wear
your seat belt at all over
the next six months? How
likely do you think it is that
you would get a ticket for
not wearing a seat belt
during this time? (Percent
Very Likely)
42.3
38.8
44.1
40.1
45.8
35.9
36.1
When was the last time
you received a ticket for
not wearing your seat
belt? (Percent one year
or more ago)*
--
--
--
--
--
68.5
77.6
In the past 30 days, have
you seen or heard of any
special effort by police to
ticket drivers in your
community for seat belt
violations? (Percent Yes)
11.7
9.3
20.7
22.8
21.0
17.0
23.2
*Indicates a new survey question in the 2021 report.
Corrective Course of Action/Future
Unrestrained Passenger Fatalities
For Unrestrained Passenger Fatalities, 2017 through 2021 fatalities were calculated using five-year
rolling averages. The linear regression line illustrates an increase to 279.4 in 2023 so the two-percent
reduction is applied, bringing the 2023 target to 267.4.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Unrestrained Passenger Vehicle
Occupant Fatalities, All Seat
Positions
State and
FARS data
265 252 249 293 333
Reduce unrestrained passenger
vehicle occupant fatalities, all seat
positions 4.0 percent from 278.4
(2017-2021 rolling average) to
267.4 (2019-2023 rolling average)
by Dec 31
st
, 2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
264.0 257.0 257.6 265.4 278.4
*Data as of 5/26/2022
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Seat Belt Usage
Contrary to the previously mentioned performance targets, Seat Belt Usage is desired to be on an
upward trend. Single year values were used instead of 5-year rolling averages. The linear regression line
shows the 2023 projected usage rate to be at 93.7 percent.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Observed Seat Belt Use for
Passenger Vehicles, Front Seat
Outboard Occupants (State
Survey)
State
Survey
93.8 94.6 94.3 94.3 93.5
Increase observed seat belt
use for passenger vehicles,
front seat outboard occupants
by 0.2 percentage points from
93.5 percent (2021 value) to
93.7 percent (2023 Ordinary
Least Squares Linear Trend) by
Dec 31
st
, 2022.
1 year
*Data as of 5/26/2022
To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures, Illinois
established a detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The planned activities
are the actions IDOT and its partners are currently taking to address the issues. The planned activities to
help meet the target are detailed in the 2023 HSP and listed below.
To correct the future course in federal fiscal year 2024 and the corresponding 2024 Highway Safety Plan
for Unrestrained Passenger Fatalities and Seat Belt Usage, Illinois will pursue new partnerships with local
and state agencies, develop new programs and adjust current programs to address the core issues of the
missed target(s), look for new data sources and trends, and reassess our current data.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Occupant Protection Paid Media
19-11
$442,000
Project Description: IDOT’s occupant protection communication campaigns consist of comprehensive,
statewide paid media buys including the use of radio, television, print, digital, and other online mass
media. In FFY 2023, the male age 18-34-year-old demographic will be targeted with the “It’s Not A
Game” prevention message. This campaign is intended to address consequences of being unrestrained.
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State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements
A successful Traffic Records System includes the collection, management, and analysis of data
within six core statewide data systems: Crash, Driver, Vehicle, Roadway, Citation or
Adjudication, and EMS or Injury Surveillance. The integration of these various state agency data
systems is essential for creating a comprehensive database of information that can be analyzed
to identify both engineering and behavioral dangers on our roadways. The quality of this data is
assessed by measuring the following attributes:
• Timeliness: The period from the time of the event until data are available for use.
• Accuracy: Data are valid with internal consistency. Data are coded properly.
• Completeness: There are no missing data, and the file contains all events.
• Uniformity: All reporting jurisdictions have the same procedure, and the data agrees with
national guidelines and standards.
• Integration: Data files can be linked to other appropriate files.
• Accessibility: Information is readily and easily available to the main users.
In FFY 2021, NHTSA conducted a Traffic Records Assessment per the FAST Act requirements.
The purpose of the assessment was to determine whether the traffic records system in Illinois
can support management’s needs to identify the state’s highway safety problems, to manage
the countermeasures applied in attempts to reduce or eliminate those problems, and to evaluate
those efforts for effectiveness. Each of the six core data systems were assessed independently
and improvement recommendations made for the system.
Illinois’ Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC) provided executive direction on all
matters related to the various Illinois Traffic Safety Information Systems and the Traffic Safety
Information Systems Improvement Program within the state. Federal funding from the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration allows the committee to aid with new and/or existing
relevant studies that improve programs to address roadway safety within Illinois. The TRCC
provided a forum for review and comment of traffic records issues within the State of Illinois.
This coordinating committee includes members from state agencies, local agencies, federal
agencies, universities, metropolitan planning organizations, and additional stakeholders from
public and private agencies that play a key role in traffic safety. The TRCC has continued to
encourage more participation from members and has increased recruitment efforts for both
grant applicants and committee membership.
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Planned Activities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues established in the
problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Traffic Records Coordinator
18-01
$225,000
$191,681.99
Project Description: This position oversees and coordinates traffic crash data at the state, regional, and
national levels; directs the development of committees, task forces, and work groups to address issues
regarding traffic records; track and report traffic-related data activities to state and federal agencies; coordinate
planning, documenting, and implementation activities among several state agencies and other partners; work
with the State traffic records system agencies to coordinate activities within the traffic records area; and
manage activities while chairing the Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC) that oversees traffic
records and traffic safety-related data activities.
Accomplishments: The current Traffic Records Coordinator (TRC) started in the position in October 2021.
Since starting in this role, the TRC has chaired the Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC). The TRC
was able to re-establish the executive committee by holding the first meeting in December 2022; overhaul the
TRCC website; create a strong network within the traffic records community throughout the country; expand
recruitment efforts for grants applicants and TRCC membership; request two NHTSA GO Teams to assist with
the revamping and reimplementation of the TRCC with special emphasis on data quality; reconvene the Data
Quality Subcommittee; work towards rectifying findings in the FFY 2021 Assessment; and serve as a speaker
at the Traffic Records Forum in August 2022.
Measured Improvement: Recruited three state agencies to apply for the FY 2024 state agency grants.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Trauma Registry (IDPH)
18-02
$112,500
$84,375.00
Project Description: BSPE provided funding for the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to develop a
functional and updated Illinois Trauma Registry that also includes a subset of the Head/Spinal Cord and
Violent Injury Registry. This registry will expand the current data reporting from 71 trauma centers to all general
hospitals and trauma hospitals within Illinois (approximately 185 hospitals), and will address timeliness,
accuracy, completeness, accessibility, uniformity, and integration of statewide trauma data. There are plans to
link the crash data to Trauma Registry, Hospital Discharge, and EMS database (NEMSIS).
Accomplishments: IDPH’s Trauma registry is current with the National Trauma Data Dictionary. IDPH
reviewed the submitted data for compliance with the Trauma Registry Inclusion Criteria as provided in the
Trauma Center Uniform Reporting Requirements Sections. The Trauma Registry was updated quarterly with
new data in the registry. All trauma centers and hospital registrars have been given access to the trauma
registry and helpdesk calls regarding accessibility have been eliminated. IDOT staff working on FARS will be
given access to the trauma registry with central staff rights to have access to trauma data and the ability to
generate their own reports.
Measured Improvement: The Trauma Registry’s new ESO Solutions Inc. (ESO) software has ensured
completeness of data by only allowing completed records to be submitted. Accessibility increased to allow the
120 plus users to use the registry simultaneously without compromising performance and no help desk tickets
have been submitted to ESO. Now the system is capable of handling up to 250 users simultaneously.
The integration of data has been upgraded to allow non-ESO trauma registry users to submit data to IDPH
without double data entry while meeting HL7 compliance.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
FARS
18-10
$100,000
$0
Project Description: This planned activity will be used to support the costs of the FARS Analysts and
Manager. These funds were deemed necessary for the FARS Manager and Analysts to complete their FARS
entries and to runs metrics and quality control reports. The State Metrics Reports compare the number of fatal
cases entered into the state system compared to early notification and made in FARS. Quality Control Reports
monitor the timeliness, completeness, and overall quality of fatal crashes.
Accomplishments: This funding was made available to support the costs of the FARS Manager and
Analysts if the standard funding between NHTSA and the IDOT Bureau of Data Collection is exhausted. The
projected expenditures were thought to exceed the amount received by NHTSA under this agreement. BSPE
allotted the funds for the Bureau of Data Collection to ensure all expenses were covered. In this fiscal year the
current funding was enough to cover costs and therefore no expenses were incurred.
Measured Improvement: No expenditures have been made and therefore no measured improvement.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Data Linkage
18-13
$315,534
$228,117.31
Project Description: Through this project, data integration will be conducted by linking IDOT crash data to
injury surveillance data. The injury data consists of Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Hospital
Discharge, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and Trauma Registry records.
The linkage will allow us to track crash injury victims through EMS, Hospital Emergency Department and
Inpatient, and Trauma Center care. This includes medical outcomes and costs. For example, comparisons can
be made of the hospital costs for belted vs. unbelted occupants and helmeted vs. non-helmeted motorcyclists.
Also, the overall hospital costs resulting from crashes involving impaired drivers can be described.
Accomplishments: This is a new project that was started in Illinois State fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021). No
costs have been expended so far due to establishing contracts with vendors. This project will employ the staff
needed to conduct data integration via data linkage. The data linkage team has received 307,278 inpatient and
798,583 Emergency Department records in the first quarter of FY22 and will complete the development of a
Table of Key Linkage Variables by Dataset.
Measured Improvement: Progress will be measured by the improvement for hospital linkage data. It is
expected that the improvement for hospital linked data to be from 0% to 9% when comparing years prior to
linkage (2015 and before) to years when crash-hospital linkage was conducted (2016 and later). For EMS
data linked to crash data, the improvement is expected to go from 0% to 7% comparing pre-linkage (2018 and
before) to post-linkage (2019 and after). The crash-EMS linkage has a slightly lower percentage because
around one in five patients treated in the hospital after a crash did not arrive by ambulance. The Trauma
Registry has fewer total records (60k relative to 1M for hospital but all serious injuries), so it is anticipated that
0% to 1% of crash records will link to Trauma Registry records during the 2023 grant.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Data Lake (SOS)
18-14
$3,000,000
$0
Project Description: The Illinois Secretary of State is building a comprehensive system to collect, clean, and
make high quality data available for analytics. The proposed data lake solution will serve as the dependable
source (single source of truth) of data that includes crash, driver records, and other data to the Secretary of
State Office, Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Illinois State Police.
Accomplishments: This grant will officially begin in calendar year 2023 as Illinois Secretary of State (SOS)
works closely with Microsoft staff to create and implement the Data Lake in Microsoft Azure. SOS has
prepared everything to begin working with special help desk Microsoft employees specifically tasked with
assisting SOS with getting the Data Lake up and running via Azure. The original grant request was for $3
million. The grant agreement was executed for $3 million. However, it was later determined that the State of
Illinois budget line item for this project only received $1.5 million. This caused the project to be delayed and
extended another grant term so that $1.5 million would be spent on the current grant and $1.5 is projected to
be received and approved in the next budget. Since the original contract with Microsoft Azure (via Dell) was to
end and the end of the grant, the contract had to be re-written to alter the dates to ensure the start date would
be delayed so the funds would be available in the following grant period.
Measured Improvement: At this time, no official action has been taken on the grant.
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Program Area Results
Measures
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Timeliness
Average # days between
date the crash occurred
and the date the official
crash report was
received by IDOT
12 10 10.68 12.47 11.81
Median # days to stat
code the crash report
40 17 14.2 0
Not
Available
Average # days to location
code the crash reports
95 90 89.03 27.3 24.32
Median # days to location
code the crash reports
100 93
Not
Available
17
Not
Available
% of Crash Reports
Electronically Filed
84 87 81.17 75.55 74.14
# of Crash Reports
Electronically Filed
305,661 310,000 186,541 94,767 35,207
Completeness
% of time “unknown” code
is used in critical crash
field* for a non-fatal crash
at an agency level
6 5 8.29 10.12 11.27
Uniformity
% MMUCC- compliant data
elements
76.6 80 80
80
Not
Available
Accuracy
Number of errors per
electronically reported
crash only
1 1
No Longer
Applicable
Unavailable
Not
Available
Integration -
Integration with
other databases
of crash data
with the
following
Crash to Roadway file
(GIS-based data)
1 1 1 1
Not
Available
Crash to FARS and
SafetyNet (MCMIS)
1 1 1 1
Not
Available
Crash to Hospital Inpatient
Data
- 1 1 1
Not
Available
Crash to Emergency
Department Data
No Activity 1 1 1
Not
Available
Crash/FARS to Trauma
Registry Data
No Activity 1 1 1
Not
Available
*Data for 2018-2021 as of 12-12-22
This data is provided by the IDOT Bureau of Data Collections. As of 12-12-2022, the Bureau of Data
Collections is working to update the software with a new vendor. At this time, the available data for 2022 is not
able to be run. However, the timeline for the new vendor should mean that the data will be available by the end
of the first quarter of calendar year 2023.
Due to the unavailability of the data during the creation of this report, all 2022 calculations listed as program
area results in this table are calculated using the ordinary least squares regression method.
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Corrective Course of Action/Future
Completeness of Crash Data
This data is based on the percentage of “Unknown” code used in critical crash fields for a non-fatal crash at an
agency level (data are based on agencies submitting an average of at least two reports per month). Critical
crash fields for non-fatal crashes are defined as being weather, light condition, traffic control device, traffic
control device condition, road surface, vehicle type, vehicle usage, maneuver, driver apparent condition, driver
date of birth, driver safety equipment used, and driver airbag deployed. These data reflect results from both
paper and electronic crash reports.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2018
2020
2021*
Completeness of Crash Data
State
Annual
9 7.6 7.2 8.9 9.9
Decrease percentage of “unknown”
code used 1.0 percentage points
from 9.9 (2021 value) to 9.8 (2023
Ordinary Least Squares Linear
Trend) by Dec 31
st
, 2023.
1 year
*Data as of 5/26/2022
**Due to lack of data availability as the IDOT Bureau of Data Collections upgrades the data with the new
vendor, the 2022 number was ran as a regression model using the OLS method.
To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures, Illinois established a
detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The planned activities are the actions IDOT
and its partners are currently taking to address the issues. The planned activities to help meet the target are
detailed in the 2023 HSP and listed below.
To correct the future course in federal fiscal year 2024 and the corresponding 2024 Highway Safety Plan for
Completeness of Crash Data, Illinois will pursue new partnerships with local and state agencies, work to
identify the source of the unknown code issue, develop a plan of action to address the core issues of the
missed target(s), and reassess our current data.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Traffic Records Coordinator
18-01
$225,000
Project Description: This position oversees and coordinates traffic crash data at the state, regional, and
national levels; directs the development of committees, task forces, and work groups to address issues
regarding traffic records; track and report traffic-related data activities to state and federal agencies; coordinate
planning, documenting, and implementation activities among several state agencies and other partners; work
with the State traffic records system agencies to coordinate activities within the traffic records area; and
manage activities with the Illinois Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC) that oversees traffic records
and traffic safety-related data activities.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Trauma Registry (IDPH)
18-02
$112,500
Project Description: BSPE provided funding for the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to develop a
functional and updated Illinois Trauma Registry that includes a subset of Head and Spinal Cord and Violent
Injury Registry. Three years of crash data have been linked to Hospital Discharge data and crash-hospital
linkages will be conducted each year as data become available. There are also plans to link the crash data to
the Trauma Registry and EMS database (NEMSIS).
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
FARS
18-10
$200,000
Project Description: This planned activity allotted funds be used to support the costs of the FARS Analysts
and Manager if funding between NHTSA and the IDOT Bureau of Data Collections became exhausted. It is
necessary for the FARS Manager and Analysts to complete their FARS entries and to runs metrics and quality
control reports. The State Metrics Reports compare the number of fatal cases entered into the state system
compared to early notification and made in FARS. Quality Control Reports monitor the timeliness,
completeness, and overall quality of fatal crashes.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Data Linkage
18-13
$315,534
Project Description: Through this project, data integration will be conducted by linking IDOT crash data to
injury surveillance data. The injury data consists of Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Hospital
Discharge, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and Trauma Registry records.
The linkage will allow tracking of crash injury victims through EMS, Hospital Emergency Department and
Inpatient, and Trauma Center care. This includes medical outcomes and costs. For example, comparisons can
be made of the hospital costs for belted vs. unbelted occupants and helmeted vs. non-helmeted motorcyclists.
Also, the overall hospital costs resulting from crashes involving impaired drivers can be described.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Data Lake (SOS)
18-14
$3,000,000
Project Description: The Illinois Secretary of State is building a comprehensive system to collect, clean, and
make high quality data available for analytics. The proposed data lake solution will serve as the dependable
source (single source of truth) of data that includes crash, driver records, and other data.
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Impaired Driving
The Impaired Driving program area focuses on reducing crashes, serious injuries, and fatalities caused by
impaired driving. Annually, approximately 30 percent of fatalities in Illinois involve a driver impaired by alcohol,
drugs, other substances, or a combination thereof. This program focuses on local and statewide enforcement
and educational activities.
High-visibility enforcement is the leading impaired driving countermeasure. IDOT utilizes its comprehensive
grant program to maximize the deterrent effect of each enforcement hour funded. Local grant-funded, impaired
driving enforcement occurs via the Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). Grantees undertake
impaired driving enforcement (often integrated with seat belt enforcement) during holiday mobilizations
(Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas/New Year’s, Super Bowl, St. Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence
Day, and Labor Day). Local law enforcement agencies may also perform impaired driving details throughout
the year at times of their choosing. Impaired driving enforcement generally occurs post-9:00 p.m., however can
also be undertaken by ARIDE or DRE-trained officers during daytime hours. The Illinois State Police (ISP)
plays a vital role in the impaired driving grant program. They conduct multiple enforcement programs with
concentrated patrols during the holiday periods and throughout the year.
To directly support impaired driving enforcement efforts, the SHSO funds comprehensive paid and earned
media programs and prosecutorial and law enforcement training. Impaired Driving Program highlights also
include DUI Courts, court monitoring, DUI prosecution, Law Enforcement SFST, ARIDE, and DRE Training,
Judicial Training, Fraudulent ID programs, No-refusal search-warrant programs, law enforcement forensic
phlebotomy, and underage drinking prevention.
Problem Identification
• There were 1,210 fatal crashes in 2021, 28.3 percent were alcohol related.
• Of the 1,334 people killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2021, 28.8 percent of these fatalities were alcohol
related.
• There were 848 drivers killed in motor vehicle crashes, 575 of these drivers were tested with 42.4
percent testing positive for BAC of 0.01 or higher in 2021.
• From 2018 to 2022, the group with the highest percentage of alcohol-related serious injuries and
fatalities are aged 21 to 34 at 50 percent with 79 percent of that group being male.
• From 2018 to 2022, the leading time frame for alcohol-impaired fatalities is midnight to 3:00 a.m. and
the highest cannabis-involved fatalities occur during the 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. timeframe.
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS ARF data where applicable as FARS
data is not available at this time.
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Planned A
ctivities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues established in the
problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
UIC Laboratory Testing
03-05
$107,418
$42,729.10
Project Description: The University of Illinois-Chicago’s (UIC) Analytical Forensic Testing Laboratory (AFTL)
is proposing a project which seeks to increase the volume of collected DUI samples tested and gather more
data to identify trends. AFTL is focused on tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its impact on people's ability to
drive safely while under the influence. AFTL receives samples from various police departments all over the
state of Illinois so this project can potentially serve the entire state.
Accomplishments: During FFY 2021, with assistance from an IDOT, BSPE grant, the AFTL eliminated its
backlog of Impaired Driving (DUI) cases. However, the grant-funded analyst that allowed for this left the AFTL
and the backlog has since risen again. Midway through FFY 2022, a new grant funded analyst was brought on
and, after initial training, began running cases and eliminating the backlog. The AFTL continued integrating a
new laboratory information management system (LIMS) and report-generating software to better manage
cases. The analyst and software directly contribute to this grants’ goal of increasing the timeliness, accuracy,
and efficiency of forensic testing in DUI cases as well as report generation. The AFTL worked over 200 DUI
testing kits during this fiscal year, continuing to move towards its goal of 500 kits per year providing high-level
analyses on a variety of impaired driving issues, such as what are the most common drugs found in DUI cases,
trends in DUIs, and driver poly-drug use.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Operation Straight ID (SOS)
13-02
$25,845
$15,270.75
Project Description: The project goal is to address underage drinking and driving through a reduction in the
use of fraudulent driver licenses and identification cards. Operation Straight ID (OPSID) provides classes for
owners and employees of bars, stores, and restaurants where liquor is being served. The emphasis of these
classes is to teach trainees how to detect fraudulent driver’s licenses or ID’s.
Accomplishments: The Illinois Secretary of State Police conducted 36 “Operation Straight ID” presentations
informing 561 law enforcement officers, employees, and other community members how to detect fraudulent
driver license and state identification cards.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Impaired Driving Training and
Resources
13-04
$514,852
$296,652.88
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police (ISP) to purchase breath testing
items needed for breath testing, oral fluid instruments, and to provide ARIDE and DRE training to ISP officers.
Drugged driving is a growing problem in Illinois, and it is imperative that the Illinois State Police do all that it
can to prevent crashes.
Accomplishments: The Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted one DRE Training course resulting in 12 new
DRE-certified ISP and local officers. ISP purchased various supplies from mouthpieces to software that allows
the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Testing Section to provide impaired driving training and resources to the
state including technical support for the BAO, ASV XL, and AS FST instruments and operators statewide.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Alcohol Police Training
13-06
$325,000
$245,954.67
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
(ILETSB) to continue the offering of statewide DUI law enforcement training for law enforcement officers.
ILETSB will house the DRE/SFST Coordinator for Illinois. The goal of the project is to reduce statewide traffic
crashes by improving alcohol countermeasure methods and techniques and by enhancing the total law
enforcement effort.
Accomplishments: The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board conducted 28 Advanced
Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) classes training 367 law enforcement officers; five Standard
Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor course training 28 new instructors; 42 Breath Analysis Operator
Certification training 742 officers; 13 SFST refresher courses training 197 officers; six Illinois Vehicle Code
classes training 390 officers; and one Drug Recognition Expert Course training 9 local officers.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Traffic Safety Resource
Prosecutor
13-10
$290,976
$183,571.38
Project Description: The Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) provides a valuable outreach element to
Illinois law enforcement, prosecutors, and the judiciary. The TSRP program will serve the whole State of
Illinois. The goal is to reduce alcohol and drug impaired motor vehicle crashes in Illinois by acting as an advisor
and trainer on prosecution, criminal justice, and enforcement issues on behalf of IDOT's Highway Safety
program. The TSRP will be promoting the use of “No-Refusal” Electronic DUI Search Warrants, assisting law
enforcement in the development of phlebotomy training and will work closely with the Illinois Law Enforcement
Training and Standards Board.
Accomplishments: The TSRP conducted and/or participated in several DRE, ARIDE, SFST, Warning to
Motorist (sworn reports), and DRE “A to Z” trainings attended by over 100 officers and prosecutors each
month. The Illinois TSRP virtual training program, in partnership with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s
Office, started in FFY 2021 continued providing to hundreds of law enforcement officers and prosecutors
throughout Illinois valuable information on numerous impaired driving topics. In addition, the TSRP played an
instrumental role in planning the Midwest Impaired Driving Conference to be held in Illinois early in FY23 and
continues administering and marketing the Law Enforcement Forensic Phlebotomy Program. The TSRP
continues to assist law enforcement and prosecutors with hundreds of DUI cases/situations and provides
research and counsel on many other traffic-related issues.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
DUI Prevention AOIC
13-13
$66,890
$0.00
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to conduct an
annual seminar for judges on issues related to Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of drugs and/or alcohol
cases. The annual seminar will focus on a broad range of issues related to DUI offenders, with particular
emphasis on topics such as clinical aspects of substance abuse, understanding the substance abuse
evaluation, and alternative sentencing.
Accomplishments: No funds were expended in FFY22 as this was a State Fiscal Year 2023 grant that
started in July of 2022. This conference will be completed in Federal Fiscal Year 2023.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Impaired Driving Paid Media
13-14
$1,750,000
$1,744,280.00
Project Description: This task provides funds for paid media in support of the Impaired Driving Campaign.
This campaign will focus on the Christmas/New Years, Independence Day, and Labor Day. The campaign will
extend throughout the spring and summer in coordination with other paid media campaigns to combine and
emphasize the importance of safe driving.
Accomplishments: Paid Media Campaign Viewing Results
Impaired Driving
Radio -Impressions
85,815,552
TV -Impressions
14,999,038
Digital -Impressions
19,767,709
Digital -Clicks
55,534
Website Pageviews
39,032
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Impaired Driving Prevention
13-16
$1,552,540
$666,194.70
Project Description: This activity funds various non-enforcement projects including local police departments
providing DRE Instructor officers to conduct ARIDE and DRE training and assisting the DRE Program with re-
certifications, etc.; court monitoring through the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists and Mothers Against
Drunk Driving. This task also provides funds for the Chicago Police Department to conduct comprehensive DUI
enforcement details throughout the year.
Accomplishments: Six local agencies focused on DUI-enforcement training that allowed for the following
courses to be conducted: 19 SFST, 48 ARIDE, 2 DRE classes training 22 officers, numerous DRE
Certifications and Recertifications, and 2 Bassett Classes. These 6 agencies also engaged in DRE recruiting
activity throughout the grant year. In total, even with COVID-19 continuing to curtail activity, over 2,000 law
enforcement officers, judges, and state’s attorneys were trained. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
monitored 4,249 DUI cases in which there was a disposition in 44 different counties throughout downstate
Illinois. The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) monitored 4,937 cases that had a disposition within
Cook and surrounding counties.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
DUI Court Program
13-17
$305,604
$235,828.98
Project Description: This activity funds a DUI Court Program in Peoria County. The DUI court in Peoria
County aims to reduce the number of impaired driving cases using evidence-based practices, treatment, and
supervision. This will be done by providing early screening, assessment, and court intervention in addition to
promoting public safety by reducing incidents of repeat drinking/driving behavior.
Accomplishments: In FFY 2022, the DUI Court Program in Peoria County continued to apply Problem-
Solving Court Standards to its DUI-related participants, as appropriate. In addition to problem solving court
participants, the court program oversees more than 800 individuals who must undergo varying levels of
probation including those subject to drug/alcohol testing and some who are in the non-testing group. In total for
the grant year, over 500 chemical tests were performed on program clients and 149 DUI offenders successfully
completed all probation requirements.
Program Area Results
Driver and Motorcycle Operator with BAC 0.08 or Higher Fatality Progress: Not Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Driver or
Motorcycle
Operator with BAC
of 0.08 or Above
326.6
313.7
351.4
Unmet
Since fatalities for Driver and Motorcycle Operator with a BAC of 0.08 or Higher were not yet available for
2019, an estimate was calculated by using five-year rolling averages for 2014 through 2018 to create a linear
regression line to project 2019. The five-year rolling averages for 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 were averaged
with the value for 2019 to derive at the estimated actual value for 2019. The five-year average for 2019 was
then calculated. Again, the data displayed an upward trend in fatalities with 2021 at 336.7. Instead, the two-
percent reduction was applied to set the 2021 target at a much lower 313.7 which is better aligned with the
goal of working toward zero fatalities. Since the 2017-2021 rolling average was 351.4, the target was not met.
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Evaluation
Safety Survey
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” awareness levels were measured before and after the Labor Day campaign.
Respondents self-reported awareness levels of the slogan at 52.4 percent and 58.8 percent, respectively. “You
Drink. You Drive. You Lose” was reported slightly higher at 58.8 percent in both the pre-campaign survey and
in the post-campaign survey statewide. The slogan with the highest reported awareness is “Friends Don’t Let
Friends Drive Drunk” with awareness levels at 62.5 percent in the pre-campaign survey and 61.9 percent in the
post-campaign survey.
Additionally, survey respondents were asked about their attitudes and awareness levels for impaired driving
and police enforcement activity. Please refer to the chart below which shows the change in attitudes and
awareness levels from 2016 to 2022.
Alcohol
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
In the past 30 days, have you read, seen or
heard anything about alcohol impaired
driving in Illinois? (Percent Yes)
50.4%
51.6%
47.7%
47.0%
45.8%
56.7%
59.6%
If you drove after having too much to drink
to drive safely, how likely do you think you
are to be stopped by a police officer?
Would you say this is: (Percent Almost
Certain +Very Likely)
27.5%
38.4%
41.5%
36.7%
25.0%
56.6%
54.2%
Compared to 3 months ago, do you think a
driver who had been drinking is now likely
to get stopped by Police? (Percent More
Likely)
23.1%
18.7%
22.0%
22.9%
33.2%
36.5%
38.1%
Percent of responders who had alcoholic
beverages in the last 30 days.
49.4%
48.1%
38.7%
35.7%
64.9%
65.4%
63.8%
Of those who ever drink, during the past 30
days, have you ever driven a motor vehicle
within two hours after drinking alcoholic
beverages? (Percent Yes)
17.7%
18.9%
19.6%
19.0%
21.4%
12.6%
14.6%
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Corrective Course of Action/Future
Five-year rolling averages for 2017 through 2021 were used to create a linear regression line to project the
2023 value. Again, the data displays a slight upward trend in fatalities with 2023 at 328.4. Instead, the two-
percent reduction was applied to set the 2023 target at a much lower 306.6 which is better aligned with the
goal of working toward zero fatalities.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Fatalities
State and
FARS
data
357 325 311 379 224
Reduce alcohol impaired
driving fatalities 4.0 percent
from 319.2 (2017-2021 rolling
average) to 306.6 (2019-2023
rolling average) by Dec 31
st
,
2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
326.8 325.8 327.6 341.6 319.2
*Data as of 5/26/2022
To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures, Illinois established a
detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The planned activities are the actions IDOT
and its partners are currently taking to address the issues. The planned activities to help meet the target are
detailed in the 2023 HSP and listed below.
To correct the future course in federal fiscal year 2024 and the corresponding 2024 Highway Safety Plan for
Motorcycle Operator with BAC 0.08 or Higher Fatality, Illinois will pursue new partnerships with local and state
agencies, develop new enforcement programs to address the core issues of the missed target(s), look for new
data sources and trends, and reassess our current data.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
UIC Laboratory Testing
03-05
$115,940
Project Description: The UIC Analytical Forensic Testing Laboratory (AFTL) is proposing a project which
seeks to increase the volume of collected DUI samples tested and gather more data to identify trends. AFTL is
focused on tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its impact on people's ability to drive safely while under the
influence. AFTL receives samples from various police departments all over the state of Illinois so this project
can potentially serve the entire state.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Alcohol Police Training
04-01
$475,000
Project Description: This task provides funds to continue traffic enforcement-related training to Illinois local
law enforcement officers on a statewide basis. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
(ILETSB) coordinates the specialized police training activities. The training is most often delivered through
ILETSB’s 14 mobile training units although individuals may attend standard courses at recognized training
institutions in certain situations. Training will be targeted in counties on IDOT’s County Population Model.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Operation Straight ID (SOS)
13-02
$25,845
Project Description: The project goal is to address underage drinking and driving through a reduction in the
use of fraudulent driver licenses and identification cards. Operation Straight ID (OPSID) provides classes for
owners and employees of bars, stores, and restaurants where liquor is being served. The emphasis of these
classes is to teach trainees how to detect fraudulent driver’s licenses or ID’s.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Impaired Driving Training and
Resources
13-04
$514,852
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police (ISP) to purchase breath testing
items needed for breath testing, oral fluid instruments, and to provide ARIDE and DRE training to ISP officers.
Drugged driving is a growing problem in Illinois and it is imperative that the Illinois State Police do all that it can
to prevent crashes.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Traffic Safety Resource
Prosecutor
13-10
$330,924
Project Description: The Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) provides a valuable outreach element to
Illinois law enforcement, prosecutors, and the judiciary. The TSRP program will serve the whole State of
Illinois. The goal is to reduce alcohol and drug impaired motor vehicle crashes in Illinois by acting as an advisor
and trainer on prosecution, criminal justice, and enforcement issues on behalf of IDOT's Highway Safety
program. The TSRP will be promoting the use of “No-Refusal” Electronic DUI Search Warrants, assisting law
enforcement in the development of phlebotomy training and will work closely with the Illinois Law Enforcement
Training and Standards Board and the Illinois State Police’s Impaired Driving Coordinator. In addition, the
Illinois TSRP program will house the Judicial Outreach Liaison (JOL) Program for FFY 2023 and the JOL will
work directly with the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Impaired Driving Paid Media
13-14
$1,592,000
Project Description: This task provides funds for paid media in support of the Impaired Driving Campaign.
This campaign will focus on the Christmas/New Years, Independence Day, and Labor Day. The campaign will
extend throughout the spring and summer in coordination with other paid media campaigns to combine and
emphasize the importance of safe driving.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
DUI Prevention AOIC
13-13
$66,890
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to conduct an
annual seminar for judges on issues related to cases charging driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). The
annual seminar will focus on a broad range of issues related to DUI offenders, with particular emphasis on
non-legal topics such as clinical aspects of substance abuse, understanding the substance abuse evaluation
and alternative sentencing.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Impaired Driving Prevention
13-16
$1,463,665
Project Description: This activity funds various non-enforcement projects including local police departments
providing DRE Instructor officers to conduct SFST, SFST Instructor, SFST Refresher, ARIDE, DRE training
and assisting the DRE Program with re-certifications, etc.; court monitoring through the Alliance Against
Intoxicated Motorists and Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Underage substance use and impaired driving
prevention efforts via AAIM, Think First, and Prevention Partnership; alcohol-server training.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
DUI Court Program
13-17
$458,085
Project Description: This activity funds a DUI Court Program in Peoria and McHenry County. The DUI court in
aims to reduce the number of impaired driving cases using evidence-based practices, treatment, and
supervision. This will be done by providing early screening, assessment, and court intervention in addition to
promoting public safety by reducing incidents of repeat drinking/driving behavior.
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Motorcyclist Safety
Motorcyclists are some of the most vulnerable road users in Illinois. More than 10 percent of Illinois’ total
fatalities are motorcyclists. It has become evident that a multi-dimensional approach to motorcycle safety is
needed to prevent fatalities and serious injuries. The Motorcycle Safety Program in Illinois consists of
motorcyclist training, outreach, and education.
One of the most effective approaches of prevention of fatalities and serious injuries in the State of Illinois has
been the development the Cycle Rider Safety Training Program. This training program provides rider education
of safe motorcycling principles for basic and experienced riders. This program has evolved beyond basic
training courses and has become a comprehensive program for all riders. IDOT’s goal is to provide motorcycle
training to all with the inclination to ride. It is not the intent to entice people to ride motorcycles but rather to
train all who are interested in the benefits of training. The Cycle Rider Safety Training Program is funded by
Illinois motorcyclists through a portion of license endorsement and license plate fees.
IDOT has three regional centers across the state that provide the training. Illinois is one of only two states in
the United States that offer Motorcycle Safety Foundation classes free of charge to residents. Classes are
offered from early March through late October.
In 2022, Illinois motorcycle training was significantly impacted due to the issues surrounding COVID-19 and the
closing of Harper College as a regional training center. In a typical year roughly 14,500 motorcyclists pass
through the Illinois Cycle Rider Safety Training Program and in 2022, 8,603 motorcyclists enrolled in the
program. Of those enrolled, 6,422 successfully completed the training. Illinois continues to expect decreased
enrollment of training in 2023 due to the lack of a northern regional training center.
Basic and Intermediate Rider Courses represented approximately 96 percent of the total number trained.
These courses are popular because all students under 18 are required to successfully complete the Basic
Rider Course to qualify for an M Endorsement on their driver’s license. It is also popular because successful
completion of the course allows the issuance of a license waiver that relieves the student from testing
requirements to obtain their motorcycle endorsement. The remaining four percent of those trained represent
persons who already possessed a motorcycle license and enrolled in training to improve their riding skills.
Problem Identification
Motorcyclist Sa
fety
• Crashes involving motorcyclists account for 1.0 percent of all crashes in Illinois in 2021.
• In 2021, there were 163 fatal crashes and 169 fatalities involving motorcyclists.
• Of the 2,390 motorcyclists injured in 2021, 35.8 suffered from serious injuries.
• In 2021, 20 of the 169 motorcyclist fatalities occurred in Chicago as well as 21 of the 163 fatal crashes.
• Of the 367 motorcyclists injured in Chicago in 2021, 101 resulted in serious injuries.
• As illustrated in the chart below, the group with the highest percent of motorcyclist fatalities and serious
injuries are males aged 35 to 64 at 16.1 percent followed by males aged 21-34 at 14.2 percent for 2016
to 2020.
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS ARF data where applicable as FARS
data is not available at this time.
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Percent and Frequency Distributions of Motorcycle-Related Fatalities
and Serious Injuries and Helmet Use (2016-2020)
Gender
Age
Group
Total
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
Motorcycle
Fatalities &
Serious
Injuries
Helmeted
Motorcycle
Fatalities &
Serious
Injuries
% Helmeted
Motorcycle
Fatalities &
Serious
Injuries
% Motorcycle
Fatalities &
Serious
Injuries of
Total
Male
0 - 8
722
3
0
0.0%
0.4%
Male
9 - 15
982
15
1
6.7%
1.5%
Male
16 - 20
3,264
180
70
38.9%
5.5%
Male
21 - 34
10,217
1,446
365
25.2%
14.2%
Male
35 - 64
13,882
2,230
365
16.4%
16.1%
Male
65 +
3,525
302
75
24.8%
8.6%
Female
0 - 8
630
0
0
0.0%
0.0%
Female
9 - 15
916
9
3
33.3%
1.0%
Female
16 - 20
3,029
33
7
21.2%
1.1%
Female
21 - 34
7,367
198
48
24.2%
2.7%
Female
35 - 64
10,084
451
88
19.5%
4.5%
Female
65 +
3,155
32
9
28.1%
1.0%
Total
57,773
4,899
1,031
21.0%
8.5%
Unhelmeted Mo
torcyclist Safety
• Crashes involving unhelmeted motorcyclists account for 0.7 percent of all crashes in Illinois in 2021.
• Unhelmeted motorcyclists account for 100 fatal crashes and 104 fatalities in 2021.
• Of the 1,387 unhelmeted motorcyclists injured in 2021, 541 suffered from serious injuries.
• In 2021, 9 of the 104 fatalities and 9 of the 100 fatal crashes occurred in Chicago.
• Of the 172 unhelmeted motorcyclists injured in Chicago in 2021, 49 resulted in serious injuries.
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS ARF data where applicable as FARS
data is not available at this time.
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Planned Activities:
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues established in the
problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
General Paid Media
02-08
$335,000
$205,532.46
Project Description: This task provides funds for IDOT to conduct focus groups to data drive our paid media
campaigns, conduct a paid media campaign for a Motorcycle Awareness and potentially occupant protection or
other traffic safety campaigns, if necessary. This motorcycle campaign is planned for the summer riding
months when there are more motorcycles on the roads and there is potential for more crashes. The occupant
protection campaign would be throughout the year. This planned activity is to supplement the Motorcycle Paid
Media Campaign that is funded with 405f funds.
Accomplishments: Paid Media Campaign Viewing Results.
Motorcycle Safety
Radio -Impressions
2,408,230
TV -Impressions
5,136,727
Digital -Impressions
12,592,730
Digital -Clicks
22,596
Website Pageviews
38,463
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Motorcycle Paid Media
22-01
$300,000
$300,000.00
Project Description: This task provides funds for IDOT to conduct a paid media campaign for a Motorcycle
Awareness campaign. This campaign is planned for the summer riding months when there are more
motorcycles on the roads and there is potential for more crashes. This planned activity is to supplement the
Motorcycle Paid Media Campaign that is funded with 402 funds.
Accomplishments: Motorcycle paid media is supported by two planned activities and therefore the
accomplishments of 02-08 represent the combined results of 02-08 and 22-01. Please see the results above.
Name: Task Code: Planned Amount: Expended Amount:
Motorcycle P.I. and E. Materials 22-02 $30,000 $0.00
Project Description: This task identifies funding for IDOT to purchase motorcycle safety banners and yard
signs for Illinois' Start Seeing Motorcycles campaign. The banners and signs will be distributed throughout the
state. The focus will be in areas where high rates of motorcycle fatalities and serious injuries occur. This
campaign will bring awareness to motorcycle riders and inform motorcyclists on how to receive free motorcycle
rider training.
Accomplishments: In FFY 2022 BSPE did not purchase PI&E Materials since outreach was limited due to
COVID-19.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Motorcycle Winter Conference
22-03
$10,000
$0.00
Project Description: This task identifies funding for IDOT to conduct an annual motorcycle safety conference.
This conference will discuss training and educational components that are pertinent to rider coaches and
motorcycle training facilities.
Accomplishments: Conference was not conducted due to COVID-19.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Motorcycle (State Match)
22-04
$3,230,000
$2,092,665.00
Project Description: This planned activity is the training of motorcycle riders through the Illinois Cycle Rider
Safety Training Program. Roughly 14,000 motorcyclists are trained through this program annually.
Accomplishments: IDOT provided training to 8,603 motorcycle riders through the Cycle Rider Training
Program in FFY 2022. IDOT staff and other motorcycle safety stakeholders participated in limited outreach
events due to COVID-19.
Program Area Results
Motorcyclist Safe
ty
Motorcyclist Fatality Progress: Not Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Motorcyclist
Fatalities
143.2
137.5
145.2
Unmet
Projected Motorcyclist Fatalities for 2021 was 137.5 based on 2015-2019 rolling average in addition to a two-
percent reduction due to the linear trend of the averages being on an upward slope. The actual rolling average
from 2017-2021 of 145.2 showed that the target was not met.
Evaluation
When survey respondents were asked of their awareness levels and attitudes toward motorcyclists, 50 percent
of respondents in the Pre-Memorial Day survey reported that they had heard the slogan “Start Seeing
Motorcycles” while 54 percent of respondents reported they had in the Post-Memorial Day survey. Awareness
levels fell to 53 percent in the Post-Labor Day survey.
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Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Safety
Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Fatality Progress: Not Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Unhelmeted
Motorcyclist
Fatalities
102.2
98.2
99.2
Unmet
Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Fatalities for 2021 were projected to be 98.2 based on a baseline rolling average from
2015-2019. A two-percent reduction was also added due to the linear trend of the data only being slightly
downward for the recent previous years. The actual 2017-2021 rolling average was 99.2 and as a result, the
target was unmet.
Evaluation
Illinois motorcycle fatalities went up by 10.5 percent from 153 in 2020 to 169 in 2021. The percent helmeted
motorcyclist fatalities remain low at 38.5 percent in 2021 as compared to the percent the US helmeted
motorcycle fatalities at 58.4 percent in 2020. Based on the preliminary estimate, the number of lives saved in
Illinois at the current usage rate of 38.5 percent is about 38. If Illinois had 100 percent helmet use, an
additional 39 lives would have been saved.
Corrective Course of Action/Future
Motorcyclist Sa
fety
The trendline for five-year rolling averages for Motorcyclist Fatalities project fatalities to increase to 149.0 by
2023. Since the data has an upward slope, it is not consistent with Illinois’ goal of zero fatalities. For this
reason, a two-percent reduction is used to decrease fatalities to 143.1 for 2023.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Motorcyclist Fatalities
State and
FARS
data
160 119 138 153 175
Reduce motorcyclist fatalities
by 4.0 percent from 149.0
(2017-2021 rolling average) to
143.1 (2019-2023 rolling
average) by Dec 31
st
, 2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
146.2 139.6 143.6 144.8 149.0
*Data as of 5/26/2022
Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Safety
The five-year rolling averages for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 for Unhelmeted Motorcycle Fatalities
shows a downward trend over time. The Projection for 2023 was created using linear regression as in previous
target selections. This decrease to 100.4 in 2023 is higher than a two-percent reduction so the two-percent
reduction is used instead, bringing the target to 96.8 for 2023.
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Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Unhelmeted Motorcyclist
Fatalities
State and
FARS
data
108 87 100 102 107
Reduce unhelmeted,
motorcyclist fatalities 4.0
percent from 100.8 (2017-2021
rolling average) to 96.8 (2019-
2023 rolling average) by Dec
31
st
, 2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
104.6 99.4 103.2 102.6 100.8
*Data as of 5/26/2022
To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures, Illinois established a
detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The planned activities are the actions IDOT
and its partners are currently taking to address the issues. The planned activities to help meet the target are
detailed in the 2023 HSP and listed below.
To correct the future course in federal fiscal year 2024 and the corresponding 2024 Highway Safety Plan for
Motorcyclist Fatalities and Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Fatalities, Illinois will pursue new partnerships with local
and state agencies, potentially develop new motorcycle safety programs to address the core issues of the
missed target(s), look for new data sources and trends, and reassess our current data.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Motorcycle Paid Media
02-03
$242,000
Project Description: This task provides funds for IDOT to conduct a paid media campaign for a Motorcycle
Awareness. This motorcycle campaign is planned for the summer riding months when there are more
motorcycles on the roads and there is potential for more crashes. This planned activity is to supplement the
Motorcycle Paid Media Campaign that is funded with 405f funds.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Motorcycle Paid Media
22-01
$200,000
Project Description: This task provides funds for IDOT to conduct a paid media campaign for a Motorcycle
Awareness campaign. This campaign is planned for the summer riding months when there are more
motorcycles on the roads and there is potential for more crashes. This planned activity is to supplement the
Motorcycle Paid Media Campaign that is funded with 402 funds.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Motorcycle P.I. and E. Materials
22-02
$30,000
Project Description: This task identifies funding for IDOT to purchase motorcycle safety banners and yard
signs for Illinois' Start Seeing Motorcycles campaign. The banners and signs will be distributed throughout the
state. The focus will be in areas where high rates of motorcycle fatalities and serious injuries occur. This
campaign will bring awareness to motorcycle riders and inform motorcyclists on how to receive free motorcycle
rider training.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Motorcycle Winter Conference
22-03
$10,000
Project Description: This task identifies funding for IDOT to conduct an annual motorcycle safety conference.
This conference will discuss training and educational components that are pertinent to rider coaches and
motorcycle training facilities.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Cycle Rider Safety Training
Program Match
22-04
$3,000,000
Project Description: This planned activity is the training of motorcycle riders through the Illinois Cycle Rider
Safety Training Program. Roughly 14,000 motorcyclists are trained through this program annually.
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Nonmotorized Safety
The Nonmotorized Safety program area focuses on addressing serious injuries and fatalities of pedestrian,
bicyclist, and other cyclists. This area of traffic safety has become a focus area for Illinois. Over the past few
years pedestrian safety specifically has become an emphasis due to the steady increase of fatalities and
serious injuries. This is not Illinois specific as it has become a nationwide trend. Illinois is working with local
and state partners to strengthen laws, create awareness campaigns, and issue grants in the hopes that this will
decrease nonmotorized fatalities and injuries.
Problem Identification
Pedestrian Safety
• Baseline pedestrian fatality rolling averages increased between the 5-year periods of 2015-2019 and
2016-2020.
• Crashes involving pedestrians account for 1.3 percent of all crashes in Illinois in 2021.
• In 2021, there were 213 fatal crashes and 215 fatalities involving pedestrians.
• Of the 3,523 pedestrians injured in 2021, 862 suffered from serious injuries.
• In 2021, 66 of the 215 pedestrian fatalities occurred in Chicago as well as 65 of the 213 fatal crashes.
• Of the 2,109 pedestrians injured in Chicago in 2021, 478 resulted in serious injuries.
• The group with the highest percent of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries for 2016 to 2020 are
males age 9 to 15 at 22.7 percent followed by males age 0-8 at 21.9 percent.
• Between 2016-2020 there were 804 pedestrians killed, 178 (22 percent) were over the age of 64.
• Between 2016-2020 there were 4,655 pedestrians seriously injured, 616 (13 percent) were over the
age of 65.
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS ARF data where applicable as FARS
data is not available at this time.
Percent and Frequency Distributions of
Pedestrian-Related Fatalities and Serious
Injuries (2016-2020)
Gender
Age
Group
Total
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
Pedestrian
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
%
Pedestrian
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
Male
0 - 8
722
158
21.9%
Male
9 - 15
982
223
22.7%
Male
16 - 20
3,264
216
6.6%
Male
21 - 34
10,217
741
7.3%
Male
35 - 64
13,882
1,456
10.5%
Male
65 +
3,525
442
12.5%
Female
0 - 8
630
81
12.9%
Female
9 - 15
916
141
15.4%
Female
16 - 20
3,029
179
5.9%
Female
21 - 34
7,367
550
7.5%
Female
35 - 64
10,084
920
9.1%
Female
65 +
3,155
352
11.2%
Total
57,773
5,459
9.4%
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Pedalcyclist Safety
• Crashes involving pedalcyclists account for 0.8 percent of all crashes in Illinois in 2021.
• Pedalcyclists account for 34 fatal crashes and 34 fatalities in 2021.
• Of the 2,140 pedalcyclists injured in 2021, 301 suffered from serious injuries.
• In 2021, 11 of the 34 fatalities and 11 of the 34 fatal crashes occurred in Chicago.
• Of the 990 pedalcyclists injured in Chicago in 2021, 124 resulted in serious injuries.
• Males age 9 to 15 hold the highest percent of pedalcycle-related fatalities and serious injuries for 2016
to 2020 at 19.5 percent.
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS ARF data where applicable as FARS
data is not available at this time.
Percent and Frequency Distributions of
Pedalcycle-Related Fatalities and Serious
Injuries (2016-2020)
Gender
Age
Group
Total
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
Pedalcyclist
Fatalities &
Serious
Injuries
%
Pedalcyclist
Fatalities &
Serious
Injuries
Male
0 - 8
722
29
4.0%
Male
9 - 15
982
191
19.5%
Male
16 - 20
3,264
154
4.7%
Male
21 - 34
10,217
327
3.2%
Male
35 - 64
13,882
639
4.6%
Male
65 +
3,525
123
3.5%
Female
0 - 8
630
10
1.6%
Female
9 - 15
916
53
5.8%
Female
16 - 20
3,029
37
1.2%
Female
21 - 34
7,367
105
1.4%
Female
35 - 64
10,084
135
1.3%
Female
65 +
3,155
15
0.5%
Total
57,773
1,818
3.1%
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Planned Activities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues established in the
problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
CDOT Safety Program
02-14
$568,700
$568,519.97
Project Description: This task includes education and training. This task provides funds for the Chicago
Department of Transportation to address fatalities and serious injuries for some of our most vulnerable road
users. This planned activity will focus on Chicago SAFE (Streets Are For Everybody) Ambassador Program,
Safe Seniors and Safe Routes to School presentations in the Vision Zero High Crash Areas, promote and
support child passenger safety technicians training and education, Chicago SAFE education and engagement,
such as via community events, specifically to Vision Zero HCAs, and support to CPD Safety Missions in CPD
Districts in Vision Zero HCAs at both intersections and along high crash corridors.
Accomplishments: In FFY 2022, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) continued to grow with
the Safe Routes Ambassador program that educated and encouraged all residents of Chicago to safely walk,
bike, and drive. The program conducted 308 in-person educational programs, participated in 118 educational
booths/displays, reached 73,772 people through educational programs and outreach, and provided 35,000
educational materials to the public. CDOT’s SAFE Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tok pages were able
to reach and engage over 140,225 people/accounts. CDOT’s social media platforms were visited over 12,000
times combined and gained approximately 500 new followers. CDOT’s program director spoke at the 2022
National Lifesavers Conference in Chicago, Illinois about the program and how they pivoted with the times.
CDOT also continued to focus on the vision zero high-crash areas close to vision zero high-crash corridors.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Nonmotorized Paid Media (IDOT)
12-01
$600,000
$521,661.26
Project Description: Paid media is vital to support efforts during enforcement periods to maximize the
deterrent effect of law enforcement activity. IDOT will work with a media buyer for producing and airing
television, radio, and internet campaigns for pedestrian and bicycle safety. The focus of this effort will be to
support Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety month but will also air throughout the spring, summer, and fall.
Accomplishments: Paid Media Campaign Viewing Results.
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Radio -Impressions
19,378,845
TV -Impressions
5,646,918
Digital -Impressions
14,075,178
Digital -Clicks
27,606
Website Pageviews
58,506
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Bike and Pedestrian Safety
12-02
$394,891
$179,809.71
Project Description: This task provides funds for agencies to reduce the incidence of crashes involving
pedestrian and bicyclists and the resulting fatalities and injuries. The program will focus on the
outreach/education, enforcement, and training of the public and law enforcement.
Accomplishments: In FFY 2022, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) continued to grow with
the Safe Routes Ambassador program that educated and encouraged all residents of Chicago to safely walk,
bike, and drive. The program conducted 308 in-person educational programs, participated in 118 educational
booths/displays, reached 73,772 people through educational programs and outreach, and provided 35,000
educational materials to the public. CDOT’s SAFE Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tok pages were able
to reach and engage over 140,225 people/accounts. CDOT’s social media platforms were visited over 12,000
times combined and gained approximately 500 new followers. CDOT’s program director spoke at the 2022
National Lifesavers Conference in Chicago, Illinois about the program and how they pivoted with the times.
CDOT also continued to focus on the vision zero high-crash areas close to vision zero high-crash corridors. In
FFY 2022, the Chicago Police Department conducted 64 hours of patrol and issued a total of 69 citations for
Ped/Bike violations. The Deerfield Police Department issued 24 citations and made 39 traffic stops. The
Deerfield Police Department also trained 21 of their own officers on Illinois bike and pedestrian laws. The
Illinois League of Bicyclist (LIB) worked with K-12 schools to complete the Bike Safety Quiz. In total, 339
schools participated including 275 high schools and 64 Elementary schools. A total of 51,848 students took
part in the Bike Safety Quiz. LIB continued their digital ad campaign which ran on Facebook, Instagram, and
LinkedIn. Response to the ads were significant with over 2.2M impressions on social media, 4.8K visits to the
Bike Safety Quiz landing page, and completion of 1,283 Bike Safety Quiz sessions.
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Program Area Results
Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian Fatality Progress: Not Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Pedestrian
Fatalities
156.0
149.8
161.8
Unmet
For 2021, Pedestrian Fatalities of 149.8 were projected using a baseline rolling average from 2015-2019 and a
two-percent reduction due to the data having an upward linear trend. The actual 2017-2021 rolling average
was 161.8, resulting in the target being not met.
Evaluation
Analysis of the Chicago Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Initiative reveals 93 citations were issued over the
course of 93 hours. Throughout the year, one citation was written for every 60 minutes of enforcement activity.
Pedalcyclist Safety
Pedalcyclist Fatality Progress: Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Bicyclist or Other
Cyclist Fatalities
21.6
19.6
23.4
Unmet
Projected Bicyclist Fatalities for 2021 were 19.6 based on the Ordinary Least Squares linear trend of the 2015-
2019 rolling average. This target was not met since the actual rolling average for 2017-2021 was 23.4.
Corrective Course of Action/Future
Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian Fatalities for 2023 were projected using five-year rolling averages for 2017 through 2021 and a
trendline. The five-year rolling averages have consistently increased year after year during this period. Using
only linear regression for 2023, projections result in Illinois moving away from the goal of zero fatalities and for
this reason, a two-percent reduction is used instead bringing the 2023 projection to 167.3.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Pedestrian Fatalities
State and
FARS
data
147 166 173 176 209
Reduce pedestrian fatalities by
4.0 percent from 174.2 (2017-
2021 rolling average) to 167.3
(2019-2023 rolling average) by
Dec 31
st
, 2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
138.2 146.6 156.6 161.8 174.2
*Data as of 5/26/2022
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Pedalcyclist Safety
Bicyclist Fatalities rolling averages for 2017 through 2021 were calculated and 2023 is projected with linear
regression from these data points. When the projected linear value of 22.6 for 2023 was compared to a two-
percent reduction of value of 24.2 for the same year, the linear projection value is selected as the target to
bring Illinois closer to the goal of zero fatalities due to it being the lower value.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Bicyclist Fatalities
State and
FARS
data
26 24 12 30 34
Reduce bicyclist fatalities 10.3
percent from 25.2 (2017-2021
rolling average) to 22.6 (2023
Ordinary Least Squares Linear
Trend) by Dec 31
st
, 2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
25.8 24.6 21.6 22.4 25.2
*Data as of 5/26/2022
To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures, Illinois established a
detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The planned activities are the actions IDOT
and its partners are currently taking to address the issues. The planned activities to help meet the target are
detailed in the 2023 HSP and listed below.
To correct the future course in federal fiscal year 2024 and the corresponding 2024 Highway Safety Plan for
pedestrian fatalities, Illinois will pursue new partnerships with local and state agencies, look to integrate the
safe systems approach to address the core issues of the missed target(s), look for new data sources and
trends, and reassess our current data.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
CDOT Safety Program
02-14
$699,600
Project Description: This task includes education and training. This task provides funds for the Chicago
Department of Transportation to address fatalities and serious injuries for some of our most vulnerable road
users. This planned activity will focus on Chicago SAFE (Streets Are For Everybody) Ambassador Program,
Safe Seniors and Safe Routes to School presentations in the Vision Zero High Crash Areas, promote and
support child passenger safety technicians training and education, Chicago SAFE education and engagement,
such as via community events, specifically to Vision Zero HCAs, and support to CPD Safety Missions in CPD
Districts in Vision Zero HCAs at both intersections and along high crash corridors.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Bike and Pedestrian Paid Media
12-01
$442,000
Project Description: Paid media is vital to support efforts during enforcement periods to maximize the
deterrent effect of law enforcement activity. IDOT will work with a media buyer for producing and airing
television, radio, and internet campaigns for pedestrian and bicycle safety. The focus of this effort will be to
support Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety month but will also air throughout the spring, summer, and fall.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Bike and Pedestrian Safety
12-02
$355,082
Project Description: This task provides funds for agencies to reduce the incidence of crashes involving
pedestrian and bicyclists and the resulting fatalities and injuries. The program will focus on the
outreach/education, enforcement, and training of the public and law enforcement.
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Speed Management
The Speed Management program area focuses on addressing the issue of speed. Speed-related fatal crashes
in Illinois are over 30 percent. This area of traffic safety is a focus area for Illinois. Over the past few years,
IDOT has focused enforcement efforts to specifically target speed-related offenses. The Sustained Traffic
Enforcement Program allows for local law enforcement agencies to complete speed-related campaigns within
their communities. Illinois is working with local and state partners to strengthen laws, create awareness
campaigns, and issue grants in the hopes that this will decrease speed-related fatalities and serious injuries.
Problem Identification
• Of the 1,210 fatal crashes in 2021, 32.1 percent were speed related.
• In 2021, 449 fatalities were attributed to speed in Illinois. This accounts for 33.7 percent of all fatalities.
• Speed accounts for 32.8 percent of total injuries in 2021.
• Serious injuries that are caused by speed are 2,736 in Illinois for 2021.
• Males age 16 to 20 make up the highest percentage for speed-related fatalities and serious injuries at
38.1 percent followed by males age 21-34 at 36.5 percent for 2016 to 2020.
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS ARF data where applicable as FARS
data is not available at this time.
Percent and Frequency Distributions of
Speed-Related Fatalities and Serious
Injuries (2016-2020)
Gender
Age
Group
Total
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
Speed-
related
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
% Speed-
Related
Fatalities
& Serious
Injuries
Male
0 - 8
722
213
29.5%
Male
9 - 15
982
275
28.0%
Male
16 - 20
3,264
1,243
38.1%
Male
21 - 34
10,217
3,734
36.5%
Male
35 - 64
13,882
4,518
32.5%
Male
65 +
3,525
958
27.2%
Female
0 - 8
630
194
30.8%
Female
9 - 15
916
288
31.4%
Female
16 - 20
3,029
1,068
35.3%
Female
21 - 34
7,367
2,524
34.3%
Female
35 - 64
10,084
3,360
33.3%
Female
65 +
3,155
867
27.5%
Total
57,773
19,242
33.3%
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Planned Activities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues established in the
problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
In FFY 2022, Illinois did not have any specific tasks that focus specifically on speed, but speed enforcement is
part of most enforcement efforts and specifically the Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program. This planned
activity has been included in the police traffic services section.
Program Area Results
Speed Fatality Progress: Not Met
Core
Measure
Baseline
2015-2019
Rolling Average
Projected
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Actual
2017-2021
Rolling Average
Met/Unmet
Speed Fatalities
418.6
402.0
411.8
Unmet
For Speed Fatalities, the regression line for the rolling averages of 2015 through 2019 shows an upward trend
resulting in a projection of 429.8 fatalities in 2021. This projection does not align with moving toward zero
fatalities, so a two-percent reduction was used instead bringing the projected goal to 402.0. Since the actual
rolling average for 2017-2021 was 411.8, the target was not met.
Evaluation
Of the 181,873 total citations issued for FFY 2022, 30.13 percent (54,804) were speeding citations. When
respondents in our traffic safety survey were asked about their attitudes and awareness pertaining to speed
and enforcement by police in the Post-Memorial Day campaign survey, 81.7 percent stated they were either
very likely (37.9 percent) or somewhat likely (43.8 percent) to receive a citation if they speed. When asked if
they have heard or seen anything about police enforcing speed limit laws, 36.1 percent said they had seen or
heard something within the last 30 days.
Corrective Course of Action/Future
For Speed-Related Fatalities, the regression line for the rolling averages of 2017 through 2021 shows an
upward trend, resulting in a projection of 460.8 fatalities for 2023. This projection does not align with moving
toward zero fatalities, so a two-percent reduction is used instead, bringing the projected target to 426.8.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Speeding-Related Fatalities
State and
FARS
data
464 439 376 460 483
Reduce speeding-related
fatalities by 4.0 percent from
444.4 (2017-2021 rolling
average) to 426.8 (2019-2023
rolling average) by Dec 31
st
,
2023.
5-Year
Rolling
Avg.
406.0 409.6 415.0 431.6 444.4
*Data as of 5/26/2022
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To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures, Illinois established a
detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The planned activities are the actions IDOT
and its partners are currently taking to address the issues. In FFY 2023, Illinois does not have any specific
tasks that focus specifically on speeding-related fatalities, but they are addressed by many of the planned
activities throughout this report.
To correct the future course in federal fiscal year 2024 and the corresponding 2024 Highway Safety Plan for
speeding-related fatalities, Illinois will pursue new partnerships with local and state enforcement agencies,
develop new programs to address the core issues of the missed target(s), look for new data sources and
trends, and reassess our current data.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Speed Paid Media
02-12
$292,000
Project Description: This task provides funds for IDOT to create a paid media campaign focusing on
speeding. Illinois will be linking/placing this speed campaign to coincide with the sustained traffic enforcement
program to enforce speeding laws. Linking a communication campaign with enforcement will create more of an
impact in Illinois. These funds may also be used to conduct focus groups to data drive our paid media
campaigns.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Speeding Enforcement
02-15
$300,000
Project Description: This task provides funds for local law enforcement agencies to conduct enforcement
details during the month of July for Speed Awareness. This enforcement detail will allow local agencies to
address Speeding in their communities and will be used to help recruit new agencies to be part of IDOT’s
STEP program.
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Distracted Driving
Distracted driving and the use of an electronic device while driving is a continuing highway safety issue in
Illinois. For a decade, Illinois’ law enforcement grantees have issued both texting and phone use citations for
Illinois Vehicle Code violations.
Enforcement of distracted driving laws is challenging, but the Illinois State Police and local law enforcement
around the state have steadily increased the number of hands-free citations issued in the 10 years since
Illinois’ first electronic device use while driving laws went into effect. Law enforcement continues to pursue
more innovative ways to enforce distracted driving laws.
April is National Distracted Driving Month and in recent years in Illinois, April has been a time for stepped-up
distracted driving grantee enforcement. Both year-long, STEP grantees and one-time Distracted Driving
Campaign agencies participated. Overall, 181 agencies participated in the month-long Distracted Driving
Enforcement campaign. The enforcement campaign was aided with a strong paid and earned media effort. The
enforcement effort resulted in 22,707 citations issued. Of the citations issued, 11,480 (50.56 percent) were
distracted driving citations. Additionally, 2,092 seat belt and 3,222 speeding citations were issued during this
enforcement campaign.
Problem Identification
• There was a total of 295,888 motor vehicle crashes in 2021. Approximately 3.6 percent of the total
crashes were involved in distracted driving.
• There were 1,334 fatalities and 85,460 motor vehicle related injuries in 2021. About 0.8 percent and 4.8
percent of these fatalities and injuries were involved in distracted driving crashes.
• 19.0 percent of all people involved in fatal distracted driving crashes included at least one driver who
was using their cell phone at the time of the crash.
Note: The above information was obtained from State data and FARS ARF data where applicable as FARS
data is not available at this time.
Planned Activities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues established in the
problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
In FFY 2022, Illinois had several tasks that specifically focused on distracted driving. There are enforcement
planned activities such as 06-02, 06-03, and 06-05 that focus on distracted driving but are listed with all
enforcement projects in police traffic services.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Distracted Driving Paid Media
06-04
$500,000
$444,191.22
Project Description: Paid media is vital to support efforts during enforcement periods to maximize the
deterrent effect of law enforcement activity. IDOT will work with a media buyer for producing and airing
television, radio, and internet campaigns for distracted driving. The focus of this effort will be to support the
Distracted Driving month but will also air throughout the spring and summer.
Accomplishments: Paid Media Campaign Viewing Results.
Evaluation
Of the 181,873 total citations written for FFY 2022 by local and state agencies, 13.24 percent (24,075) were for
distracted driving. When survey respondents were asked if they used a cell phone or other mobile device while
driving in the Post-Labor Day survey, 79.7 percent said they do not while 63.5 percent reported to use a
hands-free device. Of these respondents, 33.8 percent self-reported that they either rarely (20.4 percent),
sometimes (8.1 percent), most times (2.8 percent), or always (2.5 percent) use their device to text while
driving.
For the 2022 Cell Phone Survey, 13,882 male and 7,188 female drivers were observed at 51 sites throughout
the state. Of the 21,070 drivers observed, the statewide usage rate was 6.2 percent. Females had a higher
usage rate at 7.6 percent while the usage rate for males was 5.5 percent.
Distracted Driving
Radio -Impressions
2,276,569
TV -Impressions
5,955,228
Digital -Impressions
12,724,840
Digital -Clicks
25,485
Website Pageviews
60,090
Electronic Device Use by Region and Gender in 2022
Male
Female
Total
Region
Drivers
Observed
Percent
Electronic
Use
Drivers
Observed
Percent
Electronic
Use
Drivers
Observed
Percent
Electronic
Use
Chicago
3,884
5.0%
1,609
7.1%
5,493
5.6%
Cook
2,245
5.9%
1,134
7.8%
3,379
6.5%
Upstate
1
4,319
5.0%
2,304
7.6%
6,623
5.9%
Downstate
2
3,434
6.3%
2,141
8.0%
5,575
7.0%
Total
13,882
5.5%
7,188
7.6%
21,070
6.2%
1
Upstate region includes the following counties: DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will and Winnebago
2
Downstate Region includes the following counties: Champaign, Madison, Mclean, Rock Island, St. Clair, Sangamon and Vermilion.
For FFY 2023, Illinois has undertaken a comprehensive approach for its distracted driving countermeasure
efforts. The planned activities shown here are the actions IDOT and its partners are currently taking to reduce
distracted driving crashes. The planned activities to help meet targets are detailed in the 2023 HSP. In addition
to the Distracted Driving Paid Media, corresponding enforcement projects are 06-02, 06-03, and 06-05 that
focus on distracted driving are listed in the police traffic services section.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Distracted Driving Paid Media
06-04
$442,000
Project Description: Paid media is vital to support efforts during enforcement periods to maximize the
deterrent effect of law enforcement activity. IDOT will work with a media buyer for producing and airing
television, radio, and internet campaigns for distracted driving. The focus of this effort will be to support the
Distracted Driving month but will also air throughout the spring and summer.
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Racial Profiling Data Collection
Racial profiling data collection in Illinois is required by state statute. On July 18, 2003, Senate Bill 30 was
signed into law to establish a four-year statewide study of data from traffic stops to identify racial bias. State
law mandates that a racial profiling study be completed and that law enforcement agencies participate. Illinois
is focused on collecting and analyzing the data. The study began on January 1, 2004 and was originally
scheduled to end December 31, 2007; however, the legislature extended the data collection several times and
has now expanded the study to include data on pedestrian stops.
As of January 1, 2020, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has created a commission to address
the future of the Illinois Traffic Stop Study. This commission is tasked with addressing how Illinois will collect,
compile, and analyze the traffic stop statistical study data.
Our goal is to allow the public inspection of statistical information on the race and ethnicity of the driver for all
motor vehicle stops made on all public roads except those classified at local or minor rural roads.
Planned Activities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues established in the
problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Racial Profiling Study
23-01
$120,000
$74,528.10
Project Description: This task provides funds for an outside vendor to conduct analysis to detect statistically
significant aberrations in the traffic statistical data provided by law enforcement agencies to IDOT pursuant to
the IVC, 625 ILCS 5/11-212 Traffic Stop Statistical Study.
Accomplishments: IDOT completed the 2021 Illinois Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Study and it was posted to
the IDOT website on June 29, 2022. Per statute, the stop study must be published by July 1
st
of the following
year. The Mountain Whisper Light: Statistics & Data Science is the consultant on the current contract that runs
through October 20, 2023. The completed studies can be found on IDOT’s website at
http://idot.illinois.gov/transportation-system/local-tr
ansportation-partners/law-enforcement/illinois-traffic-stop-
study.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Racial Profiling Study (ICJIA)
23-03
$136,642
$47,867.14
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to identify
gaps in the extent and quality of state traffic stop data and to improve the ways traffic stop data is collected and
analyzed. A data analyst will be used to review the collection and maintenance of the data and also work on
new ways to evaluate the data.
Accomplishments: The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) created a Traffic and
Pedestrian Stop Data Use and Collection Task Force. The Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Data Use and
Collection Task Force developed several recommendations for the collection, reporting, and analysis of stop
data in Illinois. Additions and modifications to the data collection sheets will continue to improve the quality and
accuracy of data available to both police departments and the communities they serve. By investing in these
recommendations, Illinois can be a leader in transparent police practice and addressing the needs of both
communities and law enforcement.
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Program Area Results
Racial Profiling Compliance Level Progress:
Core
Measure
Projected
2022
Actual
2022
Met/Unmet
Racial Profiling
Compliance Level
66.25
67.89
Met
For FFY 2022, the performance measure will measure how many agencies of the total agencies comply with
the law. Like Seat Belt Usage Rate and contrary to the previous performance targets, Racial Profiling
Compliance Level is desired to be on an upward trend. Single year values were used instead of 5-year rolling
averages. The linear regression line shows the 2022 projected percentage to be at 72.6 percent which instead
indicates a downward trend. This differs from the projected 2022 79.9 measurement as data was unavailable
and the average was used. The data is now available for 2021 at 72.6 which changes the measurement to
66.25 using the correct data for base years 2018-2021. Using this data, the Actual 2022 rate is calculated
using the ordinary least squares regression method.
Corrective Course of Action/Future
Racial Profiling Compliance Level
The Illinois Vehicle Code states that every law enforcement agency must comply with the submittal of racial
data for traffic stops to identify racial bias and must submit this data to the IDOT. For FFY23, the performance
measure will measure the percentage of agencies that comply with the law. Like Seat Belt Usage Rate, Racial
Profiling Compliance Level is desired to be on an upward trend. Single year values were used instead of 5-
year rolling averages. As of 2019, more data elements are reported including partial compliance to the traffic
law.
Core Measure
Base Years
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Racial Profiling Compliance Level
State
Annual
94.0 94.5 79.8 81.8 72.6
Racial profiling compliance level is
projected to increase by 4.0 percent
from 72.6 percent (2021 value) to
75.5 percent (2023 annual 2%
increase) by Dec 31
st
, 2023.
1 year
Although we met our target, Illinois established a detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety
Plan. The planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are currently taking to address the issues.
The planned activities to help meet the target are detailed in the 2023 HSP and listed below.
As of January 1, 2020, the Illinois Criminal Justice Authority created a commission to address the future of the
Illinois Traffic Stop Study. This commission is tasked with addressing how Illinois will collect, compile, and
analyze the traffic stop statistical study data.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Racial Profiling Study
23-01
$150,000
Project Description: This task provides funds for an outside vendor to conduct analysis to detect statistically
significant aberrations in the traffic statistical data provided by law enforcement agencies to IDOT pursuant to
the IVC, 625 ILCS 5/11-212 Traffic Stop Statistical Study.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Racial Profiling (ICJIA)
23-03
$113,552
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to identify
gaps in the extent and quality of state traffic stop data and to improve the ways traffic stop data is collected and
analyzed. A data analyst will be used to review the collection and maintenance of the data and also work on
new ways to evaluate the data.
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Police Traffic Services
High-visibility enforcement is a crucial component to changing driver behavior and is the cornerstone of
Illinois’ highway safety program. Illinois has a strong law enforcement community and over 200
dedicated grantee agencies each committed to making highway safety a priority in their communities. In
FFY 2022, IDOT funded 206 local law enforcement agencies for the Sustained Traffic Enforcement
Program (STEP). To aid in this effort, IDOT also funded the Illinois State Police. IDOT focuses
enforcement efforts on Illinois’ 23 county breakdown model where 86 percent of the population resided
and accounted for 88.5 percent of the total crashes. In FFY 2022, local and state law enforcement
agencies conducted a total of 133,866.2 hours of enforcement with grant funding. Further, a total of
181,873 citations were issued. To maximize the visibility of the patrol details conducted by law
enforcement grantees, enforcement activities were supported with comprehensive paid and earned
media effort. This effort included statewide TV, radio, and digital campaigns and pre/post news
releases issued by grantees surrounding their enforcement efforts.
In addition to the emphasis on the 23 counties, IDOT conducts in-depth analysis of crashes for the last
five years to identify problem areas where there are high fatalities and/or serious injuries. This data is
given significant weight as law enforcement grant recipients are determined.
In FFY 2022, IDOT’s campaign focus continued to be on the main national enforcement campaigns
(Memorial Day and Labor Day) and the state enforcement campaigns (Thanksgiving, Holiday Season,
St. Patrick’s Day, and Independence Day). Each of these six enforcement campaigns involve nearly the
same number of enforcement hours and are all accompanied by extensive paid and earned media
efforts. The key high-visibility enforcement projects that funds local law enforcement agencies is called
STEP, Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program. The STEP program focuses on specific times of the
year and on specific times of day when data showed alcohol-involved and unrestrained fatalities are the
highest. STEP grants bring impaired driving and seat belt enforcement closer together because of the
connection between late-night alcohol-involved fatalities, late-night unrestrained fatalities, and lower
late-night seat belt usage. These grants require participation in the Thanksgiving, Holiday Season, St.
Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day campaigns thus creating a sustained,
year-long emphasis on high-visibility enforcement.
Police Traffic Services Strategies
Illinois has an effective high-visibility enforcement program, and to help ensure it stays that way,
the SHSO monitors the effectiveness of its grant enforcement activities. This allows Illinois to
adjust as the data changes over time.
Safety grant administrators, law enforcement liaisons, and evaluation staff conduct site visits
and in-depth evaluation of grantee enforcement and earned media activities. The goal is to
discuss the agency’s activities and adjust their plans if necessary. Main issues include the
following items:
• Participation in national high-visibility law enforcement campaigns.
• Enforcement data and information regarding mobilization participation (e.g.,
enforcement activity, citation information, citations per hour, cost per citation, and
earned media information.)
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Click It or Ticket Campaigns
IDOT conducted the CIOT campaign November 19 to 29, 2021. This campaign coincided with
the Thanksgiving holiday. A total of 14,509.89 enforcement hours were logged by 242 local
police departments and the ISP resulting in 17,412 citations being issued during the campaign.
IDOT conducted the CIOT campaign from May 13 to 31, 2022 over the Memorial Day holiday.
During the campaign, 240 local law enforcement agencies and the ISP logged a total of
16,367.24 enforcement hours and issued 20,504 citations. A statewide news release was
distributed reminding motorists to buckle up.
IDOT supported enforcement with a comprehensive paid and earned media campaign for the
Thanksgiving and Memorial Day enforcement campaigns. IDOT produced the paid media
campaign titled “It’s Not A Game” that featured radio, television, and digital advertising. Local
law enforcement agencies were provided pre and post media releases to use in their
communities for the CIOT enforcement campaign to create earned media opportunities.
Impaired Driving Campaign
In addition to CIOT seat belt campaigns, IDOT maintained a strong focus on alcohol and drug-
impaired driving with major emphasis timeframes during the Holiday Season (December 17,
2021 – January 3, 2022), Independence Day (June 16 – July 5, 2022), and Labor Day (August
19 – September 6, 2022). IDOT funded enforcement agencies to conduct campaigns around
impaired driving times during IDOT’s other enforcement periods, Thanksgiving, Super Bowl, St.
Patrick’s Day, and Memorial Day. Law enforcement grantee agencies conducted additional
enforcement outside of the holiday timeframes providing a sustained presence throughout the
year. Impaired driving grantee enforcement is conducted with the Drive Sober Get Pulled Over
(DSGPO) tagline and Drive High, Get a DUI messages to provide focus on the increasing
number of drug-involved crashes and fatalities.
IDOT’s DSGPO FFY 2022 Labor Day campaign featured a total of 240 local law enforcement
agencies and all 22 districts of the Illinois State Police. In total, there were 14,298.23
enforcement hours logged with the issuance of 15,930 citations at a total cost of $973,514.25.
On average, one citation was written every 54 minutes of enforcement for an average cost of
$61.11 per citation and $68.09 per patrol hour.
IDOT also had a paid and earned media campaign for the Holiday Season, July 4
th
, and Labor
Day enforcement campaigns. IDOT produced the paid media campaign titled “It’s Not A Game”
that featured radio, television, and digital advertising. Local law enforcement agencies were
provided pre and post media releases to use in their communities for the DSGPO enforcement
campaign to create earned media opportunities.
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Citation Results
The table below represents enforcement activities conducted by BSPE projects from FFY 2013
to FFY 2022. These results reflect BSPE’s enforcement activities and the overall effectiveness
the programs have in meeting the performance goals.
Total Enforcement Activities by Citation Type (FFY 2013-2022)
Year
Hours
Total
Citations
Citation Type
Total
Alcohol/Drug
Related
Citations
Total
Occupant
Restraint
Citations
Total
Speeding
Citations
Other
Citations
2013
106,988.0
117,288
5,119
44,080
20,550
47,539
4.4%
37.6%
17.5%
40.5%
2014
111,357.0
124,341
4,442
47,604
18,911
53,384
3.6%
38.3%
15.2%
42.9%
2015
122,541.7
138,732
5,092
47,794
24,544
61,302
3.7%
34.5%
17.7%
44.2%
2016
98,687.5
112,911
4,286
36,602
23,143
48,880
3.8%
32.4%
20.5%
43.3%
2017
107,161.0
124,715
2,343
40,520
26,457
55,392
1.9%
32.5%
21.2%
44.4%
2018
100,690.7
109,262
1,963
38,812
22,003
46,484
1.8%
35.5%
20.1%
42.5%
2019
144,181.0
182,203
3,970
48,616
45,176
84,441
2.2%
26.7%
24.8%
46.3%
2020
112,136.7
140,895
2,595
39,923
45,804
52,573
1.8%
28.3%
32.5%
37.3%
2021
137,995.2
181,238
3,399
43,483
54,978
79,378
1.9%
24.0%
30.3%
43.8%
2022
133,866.2
181,873
1,856
42,815
54,804
82,398
1.0%
23.5%
30.1%
45.3%
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List of Local Law Enforcement Agencies Participating in the STEP Program:
Adams County SD
Addison PD
Algonquin PD
Arlington Heights PD
Auburn PD
Bannockburn PD
Barrington PD
Bartlett PD
Beardstown PD
Bellwood PD
Belvidere PD
Bensenville PD
Berwyn PD
Blue Island PD
Bolingbrook PD
Boone County SO
Bourbonnais PD
Bradley PD
Broadview PD
Brown County SO
Buffalo Grove PD
Cahokia PD
Calumet City PD
Carol Stream PD
Carterville PD
Cary PD
Champaign County SD
Champaign PD
Chatham PD
Cherry Valley PD
Chicago Heights PD
Chicago PD
Chicago Ridge PD
Cicero PD
Coles County SO
Collinsville PD
Columbia PD
Cook County SO
Countryside PD
Crawford County SO
Crest Hill PD
Crete PD
Crystal Lake PD
Danville PD
Decatur PD
Deerfield PD
DeKalb County SO
DeKalb PD
Dixon PD
Dolton PD
DuPage County SO
Dupo PD
East Peoria PD
East Moline PD
Edwardsville PD
Elgin PD
Elk Grove Village PD
Elmhurst PD
Elwood PD
Evanston PD
Fairview Heights PD
Forest Park PD
Fox Lake PD
Franklin Park PD
Franklin County SO
Freeport PD
Galesburg PD
Geneva PD
Glen Carbon PD
Glendale Heights PD
Glenview PD
Glenwood PD
Grundy County SO
Gurnee PD
Hamel PD
Hanover Park PD
Hebron PD
Herrin PD
Highland Park PD
Hillside PD
Hinsdale PD
Hoffman Estates PD
Homewood PD
Huntley PD
Island Lake PD
Jackson County SO
Joliet PD
Justice PD
Kane County SO
Kankakee County SO
Kankakee PD
Kildeer PD
Lake Bluff PD
Lake County SO
Lake in the Hills PD
Lake Zurich PD
Lakemo
or PD
Lansing PD
Lee County SO
Leland Grove PD
Libertyville PD
Lincolnshire PD
Lincolnwood PD
Lisle PD
Lockport PD
Lombard PD
Lostant PD
Loves Park PD
Macomb PD
Macon County SO
Madison PD
Madison County SO
Manhattan PD
Marion PD
Maryville PD
Mascoutah PD
Matteson PD
Mattoon PD
Maywood PD
McCook PD
McHenry County SO
Midlothian PD
Moline PD
Momence PD
Monroe County SO
Montgomery PD
Morton Grove PD
Morton PD
Mt. Olive PD
Naperville PD
Norridge PD
North Pekin PD
Nor
th Riverside PD
Northlake PD
Oak Brook PD
Oak Lawn PD
Oak Park PD
Oakwood PD
Ogle County SO
Olympia Fields PD
Orland Park PD
Oswego PD
Palatine PD
Palos Heights PD
Park Forest PD
Park Ridge PD
Peoria County SO
Peoria PD
Peru Police PD
Plainfield PD
Pontoon Beach PD
Prairie Grove PD
Quincy PD
River Forest PD
River Grove PD
Riverside PD
Robinson PD
Rock Island County SO
Rock Island PD
Rockford PD
Rolling Meadows PD
Romeoville PD
Roscoe PD
Roselle PD
Rosemont PD
Round Lake PD
Sangamon County SO
Schaumburg PD
Schiller Park PD
Shiloh PD
Shorewood PD
SIU-Edwardsville PD
Skokie PD
South Beloit PD
South Chicago Hts. PD
Southern View PD
Spaulding PD
Spring Grove PD
Springfield PD
St. Charles PD
St. Clair County SO
Stephenson County SO
Stickney PD
Streamwood PD
Summit PD
Swansea PD
Sycamore PD
Taylorville PD
Tazewell County SO
Troy PD
University of Illinois-
Chicago PD
Villa Park PD
Was
hington County SO
Wauconda PD
Waukegan PD
Western IL Task Force
Wheeling PD
Whiteside County SO
Will County SO
Williamson County SO
Willow Springs PD
Willowbrook PD
Wilmette PD
Winnebago County SO
Winthrop Harbor PD
Wood Dale PD
Woodford County SO
Woodridge PD
Woodstock PD
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Planned A
ctivities
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues
established in the problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Law Enforcement Liaisons
03-04
$689,825
$604,651.40
Project Description: Law Enforcement Liaisons (LELs) are the link between the state and local
law enforcement communities, the State Highway Safety Office (SHSO), and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). LELs work with Illinois law enforcement
agencies to encourage enforcement of laws promoting occupant protection, distracted driving,
speed, impaired driving, and other strategies to improve traffic safety. The LEL program is
designed to communicate with local agencies and drive up recruitment levels. The Traffic Safety
Challenge is designed to communicate with grantees to generate a safety culture with local
agencies throughout Illinois. LELs participate in the support and implementation of the state’s
Highway Safety Plan which will decrease the number of traffic fatalities and injuries.
Accomplishments: The LELs worked with 210 law enforcement agencies and six Impaired
Driving Prevention grantee agencies to provide guidance on meeting the highway safety grant
performance requirements. LELs conducted over 849 phone and 284 on-site monitor visits
where they reviewed enforcement data to identify problems and assisted agencies with their
grant requirements. The LELs developed a data driven approach to identify and recruit new law
enforcement agencies for the STEP grant program. A total of 14 new law enforcement agencies
were recruited for the Distracted Driving mini grant. Of those agencies, seven applied for a full
year FFY 2023 STEP grant. The LEL’s encouraged agencies to participate in the coordination of
National and Regional enforcement campaigns such as the NHTSA’s Border to Border
campaign and Car Seat Check Saturday.
LELs took the lead and coordinated with NHTSA to
develop a Region 5 Speed Awareness Day. This effort included recruitment of all six
highway safety offices to participate; development of a website; data collection; and result
distribution.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Police Training
04-01
$475,000
$109,493.21
Project Description: This task provides funds to continue traffic enforcement-related training to
Illinois local law enforcement officers on a statewide basis. The Illinois Law Enforcement
Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) coordinates the specialized police training activities.
The training is most often delivered through ILETSB’s 14 mobile training units although
individuals may attend standard courses at recognized training institutions in certain situations.
Training will be targeted in IDOT’s 23 priority counties.
Accomplishments: The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board conducted
28 Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) classes training 367 law
enforcement officers; five Standard Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor course training 28
new instructors; 42 Breath Analysis Operator Certification training 742 officers; 13 SFST
refresher courses training 197 officers; six Illinois Vehicle Code classes training 390 officers;
and one Drug Recognition Expert Course training nine local officers.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Sustained Traffic Enf. Program
04-02
$10,168,663
$5,540,025.22
Project Description: This task provides funds for local law enforcement agencies to increase
occupant protection and reduce DUI, speeding, and distracted driving through hire-back
enforcement. This program provides for participation in enforcement campaigns such as “Click It
or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” Enforcement campaigns during Thanksgiving,
Christmas/New Years, St. Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day
Campaign are required. Grantees can also conduct additional occupant protection, impaired
driving, distracted driving, speed patrols, and roadside safety checks.
Accomplishments: As a result of statewide STEP enforcement efforts of the local agencies, a
total of 136,754 citations were issued and 87,463.98 hours were funded. The overall cost per
citation was $40.18 while the cost per hour for all enforcement was $62.82. The contact rate
was one citation per 38 minutes of enforcement across all citations.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Illinois State Police Work Zone
Enforcement (State Match)
04-03
$4,000,000
$1,650,000
Project Description: This planned activity provides state funds for the Illinois State Police to
conduct high-visibility enforcement on and around work zones throughout Illinois. The intent of
these projects is to reduce crashes and injuries. This hire-back activity will increase belt usage
and will reduce DUI, speeding, and distracted driving through hire-back enforcement.
Accomplishments: The Illinois State Police conducted a total of 45,188 patrol hours and
issued 13,805 citations while working 5,972 work zone enforcement details.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Illinois State Police NITE Patrol
04-04
$1,262,813
$1,091,625.10
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police (ISP) to identify and
focus enforcement on 6:00pm to 6:00am when impaired driving is highest and safety belt usage
is lowest. Officers will place an emphasis on primary occupant restraint laws, DUI, alcohol-
related violations, speeding, distracted driving, and Scott’s Law (move-over law).
Accomplishments: The Illinois State Police (ISP) issued one enforcement contact (citation)
every 67 minutes during the grant year. Officers worked a total of 8,663.5 hours of NITE
enforcement and issued a total of 7,887 citations. ISP made one occupant restraint citation
every 14 hours and 55 minutes during NITE hire-back patrol details issuing 581 occupant
restraint citations. ISP also issued 1,233 citations for speeding and 76 citations for distracted
driving.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Illinois State Police STEP Patrol
04-05
$1,015,702
$883,775.59
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police (ISP) to conduct
increased patrol and enforcement of traffic laws with a primary emphasis on the speed limit,
occupant restraint, and impaired driving laws. Off-duty troopers will be hired back to patrol when
crash patterns and speed survey data indicate a need for patrol. The patrols are conducted
statewide at locations identified jointly by the Illinois State Police.
Accomplishments: The Illinois State Police (ISP) issued a citation every 34 minutes of patrol
and issued one speeding citation every 1 hour and 12 minutes during the Special Traffic
Enforcement Program (STEP) program. Officers worked a total of 6,919 hours of STEP
enforcement and issued a total of 8,424 citations. ISP made one occupant restraint citation
every 9 hours and 8 minutes during STEP hire-back patrols. Officers issued 369 occupant
restraints citations. ISP also issued 83 DUI or alcohol-related zero tolerance citations.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Illinois State Police Motorcycle
04-09
$20,234
$9,224.07
Project Description: This project provides funds for Illinois State Police (ISP) to support the
Motorcycle Patrol Unit. This planned activity will help support training, education, travel, and
enforcement for the Motorcycle Patrol Unit. Illinois is working to deploy this unit around the state
and focus on areas where crashes are more frequent.
Accomplishments: The Illinois State Police (ISP) hosted a Police Motorcycle Operators
course which allowed ISP to add five new motorcycle officers to the ISP Division of Patrol. Five
officers also attended an Advanced Riding Training Clinic to enhance their riding skills. ISP
conducted six enforcement details in ISP District’s resulting in 1,884 citations and 972 written
warnings with over 63% of the citations for speed.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Occupant Protection Enforcement
(SOS)
04-10
$81,065
$71,995.35
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois Secretary of State Police to
conduct increased enforcement of Illinois’ occupant protection laws. The patrols focus on
roadways identified as having low safety belt compliance rates.
Accomplishments: The Illinois Secretary of State Police (SOS Police) conducted 597 hours
of patrol, issued 715 seat belt citations, 111 speed citations, 67 cellphone citations, and issued
184 other citations. SOS Police made a total of 913 contacts and issued 1 seat belt citation
every 62 minutes.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Cops in Shops
04-11
$103,892
$20,270.94
Project Description: This activity funds the Illinois Secretary of State Police to conduct its
“Cops in Shops” program for FY 2022. Investigators trained in the Straight ID program will
provide community outreach by recognizing and preventing the sale of alcohol to minors in
establishments that sell liquor in college communities and at state and county fairs. Non-
uniformed officers inside the establishment will look for misuse of identification and consumption
of alcohol by minors. Uniformed officers will be available nearby for enforcement of minors
caught misusing identification cards and consuming alcohol.
Accomplishments: Due to COVID-19 restrictions The Illinois Office of the Secretary of State,
Department of Police conducted three details, worked 90 hours, and issued the following
citations: 17 possession/consumption of alcohol by a minor and one sale/delivery of alcohol to a
minor. Additionally, three fraudulent IDs were confiscated during Cops in Shops details.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Motorcycle Patrol Enforcement
04-14
$123,297
$0.00
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police Motorcycle Unit to
conduct enforcement on Illinois roadways. Their enforcement efforts will focus on occupant
protection, impaired driving, distracted driving, and speeding.
Accomplishments: No funds were expended in FFY22 due to the grant starting in July of 2022.
Enforcement activities are planned for the spring and summer of 2023.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Natural Resources Enforcement
04-15
$185,709
$0.00
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources,
Department of Police to conduct hire back enforcement patrols to intercept and arrest drivers
who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs at state parks and watercraft ramps.
Accomplishments: No funds were expended in FFY22 as this was a State Fiscal Year 2023
grant that started in July of 2022. Enforcement activities are planned for the spring and summer
of 2023.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Distracted Driving Enf. (SOS)
06-02
$76,020
$53,225.90
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois Secretary of State Police’s
Distracted Driving Enforcement program. Uniformed investigators will perform high-visibility
patrols in targeted areas during times of high vehicular traffic. The patrols will be a combined
four-hour block and will take place during morning and evening rush hours. Investigators will
make every effort to concentrate the patrols in school zones, construction zones, and highways.
The goal of these patrols will be to lower the amount of statewide crashes involving vehicles and
pedestrians by deterring distracted driving behavior.
Accomplishments: The Illinois Office of the Secretary of State, Department of Police
conducted 600 hours of Distracted Driving enforcement resulting in 806 vehicles being stopped.
The Secretary of State Police issued 66 seat belt citations, 51 speeding citations, 583 Distracted
Driving citations, and 143 other citations.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Distracted Driving Enf. (Local)
06-03
$200,000
$68,306.81
Project Description: This task provides funds for local law enforcement agencies to conduct
enforcement details during the month of April for Distracted Driving Awareness Month. This
enforcement detail will allow local agencies to address Distracted Driving in their communities
and will be used to help recruit new agencies to be part of IDOT’s STEP program.
Accomplishments: IDOT issued 14 local law enforcement agencies a distracted driving grant
in FFY 2022. Agencies that participated in the grant conducted 1,448.25 hours of patrol,
stopping 2,534 vehicles and issuing 1,641 distracted driving citations and 216 speeding
citations. On average, a distracted driving citation was issued every 53 minutes of enforcement.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Distracted Driving Enf. (ISP)
06-05
$612,093
$373,449.56
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police to conduct
enforcement details for distracted driving. This enforcement detail will allow the Illinois State
Police the ability to address electronic device usage on Illinois interstates and in local
communities.
Accomplishments: The Illinois State Police (ISP) worked 2,935.5 hours of distracted driving
enforcement and issued 3,565 citations. Of that total, 2,142 were distracted driving citations with
distracted driving citations accounting for 73 percent of all program citations. ISP issued 48
media releases announcing the distracted driving enforcement details and the results of the
enforcement efforts.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Illinois State Police DUIE
13-01
$1,192,849
$948,683.21
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police to continue its
alcohol-related crash reduction program by providing hours of hire-back to officers and
supervisors conducting roadside safety checks and impaired driving saturation patrols. Officers
will patrol during periods when DUI and other alcohol-related violations occur most frequently.
This program is designed to reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes by decreasing the
incidence of DUI.
Accomplishments: The ISP issued one DUI, Alcohol-Related, or zero tolerance citation every
8 hours and 36 minutes during Roadside Safety Checks (RSCs). Officers worked 7,441.5 hours
of enforcement and issued 4,447 citations. There were 258 DUI or zero tolerance citations
issued. ISP also conducted 222 RSCs.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
ACE – Illinois State Police
13-11
$1,174,916
$1,148,517.46
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police to conduct additional
enforcement efforts to deter youth involvement in alcohol-related incidents. Driving under the
influence and other alcohol-related laws will be enforced using both covert and overt
enforcement techniques.
Accomplishments: The Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted 7,138 hours of saturation patrols
and 1,206 hours of covert enforcement. There were 6,083 citations issued which resulted in one
enforcement contact every 51 minutes of patrol. Officers issued 2,655 speeding citations, 448
occupant restraint citations, and 153 distracted driving citations.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Illinois State Police OREP
19-01
$1,154,951
$942,351.49
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police to conduct increased
enforcement of Illinois’ occupant protection laws. The patrols focus on roadways identified as
having low safety belt compliance rates.
Accomplishments: The Illinois State Police (ISP) issued one enforcement citation every 41
minutes during the OREP patrols. Officers worked 7,555 hours of OREP enforcement patrol and
issued 10,679 citations. ISP made one occupant restraint citation every 66 minutes during the
OREP hire-back patrols. Officers issued 6,912 occupant restraint citations, 43 DUI or zero
tolerance citations, 462 speeding citations, and 701 distracted driving citations. ISP issued 263
child restraint citations for the year.
Program Area Results
See citation results in the “Total Enforcement Activities by Citation Type (FFY 2013-2022)”
table.
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Evaluation
Enforcement
Local law enforcement agencies who participated in enforcement activities received
approximately $5,580,944.40 of which $0 was for supplies or equipment costs. With this
funding, 139,459 citations were issued during 89,005.23 hours. During the daytime, 77,876
citations were issued while 61,583 were issued during the night-time. The cost per enforcement
hour overall was $62.70, the cost per citation was $40.02, and the cost per vehicle stopped was
$44.66. Overall, one citation was issued for every 38 minutes of enforcement.
The collective enforcement efforts of the Illinois State Police from October 1, 2021 to September
30, 2022 resulted in grant reimbursements of $5,040,168.42. This value excludes additional
costs for Code of $185,233.80 at 2,206.75 hours. The ISP grant activity resulted in 43,764
enforcement hours and 40,707 citations. ISP’s average cost per hour and cost per citation for
the year was $115.17 and $123.82, respectively, which is relatively consistent with previous
years. Overall, one citation was issued by the department for every one hour and five minutes of
enforcement.
Traffic safety enforcement efforts of the Illinois Secretary of State for the same period of time
revealed average cost per hour and cost per citation to be $117.04 and $75.22, respectively.
The cost per vehicle stopped was $84.64. Total costs were $128,395.46. The SOS conducted
1,097 hours of enforcement activity and issued 1,707 citations. One citation was issued every
39 minutes of enforcement.
Among the local agencies, the Illinois State Police, and the Illinois Secretary of State, a total of
133,866.23 hours were conducted with 181,873 citations issued. As a result, the state-wide cost
per hour was $80.30 and the cost per citation was $59.10. These costs are similar to previous
years. For the agencies combined, one speeding citation was written every 147 minutes of
patrol, one occupant protection citation was written every 188 minutes of patrol, one DUI or zero
tolerance citation was written every 72 hours of patrol, and one distracted driving citation was
written every 6 hours of enforcement. Total activities resulted in one citation being written for
every 44 minutes of enforcement.
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Safety Survey
Survey respondents were asked about their awareness of traffic safety related slogans and
messages in the Pre-Memorial Day survey and the Post-Memorial Day survey for the CIOT
campaign. When asked “Do you recall hearing, or seeing, the following slogans in the past thirty
days? (% yes),” respondents reported their awareness. Please refer to the table below which
shows slogans ranked by awareness level in Post-Memorial Day campaign survey statewide.
Order
Slogan
Awareness
Levels
1
Click It or Ticket
75%
2
Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk
62%
3
You Drink and Drive. You Lose
58%
4
Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
56%
5
Start Seeing Motorcycles
54%
6
Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over
52%
7
Slow Down, Move Over.
45%
8
Drive High, Get a DUI
43%
9
See Orange. Slow Down. Save Lives.
41%
10
Move Over, Slow Down.
35%
11
Don’t Drink and Ride
31%
12
Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other.
30%
Corrective Course of Action/Future
To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures,
Illinois established a detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The
planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are currently taking to address the
issues. The planned activities to help meet the target are detailed in the 2023 HSP and listed
below.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Law Enforcement Liaisons
03-04
$796,355
Project Description: Law Enforcement Liaisons (LELs) are the link between the state and local
law enforcement communities, the State Highway Safety Office (SHSO), and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). LELs work with Illinois law enforcement
agencies to encourage enforcement of laws promoting occupant protection, distracted driving,
speed, impaired driving, and other strategies to improve traffic safety. The LEL program is
designed to communicate with local agencies and drive up recruitment levels. The Traffic Safety
Challenge is designed to communicate with grantees to generate a safety culture with local
agencies throughout Illinois. LELs participate in the support and implementation of the state’s
Highway Safety Plan which will decrease the number of traffic fatalities and injuries.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Police Training
04-01
$475,000
Project Description: This task provides funds to continue traffic enforcement-related training to
Illinois local law enforcement officers on a statewide basis. The Illinois Law Enforcement
Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) coordinates the specialized police training activities.
The training is most often delivered through ILETSB’s 16 mobile training units although
individuals may attend standard courses at recognized training institutions in certain situations.
Training will be targeted in counties on IDOT’s County Population Model.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Sustained Traffic Enf. Program
04-02
$9,371,354
Project Description: This task provides funds for local law enforcement agencies to increase
occupant protection and reduce DUI, speeding, and distracted driving through hire-back
enforcement. This program provides for participation in enforcement campaigns such as “Click It
or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” Enforcement campaigns during Thanksgiving,
Christmas/New Years, St. Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day
Campaign are required. Grantees can also conduct additional occupant protection, impaired
driving, distracted driving, speed patrols, and roadside safety checks.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Illinois State Police WZ (Match)
04-03
$2,500,000
Project Description: This planned activity provides state funds for the Illinois State Police to
conduct high-visibility enforcement on and around work zones throughout Illinois. The intent of
these projects is to reduce crashes and injuries. This hire-back activity will increase belt usage
and will reduce DUI, speeding, and distracted driving through hire-back enforcement.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Illinois State Police NITE Patrol
04-04
$1,262,813
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police (ISP) to identify and
focus enforcement on 6:00pm to 6:00am when impaired driving is highest and safety belt usage
is lowest. Officers will place an emphasis on primary occupant restraint laws, DUI, alcohol-
related violations, speeding, distracted driving, and Scott’s Law (move-over law).
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Illinois State Police STEP Patrol
04-05
$1,015,702
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police (ISP) to conduct
increased patrol and enforcement of traffic laws with a primary emphasis on the speed limit,
occupant restraint, and impaired driving laws. Off-duty troopers will be hired back to patrol when
crash patterns and speed survey data indicate a need for patrol. The patrols are conducted
statewide at locations identified jointly by the Illinois State Police.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Illinois State Police Motorcycle
04-09
$12,440
Project Description: This project provides funds for Illinois State Police (ISP) to support the
Motorcycle Patrol Unit. This planned activity will help support training, education, travel, and
enforcement for the Motorcycle Patrol Unit. Illinois is working to deploy this unit around the state
and focus on areas where crashes are more frequent.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Occupant Protection Enforcement
(SOS)
04-10
$76,020
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois Secretary of State Police to
conduct increased enforcement of Illinois’ occupant protection laws. The patrols focus on
roadways identified as having low safety belt compliance rates.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Cops in Shops
04-11
$97,671
Project Description: This activity funds the Illinois Secretary of State Police to conduct its
“Cops in Shops” program for FY 2023. Investigators trained in the Straight ID program will
provide community outreach by recognizing and preventing the sale of alcohol to minors in
establishments that sell liquor in college communities and at state and county fairs. Non-
uniformed officers inside the establishment will look for misuse of identification and consumption
of alcohol by minors. Uniformed officers will be available nearby for enforcement of minors
caught misusing identification cards and consuming alcohol.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Motorcycle Enf. (ISP)
04-14
$123,297
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police Motorcycle Unit to
conduct enforcement on Illinois roadways. Their enforcement efforts will focus on occupant
protection, impaired driving, distracted driving, and speeding.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Natural Resources Enf.
04-15
$185,709
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources,
Department of Police to conduct hire back enforcement patrols to intercept and arrest drivers
who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs at state parks and watercraft ramps.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Distracted Driving Enf. (SOS)
06-02
$76,020
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois Secretary of State Police’s
Distracted Driving Enforcement program. Uniformed investigators will perform high-visibility
patrols in targeted areas during times of high vehicular traffic. The patrols will be a combined
four-hour block and will take place during morning and evening rush hours. Investigators will
make every effort to concentrate the patrols in school zones, construction zones, and highways.
The goal of these patrols will be to lower the amount of statewide crashes involving vehicles and
pedestrians by deterring distracted driving behavior.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Distracted Driving Enf. (ISP)
06-05
$612,093
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police to conduct
enforcement details for distracted driving. This enforcement detail will allow the Illinois State
Police the ability to address electronic device usage on Illinois interstates and in local
communities.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Illinois State Police DUIE
13-01
$1,192,849
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police to continue its
alcohol-related crash reduction program by providing hours of hire-back to officers and
supervisors conducting roadside safety checks and impaired driving saturation patrols. Officers
will patrol during periods when DUI and other alcohol-related violations occur most frequently.
This program is designed to reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes by decreasing the
incidence of DUI.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
ACE – Illinois State Police
13-11
$1,174,916
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police to conduct additional
enforcement efforts to deter youth involvement in alcohol-related incidents. Driving under the
influence and other alcohol-related laws will be enforced using both covert and overt
enforcement techniques.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Illinois State Police OREP
19-01
$1,154,951
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois State Police to conduct increased
enforcement of Illinois’ occupant protection laws. The patrols focus on roadways identified as
having low safety belt compliance rates.
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State Highway Safety Office Administration
The State Highway Safety Office (SHSO) is responsible for creating and facilitating the Highway
Safety Plan (HSP) while abiding by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rules and
regulations. IDOT’s main role is to develop highway safety programs and issue grants to local
and state safety partners to address the top traffic safety priorities. Grantees are essential to
help address problem areas and meet performance targets.
To create the best possible results with the resources available, some of the HSP funding is
used the by the SHSO to provide training to staff, attend conferences, create earned and paid
communication campaigns, and conduct public education. This section will focus on the main
administrative accomplishments and expenditures from this federal fiscal year.
Communication Campaigns
Earned Media
Earned media is coverage by broadcast and published news services. Earned media generally
begins before paid media, before enforcement, and continues throughout the entire campaign.
Earned media is generated generally through IDOT, traffic safety partners, and grantees. IDOT
encouraged all highway safety projects to engage in earned media activities throughout the
project year.
Earned media, like a media release, typically is used to announce an ensuing safety or
enforcement campaign. Law enforcement grantees are encouraged to submit news
releases/advisories to their local media outlets (generally print) regarding enforcement plans for
the two-week period. This effort by grantees generates a considerable amount of news stories
in local media. To aid with this effort, IDOT provides Pre-Campaign Press Releases, Post
Campaign Press Releases, Social Media Hashtags, and Press Releases for all major
enforcement campaigns. Increasingly, IDOT grantees are utilizing social media sites to weave a
traffic safety message into the social networks of Illinois’ motorists.
IDOT specifically collects earned media information from law enforcement agencies. Below are
the results of the law enforcement earned media effort.
Earned Media for All Campaigns
Press Releases
2,308
Social Media and Web Postings
2,526
Announcements, Signs, Marquees, and Banners
482
Handouts, Posters, and Flyers
264
Public Access/TV News, Print, and Radio Stories
234
Email Blasts
198
Press Conferences
16
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Paid Media
IDOT focuses on increasing the effectiveness of enforcement and that is done by combining it
with paid media campaigns. For FFY 2022, IDOT focused paid media efforts on Impaired
Driving, Occupant Protection, Distracted Driving, Motorcycle Safety, and Bike/Pedestrian
Safety. IDOT also created a paid media campaign for work zones, but this was not funded with
NHTSA funds.
IDOT planned to utilize $3.849 million in Section 402, 405b, 405d, 405f, and 405h funds on paid
media. Through extensive evaluation, IDOT has shown its paid media efforts to be quite
successful at delivering a specific message to a participating demographic of the Illinois driving
population (i.e., the 18-34-year-old, predominately male audience).
Illinois launched “It’s Not A Game,” a multimedia safety campaign that drives home the
message there are no extra lives, no respawns and no second chances to get it right when you
are behind the wheel. The campaigns address existing efforts identifying and focusing on the at-
risk population, ages 18-34. IDOT continues to follow NHTSA’s lead in purchasing airtime in
selected markets to coincide with aggressive enforcement periods in rural areas. All creative
spots and purchasing of airtime were shared with NHTSA prior to the beginning of the
campaigns.
IDOT considers paid media a vital and necessary part of the Illinois Highway Safety Plan and
completed seven, paid media periods in FFY 2022; Holiday Season, Memorial Day (national
mobilization), Fourth of July (state mobilization), Labor Day (national mobilization), Distracted
Driving (state mobilization), Bike and Pedestrian Safety, and Motorcycle riding season
campaigns. Below is a chart of the viewership of the paid media campaigns.
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Campaigns, Dates, and Programmed Funding
Campaign
Program Area
Run Dates
Planned
Funding
Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's
Occupant Protection
Nov 15 - Jan 3rd
$250,000.00
Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's
Impaired Driving
Nov 15 - Jan 3rd
$583,333.00
Memorial Day/Independence Day
Occupant Protection
May 10 - July 5th
$250,000.00
Memorial Day/Independence Day
Impaired Driving
May 10 - July 5th
$583,333.00
Labor Day
Impaired Driving
Aug 16 - Sept 6th
$583,333.00
Motorcycle Awareness
Motorcycles
May 1 - Sept 30th
$500,000.00
Bike and Pedestrian Safety
Bike and Pedestrian
April 1 - Sept 30th
$600,000.00
Work Zones
Work Zones
April 1 - Oct 31st
$960,000.00
Distracted Driving
Distracted Driving
April 1 - Sept 30th
$500,000.00
Total Amount
$4,810,000.00
Paid Media Campaign Viewing Results
Program Area
Impaired
Driving
Occupant
Protection
Bicycle and
Pedestrian
Motorcycle
Safety
Distracted
Driving
Work Zones
Radio -Impressions
85,815,552
2,817,304
19,378,845
2,408,230
2,276,569
238,917,040
TV -Impressions
14,999,038
1,783,505
5,646,918
5,136,727
5,955,228
18,054,031
Digital -Impressions
19,767,709
9,797,797
14,075,178
12,592,730
12,724,840
28,604,779
Digital -Clicks
55,534
31,746
27,606
22,596
25,485
56,075
Website Pageviews
39,032
22,247
58,506
38,463
60,090
82,372
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Public Information and Education
Beyond paid and earned media, IDOT also creates and distributes a wide variety of Public
Information and Education (PIE) materials. These range from banners and signs to leaflets and
palm cards. These materials are offered free of charge from the IDOT website. Local and state
partners can submit an order for materials and IDOT will fill the order based on availability. The
tables below list the material type, emphasis area, and amount of materials distributed.
Paper Materials
Amount Distributed
Bicycle
10,905
Pedestrian
3,925
Child Passenger Safety
67,670
Impaired Driving
7,142
Occupant Protection
7,616
Spanish Materials
20,586
Banners and Yard Signs
Amount Distributed
CPS Yard Sign
97
Motorcycle Yard Sign
807
Occupant Protection Banner
9
Impaired Driving Banner
9
Move Over Banner
1
Distracted Driving Banner
0
Motorcycle Banner
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Planned Activities:
Planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are taking to address the issues
established in the problem identification to meet and exceed Illinois’ performance targets.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Planning and Administration
01-01
$50,000
$9,321.50
Project Description: The Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) administers the
Section 402 highway safety grants related to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) awards, initiatives, and contracts for traffic safety activities. The BSPE incurs the cost
of the Governors Highway Safety Association’s annual fee; office expenses such as travel,
equipment, and supplies; and other indirect costs necessary to carry out the functions of BSPE.
Accomplishments: BSPE paid the annual fee associated with GHSA and attendance to
conferences such as Lifesavers and the GHSA annual meeting. Due to COVID-19 staff
attended meetings and conferences mainly virtually.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Planning and Administration
(State Match)
01-02
$50,000
$9,321.50
Project Description: Housed under the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) the
Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) administers the Section 402 highway
safety grants related to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awards,
initiatives, and contracts for traffic safety activities. In addition to direct office expenditures,
BSPE incurs the cost of the Governors Highway Safety Association’s annual fee; office
expenses such as travel, equipment, and supplies; and other indirect costs necessary to carry
out the functions of BSPE.
Accomplishments: BSPE paid the annual fee associated with GHSA and attendance to
conferences such as Lifesavers and the GHSA annual meeting. Due to COVID-19 staff
attended meetings and conferences mainly virtually.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Traffic Safety Survey
02-04
$84,054
$0.00
Project Description: This task provides funds for the attitudinal survey of Illinois residents. The
survey will gauge the strength of IDOT highway safety campaigns by the general public. This
survey is conducted by the University of Illinois at Springfield and will be used to help develop
new messaging and determine how to better focus media efforts.
Accomplishments: The data collected and analyzed through our traffic safety survey has
been used throughout the 2022 Annual Report in a variety of sections. The data from this report
is being used to help determine the impact of the paid media and enforcement campaigns of
2023. There were no funds expended in the planned activity due to how the agreement was
established. This was part of an injury prevention grant that is paid out of planned activity 02-02.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Travel
02-05
$12,500
$5,033.27
Project Description: This task provides Section 402 funds for BSPE staff to conduct and
attend on-site monitoring visits with local and state grantees, highway safety-related meetings,
highway safety-related trainings, and highway safety-related conferences.
Accomplishments: Due to COVID-19 travel was limited. BSPE staff performed limited on-site
monitoring of the FFY 2022 grants, Lifesavers, and the GHSA Annual Conference.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Expended Amount:
Travel (State Match)
02-06
$12,500
$5,033.28
Project Description: This task provides Section 402 funds for BSPE staff to conduct and
attend on-site monitoring visits with local and state grantees, highway safety-related meetings,
highway safety-related trainings, and highway safety-related conferences.
Accomplishments: Due to COVID-19 travel was limited. BSPE staff performed limited on-site
monitoring of the FFY 2022 grants, Lifesavers, and the GHSA Annual Conference.
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Corrective Course of Action/Future
To correct our course, reach our 2023 targets, and address these performance measures,
Illinois established a detailed strategy of these efforts in the 2023 Highway Safety Plan. The
planned activities are the actions IDOT and its partners are currently taking to address the
issues. The planned activities to help meet the target are detailed in the 2023 HSP and listed
below.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Planning and Administration
01-01
$50,000
Project Description: The Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) administers the
Section 402 highway safety grants related to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) awards, initiatives, and contracts for traffic safety activities. The BSPE incurs the cost
of the Governors Highway Safety Association’s annual fee; office expenses such as travel,
equipment, and supplies; and other indirect costs necessary to carry out the functions of BSPE.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Planning and Admin. (State Match)
01-02
$50,000
Project Description: Housed under the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) the
Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) administers the Section 402 highway
safety grants related to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awards,
initiatives, and contracts for traffic safety activities. In addition to direct office expenditures,
BSPE incurs the cost of the Governors Highway Safety Association’s annual fee; office
expenses such as travel, equipment, and supplies; and other indirect costs necessary to carry
out the functions of BSPE.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Traffic Safety Survey
02-04
$85,176
Project Description: This task provides funds for the attitudinal survey of Illinois residents. The
survey will gauge the strength of IDOT highway safety campaigns by the general public. This
survey is conducted by the University of Illinois at Springfield and will be used to help develop
new messaging and determine how to better focus media efforts.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Travel
02-05
$12,500
Project Description: This task provides Section 402 funds for BSPE staff to conduct and
attend on-site monitoring visits with local and state grantees, highway safety-related meetings,
highway safety-related trainings, and highway safety-related conferences.
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Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Travel (State Match)
02-06
$12,500
Project Description: This task provides Section 402 funds for BSPE staff to conduct and
attend on-site monitoring visits with local and state grantees, highway safety-related meetings,
highway safety-related trainings, and highway safety-related conferences.
Name:
Task Code:
Planned Amount:
Creative Content Paid Media
02-13
$348,000
Project Description: This task provides funds for the Illinois Department of Transportation’s
media vendor to develop creative content and data drive the paid media campaigns. This
planned activity will fund media development for Speed, Distracted Driving, Bike/Pedestrian,
Motorcycles, Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, and other highway safety problem areas
that Illinois discovers.
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