{"id":253179,"date":"2023-11-30T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-minnesota-department-of-transportation-honored-for-widespread-use-of-j-turn-intersections-to-reduce-severity-of-crashes\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T23:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T03:50:02","slug":"el-departamento-de-transporte-de-minnesota-es-galardonado-por-el-uso-generalizado-de-intersecciones-con-giro-en-j-para-reducir-la-gravedad-de-las-colisiones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-departamento-de-transporte-de-minnesota-es-galardonado-por-el-uso-generalizado-de-intersecciones-con-giro-en-j-para-reducir-la-gravedad-de-las-colisiones\/","title":{"rendered":"MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HONORED FOR WIDESPREAD USE OF &#8220;J-TURN INTERSECTIONS&#8221; TO REDUCE SEVERITY OF CRASHES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE; BORDER-TOP:1pt  black; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt  black; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt  black; BORDER-LEFT:1pt  black\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>2023 National Roadway Safety Awards recognize innovations to protect pedestrians, cyclists and motorists as pandemic spike in U.S. road fatalities continues largely unabated<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 29, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for its widespread use of &#8220;J-turn intersections&#8221; that have significantly reduced the severity of crashes on high-speed divided highways.<\/p>\n<p>MnDOT has built J-turns at\u00a0more than 80 intersections since 2010, mostly on divided rural expressways. A 2021 evaluation of those intersections found a 69\u00a0percent reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes, compared with before the J-turns were installed.\u00a0The state&#8217;s first J-turn intersection, in <span class=\"xn-location\">Willmar<\/span>, has had no fatal or serious injury crashes since its construction.<\/p>\n<p>J-turns are used on four-lane divided highways, where intersecting side roads typically have too little traffic to meet federal guidelines for a traffic light. Raised medians require motorists approaching the highway from side roads to turn right. Those who had wanted to head left or straight through the intersection can then pull into a designated left lane to make a U-turn.<\/p>\n<p>That design prevents drivers from having to cross multiple lanes of fast-moving traffic, putting them at risk of getting &#8220;T-boned&#8221; \u2013 one of the deadliest types of collisions.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Derek Leuer<\/span>, MnDOT&#8217;s state traffic safety engineer, said while the number of collisions at intersections remains about the same after J-turns are installed, there are far fewer fatalities and serious injuries. That&#8217;s because any crashes tend to be lower-speed rear-enders, often when hesitant motorists begin to pull out from the side road and then stop suddenly when they change their minds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Door panels and bumpers can be replaced,&#8221; Leuer said. &#8220;People cannot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 10 National Roadway Safety Award winners and two honorable mentions are using proactive, data-driven, collaborative and cost-effective approaches to better protect pedestrians, cyclists and motorists across the country. Much of their work began amid a nationwide spike in vehicular crashes during the pandemic, when U.S. <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4038491-1&amp;h=3647108085&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcrashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov%2FApi%2FPublic%2FViewPublication%2F813514&amp;a=roadway+fatalities+rose+7.3+percent+in+2020+and+a+further+10.1+percent+in+2021+before+holding+steady+at+a+high+level+in+2022+(-0.3+percent).%C2%A0+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">roadway fatalities rose 7.3 percent in 2020 and a further 10.1 percent in 2021 before holding steady at a high level in 2022 (-0.3 percent).\u00a0 <\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Early estimates for the first half of 2023 show crash fatalities declined slightly but <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4038491-1&amp;h=2725253168&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMotor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year&amp;a=remain+at+levels+not+seen+since+the+mid-2000s.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">remain at levels not seen since the mid-2000s.<\/a><\/u> Between January and June, fatalities nationwide declined by an estimated 3.3 percent, compared with the first six months of 2022, according to the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4038491-1&amp;h=4030879183&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcrashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov%2FApi%2FPublic%2FViewPublication%2F813514&amp;a=National+Highway+Traffic+Safety+Administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/a><\/u> (NHTSA).<\/p>\n<p>First-half 2023 fatalities in <span class=\"xn-location\">Minnesota<\/span> fell farther: An estimated 163 people died on Minnesota roads, down 11.7 percent from the same time frame last year, according to <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4038491-1&amp;h=1541991274&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcrashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov%2FApi%2FPublic%2FViewPublication%2F813514&amp;a=NHTSA%27s+preliminary+data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">NHTSA&#8217;s preliminary data<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>The continued high fatality numbers demonstrate the value of safety innovations like the Minnesota Department of Transportation&#8217;s J-turn intersections and the 11 other projects from across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The National Roadway Safety Awards, presented biannually since 1999, are sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and the nonprofit Roadway Safety Foundation. Projects were evaluated on safety effectiveness, innovation and efficient use of resources.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The problem-solving creativity and dedication shown by the Minnesota Department of Transportation will save countless lives &#8212; using a data driven approach and practices that are proven to reduce crashes,&#8221; said Federal Highway Administrator <span class=\"xn-person\">Shailen Bhatt<\/span>. &#8220;It demonstrates a strong commitment to moving <span class=\"xn-location\">Minnesota<\/span> toward zero deaths and serious injuries on the state&#8217;s roadways, and we are proud to applaud their efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The stubbornly elevated fatality numbers underscore the urgent need for innovations like the National Roadway Safety Award honorees&#8217; projects,&#8221; said Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director <span class=\"xn-person\">Bruce Hamilton<\/span>. &#8220;With several initiatives already showing major reductions in fatalities, injuries and crashes, today&#8217;s honorees are shining a bright light on the path to safer travel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other honorees are:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">North Carolina<\/span><\/b>: NCDOT for reducing severe crashes at rural intersections by adding more all-way stops<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span><\/b>: Illinois Tollway for creating an app that shows livestream video of serious crashes to speed up incident response<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span><\/b>: FDOT for demonstrating how skid-resistant pavement can shorten stopping distances at high-speed intersections<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Louisiana<\/span><\/b>: Acadiana Planning Commission for reducing severe crashes at rural &#8220;T&#8221; intersections using larger signs and rumble strips to alert distracted drivers<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span><\/b>: TxDOT for reducing pedestrian fatalities on an <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin<\/span> highway, particularly among people experiencing homelessness<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Delaware<\/span><\/b>: DelDOT for reducing fatal and serious injury crashes by converting more intersections to all-way stops<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">New Jersey<\/span><\/b>: South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization for developing a plan to prioritize cyclist and pedestrian safety in rural <span class=\"xn-location\">Cumberland County<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">New Jersey<\/span>\/<span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>: <\/b>The Port Authority of NY &amp; NJ for reducing crashes by using timely data analysis to proactively identify and address safety problems<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span><\/b>: Caltrans for implementing pedestrian protections, signs to prevent wrong-way driving and other cost-effective safety measures more quickly<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Virginia<\/span><\/b>: VDOT (Honorable Mention) for funding lower-cost safety projects in a more systemic way aimed at preventing traffic fatalities and serious injuries<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Nevada<\/span><\/b>: NDOT (Honorable Mention) for its first comprehensive plan to reduce speeding, a leading cause of fatal and severe crashes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winners were selected by an expert panel of judges:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Lori Diaz<\/span>, The American Traffic Safety Services Foundation<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Jennifer Hall<\/span>, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Adam Kirk<\/span>, Kentucky Transportation Center<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Stephen Read<\/span>, Virginia Department of Transportation<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Brian Roberts<\/span>, Transportation Research Board<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Terecia Wilson<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Clemson University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For complete details on each of the winners and for more information on the national awards program, visit:\u00a0<b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4038491-1&amp;h=1069537033&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.roadwaysafety.org%2Fawards&amp;a=www.roadwaysafety.org%2Fawards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.roadwaysafety.org\/awards<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>The Roadway Safety Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization. Our mission is to reduce the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities by improving roadway systems and their environment.<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Contact: Derek Leuer\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Contact: John Undeland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Minnesota Department of Transportation\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Roadway Safety Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">651-234-7372\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 703-785-3461<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"mailto:derek.leuer@state.mn.us\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">derek.leuer@state.mn.us<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:info@roadwaysafety.org\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">info@roadwaysafety.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE  Roadway Safety Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>2023 National Roadway Safety Awards recognize innovations to protect pedestrians, cyclists and motorists as pandemic spike in U.S. road fatalities continues largely unabated<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 29, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for its widespread use of &#8220;J-turn intersections&#8221; that have significantly reduced the severity of crashes on high-speed divided&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automotriz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253179"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":253181,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253179\/revisions\/253181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}