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Merged Crash Data and DMV Intervention Programs

Risky behaviors are recognized by the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Transportation Safety Action Plan as a contributor to fatal and severe traffic injury. It is the objective of the DMV’s risky driver diversion program to reduce the frequency of crashes caused by repeat traffic offenders by removing them from the roadway until they are deemed safe to return. Until recently, based on research performed by ODOT’s research office and the Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), it was not possible to robustly evaluate how ODOT’s risky driver diversion program strategies such as the habitual traffic offender (HTO) program, the Oregon driver improvement program (DIP), the driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) program, and the at-risk driver program perform in making Oregon streets safely. There is a need to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs to maximize efforts to improve the safety of road users in Oregon. This evaluation will confirm which programs are producing positive safety improvements. Policy recommendations for shifting the triggering thresholds for certain diversion programs or modifying their delivery in other ways based on the risk profiles of Oregon drivers, specifically the relationships between citations and crashes experienced in Oregon, will be developed.