The goal of this study was to contribute localized information for decision-making to allocate traffic safety resource in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The rural nature of the region differentiates its driving environment from other more populated U.S. regions. Analysis of Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data shows that while this region shares many traffic safety issues with its urban counterparts, the policies, educational initiatives, and enforcement activities may be better designed by considering local decision criteria. It seems evident that several shared traffic safety priorities in the region, including driver drinking and speeding, offer great opportunity for peer-learning and for leveraging resources to more effectively address this critical personal safety and public mobility issue. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting