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The National TIM Responder Training Program was developed under the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2 *Designed to establish the foundation for and promote consistent training of all responders to achieve the three objectives of the TIM National Unified Goal (NUG): - Responder Safety - Safe, Quick Clearance - Prompt, Reliable, Interoperable Communications 00:00 01:24 *traffic incident is an emergency road user occurrence, a natural disaster, or other unplanned event that affects or impedes the normal flow of traffic The justification for training incident responders: 1. The safety of incident responders 2. The safety of all road users 3. Congestion mitigation and commerce "D" Drivers are killing us... Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy, Distracted, or Just plain... Dangerous In a typical year, the following number of responders are struck and killed: • 10 Law Enforcement Officers • 4 Fire and Rescue Personnel • An estimated 40-60 Towing and Recovery Professionals • Several transportation professionals from DOTs, Public Works, and Safety Service Patrol Programs Secondary Crashes are crashes that occur within the incident scene or within the queue or backup, including the opposite direction, resulting from an original incident 25% of all congestion is caused by traffic incidents, resulting in: - Lost time and productivity - Increased cost of goods and services - Increased fuel consumption - Impacts on air quality and the environment - Negative public image for response agencies TIM consists of a planned and coordinated multidisciplinary process to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow may be restored as safely and quickly as possible • Effective TIM: - Improves the safety of emergency responders, crash victims, and motorists - Reduces the duration and impacts of traffic incidents TIM concepts apply to all roadways where traffic incidents might occur - both urban and rural Roadway Clearance Time (T1-T4) The time between first recordable awareness of an incident by a responsible agency and first confirmation that all travel lanes are open