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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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1 results foundAuthor: Phelps, William Title: An Evaluation of the Idaho State Police Emphasis Patrols in Construction Zones Summary: Throughout the years, the Idaho State Police has been fortunate to receive grant funding through GARVEE bonds that fund overtime for Idaho State Troopers on various portions of Idaho roadways under road construction. These areas are then the staple for extra patrols to ensure traffic rules are being followed. Reducing crashes, DUI's, drugs on roadways, and reducing aggressive driving along with other goals was the purpose of funding overtime for Idaho's State Troopers. The thought was by increasing Trooper visibility everything above should follow. Although necessary, construction on Idaho's busy interstate and highway infrastructure can be dangerous to drivers and construction workers. Of the 332 traffic accidents in work zones throughout Idaho in 2013, 33% resulted in possible injuries and 3 fatalitiesi. The Work Zone Safety and Mobility Program of the Idaho Transportation Department states that safe and efficient Temporary Traffic Control zones are an essential part of highway construction, maintenance operations, and the management of traffic incidents. The transportation department recommends, when appropriate, the use of "law enforcement assistance to enforce traffic laws, affect driver behavior, and help maintain appropriate speeds, improve driver alertness and help address other safety and mobility issues." Thus, the Idaho State Police has received several years of funding for costs associated with non-routine work of uniformed law enforcement personnel to help protect workers and drivers and to maintain safe and efficient travel through highway work zones. Since 2008, the state police has conducted high-visibility saturation patrols in five garvee project locations in Ada and Canyon County. The focus of their efforts are almost exclusively on preventing accidents through the enforcement of related traffic offenses (e.g., speeding, distracted driving, DUI's). At the request of the Idaho State Police, the Idaho Statistical Analysis Center applied for and received a federal grant to research the relationship between enforcement of traffic laws and driver behavior. The primary purpose of this study was to determine if increased patrols changed driver behavior. Details: Meridian, ID: Idaho Statistical Analysis Center, Idaho State Police, 2015. 30p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 30, 2016 at: https://www.isp.idaho.gov/pgr/inc/documents/MicrosoftWord-GarveeReport2015.pdf Year: 2015 Country: United States URL: https://www.isp.idaho.gov/pgr/inc/documents/MicrosoftWord-GarveeReport2015.pdf Shelf Number: 140090 Keywords: Distracted DrivingDriving Under the InfluenceSaturation PatrolsTraffic EnforcementTraffic Offenses |