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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
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3 results foundAuthor: Creaser, Janet Title: Evaluation of Minnesota's Operation NightCAP Program: Final Report Summary: This project evaluated Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Operation NightCAP (Concentrated Alcohol Patrol) Program. This overtime enforcement program uses saturation patrols to identify impaired drivers. The project consisted of three tasks: a crash data analysis, a driver survey and an officer survey. The crash analysis indicated that saturation patrols have a marginally statistically significant effect on the decrease in fatal and severe-injury alcohol-related crashes rates in Minnesota. The effect of a single saturation is small (~0.1%), indicating that many patrols would be needed to see significant decreases in alcohol-related crash rates. A survey of 5000 Minnesota drivers in six counties resulted in 838 completed surveys. Approximately 19% of Minnesota drivers are aware of the program. Drivers' beliefs about impaired driving influenced their perception of alcohol-enforcement programs and their choices to drive after drinking. Fourteen program coordinators and 86 law enforcement officers from the program also responded to a survey and shared their perceptions about the program's effectiveness. Main conclusions drawn from the surveys were that saturation patrols are not highly visible to the public and the current program advertising is not very effective in communities where it is active. Main recommendations are to improve patrol visibility and associated advertising. Details: St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2007. 62p., app. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2007 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 118752 Keywords: Alcohol-Related CrashesDrunk DrivingPolice PatrolsPublicity CampaignsSaturation Patrols |
Author: Fell, James C. Title: Evaluation of Seven Publicized Enforcement Demonstration Programs to Reduce Impaired Driving: Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Indiana, and Michigan Summary: Between 2000 and 2003, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration funded seven alcohol demonstration projects designed to reduce impaired driving through well-publicized and highly visible enforcement. The projects were conducted in seven states: Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Indiana, and Michigan. This report describes the program evaluations conducted in all seven states. In each of the seven states, funding supported increased enforcement and publicity. In Georgia, Indiana, and Michigan funding was provided for paid advertising. Each state acted as a case study because the type and amount of publicity and enforcement differed substantially. Details: Calverton, MD: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 2008. 141p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2008 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 118751 Keywords: Drunk DrivingPolice PatrolPublicity CampaignsSaturation PatrolsSobriety Checkpoints |
Author: 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 |