Edward D. Boothman

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Edward D. Boothman PA Seat Belt/Aggressive
Driving LEL eboothman_at_buckleuppa.org www.buckleup
pa.org
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BUCKLE UP PA

• IS PENNSYLVANIAS SAFETY BELT ENFORCEMENT AND
  EDUCATION PROJECT
• FUNDED THROUGH THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF
  TRANSPORTATION

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• Buckle Up PA is a statewide law enforcement
  liaison program based on a successful LEL model
  of high visibility enforcement, media and
  education. BUPA have created a well organized
  plan that networks the enforcement community to
  individuals, groups and agencies throughout the
  state.

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Population/Roadways

• 85 of States Population
• 370 Departments
• 22 Waves Completed since 2000
• Secondary Seat Belt State
• Can not use Seat Belt Checkpoints

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PA SEAT BELT USE RATE
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• Those remaining 14 of Pennsylvania drivers also
  tend to be high risk, aggressive drivers.
• They violate the motor vehicle laws and are more
  likely to be involved in and cause crashes (71
  of occupants killed in vehicular crashes were
  unbuckled).
• Statistics also show that these unsafe drivers
  account for the majority of the nighttime driving
  fatalities
• 81 of nighttime fatalities are unbuckled in
  Pennsylvania.

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OVERVIEW

• The first 19 Mobilizations enforcement focused
  primarily during daylight hours.
• We now know that safety belt use among night time
  motorists is much lower. In fact, it has been
  informally reported that belt use could be as
  much as 40 lower than day time use.
• Increasing belt use and decreasing fatalities
  required BUPA to look at night time enforcement.
• The effectiveness of day light coordinated
  enforcement mobilizations was well documented,
  but nighttime seat belt enforcement was untested.
  Nighttime seat belt enforcement presented many
  obstacles that had to be resolved.

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The Problem

• 26 of traffic related fatalities occurred
  between the hours of 10 PM and 359 AM
• This window of time represents 25 of the day
• BUT less than 10 of daily traffic occurs during
  this time.

for front seat occupants of passenger vehicles
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Solution

• Nighttime safety belt enforcement
• Enforcement increased belt use decreased
  fatalities

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READING NIGHTTIME SEAT BELT PILOT PROJECT

• A 30 day Nighttime Seat Belt Campaign completed
  by Pennsylvania Department of Transportations
  Buckle Up PA Project.
• It was the nations first project to implement
  and measure this type of activity.
• Buckle Up PA measured daytime seat belt use
  verses night time use, tested different types of
  nighttime enforcement activities, established
  guidelines and standard operating procedures for
  future operations, and analyzed the overall
  project effectiveness.

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OUR NEXT MOVE

• Identified areas with low nighttime usage
  Statewide (2006 Statewide nighttime survey)
• We funded and required enforcement operations for
  nighttime activities by our departments.
• Coordinate Nighttime Safety Checkpoints with
  Sobriety Checkpoints (BOLTS)
• Provide Technical Assistance and Training to
  police.

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2006 Mobilizations

• Target counties with low belt use (including
  nighttime). Provided extra funding.
• Memorial day-3 weeks of enforcement with 50
  dedicated to nighttime
• Labor Day (BOLTS)-1 week, combination
  Alcohol/Belts nighttime enforcement.
• Thanksgiving-1 week, 100 nighttime enforcement.

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TYPES OF ENFORCEMENT
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SAFETY CHECKPOINTS

• Target Operation based on crash data

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MINICADE DETAIL

• Lights activated, flares, high visibility areas,
  moving details.
• English and Hispanic versions

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Roving Patrols

• Primary violation
• Visible location
• O tolerance for secondary seat belts violation

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INFORMATION SITES

• Established sites to distribute
• Click it or Ticket handouts such as
• Sporting events
• concerts
• retail
• fast food,
• etc.

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