Enforcement Laws and Policies
Traffic safety enforcement is an integral part of many road safety programs, and is the responsibility of local law enforcement agencies. Enforcement is an effective tool to reduce risky driving behaviors and to implement safety initiatives/campaigns, because drivers are more apt to drive responsibly with the threat of enforcement. Examples of enforcement of laws and policies include monitoring compliance and issuing citations for violations of speed limits, red lights, stop signs, stopping at crosswalks, and driving under the influence.
This section provide resources on best practices for law and policy enforcement.
Technical Guide/Manual
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Created: Tuesday March 15th, 2022
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Source: Center for Health and Safety Culture at WTI
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Topic: Education, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Family Rules Regarding Roadway Safety, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users, Social Capital within Communities to Support Roadway Safety
In 2019, 16,340 people died in vehicle crashes on rural roads in the U.S. While less than 20% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas, almost half of all t ... [ Read More » ]
Training
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Created: Thursday December 9th, 2021
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Source: National Association of State Emergency Medical Service Officials
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Topic: EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Crash Records, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Location of Trauma Centers, Low Cost Countermeasures, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data
Webinar Series Description
No doubt you have been hearing the terms Safe System Approach and Traffic Safety Culture over the past few years, but are you also wo ... [ Read More » ]
Posted on Monday December 21st, 2020
The National Center for Rural Road Safety hosted the 3rd National Summit on Rural Road Safety from September 30 – October 1, 2020. The summits have become an important national forum for engaging a wide variety ...
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Created: Tuesday November 19th, 2019
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Source: Governors Highway Safety Association
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Topic: Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies, Low Cost Countermeasures, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Speed Enforcement, Speed Management Systems
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar stressed the importance ... [ Read More » ]
Posted on Friday October 11th, 2019
When you are driving down the highway at high speeds, would you think it’s a good idea to close your eyes for five seconds? Of course not; but that is the average time it takes to read or send a text and as mob ...
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Posted on Tuesday August 28th, 2018
Rural communities provide food, energy, resources and much more to keep America running. In 2016, attendees at the National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America helped define the future for “Movi ...
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Created: Tuesday May 29th, 2018
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Source: National Safety Council
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Human Factors, Injury Prevention, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Grant Writing and Project Development, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar provided an overview of the ... [ Read More » ]
General Report
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Created: Thursday May 10th, 2018
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Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
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Sub-Topic: Commercial Vehicles, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Human Factors, Injury Prevention, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Data, Social Capital within Communities to Support Roadway Safety
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center), a center of excellence supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administrat ... [ Read More » ]
Training
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Created: Thursday May 3rd, 2018
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Source: Yates County Sheriff
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Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
In this webinar, you were provided with ... [ Read More » ]
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Created: Tuesday December 12th, 2017
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Source: Swedish Royal Institute of Technology
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Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Enforcement Laws and Policies, Human Factors, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the Center for Health and Safety Culture co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar D ... [ Read More » ]
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Created: Tuesday August 1st, 2017
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Source: Rutgers - Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Crash Records, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) is hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar provided an overview ... [ Read More » ]
Posted on Thursday July 6th, 2017
Imagine – a car approaching an intersection tries to avoid a large object in the road, swerves out of the way and hits a lamppost, causing serious damage. Then the car bounces back into the roadway and whereby ...
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Fact Sheet
This handout is written in letter form, from a transportation agency to their partner law enforcement agency. The letter describes how important law enforcement ... [ Read More » ]
This handout describes the importance of law enforcement in transportation safety. The front side discusses action items that law enforcement can take and the b ... [ Read More » ]
Website
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Posted: Monday April 10th, 2017
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Source: National Safety Council
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Topic: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Distracted Driving, Driver Behavior, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Family Rules Regarding Roadway Safety, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Safety Countermeasures
This webpage provides information on distracted driving. It includes resources for distracted driving awareness month, a free cell phone policy kit, distracted ... [ Read More » ]
Posted on Wednesday March 8th, 2017
April is Distracted Driving Month, and the National Safety Council would like for you to help spread the word about their #JustDrive campaign for safety. They have assembled a variety of distracted driving social ...
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Posted: Wednesday December 21st, 2016
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Source: Toward Zero Deaths
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Geometric Design, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Human Factors, Incident Management, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Pedestrian Safety, Public Involvement, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roadside Design/Safety, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
“Zero is not an impossible goal, but it will take all of us to get there. See how all of our efforts are helping us on our way Toward Zero Deaths.”
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Training
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Created: Thursday December 8th, 2016
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Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Education, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Geometric Design, Highway Safety Improvement Program (HISP), Human Factors, Incident Management, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Pedestrian Safety, Public Involvement, Public Service Announcements/Marketing Campaigns, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roadside Design/Safety, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
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Created: Thursday December 1st, 2016
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Source: World Health Organization
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Injury Prevention, Location of Trauma Centers, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Data, Social Capital within Communities to Support Roadway Safety
The World Health Organization has released a report that outlines policies for improving health care and other systems to provide the key elements of post-crash ... [ Read More » ]
Training
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Created: Thursday November 10th, 2016
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Source: National Center for Rural Road Safety
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
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Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Bicycle Safety, Commercial Vehicles, Crash Avoidance Technologies, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Injury Prevention, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Vehicle Systems, Location of Trauma Centers, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
Webinar Description
This webinar provided an overview of the ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
“Drugged driving has been increasingly recognized as a priority in the past decade. Growing discussions among Federal government agencies regarding public ... [ Read More » ]
Toolbox-kit
For a variety of reasons, routine traffic stops with large trucks and buses occur significantly less than traffic stops with passenger vehicles. Considering the ... [ Read More » ]
Training
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Created: Friday September 9th, 2016
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Source: Western Transportation Institute
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Sponsor: , ,
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
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Sub-Topic: Access to EMS Data, Bicycle Safety, Commercial Vehicles, Crash Avoidance Technologies, Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Incident Management, Injury Prevention, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Vehicle Systems, Location of Trauma Centers, Low Cost Countermeasures, Organization Culture, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Systemic Safety
The National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America was held Sept. 7-9, 2016 in Denver, CO. It was hosted by the National Center for Rural Road Safet ... [ Read More » ]
Article
In the latest effort to clamp down on the rising number of distracted driving crashes, legislators in New York State are considering equipping police with a “ ... [ Read More » ]
Research Report
“For highways located in different counties and cities across the country, specific conditions of weather, terrain, traffic characteristics, highway condi ... [ Read More » ]
Fact Sheet
NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis has been producing annual estimates of lives saved since 1975. This fact sheet contains finding for 2015 b ... [ Read More » ]
Training
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) and the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) co-hosted a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar.
We ... [ Read More » ]
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Created: Tuesday May 31st, 2016
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Source: El Paso County, CO
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
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Sub-Topic: Cross Jurisdictional Safety Planning, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Injury Prevention, Occupant Protection, Roles and Responsibilities for Elected Officials, Safety Plans
The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Safety Center) hosted a FREE, 1.5 hour online training event.
This Safety Center sponsored webinar explored the publi ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
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Created: Sunday May 1st, 2016
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Source: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
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Sponsor:
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Topic: Education, EMS, Enforcement, Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture, Vehicle
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Sub-Topic: Driver Behavior, Enforcement Laws and Policies, Geometric Design, Human Factors, Low Cost Countermeasures, Motorcycles, Motorcyclists, Road Departure, Road Safety Audits, Road Surface Conditions, Road User Road Safety Culture, Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Countermeasures, Safety Data, Safety Plans, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
“Road Safety Audits (RSAs) are a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future roadway or off-road facility and are conducted by an indep ... [ Read More » ]
Website
High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) is a combination on enforcement, visibility and publicity. NHTSA’s website provides example messaging, types of media/pu ... [ Read More » ]
Technical Guide/Manual
Traffic safety programs form an integral component of the effective, comprehensive law enforcement operation. Unfortunately, not all law enforcement executive ... [ Read More » ]
Research
Traffic Safety Culture Pooled Fund is a cooperative effort of participating state DOTs and other organizations vested in traffic safety. The purpose of this eff ... [ Read More » ]
Posted on Monday May 18th, 2015
Despite the fact that vehicle congestion is virtually non-existent in many rural areas, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s numbers show that fatality rates per million vehicle miles traveled i ...
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Technical Guide/Manual
Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) is a law enforcement operational model supported by a partnership among the Department of Transporta ... [ Read More » ]
