all offenders: Require ignition interlock devices, or in‐car breathalyzers, for all drunk drivers, to prove they are sober before their vehicle can be operated; 3) Support for Advanced Technology: Support the development of technology to determine automatically whether or not the driver is above the legal limit of .08 with the car failing to operate if the driver is drunk; and 4) Public Support: It’s everybody’s responsibility to eliminate drunk driving. Re‐engage the public in the fight against impaired driving. Review of Previous MADD Law Enforcement Summit Report – Stephanie Manning, MADD Consultant, reviewed highlights from the report published in 2004, after MADD convened a Law Enforcement Leadership Summit to discuss increasing traffic safety enforcement efforts, including funding needs, training needs, etc., and ways MADD can help provide support to maximize efforts to reduce drunk driving crashes, injuries and fatalities. Though the cultural climate around enforcement was different 14 years ago, the goal of this Summit was similar to the current 2018 Summit: to listen to law enforcement leadership discussions and feedback to develop evidence‐based recommendations designed to increase traffic safety enforcement. The recommendations from the 2004 Summit were as follows: 1) Advocate increased general deterrence enforcement approaches that prevent death and injury, 2) Re‐ prioritization of prevention by law enforcement leadership, 3) Promote paid advertising to ensure highly publicized enforcement efforts, 4) Increase resources for effective enforcement, 5) Emphasize the need to train officers, and 6) Enhance system efficiency and effectiveness. The 2004 MADD Law Enforcement Summit Report is attached to this report (see Appendix H). NHTSA Updates and Crash Stats ‐ Chou‐Lin Chen, Director, NHTSA Office of Traffic Records and Analysis, reviewed FARS data, noting the downward trend over the last ten years in overall traffic fatalities, with the exception of the last two years, in which we are back up to the 37,000 range. Ten states accounted for 51% of total fatalities. NHTSA Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative Review – Keith Williams, NHTSA Chief, Enforcement and Justice Services Division, reviewed the results from the 2017 Regional Forums conducted which elicited feedback from law enforcement groups with regards to the complexity of law enforcement today and the increase in fatalities and the three unanimous issues emerging from those sessions: 1) Leadership, 2) Resources (Personnel, Training, Equipment), and 3) Operational Deployment. Action items were determined based on the forums, and then all ten NHTSA regions were tasked with conducting these forums; each came up with these same three issues. GHSA/HSO Interaction/LEL (Law Enforcement Liaison) Program ‐ Director Darrin Grondel, Washington Traffic Safety Commission and Chair of the GHSA spoke of the benefit in law enforcement collaborating with their Governor’s Highway Safety offices on funding, lobbying, and partnerships. Vern Betkey, GHSA LEL Program Coordinator, shared about the Law Enforcement Liaison Program, which began in 2012 to promote the programs, coordinate activities nationally, enhance communication through webinars, email broadcasts and newsletters, and provide training and professional development training, all to help influence action. There are 226 LELs across the country in 47 states, and law enforcement may find their liaison and contact through the website directory. American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Law Enforcement Programs ‐ Brian Ursino, AAMVA Director of Law Enforcement, informed attendees of the Law Enforcement Services provided within AAMVA. One such relevant example is the development and release of their Ignition Interlock best practices guide which provides short and long‐term solutions to the challenges of ignition interlock reciprocity and more.
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