Lifesavers 2016 FINAL (3)...3/21/16 2 PARTICIPATION 55""Law"EnforcementAgencies" "! 20of23Counes! 32&Municipali=es&! University&of&Wyoming&! 2&State&Agencies& & & RECRUITMENT! Since2013

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RURAL  SEAT  BELT  ENFORCEMENT   Lifesavers  Presenta9on  2016

Mon9  Allsop  LEL  Wyoming  Highway  Safety  Office  [email protected]  307-­‐631-­‐3301

 WYOMING  SEATBELT  USAGE  79%      NATIONAL  SEATBELT  USAGE  87%    POPULATION  584,153    28,416  OF  MILES  OF  ROADWAYS    23  COUNTIES            

CHALLENGES:  

•  Libertarian  Philosophy  is  dominant  in  the  State  

•  Secondary  Law  

•  Apathe=c/Complacent  Agency  Administra=ons  

•  Low  Priority  Mindset  of  Officers  

•  Manpower    

•  Media  Coverage  

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PARTICIPATION 55    Law  Enforcement  Agencies    Ø  20  of  23  Coun=es  Ø  32  Municipali=es  Ø  University  of  Wyoming  Ø  2  State  Agencies    

RECRUITMENT   Since  2013  

•  3  Coun=es    

•  7  Ci=es/towns  

Diamondville  Wyoming    •  Area:  1.3  mi²  •  Popula=on:  733  (2013)  

“Our office does mostly criminal investigations”

“I can’t seem to motivate my people to work traffic”

Source  WYDOT  and  Wyoming  DCI  Annual  Reports  

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OUTREACH  &  PARTNERSHIPS  

Ø  The  Academy  Night  Out    

Ø  Safe  Communi=es  

Ø  Wyoming  State  Fair  

Ø  State  conferences  and  mee=ngs,  WASCOP,  GCID  etc.  

THE  ACADEMY  NIGHT  OUT  

Ø  Presenta=ons  for  about  100    

           recruits  a  year  

Ø   Class  ranges  from  25-­‐50    

Ø  New  officers  

Ø  Partnership  between  the  WLEA  and  WHP  

PROMOTING    HIGHWAY  SAFETY    

Mul6  Jurisdic6onal  Traffic    

Enforcement  Opera6ons  

Ø  Wyoming  Hwy  59  

Ø  Highway  287-­‐Ft.  Collins-­‐Laramie  

Ø  Fremont  County  Pilot  Project  

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Ø  Agency  Reports  

Ø  Enhanced  tracking  Ø  Improved  performance  

Ø  Increased  expecta=ons  

REPORTING  AND  ACCOUNTABILITY  

THE  MISSION  Absent  agency  leadership,  local  government  and  the  community,  who  will  promote  occupant  protec=on  and  impaired  driving  enforcement?    

QUESTIONS  AND  COMMENTS  

Mon9  Allsop  

LEL  Wyoming  Highway    

Safety  Office  

[email protected]  

307-­‐631-­‐3301