THE MAINE LIAISON Edition 26 Maine Bureau of Highway Safety January 2018 IN THIS ISSUE: • OUI Training • Narcan • Cracking Down On Repeat OUI Offend- ers • ARIDE • Accidental Injury Deaths Are up • Distracted Driving • Technical Crash Investigation The 2018 Child Passenger Safety Certification Course schedule has been finalized. Training information and online applications are posted on the Bureau of Highway Safety website (link included) http:// www.maine.gov/dps/bhs/child-passenger-safety/ training/course.html. Please share this information with individuals you know are interested in becom- ing certified car seat technicians, or possibly post the information within your agency and/or community. Thankfully, the Maine Criminal Justice Academy has allotted an hour in the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program for Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Basic Education and its significance in Title 29-A, Section 2081. There are presently over 230 certified Child Passenger Safety Techni- cians in Maine, with 1/4 of technicians working in law enforce- ment. The Bureau of Highway Safety CPS Instructor team has a com- bined total of over 50 years of CPS experience. For more information contact Janet Cummings at [email protected] or 626-3848. Below 100 In 1974, the all-me high year for officer deaths, 278 were killed in the line of duty. Innovaons in training, emergency medicine and vehicles, as well as the development of ballisc armor, all contributed to bring this number down. In the line of duty deaths are oſten preventable. Sadly, in the US we’ve averaged about 150 deaths per year for the past ten years. The goal of this training is to eliminate preventable line-of-duty police deaths and serious injuries through compelling common-sense training designed to focus on areas under an officer’s control. The Cumberland Police Department in partnership with the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety and the Bangor Police Department are offering the Below 100 classes for free. Classes will be held February 20th at the Yar- mouth Performing Arts Center and on February 21st at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Each 4 hour class will run from 0800-1200. Each aſternoon there will be a Train the Trainer class to train officers to bring the message back to their agencies and hold future training sessions in Maine. Read more on their web site Below100.org. For registraon in Yarmouth, please contact: Jean Duchesneau Phone # (207) 829-2210 [email protected]For registraon in Bangor, please contact: Jermaine Walker Phone # (207) 947-7384 [email protected]
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THE
MAINE LIAISON Edition 26 Maine Bureau of Highway Safety January 2018
IN THIS ISSUE:
• OUI Training
• Narcan
• Cracking Down On
Repeat OUI Offend-
ers
• ARIDE
• Accidental Injury
Deaths Are up
• Distracted Driving
• Technical Crash
Investigation
The 2018 Child Passenger Safety Certification Course schedule has
been finalized. Training information and online applications are posted
on the Bureau of Highway Safety website (link included) http://
www.maine.gov/dps/bhs/child-passenger-safety/
training/course.html. Please share this information
with individuals you know are interested in becom-
ing certified car seat technicians, or possibly post the
information within your agency and/or community.
Thankfully, the Maine Criminal Justice Academy has
allotted an hour in the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program for
Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Basic Education and its significance in Title
29-A, Section 2081.
There are presently over 230 certified Child Passenger Safety Techni-
cians in Maine, with 1/4 of technicians working in law enforce-
ment. The Bureau of Highway Safety CPS Instructor team has a com-
bined total of over 50 years of CPS experience. For more information
Below 100 In 1974, the all-time high year for officer deaths, 278 were killed in the line of duty. Innovations in training, emergency medicine and vehicles, as well as the development of ballistic armor, all contributed to bring this number down. In the line of duty deaths are often preventable. Sadly, in the US we’ve averaged about 150 deaths per year for the past ten years. The goal of this training is to eliminate preventable line-of-duty police deaths and serious injuries through compelling common-sense training designed to focus on areas under an officer’s control.
The Cumberland Police Department in partnership with the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety and the Bangor Police Department are offering the Below 100 classes for free. Classes will be held February 20th at the Yar-mouth Performing Arts Center and on February 21st at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Each 4 hour class will run from 0800-1200. Each afternoon there will be a Train the Trainer class to train officers to bring the message back to their agencies and hold future training sessions in Maine. Read more on their web site Below100.org. For registration in Yarmouth, please contact: Jean Duchesneau Phone # (207) 829-2210 [email protected]
For registration in Bangor, please contact: Jermaine Walker Phone # (207) 947-7384 [email protected]
In a crash, the severity of injuries increases dramatically
depending on the speed of a driver—a pedestrian hit at 30
mph has a 60 percent chance of survival, while someone
hit at 40 mph only has a 40 percent chance of living.
Governor Lepage Forms Panel to Examine Issues Related to Driverless Vehicles (Maine)
Gov. Paul LePage took a step Wednesday toward regulating a rapidly emerging automotive technology that in the not-too-distant future could find self-driving cars, trucks and buses operating on Maine roads.
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Addicts and Narcan
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Free OUI Investigation Training
DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2018
TIME: 8AM – 4PM
LOCATION: Kennebunkport Police Department
101 Main St.
Kennebunkport, ME. 04046
Maine BHS Sponsored. The Maine BHS TSRP grant covers the
cost of this training. The Kennebunkport Police Department is
to buy alcohol by putting a mark on their driver’s li-
cense. Click here to read more
Cracking Down on Repeat DUI Offenders
The Times Leader January 23, 2018
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration commissioned research on multiple DUI offenders. It found that, in comparison with first-time offenders, those with multiple convictions are 4.1 times as likely to be involved in fatal accidents. Click here to read more
“Repeat offenders account for a large portion
of the impaired driving problem. One‑third of
all driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving
under the influence (DUI) arrests each year
involve people who have been convicted pre-
viously of DWI/DUI. “
https://www.nhtsa.gov
Super Bowl Drunk Driving Prevention Campaign
The Super Bowl is America’s most watched national sporting event. On Super Bowl Sunday, February 4,,the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk campaign encourages fans to make plans ahead of time that will prevent them from getting behind the wheel of a vehicle after drinking.
A license plate
'4RKIDS'
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The purpose of this site is to provide a comprehensive source of infor-
mation regarding standardized field sobriety testing, training and certi-
fication for authorized and active law enforcement practitioners and in-
structors. The NSTRC also provides access to the SFST Training Manage-
ment System, a voluntary, state oriented practitioner and trainer database.
The NSTRC is provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion (NHTSA) of the US Department of Transportation as a resource and
tool for United States law enforcement officers to address alcohol and
drug impaired driving.
Click to access website/sign up
Download Campaign Materials
The Maine Crash Public
Query tool allows users to
view information about crash
data in their community. Crash data can be viewed in
The Battle for Attention: Driver Distraction – A Review of Recent Research and Knowledge
Accidental Injury Rises to Third Leading Cause of death in the U.S.
Read the article
Read more here
IAM RoadSmart has released a report that
summarizes recent research and knowledge
about distracted driving. This report focuses
on how drivers engage with technology
while driving.
For the first time since records have been kept, preventable injuries have become the third leading cause of death in the United States, the National Safety Council (NSC) announced Wednesday. In fact, data shows that preventable deaths rose 10 percent in 2016.
The increase was largely due to an uptick in fatal motor vehicle crashes and drug overdoses, particularly the ongoing opioid crisis. According to the NSC, the opioid crisis claimed the lives of 37,814 people who over-dosed on prescription opioid pain relievers, fentanyl and heroin in 2016.
Technical Crash Investigation Course Date: Feb 26th – March 2nd, 2018 Location: Brunswick, ME Time: 8:00 - 5:00 Fee: $695.00 Contact: Mike Selves Collision Forensic Solutions (402) 339-1518 [email protected]
www.collisionfs.com
Program Description:
Collision Forensics Solutions LLC, will be offering the Technical Crash Investigation Course at the Southern New Hampshire University in Brunswick, ME. The goal of this course is to prepare officers and or investigators to better understand crash investigation, and help them determine the question of who is at fault. In an attempt to answer this question, this course is designed to assist officers to go merely beyond reporting crashes. They will be able to know what evidence is important to gather and how to record it. The officers will also be able to use the information to do a more complete investigation. This course will also help prepare the students to better understand and assist them in taking the next step in crash investigation courses, which would be Advanced Crash Investigation. This course is designed for the less experienced officer or investigator who has had minimal training in crash investigation. This class is open to any officer interested in entering the Crash reconstruction program in Maine. The course includes: Officer Safety On Scene, Human Factors, Physical Facts from the Roadway, Physical Facts from the Vehicle, Geometric Construction, Mapping and Measuring including Field Exercises, Scale Drawings, Speed Determination to include: (Minimum Speed from Skid Marks, Drag Factors, Combined Speeds, Speed from Critical Curve, Speed from Falls, Speed from Vaults, and Photography- large crash to small crash. Prerequisites:
Full Time Law Enforcement Officer
Students must bring the following materials to class: calculator, compass, template, flex curves
Class Limit: 30 Students
Read full NHTSA publication
Occupant Fatalities in Law Enforcement Vehicles Involved in Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes “From 1980 to 2015 there were 943 crashes involving at least one occupant fatality in a law enforcement vehicle. This analysis examines the regional distribution of the occupant fatalities in law enforcement vehicles involved in motor vehicle crashes, and the crash characteristics using data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), which is maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and is currently the only da-tabase that contains detailed information on fatal crashes involving law enforcement vehicles.”