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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
307-‐631-‐3301