Traffic Enforcement Action Plan
Description
Use STEP grants and high-visibility enforcement techniques to enforce distracted-driving state laws and local ordinances.
Steps For Implementation
- Receive funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(Participating organization: TxDOT) - Increase funding for STEP grants through other revenue sources.
- Apply for grant funds.
(Participating organizations: law enforcement agencies) - Select agencies for funding.
(Participating organization: TxDOT) - Implement grants.
(Participating organizations: law enforcement agencies) - Evaluate grants.
(Participating organizations: law enforcement agencies) - Manage and evaluate grants.
(Participating organization: TxDOT) - Receive funding for the next year.
(Participating organization: TxDOT) - Reapply for funding.
(Participating organizations: law enforcement agencies) - Evaluate law enforcement liaisons’ effectiveness.
- Explore alternative distracted-driving enforcement techniques, such as placing officers in tractor-trailers, in buses, and on motorcycles.
Participating Organizations
See above for each step.
Effectiveness
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Cost to Implement
$$$$$
Time to Implement
Short
Medium
Long
Barriers
- Finding people to work.
- Community pushback.