OPERATION 101- AN ACCIDENT AND ENFORCEMENT STUDY (CONDENSATION)
IN 1963 THE COMMISSIONER OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL INSTRUCTED HIS RESEARCH STAFF TO DESIGN A STUDY TO PROVE THAT TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT IS OR IS NOT EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING ACCIDENT RATES. THE STUDY WAS DESIGNED, AND A STRETCH OF STATE HIGHWAY 101 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT HAD A HIGH, STABLE ACCIDENT RATE WAS CHOSEN AS THE TEST BED. THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE ROADWAY WAS DOUBLED, DRIVERS' ACTIONS WERE MONITORED WITH AND WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO CORRELATE THESE ACTIONS WITH VIOLATIONS, AND AN INFORMATION SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED FOR PROCESSING THE MILLION ITEMS OF INFORMATION THAT WERE EXPECTED TO BE COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR THE PROJECT RAN BETWEEN JANUARY 1964 AND JANUARY 1965. THE MAJOR FINDING WAS THAT AS MANPOWER AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WERE INCREASED, DRIVER VIOLATIONS AND ACCIDENTS DROPPED. THIS SINGLE FINDING IS BROKEN DOWN INTO SEPARATE ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORT OR DIVERGE FROM THE FINDING: EFFECTS OF RAINFALL, INCIDENCE OF DRUNK DRIVING, EFFECTIVENESS OF ENFORCEMENT IN VARIOUS AGE GROUPS, INCIDENCE OF SPEEDING AND OTHER MOVING VIOLATIONS, AND FEASIBILITY OF USING THE FINDINGS FOR PREDICTIVE PURPOSES.
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Corporate Authors:
California Highway Patrol
2555 1st Avenue
Sacramento, CA United States 95818 - Publication Date: 1972-4
Media Info
- Pagination: 15 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Crash rates; Police patrol; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic regulations
- Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic laws; Violations
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00222055
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-011 926, HS-014 048
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 19 1983 12:00AM