FINAL EVALUATION OF PHASE I OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DISPOSITION PROJECT

This document is a final report that summarizes the finding of an evaluation for the period February 1, 1980, through July 31, 1981, of the Traffic Safety Law Enforcement and Disposition (TSLE & D) System currently being tested in New York State. Developed by The Traffic Records Program of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and the New York State Division of State Police, the TSLE & D demonstration project is examining the operational feasibility and benefits of a new uniform traffic ticket and traffic ticket management information system. The evaluation is being conducted by The Traffic Institute of Northwestern University. The TSLE & D System has created a centralized computer file that can be used for ticket accountability and the production of ticket activity reports. Anticipated benefits of the system included: (1) reduced administrative work for police agencies and traffic courts, (2) increased availability of comprehensive traffic enforcement reports for highway safety planning, (3) improved accountability of traffic tickets, and (4) lower overall system cost. The results presented in this report are based on interviews with police, court, and TSLE & D staff personnel; field visits to participating agencies; a mail survey of participating agencies; and a review of project materials.

• Corporate Authors:

  Northwestern University, Evanston

  Traffic Institute, 405 Church Street
  Evanston, IL  United States  60208

  State University of New York, Albany

  Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, 80 Wolf Road
  Albany, NY  United States  12205-2604
• Authors:
  • Lucke, R E
  • Stenzel, W W
• Publication Date: 1981-9

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 83 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Demonstration projects; Evaluation; Feasibility analysis; Information processing; Ticketing; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452422
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 291
• Contract Numbers: TR79-001
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1986 12:00AM