NORTH DAKOTA SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (STEP). PROJECT DIRECTOR'S REPORT

The Selective Traffic Enforcement Program task force operated in a rural environment and encompassed the area of two counties, Grand Forks County and Cass County. The overall objective was to secure voluntary compliance with existing traffic laws by the motoring public and provide for a reduction in traffic crashes and their severity. In Grand Forks County, the countermeasures of line patrol and conspicuous stationary observation patrol were employed. In Cass County a highly publicized public information program combined with a radar speed control was designed to bring about compliance by the motoring public with the existing speed limitations. In Cass County another experiment was to determine the effectiveness of an alcohol roadside screening device operated by selected officers in relationship to a control group not having access to the screening device.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-252 018.
• Corporate Authors:

  North Dakota State Highway Patrol

  Bismarck, ND  United States 

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Bensen, O C
• Publication Date: 1976-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Countermeasures; Drivers; Equipment; Highway traffic control; Law enforcement; Police; Prevention; Radar; Regulations; Roadside; Rural areas; Safety; Screenings; Speed control; Speed limits; Traffic crashes; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents; Patrol
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Old TRIS Terms: Selectivity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133326
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-873
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-224-2-384
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 23 1976 12:00AM