Lora Hollingsworth, P.E. Chief Safety Officer
Police Traffic Services
Police Traffic Services are intended to promote enforcement
traffic safety laws and regulations; reduction traffic-crashes and
resulting fatalities and injuries; provide aid and comfort to the
injured; investigation and reporting of specific details and causes
of traffic crashes; supervision of traffic crash and highway
incident clean-up; and maintenance of safe and orderly movement of
traffic along the highway system. Programs receiving grant funding
in this priority area are focused four major program related
categories:
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Resource Management: Providing law enforcement agencies with equipment needed to implement traffic safety programs and enforce traffic safety laws. (Note: Grant funding is not intended replace an agencys existing equipment).
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Training: Providing opportunities for law enforcement officers and legal professionals to attend training that will increase knowledge and skills and motivate and enhance professionalism and effectiveness.
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Traffic Law Enforcement: Providing seed money for law enforcement agencies to increase traffic enforcement staff to address apparent traffic safety issues in their area that cannot be addressed with current staff levels. May also include funding for Overtime enforcement, if necessary.
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Communication Program: Public awareness and education regarding traffic enforcement services.
Items eligible for funding under this category may include: registration fees and equipment for training. Travel expenses and per diem to attend training activities are not normally funded.
All program areas funded with grant funds are required to have an evaluation method that will allow assessment of the funded programs level of success in reducing fatalities and injuries.
Police Traffic Services Resources:
Florida Law Enforcement Liaison
Training Links:
Florida Public Safety Institute - Free Training funded by FDOT
Institute of Police Technology and Management