Grant Details:
Application Due Date: February 2012 est
Description: Funding Areas: - Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs (STEPs): In FY06, TSB designated Police Traffic Services funds for Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs (STEPs). STEPs are used in areas which have been identified through local analysis as needing targeted intervention due to high rates of crashes and/or DWI, speed, or other traffic-related problems. A statistical analysis of traffic safety needs is the basis for determining the type and method of enforcement and/or training needed to improve traffic safety in each community. STEPs include a public awareness component that increases public perceptions that consequences will be imposed when traffic laws are broken. STEPs are a critical component of New Mexico’s comprehensive traffic enforcement program. New Mexico STEPs will include Safety Corridors, Saturation Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoints, Speed, and Commercial Vehicle Traffic. All STEPs are comprised of a local community assessment and enforcement activities. Communities are encouraged to include public awareness and education campaigns in their project activities. TSB support for STEPs include: • Training, equipment, and technical assistance to enforcement agencies and others to support localized speed control programs. • Local public information and education dissemination about the scope and severity of the speed control problem. • Coordination of local speed control programs with statewide speed enforcement efforts to maximize effectiveness of the programs. • Use of local traffic safety education and enforcement funds for speed control programs. - Law Enforcement Program: New Mexico has strong DWI laws and an effective support system for enforcement activities. This includes a testing program for alcohol and drugs, a large pool of officers trained in standard field sobriety testing, DWI units with mobile breath testing units in larger cities, an established body of law which supports using checkpoints, breath tests, and blood tests in court, and numerous agencies trained and equipped to conduct checkpoints. - Community DWI (CDWI) Program Enforcement - Public Education and Information - Occupant Protection
Organization Information:
Organization: New Mexico Department of Transportation
Website: http://nmshtd.state.nm.us/
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Michael Quintana
Contact Email: johnny.quintana@nmshtd.state.nm.us
Contact Phone: 505.827.0491
More Information:
http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/main.asp?secid=16436
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