Washington’s Target Zero Teams Project: Reduction in Fatalities during Year One

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Traffic safety facts, research note.
• Creators:
  Cicchino, Jessica
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic patrol
  • Sobriety checkpoints
  • Traffic safety
  • Drunk driving
  • Traffic law enforcement
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 811 687
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525828
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  Highly visible sobriety checkpoint programs have been shown to be an effective method of reducing alcohol-related driving crashes (Elder et al., 2002). However, the use of checkpoints is prohibited in 12 States, including Washington. These States have tested other alternatives, including highly visible saturation patrols. In November 2006, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) sponsored the Nighttime Emphasis Enforcement Team (NEET) pilot project in Snohomish County. The goal of the NEET pilot project was to reduce serious injuries and fatalities due to impaired driving through the deployment of a fully dedicated team of Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers concentrating on nighttime enforcement of impaired driving. NEET troopers were not responsible for responding to calls for service. Rather, they were assigned exclusively to NEET teams.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2009/dot_2009_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 390.81 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:23f0a66f68e574445fe78b956ca4157570fd2b39f0b9fe670debe24aef2088b1