Law Enforcement Agencies: How To Prevent Motor Vehicle Collisions
Law Enforcement Agencies: How To Prevent Motor Vehicle Collisions
Law Enforcement Agencies: How To Prevent Motor Vehicle Collisions
LAW ENFORCEMENT After the death of three officers in motor vehicle collisions,
the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD)
OFFICERS ARE AT RISK developed three elements of a safe driving program:
OF MOTOR VEHICLE 1) policies, 2) more training for officers, and 3) daily safety
COLLISIONS FROM MANY messaging. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) collaborated with the National Institute of
PREVENTABLE FACTORS.1 Justice (NIJ) on a study evaluating the LVMPD program. They
found that the safe driving program significantly reduced
collisions and injuries, and saved the LVMPD over $1 million.²
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Before the program $5.4 million 1
Some preventable factors that put officers at risk of a crash:
not wearing a seat belt; speeding; distraction; stress
After the program $4.3 million 2 Tiesman H, Gwilliam M, Rojek J, Hendricks S, Montgomery B,
Alpert G. (2019). The Impact of a Crash Prevention Program
in a Large Law Enforcement Agency. AJIM: 62(10): 847-858
Cost savings totaled $1.1 million. 3 Pre-intervention period covers 2007-2009;
Post-intervention period covers 2011-2013
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WHAT AGENCIES CAN DO TO PREVENT COLLISIONS
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