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Iowa
State Patrol Launches “Safe Saturday” Project
Posted 11 June 2009
Statistics indicate the month of June is one of the deadlier months for
traffic fatalities in Iowa, and that a larger number of these fatal
accidents occur on Saturday nights. Therefore, the Iowa State
Patrol will launch a special enforcement effort during the month of
June dubbed “Safe Saturdays.”
Each Saturday during June, the Patrol will activate entire Districts to
work between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 2:00 a.m., increasing their
normal staffing levels by 38 percent to 49 percent. Troopers will
focus their efforts on excessive speed, seat belt usage, and impaired
drivers. All uniformed members of the patrol, regardless of rank,
will participate in these “Safe Saturday” projects.
District Commanders have been reviewing available data to determine
areas within their respective districts where there are increased speed
infractions, impaired drivers and incidence of motor vehicle
crashes. On each “Safe Saturday,” Troopers will use saturation
patrols to work the identified areas and address these concerns.
The following factors were considered in planning and implementing each
“Safe Saturday” project:
* Excessive speed remains a critical factor in many
serious injury and fatal collisions.
* In 2008, although 93 percent of drivers and
passengers on Iowa roadways were using seatbelts, 139 (43 percent) of
those motorists suffering fatal injuries were not using their seat belt
at the time of their collision.
* In 2008, 79 persons were killed in crashes
involving drunk or drinking drivers. Sixty-five percent of those
deaths occurred between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.
* Per mile driven, an Iowa citizen is at least three
times more likely to be killed when driving at night.
“When you look critically at the data, it’s obvious that there’s a need
for more night time enforcement. That’s where our high risk
drivers are,” commented Iowa State Patrol Colonel Patrick J.
Hoye. “We intend to fill that need for more night time
enforcement. The Iowa State Patrol will do everything we can to
prevent death on Iowa roadways.”
Click here
to see when a “Safe Saturday” project will be held in your area!
For additional information regarding specific “Safe Saturday” projects,
to schedule an interview or ride along, or to obtain local data on
roadways of concern for the patrol, please contact the appropriate
State Patrol District Commander found at the link here.
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