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<br /> office,daytime checking stations have increased in the unincorporated areas of the county. Orange County deputies are now
<br /> participating in DWI checking stations conducted in not only Orange County, but Durham and Person counties as well. Deputies
<br /> are encouraged to enforce the traffic laws of North Carolina and many are certified Radar and Lidar operators.
<br /> Sheriff Blackwood, Chief Deputy Sykes, and their staff, are committed to traffic enforcement. Sheriff Blackwood wants the
<br /> Orange County Sheriffs Office to be a strong presence in traffic enforcement in Orange County. Sheriff Blackwood wants to
<br /> reduce the recidivism of speeding violations as well as reducing crashes involving impaired drivers, injuries, and fatalities. Sheriff
<br /> Blackwood and the Orange County Sheriffs Office is committed to assisting other municipalities in Orange County with their
<br /> traffic efforts, thereby reaching a wider portion of vehicle drivers in Orange County.
<br /> Over the last 5 years, according to the Vision Zero application, Orange County averaged 10.4 fatal crashes per year. The
<br /> highest years for alcohol involved fatal crashes were 2011, 2012, and 2014. In 2015, Orange County had only had two fatalities.
<br /> These two fatalities were the result of an impaired driver who was traveling the wrong way on Interstate 85 between Efland and
<br /> Hillsborough.
<br /> Motorcycle fatalities have neither increased nor decreased over the past three years. Orange has had one motorcycle fatality per
<br /> year for the past three years. Orange, and its surrounding counties of Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham and Person,
<br /> averaged 10 motorcycle fatalities per year for 2014 and 2015. They saw a decrease in 2016 with 9.
<br /> The Orange County Sheriffs Office started a motorcycle unit in 2016. The Office currently has two Harley Davidson Police
<br /> motorcycles and three certified motorcycle deputies. Two of the three certified motorcycle deputies are certified North Carolina
<br /> Bike Safe assessors. The Sheriffs Office Motor Unit is a Specialized Unit that is utilized to perform traffic enforcement, funeral
<br /> escorts, dignitary escorts, attend public relations outreach events, and educate the public on motorcycle safety.
<br /> Orange County ranks 81st out of North Carolina's 100 counties in motorcycle fatalities, 44th in motorcycle serious injury crashes
<br /> and 37th in overall motorcycle crashes. Counties that border Orange County with high rankings include Alamance at 18th, 24th
<br /> and 22nd and Durham at 15th,14th and 18th. Other border counties include Chatham at 46th in motorcycle fatalities, Caswell at
<br /> 95th and Person at 64th. Motorcycle operators and their passengers are just as likely to travel through Orange County as they
<br /> are through our border counties. The Orange County Sheriffs Office knows that we can make a difference, in not only Orange
<br /> County, but our boarder counties as well through the delivery of the BikeSafe program. We know that as we make Orange
<br /> County and those that border us safe, the entire State of North Carolina will benefit and see a decrease in fatal crashes, serious
<br /> injuries and crashes overall.
<br /> The Sheriffs Office Motor Unit is in the process of planning Bike Safe classes for 2017 and has made its Bike Safe assessors
<br /> available to the Regional Bike Safe LEL and other agencies in our area.
<br /> It is our goal, with the addition of this equipment as a plus, to promote motorcycle safety in Orange County and the counties that
<br /> surround us, through the delivery of professional law enforcement services, the Bike Safe curriculum, and enforcement of all
<br /> traffic laws. It is our goal through this commitment to safety, that those in the motorcycle community, and operators of motor
<br /> vehicles, can travel the roadways of our county and this great state, with the confidence and satisfaction that they are going to
<br /> make it safely to their destination and they can enjoy the ride along the way.
<br /> s part of this project all law enforcement agencies must enter traffic enforcement citations data of their agency for the past three
<br /> ,ears.
<br /> Year 2014 Occupant Protection Citations 0 DWI Citations 3 Speed Citations 66
<br /> Year 2015 Occupant Protection Citations 6 DWI Citations 11 Speed Citations 208
<br /> Year 2016 Occupant Protection Citations 2 DWI Citations 27 Speed Citations 337
<br /> Goals and Objectives _(Provide at least two SMART(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely) goals and
<br /> objectives. For more detailed information see "How to write an effective traffic safety project"located at:
<br /> httpse//connect.ncdat... ov/munici alities/L_aw-Enforcement/Pa es/Law-Enforcement-Resorting.aspx)
<br /> Goal#1: Promote the BikeSafe Program within BikeSafe NC Region _3_with increased motorcycle safety efforts to decrease
<br /> statewide motorcycle fatalities by 20% from the 2011-2015 average of 188-150 by 2018.
<br /> Objectives: Contact all motorcycle dealerships, motorcycle clubs, and associations within the region at least one time prior to
<br /> September 30, 2018. Attend a minimum of four(4) BikeSafe Site Coordinator(BSSC) meetings to discuss current
<br /> highway safety activities, BikeSafe and GHSP issues, training opportunities, and legal updates and concerns.
<br /> Contact local media outlet in an effort to promote BikeSafe initiatives, educational events, or other traffic safety
<br /> topics no less than one time per quarter.
<br /> Goal#2: To reduce the number of overall fatalities in Orange County by 30%from 11 in 2016 to 8.
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