Agenda - 09-05-2024; 8-i - North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program - Orange County Sheriff’s Office Police Traffic Services and Approval of Budget Amendment #1-B

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4 -Proposed--Solution—(-Begin---with--a--one-sentence summary of your-project.—Then describe indetail howho—wyourpropose—dproject will address-the problem identified identifledin the"Statement of Problem"section): A Regional Law Enforcement Liaison serves as coordinator and organizer for highway safety activities in their respective region. Efforts to continue to promote and involve law enforcement agencies in these lifesaving endeavors are of paramount importance to this statewide program. To this end, LELs are required to host events, attend and conduct meetings, assist County Coordinators with organizing highway safety campaigns, and encouraging agencies to report activities. Bud-get Justification(Provide a detailed explanation of the costs associated with proposed project): The purpose of radar speed signs is to slow cars down by making drivers aware when they are driving at speeds above the posted limits. They are used as a traffic calming device in addition to or instead of physical devices such as speed bumps and rumble strips. Radar speed signs are a proven traffic calming solution to raise the speed awareness of oncoming drivers. Studies repeatedly show that when alerted by a radar sign, speeders WILL slow down up to 80%of the time. Typical average speed reductions are 10-20%, and overall compliance with the posted speed limit will increase by 30-60%. Data captured from the sign's software will track vehicle counts, speeds, and time of day. This data will be used direct patrols at the correct time. Software used with the speed display sign may record speeds of vehicles passing by, calculate traffic counts, indicate when speeding is most prevalent, and calculate the average vehicle speed by each hour or for the entire the sign was operating, From time to time, our education outreach takes us to places where there is limited space for deployment of our Impaired Driving Simulator or our golf cart. In an effort to be able to reach people through hands on education, we would like to use grant funds from this grant to purchase a pedal cart for education on impaired, drowsy, and distracted driving. This kit includes a two seat pedal cart along with cones, helmets, impairment goggles, and many other training materials to conduct such educational activities where the participant can operate the pedal cart in a controlled environment while wearing impairment goggles. This will allow us to run educational events inside gymnasiums, hallways of a high school, and other indoor spaces where outside opportunities might be limited. This type of educational opportunity can reach many different drivers over a vast age range in an effort to make all drivers, regardless of age or experience, safer on our roads and equipped to make the right decisions when it comes to driving. Travel Justification(Provide justification forall travel expenses): In-state travel and out-of-state funds will be used for travel to perform LEL functions, trainings, and responsibilities. Some of the funds may be used to attend traffic safety conferences and trainings like NCGHSP's traffic safety conference, the annual Lifesaver's national conference, the GHSA annual conference and trainings related to traffic safety enforcement and education. To be completed by law enforcement agencies seeking first year grant: Provide the agency's number of sworn officers 120 Does the agency currently have a dedicated traffic or DWI unit? Yes C) No If a dedicated traffic or DWI unit exists, how many officers are assigned to the unit? For applicants requesting enforcement grants, please provide the following county fatality rankings: Information can be located at: https.-Ilconnect.ncdot.govlmunicoalitiesILaw-EnforcementIPa(iesILaw-Enforcement-Reporling.as px) Overall Fatality Ranking: 36 Alcohol Fatality Ranking: 30 Unrestrained Fatality Ranking: 35 Speed Related Fatalities: 27 Other Applicable Rankings: (Specify) s part 87M!rF5J'9!79ii MT 91178MMMMIMM"s 1111"EM"nTeMMT 9MMPc"e?n9riTMMMT5fflM MMMV919MIJ, • 519 .1197MV99 �years. Year2021 Occupant Protection Citations DWI Citations 50 Speed Citations 283 Year2022 Occupant Protection Citations 7 DWI Citations 41 Speed Citations 135 Year2023 Occupant Protection Citations DWI Citations 51 Speed Citations 94 Goals and Objectives (Provide at least one SMART(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely) goals and objectives. For more detailed information see "How to write an effective traffic safety project"located at: Page 2 of 5