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INDIANA Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies

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INDIANA Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies

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    1. 1 INDIANA Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies Overview

    2. 2 Tell Us About Yourself… Your name… Your agency… How long you have worked there… Why are you here today… What you expect to learn today… Instructor Note: The instructor(s) should briefly introduce themselves to the participants. Then have the participants introduce themselves to the rest of the class. The instructor should also ask WHY the participant is in the class. Responses regarding what the participants expect to learn should be recorded on the board or flip chart for reference at the end of the class. Instructor Note: The instructor(s) should briefly introduce themselves to the participants. Then have the participants introduce themselves to the rest of the class. The instructor should also ask WHY the participant is in the class. Responses regarding what the participants expect to learn should be recorded on the board or flip chart for reference at the end of the class.

    3. 3 Course Modules Module I – Introduction Module II – Crash Dynamics Module III – Occupant Protection Systems Module IV – Enforcement and Action Planning Instructor Note: Introduce the broad concepts to be addressed during the class.Instructor Note: Introduce the broad concepts to be addressed during the class.

    4. 4 Course Objectives Identify driving risks to general public and law enforcement Emphasize importance of seat belt use by law enforcement officers Identify basic crash dynamics Identify basic components of occupant protection systems Identify strategies that can mitigate occupant protection related injuries and fatalities Instructor Note: Discuss course objectives and provide a brief overview of the material to be covered.Instructor Note: Discuss course objectives and provide a brief overview of the material to be covered.

    5. 5 Officer Risk Over the past three decades, the number of officers killed in motor vehicle collisions has increased about 40 percent. The number of officers killed by gunfire has decreased by about the same percentage.

    6. 6 INDIANA Crime/Crash Clock Instructor Note: Point out the disparity in the frequency of injuries and deaths resulting from criminal acts, as compared to traffic crashes. Instructor Note: The crash statistics are from the National Center for Statistics & Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2005. (The crime statistics are from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2005.) Instructor Note: You may want to put in your own specific examples for social math. Instructor Note: Point out the disparity in the frequency of injuries and deaths resulting from criminal acts, as compared to traffic crashes. Instructor Note: The crash statistics are from the National Center for Statistics & Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2005. (The crime statistics are from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2005.) Instructor Note: You may want to put in your own specific examples for social math.

    7. 7 Crash Likelihood (Nationally) The General Public One crash every 131,000 miles driven Law Enforcement One crash every 28,000 miles driven Instructor Note: Use the included information to illustrate the level of exposure faced by officers as compared to the general public. This will lead into additional discussion regarding why law enforcement is overrepresented in the following slides.Instructor Note: Use the included information to illustrate the level of exposure faced by officers as compared to the general public. This will lead into additional discussion regarding why law enforcement is overrepresented in the following slides.

    8. 8 General Public Risks Weather: rain, snow, sleet, hail, sun, cloudy, wind, heat, cold, fog Roadway: pot holes, construction, debris, signs, signals, terrain Traffic: congestion, slow/fast drivers, impaired drivers, emergency vehicles Time of Day: anytime Instructor Note: These are generalized risk factors faced by all drivers, including the general public and law enforcement.Instructor Note: These are generalized risk factors faced by all drivers, including the general public and law enforcement.

    9. 9 Law Enforcement Risks Everything the general public faces, PLUS High speed driving Distractions Emergency response Vehicle condition and equipment Constant 360 degree vigilance Fatigue Exposure time Instructor Note: Exposure time is the amount of time law enforcement officers spend working in their vehicles.Instructor Note: Exposure time is the amount of time law enforcement officers spend working in their vehicles.

    10. 10 Patrol Cars Crash, Too Instructor Note: Follow up the discussion regarding exposure to crashes and hazards using the images to illustrate the potential for injury or death in traffic crashes.Instructor Note: Follow up the discussion regarding exposure to crashes and hazards using the images to illustrate the potential for injury or death in traffic crashes.

    11. 11 Another Tool on Your Belt Why wouldn’t we use the protection offered by seat belts? It’s there… It’s available… It works! Instructor Note: Reinforce the fact that the protection offered by seat belts is the best option law enforcement has to prevent injuries and deaths in crashes, and remind the class that their exposure is greater than the general public. Instructor Note: Reinforce the fact that the protection offered by seat belts is the best option law enforcement has to prevent injuries and deaths in crashes, and remind the class that their exposure is greater than the general public.

    12. 12 We have heard them all… Excuses… Excuses… Excuses. So lets list them… Instructor Note: Ask students: What excuses have you heard and what excuses have you used to not wear your belt? Examples may include family, friends, or traffic stops. Record the responses on the board or on a flip chart.Instructor Note: Ask students: What excuses have you heard and what excuses have you used to not wear your belt? Examples may include family, friends, or traffic stops. Record the responses on the board or on a flip chart.

    13. 13 Why Should I Wear My Seat belt? Officer safety Sets an example Agency policy? Statutory requirement? Instructor Note: Assists to keep you in place to maintain control of your vehicle to avoid a crash or react to hazards. Is there an agency policy? If so, discuss. Statutory requirement – is there a legal requirement for you to wear your seat belt?Instructor Note: Assists to keep you in place to maintain control of your vehicle to avoid a crash or react to hazards. Is there an agency policy? If so, discuss. Statutory requirement – is there a legal requirement for you to wear your seat belt?

    14. 14 INDIANA State Statutes Instructor Note: Instructor needs to have copies of the current State laws in all these categories for distribution to the participants. (Copy and provide to participants.) Group activity: Discuss statutory requirements and limitations. If your State is a primary/secondary State, have officers bring innovative techniques to enforce your State’s current law. Instructor Note: Instructor needs to have copies of the current State laws in all these categories for distribution to the participants. (Copy and provide to participants.) Group activity: Discuss statutory requirements and limitations. If your State is a primary/secondary State, have officers bring innovative techniques to enforce your State’s current law.

    15. 15 Indiana Seat Belt Law Effective July 1, 2007, I.C. 9-19-10-2 requires “that each occupant of a motor vehicle equipped with a safety belt that is standard equipment installed by the manufacturer” wear a seatbelt. The pickup truck exemption has been eliminated by the new law. Thus, occupants in most motor vehicles, including occupants in the passenger compartment of pickup trucks and all occupants of SUVs, must “buckle up” regardless of how a vehicle is plated or registered. As of July 1, 2007, any occupant in a motor vehicle who is not wearing a seatbelt can be issued a ticket for seatbelt violation. The exceptions to the seatbelt requirement are listed at I.C. 9-19-10-1.

    16. 16 Exemptions (1) For medical reasons should not wear safety belts, provided the occupant has written documentation of the medical reasons from a physician. (2) Is a child required to be restrained by a child restraint system under IC 9-19-11. (3) Is traveling in a commercial or a United States Postal Service vehicle that makes frequent stops for the purpose of pickup or delivery of goods or services. (4) Is a rural carrier of the United States Postal Service and is operating a vehicle while serving a rural postal route. (5) Is a newspaper motor route carrier or newspaper bundle hauler who stops to make deliveries from a vehicle.

    17. 17 Exemptions - Continued (6) Is a driver examiner designated and appointed under IC 9-14-2-3 and is conducting an examination of an applicant for a permit or license under IC 9-24-10. (7) Is an occupant of a farm truck being used on a farm in connection with agricultural pursuits that are usual and normal to the farming operation, as set forth in IC 9-29-5-13(b)(2). (8) Is an occupant of a motor vehicle participating in a parade. (9) Is an occupant of the living quarters area of a recreational vehicle. (10) Is an occupant of the treatment area of an ambulance (as defined in IC 16-18-2-13). (11) Is an occupant of the sleeping area of a tractor. (12) Is an occupant other than the operator of a vehicle described in IC 9-20-11-1(1). (13) Is an occupant other than the operator of a truck on a construction site. (14) Is a passenger other than the operator in a cab of a Class A recovery vehicle or a Class B recovery vehicle who is being transported in the cab because the motor vehicle of the passenger is being towed by the recovery vehicle. (15) Is an occupant other than the operator of a motor vehicle being used by a public utility in an emergency as set forth in IC 9-20-6-5.

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    22. 22 DO: Make traffic stops for observed violations of the seatbelt law and issue citations to occupants in the same manner as making stops for speeding and other traffic violations. DO NOT: Make a traffic stop for seatbelt violation unless there is a reasonable suspicion that the driver or a passenger in the vehicle is not wearing a seatbelt as required by law.

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    28. 28 Survivor Stories Instructor Note: If you identify someone in the class who has been saved by the belt, ask them if they would share their story with the class. Participants should also be encouraged to discuss crash scenes they’ve responded to where they have directly observed the benefits of using seat belts, or the consequences of not wearing a belt. Play Colorado trooper video. Instructor Note: If you identify someone in the class who has been saved by the belt, ask them if they would share their story with the class. Participants should also be encouraged to discuss crash scenes they’ve responded to where they have directly observed the benefits of using seat belts, or the consequences of not wearing a belt. Play Colorado trooper video.

    29. 29 Module Wrap-Up Each year, more Americans are killed and injured in traffic crashes than are murdered or assaulted Police officers face the same risks as the general public plus the additional risks that come with the law enforcement profession Instructor Note: Remind the participants of the impact of crashes as compared to the frequency of crime. Remind the participants that they are subject to increased and more varied risk factors than the general public. Close by reminding/encouraging participants to use their seat belts every time they get behind the wheel. Instructor Note: Remind the participants of the impact of crashes as compared to the frequency of crime. Remind the participants that they are subject to increased and more varied risk factors than the general public. Close by reminding/encouraging participants to use their seat belts every time they get behind the wheel.

    30. 30 End of Module One Questions?

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