July 2012
Guest Editor: Richard J. Ashton, Chief of Police (Retired), Frederick, Maryland.
Many roads lead to highway safety because there is no single route that will prevent all fatalities, serious injuries, and crashes regardless of the cause. The four E’s – education, emergency medical services, enforcement, and engineering – travel multiple roads at various times and for different purposes in order to reduce highway carnage. This Highway Safety – themed issue of Police Chief magazine moves along five different roadways connected by speed reduction, impaired-driving countermeasures, and seat belt enforcement toward achieving highway safety. Cover photography courtesy of the Cincinnati, Ohio, Police Department.
Articles
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Many Roads Lead to Highway Safety
Many roads lead to highway safety because there is no single route that will prevent all fatalities, serious injuries, and crashes regardless of cause. The four Es—education, emergency medical servi... -
Cincinnati CARS: A Crash Analysis Reduction Strategy
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration statistics show that every year in the United States, more people die in traffic crashes than from any other cause not related to disease or illne... -
Time Efficiency over Quotas: Program Measures and Balances Public Safety Productivity
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10 TIM Concepts for Reducing Crash Frequency and Seriousness
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The National Law Enforcement Challenge: Redefined, Refocused, Reenergized
In 2009, law enforcement officers in the United States reported more than 5.5 million motor vehicle crashes.1 Although these numbers have been declining, they represent a t...
Columns
- President's Message: Managing Roadway Events: Our Commitment to Our Officers and Our Citizens
- Legislative Alert: House Passes Department of Homeland Security Funding
- Research in Brief: Estimating the Cost of Crime in Philadelphia
- Chief's Counsel: Implications for Other Technologies as Courts Apply Jones to GPS Cases
- Officer Safety Corner: Tracking Officer Injuries: A Chief’s Duty
- From The Administrator: NHTSA: Safety Is Our Top Priority