Lt . Lee S. BaileySeptember 19, 2013Richmond, VA

• Commercial Motor Vehicle operators using Handheld Devices

• Talking 49CFR-392.82• Texting 49CFR-392.80• Phone for Navigation 49CFR-392.82• Seatbelt 49CFR-392.16

Target

Statistics

• 80% of traffic crashes & 65 % of near misses involved a distracted driving incident within 3 seconds of the crash. (VTTI)

• 1,200 injury crashes & 15 deaths each day are due to a distracted driver. (NHTSA)

• Every 4 days, an employee dies in a work-related crash. (DOL)

Statistics

• Transportation and material moving occupations had the highest number of workplace fatalities in Virginia last year (CFOI)

Statistics

• 4 Billboards I-64 and I-295• 3 Message Trailers on I-64• 100 Yard Signs• 5 CB Wizards• Outreach at I-64 East and West Rest Areas in

New Kent County• Handouts/Flyers/Brochures/Magnets

Prevention / Education

Media

• News Releases prior to the campaign• Media Ride Alongs during the campaign• Print Media Releases (Local and Regional)• Social Media ( Facebook, Twitter)

Interstate Billboards on I-64 and I-295

Message Boards placed on I-64 Eastbound and

Westbound

Outreach tables at the East and Westbound Rest Areas

on Interstate 64

Magnets for Commercial

Motor Vehicles

Brochures and

Handouts

Yard Signs At All Interchanges

Manpower

• 3 Certified CMV Officers• 60 Non-Certified Officers/Drivers• 840 Hours of Enforcement– 6 Officers– 7 hour days– 20 Days of Enforcement

• 3 SUV Enforcement Vehicles

Enforcement Strategies

• Initially 3 non-certified spotters on overpasses to relay violations to 3 CMV certified officer’s.

• Unlike Speed Enforcement, VA Law does not permit this strategy for CMV enforcement.

Enforcement Strategies

• NKSO employed 1 CMV certified officer relaying to 1 Non-certified officer to make the stop.

Enforcement Strategies

• Two roving patrol units conducted traffic stops based on their observations.

• Number of Traffic Stops - 509• Hand Held Violations – 121• Seat Belt - 247• Equipment Violations - 51• Medical Card Violations - 46 • Logbook Violations - 33

Results Of Our Efforts

Results of Our Efforts

• Use of Earphones (both ears) - 28• Suspended/Revoked - 4• Drive Disqualified - 2• Wanted Subjects Apprehended - 3• Total Summons Issued - 621 • Over 18,000 Miles Driven in 40 miles of I 64

PHONE DOWN, JUST DRIVE

Special Thanks to:

Janet Brooking - Drive Smart VAKristen Smolenski - Drive Smart VARob Richardson - Drive Smart VA

Phone Down... It’s The Law

LT. Lee S. BaileyNew Kent County Sheriff’s Office

804-966-9560LSBailey@newkent-va.us