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Citizen Reporting of DUI Extra Eyes to Identify Impaired Driving.

PB2007100026

Publication Date	2006
Personal Author	Kelley-Baker, T.; Lacey, J.; Brainard, K.; Kirk, H.; Taylor, E.
Page Count	120
Abstract	The concept of citizen reporting of impaired driving has been in place for decades in the United States but has not been carefully evaluated as a separate countermeasure. NHTSA has taken the initiative to look more closely at a citizen reporting program to assess whether such programs are potentially effective in helping to reduce impaired driving. Montgomery County, Maryland has created a highly focused variant of the citizen report concept called Operation Extra Eyes, in which private citizens are trained in DUI detection cues and are equipped with communication devices so they can report suspected impaired drivers to the police more directly and quickly. Community volunteers are deployed during times of intensified enforcement, such as saturation patrols, allowing police to respond more quickly to potential violations. This activity is supplemented by student volunteers who are stationed in arrest processing areas and assist police officers in fulfilling DUI paperwork requirements. Information for this evaluation was gathered from interviews with key participants, from surveys of patrol officers, and from surveys of Motor Vehicle Administration customers. Additional data were obtained from State and local crash records.
Keywords	Impaired drivers Citizen involvement Reporting Driving while intoxicated Driving under the influence Drinking drivers Interviews Surveys Tables(Data) Operation Extra Eyes
Source Agency	National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Corporate Authors	Pacific Inst. for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD.; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. (Dec 2002-Dec 2005).
NTIS Issue Number	200704
Contract Number	DTNH22-02-D-95121

Citizen Reporting of DUI Extra Eyes to Identify Impaired Driving.

Citizen Reporting of DUI Extra Eyes to Identify Impaired Driving.
PB2007100026

Publication Date	2006
Personal Author	Kelley-Baker, T.; Lacey, J.; Brainard, K.; Kirk, H.; Taylor, E.
Page Count	120
Abstract	The concept of citizen reporting of impaired driving has been in place for decades in the United States but has not been carefully evaluated as a separate countermeasure. NHTSA has taken the initiative to look more closely at a citizen reporting program to assess whether such programs are potentially effective in helping to reduce impaired driving. Montgomery County, Maryland has created a highly focused variant of the citizen report concept called Operation Extra Eyes, in which private citizens are trained in DUI detection cues and are equipped with communication devices so they can report suspected impaired drivers to the police more directly and quickly. Community volunteers are deployed during times of intensified enforcement, such as saturation patrols, allowing police to respond more quickly to potential violations. This activity is supplemented by student volunteers who are stationed in arrest processing areas and assist police officers in fulfilling DUI paperwork requirements. Information for this evaluation was gathered from interviews with key participants, from surveys of patrol officers, and from surveys of Motor Vehicle Administration customers. Additional data were obtained from State and local crash records.
Keywords	Impaired drivers Citizen involvement Reporting Driving while intoxicated Driving under the influence Drinking drivers Interviews Surveys Tables(Data) Operation Extra Eyes
Source Agency	National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Corporate Authors	Pacific Inst. for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD.; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. (Dec 2002-Dec 2005).
NTIS Issue Number	200704
Contract Number	DTNH22-02-D-95121