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Clearwater (Florida) Police Department
Description/Activities
The Clearwater (Florida) Police Department program was one of NHTSA’s four demonstration projects. Its goal was to combine enforcement and education efforts on the local level to reduce stop-arm violations. The partners in this program were:
• Clearwater Police Department
• School Board’s transportation department
• Community Traffic Safety Team
• County chapter of National Safety Council
• Drive Smart Tampa Bay Traffic Safety Alliance
• Neighborhood Watch
• Florida Department of Safety
• Local media.
Enforcement Activities
• Patrol officers worked overtime with traffic officers during school transportation hours to conduct speed enforcement and stop-arm compliance operations near bus stops and school zones.
• The police department promoted its traffic complaint
tipline to report illegal passing of stopped school buses.
Education/Awareness Activities
For school bus drivers
• Supervisors were briefed on encouraging drivers to take the time to make reports.
• Drivers were briefed on what to report.
• Those drivers with the most reports were recognized with a special coffee mug with the school bus program logo on it, pens, key chains, and a certificate.
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