Today, at City Hall, Councillor Bev Esslinger will proclaim Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 “Curb the Danger™ Day” in Edmonton, acknowledging the 10 year milestone along with members of the EPS, Office of Traffic Safety and various program partners.
Public and media are invited to attend:
Curb the Danger™10th Anniversary
Thursday, October 27, 2016
1:30 p.m. at the City Hall Room, City Hall
Speaker: Deputy Chief Tony Harder
CTD is a police-community collaboration to ‘curb’ impaired driving in Edmonton. The program aims to increase community participation in the detection of impaired drivers by encouraging citizens to call 911 if they suspect a driver is impaired.
The award winning* program was launched by EPS in October 2006. Based on police data and survey results, the police-community collaboration has had an effective impact on impaired driving. The program is a significant source of arrests, accounting for about 40 per cent of all impaired driving charges by EPS.
“Traffic safety affects just about everyone, so we look to our partnership with the community to help keep our streets as safe as possible,” says CTD program coordinator, Barney Stevens. “Since 2006, we have received over 88,000 CTD calls, resulting in almost 8,000 impaired driving arrests and more than 2,700 roadside suspensions. The continued vigilance of Edmontonians has been remarkable.”
Those who have the propensity to drink and drive should know that in addition to EPS, the citizens of Edmonton are constantly on the lookout for impaired drivers.
If you suspect a driver is impaired:
- Call 911 if it is safe to do so.
- Report the location, vehicle description, and license plate number.
- If possible, keep the vehicle in sight but do not attempt to chase the vehicle, or break the law to do so.
- If the vehicle cannot be intercepted, a letter is sent to the registered owner.
CTD statistics from program inception in 2006 to September 26, 2016:
|
CTD Summary Stats: Since Inception |
||
|
Measure |
# of CTD Calls |
% of Total CTD Calls |
|
Curb the Danger calls |
88,376 |
100.0% |
|
EPS intercepts |
28,674 |
32.4% |
|
Impaired arrests |
7,894 |
8.9% |
|
Roadside suspensions |
2,732 |
3.1% |
|
Follow-up letters sent to vehicle’s registered owner. |
11,020 |
12.5% |
It is important to note: The distracted driving legislation in Alberta provides an exemption to allow the use of a hand held cellular device to report an emergency, which includes the report of a possible impaired driver to 911.
*CTD was a semi-finalist winner of the Webber Seavey International Association of Chiefs of Police Award in 2008.
For information about the program, visit: Curb the Danger.
from Media Releases http://ift.tt/2eVzDqU
No comments:
Post a Comment