Painesville Police Awarded $56K in Traffic Enforcement Grants

The Painesville Police are pleased to announce that the department has received two traffic enforcement grants totaling $56,153.48 beginning October 1, 2018 and ending September 30, 2019. The purpose of these grants is to aggressively enforce selected traffic offenses in the City of Painesville.

 

The first traffic enforcement grant is a part of Ohio’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Program (IDEP) with the city being reimbursed up to $32,792.09 to use towards targeted patrols in an effort to reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities that are a result of intoxicated driving.

 

The second traffic enforcement grant is a part of Ohio’s Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) with the city being reimbursed up to $23,361.39 to use towards targeted patrols in an effort to reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities that are a result of speeding, driving under suspension or distracted driving with an emphasis on seatbelt usage.

 

Traffic Safety Grant Program Overview

The Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation to jointly administer various highway safety projects. This federal

 

grant program provides federal funds administered through the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS), Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP)/ Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) to eligible entities to be used in part for, but not limited to, traffic safety education, enforcement and awareness.

 

High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) is a universal traffic safety approach designed to create deterrence and change unlawful traffic behaviors.  HVE combines highly visible and proactive law enforcement targeting a specific traffic safety issue. Law enforcement efforts are combined with visibility elements and a publicity strategy to educate the public and promote voluntary compliance with the law.  We will focus on areas such as impaired drivers, aggressive driving, speeding, seatbelt usage, failure to yield, etc. to decrease fatal/serious injury crashes.

 

The Painesville Police Department will participate in National Enforcement Campaigns, such as "Click it or Ticket" and "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" as part of these grants. For more about Ohio’s traffic crashes and fatalities, go to https://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/statistics/default.asp.