PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
| San Gabriel Traffic Safety Plan | CALIFORNIA |
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PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
San Gabriel's population has increased 10 percent during the 1980s and is
expected to continue to increase approximately two percent per year in the 1990s.
San Gabriel recently initiated a Redevelopment Agency to attract larger businesses
to increase a dwindling tax base. As a result, San Gabriel has witnessed a
revitalization of its business community, increasing the population of the city.
The overall effect of the population increase and business adjustments is an
overtaxing of city streets and of traffic violation enforcement. A 1993 study
conducted by the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at
Berkeley, identified the need for dedicated traffic personnel to enforce traffic
laws to decrease the incidence of fatal and injury-causing traffic collisions.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
To reduce traffic violations leading to crashes and fatalities by:
STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES
Over a two-year period, the Traffic Safety Team carried out the following:
| Strategy | Number of people reached |
|---|---|
| 24 DUI checkpoints | 12,000 |
| 6 seat belt checkpoints | 6,000 |
| 25 bicycle rodeos | 10,627 |
| Radar trailer | 450 |
| Public presentations | 1,181 |
| First Annual Traffic Safety Fair | 2,000 |
| Assisted training other agencies | 6 agencies |
| Donated bicycle helmets to the community | 200 |
| Distributed officer trading card program | 85,000 |
| Distributed bicycle helmet posters | 100 |
| Distributed Traffic Safety baseball caps | 500 |
| Distributed "Don't Drink And Drive" pens | 20,000 |
| Gave out "Buckle Up For Safety" sunglasses | 1,000 |
| Traffic Safety Poster drawing contest | 15,000 |
| Issued hazard citations | 23,897 |
RESULTS
The results of implementing the San Gabriel Traffic Safety Plan are as follows:
