Washington Traffic Safety Commission 10/22/2018

following campaign: • Motorcycle Safety Patrols—July 5 —21 These motorcycle safety patrols shall be deployed at locations where the data indicates that the most traffic safety benefit can be realized as determined by the local Traffic Safety Task Force. Patrols should focus on the illegal and unsafe driving actions of motorcycles that are known to cause serious and fatal crashes. This includes speeding, impaired riding, and following too closely. Patrols should also focus on the illegal and unsafe driving actions of all other motor vehicles when relating to motorcycles. This includes speeding, failure to yield to a motorcycle, following too closely to a motorcycle, distracted driving, etc. Whenever possible, AGENCY should include motorcycle officers in these patrols. Target Zero Teams Patrols: The agency will engage in impaired driving multijurisdictional HVE patrols. The DUI patrols shall be deployed at locations where the data indicates that the most traffic safety benefit can be realized as determined by the local Traffic Safety Task Force. Whenever possible the Target Zero Teams patrols shall begin after 4:00 p.m. Only work done on Task Force/TZM pre-approved dates will be considered for reimbursement. Funds may be used toward impaired driving training purposes, on a case by case basis. Requests should be made in writing prior to the training, submitted to the TZM, and approved by the WTSC. Target Zero Teams funding can be used to support the professional growth of officers with limited exposure to impaired driving enforcement. With the approval of the region's TZM and WTSC, officers can participate in mentoring for impaired driving enforcement. Requirements for this use of funds include the following: • The activity must be during a Friday or Saturday night. • WTSC approval for impaired driving mentorship is done through email communication with the Target Zero Teams WTSC Program Manager. Approval for mentorship must be received prior to the activity date. • The training officer must be a Drug Recognition Expert trained officer. • TZMs can submit a request for an officer who doesn't meet these requirements to be a mentor. This request must be detailed on the HVE Mobilization Plan. • There must be a review of the SFST procedure prior to the enforcement activity. • There is a limit of 2 times per year that an officer can be a mentee. • Funds permitting, mentees will participate in at least 1 Target Zero Teams or other impaired driving enforcement mobilization after completing mentoring. • Each region or county-level task force can set additional requirements for participation in this use of funding. • To be eligible for this activity, the task force must have a policy for DUI Mentoring. • Funding will pay for overtime for the mentor officer and the mentee officer. Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Training Requirement: