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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...trr/1993/1401/1401-005.pdf

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The evaluation of the National Traffic Police (NTP) in Israel, which was recently organized, is described. The creation of NTP entailed an organization change in the structure of the traffic police force and a doubling of personnel and other resources. An independent, comprehensive evaluation was mandated to accompany the project. The evaluation program consists of four components: organizational analysis, monitoring of police operations, monitoring of traffic behavior, and analysis of accident trends. The methodology is described and results of the first phase of evaluation, which included the first three components, are presented. The major findings were as follows: inputs and outputs increased about twofold, roughly proportional to the increase in resources; no overall improvement in traffic behavior occurred. However, some places showed an improvement, and there was an indication of a relation between improvement in traffic behavior and the intensity of police presence. A higher-than-routine level of enforcement was necessary to achieve this improvement.

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Administration; Behavior; Drivers; Evaluation; Measures of effectiveness; Monitoring; Police operations; Police patrol; Traffic law enforcement

Effectiveness

Israel

Israel

Administration and Management; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 21 1993 12:00AM

• ACCIDENT PREDICTION MODELS FOR FREEWAYS
• ASSESSMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AND OBJECTIVES IN STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION
• ASSOCIATION OF MEDIAN WIDTH AND HIGHWAY ACCIDENT RATES (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• COMPARISON OF ACCIDENT RATES USING THE LIKELIHOOD RATIO TESTING TECHNIQUE
• COST-EFFECTIVE DRIVER IMPROVEMENT TREATMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA
• ESTIMATION OF SAFETY AT TWO-WAY STOP-CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS ON RURAL HIGHWAYS
• EVALUATION OF SAFETY IMPACT OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS
• HYDROPLANING AND ROADWAY TORT LIABILITY
• INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VIRGINIA HABITUAL OFFENDER ACT
• ON THE USE OF ACCIDENT OR CONVICTION COUNTS TO TRIGGER ACTION (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• REMOVING THE "HIGH" FROM THE HIGHWAYS: THE IMPACT OF VIRGINIA'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT DRUG-RELATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
• STATISTICAL METHODS TO SUPPORT INDUCED EXPOSURE ANALYSES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DATA
• TESTING THE SOCIAL-STRESS PREVENTION MODEL IN AN INNER-CITY DAY CAMP
• TORT LIABILITY RELATED TO UTILITY POLE ACCIDENTS IN FLORIDA
• USE OF FREEWAY CONFLICT RATES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CRASH RATES IN WEAVING SECTION SAFETY ANALYSES