School Bus Stop Arm Photo Enforcement:

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "School Bus Stop Arm Photo Enforcement:"

Logan Charles
5 years ago
Views:

1 School Bus Stop Arm Photo Enforcement: Presented by: Rick S. Grisham, Ed.S. Executive Director of Transportation Cobb County School District Keeping Our Students Safe! Case Study

2 Overview Cobb County Background/Program History Why We Need a Photo Enforcement Program Selecting a Vendor Creating an Education/Outreach Program Using Data Factors to Include for Implementation IGA/MOU Wrap up/comments Stop Means

3 Why Photo Enforcement?

DEFINING THE NEED 01 102,000 school bus drivers reported that 78,518 vehicles passed

Throughout a 180-day school year, these sample results alone point to over 14 million

5 DEFINING THE NEED ,000 school bus drivers reported that 78,518 vehicles passed their buses illegally on a single day. Throughout a 180-day school year, these sample results alone point to over 14 million violations by private motorists.* *2015 NASDPTS National Stop Arm Violation Count 2015 American Traffic Solutions, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential

6 Cobb County Experience

67 Middle Schools 25 High Schools 16 Charter Schools 2 Special Education Centers 2 Adult Education Center 1

7 FAST FACTS about COBB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT: County Footage 345 Sq. Miles Total Number of Schools 114 Students Enrolled 113,000 Students Transported 93,000 Schools: Elementary Schools 67 Middle Schools 25 High Schools 16 Charter Schools 2 Special Education Centers 2 Adult Education Center 1 Performance Learning Center 1 Student Demographics: White: 39.0% African American: 31.5% Hispanic: 20.3% Asian: 5.2% Multi-Racial: 3.6% American Indian: <1% Pacific Islander: <1%

FAST FACTS about COBB COUNTY TRANSPORTATION: #8 in the Nation for Pupil Ridership #13 in the Nation Fleet Size Conventional Buses 886 (142 with exterior Cameras) Special Needs Buses 288

8 FAST FACTS about COBB COUNTY TRANSPORTATION: #8 in the Nation for Pupil Ridership #13 in the Nation Fleet Size Conventional Buses 886 (142 with exterior Cameras) Special Needs Buses 288 Drivers 935 Monitors 150 Supervisory Staff 35 Fleet Staff 55 Bus Routes per Day 1,986 Bus Stops per Day 37,530 Miles Traveled 56,231/day or 10,290,252/year Field Trips approximately 6,000

9 Are We Doing Everything Possible To Keep Our Students Safe?

10 Legislation Map

11 The Solution

12 Selecting a Vendor Experienced with turnkey solutions. Stand alone cameras aren t enough (three or four turnkey providers are in the marketplace). Experienced with photo enforcement. The top turnkey vendors are usually in photo enforcement already (speed, red light, etc.) Experienced with school bus systems.

13 Selecting a Vendor, continued Vendor should be able to demonstrate competence in public awareness programs-ask for samples of tools (PSA, Brochures, Billboards, Etc.) Ask for area references Make sure that the program includes: Equipment Maintenance Replacement from vandalism/damage Cellular Modem (wifi is OK if all buses return to station) GPS Citation mailing Necessary software

14 Selecting a Vendor, continued On the police side, the goal is to make sure that calls come to the vendor or police department-not the schools. Make sure that the vendor sends all violations directly to the police department The vendor should have a call centerpreferably multi-lingual. Otherwise they call the PD or School District. Consider a pilot

15 What Model is Best For You? Urban Districts (higher violations) Full service Automated upload Larger commitment Rural Districts (lower violations) In-house Memory card removal violation to Law Enforcement

16 Turnkey Vendors

17 End-to-End Solution American Traffic Solutions, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential

18 Easy-to-Use Online Violation Processing

19 Sample Citation

20 Payment Processing Multiple payment options for citation recipients

21 Automated Court Support Violation/Hearing Information

23 Getting Started

24 Key Factors to Consider Begin discussions with Law Enforcement well prior to developing an IGA. Have law enforcement come to the school board briefing meeting. Do not forget the courts! This is often the largest hurdle in program implementation. Provide talking point documents for when they present the IGA to their board, complete with a description of the danger level.

25 Key Factors to Consider, continued Don t re-invent the wheel. Get sample agreements from vendors and other agencies as a starting point. Don t require the vendor to present the program details to the entities. It weakens the presentation. Use law enforcement when possible. When a state law is present, local ordinances are usually not required.

26 Inter-Governmental Agreements (IGA s) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU s)

27 IGA s An Inter-Governmental Agreement details who-does-what in the program administration. It is between the school district, the vendor, and the City or County. A less formal MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) also can work, but is less formal. It usually details: Who will manage the vendor relationship Who will manage the fleet of cameras Who will review violations. What the court/adjudication responsibilities are Requirements for proper enforcement such as deadline for approving violations. Revenue sharing percentages

28 Public Awareness

30 Outreach/Education Critical to convey Safety over Making Money Create a plan with the stop arm program as piece of the plan, CCSD s Keeping Students Safe! Brochures, PSA s, Press Releases, PTA Meetings, Presentations, Websites, ETC (Hawkeye) Partner with Law Enforcement

31 Cobb County Police Department Support Driver Awareness Signage

32 Community Awareness & PR Support 2016 American Traffic Solutions, Inc. Proprietary & Confidential

33 IN THE KNOW

34 Does it Work?

38 Safety Results 2016 American Traffic Solutions, Inc. Proprietary & Confidential

39 CCSD Citations

41 Questions? Contact Information: Rick Grisham, Executive Director of Transportation Cobb County School District, Marietta, GA office/transportation Keeping Our Students Safe!

BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT MAJOR SERVICE CHANGE TO 595 EXPRESS SUNRISE - FORT LAUDERDALE. A Title VI Service Equity Analysis

BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT MAJOR SERVICE CHANGE TO 595 EXPRESS SUNRISE - FORT LAUDERDALE A Title VI Service Equity Analysis Prepared September 2015 Submitted for compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights