Illinois State Police - Press Release

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director

For Immediate Release:
April 26, 2011
7:42 AM

For More Information Contact:
Trooper Mike Link
618.346.3524 - work
618.973.3050 - cell
mike.link@isp.state.il.us

COLLINSVILLE, IL – Captain Parsons, District 11 Commander, announced today that District 11 officers will conduct Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols (s.T.E.P) from May 1 through May 31. Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols will be conducted in Madison and St. Clair counties.

District 11 Troopers will concentrate on speeding, failure to use occupant restraints and other driving offenses as part of their enforcement efforts. Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols involve a combination of increased enforcement and public information designed to raise public awareness of and compliance with all traffic laws. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes.

Safety Belt Enforcement Zones may also be used during the s.T.E.P. program. Troopers will enforce the primary safety belt law to ensure drivers and their passengers are buckled up. Every hour, someone dies in America simply because they are not wearing their safety belt. Statistics show that half of all people killed in traffic crashes are not properly buckled up. You can save your life by driving safely and simply buckling up.

Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols are funded through a grant from the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The grant is administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety.

(See attached file: Step0411.pdf)

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