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Kansas City Roads are More Deadly Than Ever. So Why is Traffic Enforcement Declining?

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Media Coverage Kansas
July 7, 2024

Police say a common theme is playing out with this year’s increase in fatal crashes: excessively high speeds, lack of seat belts and impaired drivers, sometimes all three at once.

The Kansas City Star

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Alcohol-Impaired Driving
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Federal Research Projects
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July 1, 2026

Intelligent Speed Assistance Guide for State Highway Safety Offices (BTS-49)

The objective of this research is to develop a guide that supports efforts by SHSOs to conduct a comprehensive stakeholder assessment, develop a core set of educational active ISA materials or leveraging materials available from other sources, ensure that SHSO staff have a strong foundational understanding of active ISA, establish clear metrics and evaluation processes allows SHSOs to measure the effectiveness of educational initiatives and outreach efforts, engage with key stakeholders to advance pilot programs and develop guidelines and implementation frameworks for pilot projects.
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