Annual Traffic Inventory 1964
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Annual Traffic Inventory
Analysis of Report for 1964
(Based on 1963 Data)
CONTENTS
Page
Letter from Howard Pyle, President. National Safety Council
I ntrod uction ....."...._................................................................................................................................. 1
Ana lysis Su mmary ................................................................................................................................, 3
Analysis ................................................................................................................................_..................... 4
Death and Injury Record - The Accident Problem........................................................ 4
Traffic Ord inances ......................................................................................................................... 5
Accident Records ............................................................................................................................. 6
Table I - Accident Records..................................................................................................... 8
T ra ffic En gi neeri ng .............................................................................................................. ,......... 9
Table II - Traffic Engineering............................................................................................... 10
Police Traffic Supervision.........................................................................,................................. 12.
Table III - Police Traffic Supervision................................................................................ 14
Traffic Cou rts.....,............................................................................................... ................................ 15
School Traffic Safety Education.......................................................,..................................... 19
Table IV - School Traffic Safety Education.................................................................. 2.1
Public Traffic Safety Education............................................................................................... 23
Table V - Public Traffic Safety Education.................................................................... 24
Organization for Traffic Safety Improvement .................................................................. 25
Table VI - Organization for Traffic Safety lmprovement......................................... 29
Summary of Statewide Traffic Safety Needs .................................................................... 30
Selected Bibliography of Traffic Materials..........................................................................(Appendix)
Prepared by
THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
for
SALINA, KANSAS
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NR - No Report
NX- No Exhibits
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NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCn.
CHICAGO
OFFICE OP THE PRESIDENT
To Public Officials
and Citizen leaders
The 43,600 traffic deaths in 1963 established a record high for
the second. consecutive year. More alarming is the fact that
the number of deaths in relation to miles traveled (the mileage
death rate) also rose during both of the past two years, clearly
indicating that our traffic accident prevention programs need
more support.
The :fundamental reCJ.uirement is a much greater application of
the standards and recommendations of the Action Program of the
President IS Connni ttee for Traffic Safety. It is estimated that
full application of this program at the state and local levels
will cost one half billion dollars per year. It I S a substantial
investment, but not too much when its expenditure can mean the
saving of more than twenty thousand lives a year plus ~)3. 5 billion
each year in accident costs.
The American public must be persuaded that additional funds are
absolutely necessary if traffic accidents are to be better con-
trolled. Public officials and citizen leaders should make
every effort to inform the public of this necessity and urge
public support for the needed improvements.
The recommendations in this Traffic Inventory analysis are based
on the Action Program. Their fulfillment by your city will not
only minimize your local traffic accident toll but will also
help reduce the national traffic toll.
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INTRODUCTION
The Traffic Inventory is based on the Action Program of the President's Committee for Traffic
Safety. It is a program for assisting cities and states in administering and improving their traffic
safety and management activities. Its objective is to prevent traffic accidents. To accomplish this, it
is designed to do several things.
1. To provide a tool, a yardstick, by which cities and states can measure what
they are doing against what other cities and states are doing.
2. To enable each city and state to draw upon the collective thinking and
knowledge of a large number of people experienced in traffic work and to apply
the standards established by specialized national organizations.
3. To stimulate discussion, interest, and cooperation among officials and citizens
in solving traffic problems.
4. To point out specific deficiencies in each city's and state's traffic accident
prevention program and make recommendations for improvement.
5. To recognize outstanding accomplishments in cities and states through the
award programs of the National Safety Council, the International Association
of Chiefs of Police, the American Bar Association, and the American Asso-
ciation of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
WHAT THE INVENTORY IS NOT
The Traffic Inventory is not an instrument to appraise organizations or official departments. It
measures and evaluates functions only.
The Inventory is not intended to provide a complete survey of traffic management and accident
prevention but is one major tool for guiding and improving such programs. Inventory recommenda-
tions are based upon approved standards and what is being done by leading cities and states through-
out the country. Certain of these may not always fully apply to particular cities because of unusual
local conditions.
THE ADVISORY GROUPS
The National Safety Council acts as the administrative agency for the Traffic Inventory. Each
section is under an advisory group, each of which is drawn from the national professional organiza-
tion or group of persons best qualified by knowledge and experience to determine what an adequate
program in each area should be and to construct a report form and determine evaluation criteria on
that basis.
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These advisory groups are:
For DEATH AND INJURY RECORD AND ACCIDENT RECORDS-the
Committee on Uniform Traffic Accident Statistics.
For TRAFFIC ORDINANCES-the National Committee on Uniform Traffic
Laws and Ordinances.
For TRAFFIC ENGINEERING-Institute of Traffic Engineers.
For POLICE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION-International Association of Chiefs
of Police.
For TRAFFIC COURTS-the American Bar Association. (This section entirely
evaluated and analyzed by A.B.A., under its Traffic Courts program.)
For SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION-a Committee of specialists
in school safety education.
For PUBLIC TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION-a Committee of specialists
in public safety education.
For ORGANIZATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT-a Com-
mittee from state and local official and citizen organizations.
The Inventory Coordinating Committee exercises overall policy guidance. It is composed of the
chairmen of all of the advisory groups, plus the chairman of the Inventory Awards Committee.
EVALUATING PERFORMANCE
A currently-recommended performance (criterion) is established for each item of each section in
the Inventory. These criteria vary according to population group. Some represent standards of
specialized national organizations; some are established by the advisory groups upon the basis of
collective knowledge and experience; others are determined from current reports and represent the
level of performance met or exceeded by 30 per cent of the cities of like size reporting.
A number of points is assigned to each item by the advisory groups on the basis of judgment as
to its relative importance. The number of possible evaluation points for each complete section is 100.
If a city achieves an evaluation of 100 per cent for a section, this means only that its perform-
ance was among that of the leading 30 per cent of cities of like size reporting. Other cities may
have more highly-developed programs.
Recommended perfol1nance on many items increases from year to year as traffic safety and man-
agement programs improve.
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ANAL YSIS SUMMARY
CITY
SALINA
STATE
KANSAS
GROUP
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Traffic Engineering 68 45!
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1 Police Traffic Supervision 45 22!
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i Traffic Courts 62 52!
Death and Injury Record
100
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Accident Records
66
62
School Traffic Safety Education
67
66
Public Traffic Safety Education
34
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TOTAL PROGRAM 49 38
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Inventory Coordinator:
Captain Bud Tillett
Police Department
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ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
DEATH AND INJURY RECORD
THE ACCIDENT PROBLEM
(Advisory Group: Committee on Uniform Traffic Accident Statistics)
POPULATION
43,200
REGISTRATION 24,000
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Salina reported six fatal accidents within its limits in 1963. The rates
were 13.9 fatal accidents per 100,000 population and 2.5 per 10,000
registered vehicles. These rates represent an 73.8 per cent increase in
the fatal accident population rate and an 150 per cent increase in the
fatal accident registration rate, compared to your city's averages of the
preceding three years.
The national averages for cities in your population group in 1963 were
8.3 fatal accidents per 100,000 population and 1.6 per 10,000 registered
vehicles.
In addition to fatal accident records, it is necessary to keep complete
and accurate records of non-fatal injury and property damage accidents to
determine the enforcement, engineering and educational needs.
Your city reported 249 non-fatal injury accidents within its limits in
1963. This is three below the average reported for the preceding three
years.
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TRAFFIC ORDINANCES
(Advisory Group: Notional Committee on Uniform
Traffic Laws and Ordinances)
All cities must have modern and uniform traffic ordinances to carry out an
efficient program of traffic control and operation. These ordinances must
be consistent with state law. They should be modelled, in so far as is
consistent with state law, after the 1962 edition of the Model Traffic
Ordinance of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances.
They should be consistent among the cities in each state.
The best and most economical way to achieve these objectives is for the
cities in each state to cooperate in the development of a state model
traffic ordinance. This may be done und.er the auspices of the state
League of Municipalities. The state legislature should enact enabling
legislation authorizing cities to adopt the state model "by reference."
This simplifies the procedure and does away with the cost of printing new
ordinances in their entirety in newspapers.
So far, 18 states have developed state model traffic ordinances. They are:
State
Authority to Adopt
"By Reference"
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes
Colorado. . . . . . . . . Yes
Florida . . . . . Yes
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . No
Iowa. . . . . No
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . Yes
Louisiana . . . . . No
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . Yes
Minnesota . Yes
New Mexico. No
North Dakota. . . . . . Yes
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . No
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No
Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . Yes
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . No
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . No
Wisconsin . . . . . . No
Five states have placed development of a model traffic ordinance and.
authorization for adoption by reference on their official list of priority
traffic safety needs. They are: Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma,
and Rhod.e Island. Ohio and Wisconsin, both of which have such models,
have given priority to enacting the necessary legislation authorizing
adoption by reference.
Those states that have model traffic ordinances should review them in
light of the 1962 edition of the national Model Traffic Ordinance and in
relation to recent changes in state law.
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ACCIDENT RECORDS
(Advisory Group: Committee on Uniform Traff,c Accident Statistics)
An effective city traffic accident records system utilizes the combined efforts
of the agencies responsible for the following functions: (1) traffic accident
records, (2) traffic engineering, (3) public traffic safety education, and
(4) traffic law enforcement. The records agency collects, processes, and
provides data to the other agencies for planning accident prevention programs.
A cooperative effort is required between all agencies involved.
The Committee on Uniform Traffic Accident Statistics established the report
form, standards, and evaluation procedures for this section of the Inventory.
The following publications were used as guides:
1. "The Action Program," Traffic Accident Records Section, Presidentfs
Committee for Traffic Safety.
2. "Model Traffic Ordinance," 1962 edition, National Conmrl ttee on Uniform
Traffic Laws and Ordinances.
3. "Traffic Safety Memos," such as 40, 69, 75, and 107 published by the
National Safety Council.
4. "Manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents," published
by the National Safety Council.
In addition, the authoritative opinions of city traffic accident records
system supervisors were considered by the Committee when it established the
standards, which includes:
1. A centralized traffic accident records agency, under the direction of a
trained supervisor, with an adequate staff to collect, process, and
provide needed traffic accident data.
2. Provision for immediate notice of accidents by drivers, either by
ordinance or state law, and the forwarding of copies of city traffic
accident reports to the state traffic accident records agency.
3. Use of a standard traffic accident report form by police, development of
recommended summaries on Forms llA and IlB or on comparable summary
forms, and use of the "Manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle
Traffic Accidents," including categorization of personal inj'lITies
on summaries by the three types established in the manual.
4. Use of adequate methods of tabulation of traffic accident data, mainte-
nance of location and cross reference files on traffic accidents,
and keeping a spot map.
5. Development of a cooperative program for providing and using traffic
accident data in the planning work of traffic engineering, public
traffic safety education, and traffic law enforcement.
NOTE:
Established standards may be found in the Recommended Performance
column of analysis Table I.
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ANALYSIS
SALINA. KANSAS
ACCIDENT RECORDS
(continued)
Salina's accident records activities met 62 per cent of currently-
recommended performance for this section, as compared to the 66 per cent
for 1962.
DEFICIENCIES NOTED IN TIIE REPORT
Apparently an error was made in reporting time spent processing traffic
accident records.
Traffic accident spot map was not maintained.
Availability and uses of traffic accident data for engineering, education,
and enforcement planning did not meet recommended standards.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. That Q!Y.-Y. time spent on processing traffic accident records be
included in the reporto Time spent on police investigation and
reporting of accidents should E2i be included.
2. That a traffic accident spot map be maintained. (Traffic Safety
lv'.emo 75, available from the National Safety Council, contains
information on establishment and maintenance of an accident spot
map. )
3. That additional accident data be made available for traffic
engineering use.
4. That additional accident data be prepared and be made available
for public traffic safety education use.
5. That comparison studies now prepared relating accident experience
to enforcement activities be expanded to meet criteria shown in
Table I - Accident Records. (Traffic Safety Memo 107, available
from the National Safety Council, contains information on
comparison studies used in selective enforcemerrt.)
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TABLE I - ACCIDENT RECORDS - 1963 SALINA, KANSAS
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of Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents" used' ~ Yes ~ Yes ~ Yes !
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for 3 categories of non-fatal injuries? i Yes ~ Yes ~ Yes i
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i N am e Location' Otherl.oc at ion . Other:
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; Was an accident spot map maintained? j Yes i No ~ No 1
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* - Per cent compliance with recommended performance.
(1) - Based on 200 man-days per 1.000 accidents.
(2) - (a) Accident Records Bureau under supervision of Traffic Engineering Department. or
Copies of all accident reports to Traffic Engineer. or
A minimum of 130 man-days per 1,000 accidents by Engineering personnel in Records Bureau; plus
(b) A minimum of one special accident study (or equival€nt) prepared by either Engineering or Accident
Records personnel for Engineering use.
(3) - (a) Accident Records Bureau under supervision of Public Traffic Safety Education Agency, or
A minimum of 70 man-days per 1,000 accidents by Educational personnel in Accident Records Bureau;
plus
(b) A minimum of one special accident study (or equivalent) prepared by either Educational or Accident
Records personnel for Education use.
(4) - (a) Routine monthly summaries of accidents, supplemented by regular spot maps; plus
(b) Comparison of accidents and enforcement in percentage. on basis of: hour of day. day of week. loca-
tion. and violation.
(5) - Per cent of maximum performance for this part of the Accident Records program.
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ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
(Advisory Group: Institute of T raf(;e Engineers)
Salina's traffic engineering activities met 45 per cent of currently-
recommended perfo~mance, a decrease from the 68 per cent for 1962.
This decrease was primarily due to inconrplete reporting and failure to
meet current criteria for items pertaining to administration a.nd
personne 1.
Salina's Inventory, when compared with the performance equaled or exceeded
by 30 per cent of the reporting cities, suggests the following be
considered:
1. Salina's Engineering Department, Public Horks Department, or Services
Department should be put in charge of traffic engineering, and the
department official should be given an opportunity to attend a short
course on basic traffic engineering.
2. InfornBtion pertaining to :many of the items for traffic administration
was not reported and therefore, specific recommendations could not be
made. Your attention is directed to Table II - Traffic Engineering.
3. That Sa.lina consider modern-type lighting along additional arterial
streets.
4. That a study be !T'ade to determine the feasibility of using veh1cle-
actuated-type traffic signals at isolated intersections.
5. That all traffic control signals within three blocks of each other
be coordinated for progressive movement and reduction of unnecessary
stopping and to or8anize and facilitate traffic flow.
6. That the installation of special pedestrian indications at more
signalized intersections be included in future plannlng.
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TABLE" - TRAFFIC ENGINEERING - 1963 SALmA, KANSAS
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i 1 by' ordinance or charter? j Yes [,eua1 Mm~. NR i
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! 7. \ Parking study made during the year? ! Yes 1 Yes ! No i
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i C. 1 Part-time TraffiC Englneenng consulting services used? 1 Yes j xxx 1 Yes 1
................. .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................c
l D. 1 Minimum warrants outiined in the "Manual on Uniform ! ! 1 j
i ! Traffic Control Devices" and/or "Uniform State i I I I
I i Manual" used to justify installation of signs, I! i !
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I 4.! Steps taken to obtain conformance to the i l i i
i ~ "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" i i i I
i l and/or "Uniform State Manual"? 1 Yes ; xxx ~ Yes j
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i : : : ; :
! II. j TRAFFIC PLANNING (6) 100% ! i j !
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l 1a.~ Is there a comprehensive transportation j I i I
I i survey for your city? i Yes i Yes i Yes i
r.......Ki.....j"s..there..a..compre;i1e.nSrve.Tian.sp.ortation.......................................................................~..........................1.......................... r........................j
! ........(I)I.....R~i.f~.:.~o~~rew:A~fYe9.i!~~s~~~~tion...........................................................................l.........Y.~.~.........I..........!~.~........I..........!~~........I
j l survey for your city been adopted? j Yes ! Yes ! Yes I
j...............!...................................................................................................................................................................r.........................r.........................'f.........................i
;. ! I I I
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j a.1 Does the comprehensive master plan i j i 1
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! b.! Is the comprehensive master plan i!! j
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j i Ii! i
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i a.~ Does the official in charge of Traffic i j j j
! 1 En~i~~ering actively participate in the 1 j l i
1 ~ acttvltles of the local planning aQencv? : Yes ~ No; Yes :
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(continued on next page)
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TABLE II - TRAFFIC ENGINEERING - 1963 (continued) SALmA, KANSAS
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i s i SUB J E C T ! Reco m- ~..............._...g.~.L...}.~1............-"i
: I ; mended: 1962 ! 1963 ;
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lA:"-'T"'"stu'ares"a;;cf'su';ve"'s >..-....._% ,! I I
l...Ta~..r....~tu.a.fes.ornigh..ac~.tdent intersections and streets - Man-days 1 43 (1) 1 90 J 100 1
r.......b~1.....0th.e;:..si.udies:..;;oiume.co.ijn.ts:..si'gns.i5:..........................................................................1................... .......~...........................r........................i
! ......^......I......~.~!..~..p..~r.~~D.s!..~.~~~~!~.a..p..!~D.~!..~~~.:........................................................:..~.~!.!:~.~y..~..L.......~.I~.~~.~j............~........J............29........J
I &.. ! Does the Traffic Engineering department have access to or maintain: ! ~ i i
! I (1) Accident location files j Yes j XXX I No j
i "........... ................................................................................................................................................-................................ ............................ .............................
! I (2) Spot map ! Yes i XXX i No j
! ! c~rSt;:;p..m.a.ps..(;;:.strarghriTn.e..aTag;:a.m.s......................................................................!..........ye.s........1.........XXX.........! ............N~........j
r....3.:....j......Doe.s.the..traffi'c..Engi'nee.ii'ng..departme.nt";n.a'i(e......................................................1.........................r.......................T.........................j
! i field investigations of high accident locations? j Yes ! XXX i No !
r......a.:.l......0oe.s..an...ests.j)i'isiie'd..o.u.m.i)er..of.a.cc.ia.eni's.'in..a-..given............................................j ..........................1.......................... r.........................i
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.".. .........._ .... ....... ......... ...... ........ ....... ................................. ......................................... ...................... .......................... ........ ..............'X.... ............ ...9........., ......3 3.............. .
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i 6. 1 Arterial streets with street lighting ~ 1 1 !
1 1 meeting IES standards (3) - Per cent of Arterial Street Miles! 100 (1) 1 22 1 20 j
1......i:...1.....Parkrng..p.roh'fi)ited'.~..afairil.m.es.o.r..d.u.rri-i.....rush..hou.rs..oiir..:..Totiii"'M'fie.s 1............2...{f).i'......i2.~1.......r......i2.:i........i
: .............., .............. .......... ......... ....., ......... ......... .......... ........... ..... ...... .....~....... .......... ........... ..... .1........... ...... ...............;:... ....... ......3..... ..., .. ................... ....... .......... .......... ...... .
1 7a. I Miles of arterial and business streets with angle parking 1 None i None 1 None 1
r.....S:...T.....Cha.n.neiiZ'ed..i'rite.rsectloii.s..tiio['pa'fiiU.........................................:.Tot'ai..i,fLi.n;.t;.erT...........2....ffF...............o.......r...........iS.......1
....................................................................................................................................................................................................3...............................................................
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I 9. ! Turning movements prohibited - Total Number of Inter- j ! 1 ~
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. a ., .
I"''1'L'''1 u....S.,Fiiia'jri~d'..,nte.rsecHons.......................................................................~.Totai"N.umber.r............:............l.............2.......... ~ .............20....... i
..._..........:...................................................................................................................................................................:...........................:.................7........:...........................
i 11a. j Isolated signalized intersections, j ~ i 1
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I b. i Signalized intersections coordinated for progressive I i j !
j 1 movement (4) (within 1200' of each other) - Per cent of total j 100 1 10 1 0 i
r.......c.:..;......Sigriai'ized..'nfersectlo.ns.wfHi...............................................................................................! .........................T..........................l...........................j
1........ ......1... ...~p.~~.~~.~..p.~~.~~~~!~.~..~.i.~~~.!..!~.~~.~..................................................~..~~.L~~~t.9~..t~t?J.J..........JQtu.~ .......... .......7....... l........ ........1........j
1 d. ~ Signalized intersections that do not conform with the warrants in i i 1 i
j ~ the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" and/or "Uniform i i 1 i
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................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2........:............................
! b. j Signs that do not conform with the standards in the "Manual on 1 : ~ i
1 j Uniform Traffic Control Devices" and/or "Uniform State Manual" i 1 1 !
1...............!...................... ..................._...................................................................~..p.~.~..~.~~.~..~.!..!.9.!~!..~)J~!.!~ 1..)..~.!~:..~~.~y.... ~..........~X~.........L........ ......9.........i
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1 14. ; Were speed zone survey recommendations adopted? ~ Yes ! Yes ~ Yes ~
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i IV. 1 PROJECTS (8) 100% ! i 1 !
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i B. ~ Were major projects scheduled for completion in 1964? j Yes ~ Yes 1 Yes j
: .., '11' till I' I, 'A' Ii. I" 1 f II....,.I.t' .'I1I"I,"I,.tI' 11111.,'.,'....' I{I" ""1 "'~'I' .... .....'1....1..."'1....'1' ...",U ""III,I.I,'U"",,,,,,,,,,"'''''''..I'''' '''''..11' 1t''''''''II''''''''': ",.It 11"'1."" t'iltlt till :'11 "''''U'Y.IIUUIIIII'':
~ ~ t'ERFORMANCE (In nercentaQ'e) ; 00 : Lj-t:; ;
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(1) The recommended performance levels are based on the information reported by other cities in your pOpUlation group These should not be
considered rigid standards. but are provided for your information and guidance.
(2) Registered Engineer, Institute of Traffic Engineers member. Graduate Engineer. .
(3) "American Standard Practice for Street and Highway Lighting" spor,sored by Illuminating Engineering Society and approved by American
Standards Association.
(4) Does not include signalized intersections reported as isolated.
(5) Per cent of maximum performance for Traffic Administration and Personnel.
(6) Per cent of maximum performance for Traffic Planning.
(7) Per cent of maximum performance for Traffic Control.
(8) Per cent of maximum performance for Traffic Engineering Improvements.
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ANAIXSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
POLICE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION
(Advisory Group; International Association of Chiefs of Police)
Salina's reported 1963 police traffic supervision activity was evaluated at
22 per cent of recommended performance, considerably below the 45 per cent
of the previous year.
Salina's fulfillment of recommended performance in each category, for 1962
and 1963, is indicated in the percentage figures shown below:
Tatal Performance
1962 ~
52 16
50 62
39 8
---22t ~
45 22
Training
Accident Investigation Enforcement
General Traffic Law Enforcement
Driver-Intoxication Enforcement
OPERATIONS.
~.dent Investigation. Police action in accidents appeared quite strong.
However, it is noted that all of these figures have been estimated.
Therefore, it is suggested that complete and accurate records be maintained
on Accident Investigation Activity because such information is essential to
sound police traffic supervision.
Amount of Enforcement. Salina lost approximately 25 per cent of total
possible credit in the Police Traffic Supervision section for lack of
information on convictions for hazardous traffic law violations. Although
no evaluation credit is given on the number of arrests reported, it is nated
that this activity was less than recommended.
On the basis of information received, the following recommendations are
offered for improvement.
Recommendations:
1. That all supervisors of uniformed personnel be provided at least two
weeks of traffic command training at some time during their careers.
2. That the amount of traffic training be increased to a minimum of 40 hours
per man.
3. That a selective enforcement approach to traffic operations be developed.
Help is available from the National Safety Councilor the International
Association of Chiefs of Police Field Service.
4. That enforcement against hazardous violations be substantially increased.
Progress toward fulfilling this need appears substantially contingent on
provision of additional personnel.
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ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
POLICE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION
(continued)
Recommendations (continued):
5. That police and court action against drinking drivers be restored to
previous levels and be further increased.
6. That alcoholic influence report forms be used, along vTith chemical tests,
in driver-intoxication cases.
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TABLE III - POLICE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION - 1963 SALINA, KANSAS
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i : Kecommended i Tour vltv i
! S SUB J E C T i Performance t...................;......':l............!
: : and Source : 1962 : 1963 :
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! FACILITIES ! i i i
1 Total police strength (per 1.000 population basis) (a) i 78" j 50 ~ 60( i 1
1 Clerk person nel (enti re depa rtme nt) (b )................................::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1::::::::::::::::::::::::~:~~I::::::::::2:::::C:::::::::::5.:::]
i Per cent of total force motorized ............................................................................................................j.....................2Q..::..L....~QQ.....L.......2.5......l
i Recruitment method (e) ~ 8WMOE *j BME ! BMOE i
j Rad io eq u i n men t rati n 11 (P....e;:.c.ent'orve.iiTcres..wit"h..2..o~"3.~W'a;~..;:a.d.i.o)................................~ ... ........... ....1'66.*.r........8~....1.........8.~.....~
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i ADMII'4IS I KATIOI'4 i i i l
i Traffic policies and procedures in writing (f).....................................................................................L...........!MIg.R~j.........N.9......L..........Q....J
i Officer compensation for time in court................................................................................................l..~~y..~r...t!.~.~..~l...N.9.!1~.....L.1.Jm~.....!
I ~~~s:~ne:h~ur;a~~er. ra~~~~.i~~.~.....~~d.~....................................................................................................1 ~.Q~?..9~lf;6.~.I....J;...tg~.~ .]...+.9.%...j
: y ry p g ......................................................................................................................................:...:P.3............_... 0.9.9......
i Pol ice fleet accident rate 1 0.8 or less" j c; . Q 1 NR i
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i I KAINIl'4G - ..LO % MaXimum Performance ; j: i
i Traffic comma.;;'(f'q ua I ificatio n rati ng (g) ..................................................................................... .........1...............J.9.9...~l..........5.Q.....l..........~~....j
i In-service traffic traininll hours per uniformed man biennially ~ 40 ~}1 28: 6 j
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! OPERATIONS i i: i
! .:~~~j.~.~~.!..!.~,~~~!!B.~!!~!). -....?g..% Maximum Performance 1! 1 1
~ Accident investigation rate (per 100 reported accidents) ......................................................~.....................29..~~.........~7.....j.......(2.?...J
i Accident citation and arrest rate (per 100 accidents investjgated>..................................i......................~.~.:~.L...........g.....1.~J:. ~r?tJ
! C . t' t f 'd . t t ( 100' I) ! 95 *j 2'1 i9.3 (est
: onvlc Ion ra e or accl ell arres s per VIO ator arrests ............................................:.................................:.............. .....: .. .. ...........
~ Hit-and-run clearance rate (per 100 hit-and-run accidents>...............................................L...................??..:~':l.....J9.Q....,L........N.Q....J
i Hit-and-run arrest rate (per 100 hit-and-run accidentsL......................................................L...................~Q.~.L........3.7.....L..;lg~...~.i
j Hit-and-run conviction rate (Qer 100 hit-and-run arrests) ....................................................~......................??..:~.L.......2~.....j.......B.W...j
~ Traffic Law Enforcement - ~ % Maximum Performance i ill
! ...S.ei~cti~e..enfo;:ce~e.~t..(pe.;..ce~t score received) ....................................................... .................. L................1Q.Q..?::J.............Q.....~.............Q....I
i Arrests for hazardous traffic violation (c) .........................................................................................L..........3".119...:.~.L.....m.....Lg".~.9.5..J
1 Hazardous violation convictions with penalty (c).........................................................................L..........3.".!fJ.9..::..L.?.I.319...L.......h'ffl.....l
1 Traffic conviction rate (per 100 hazardous violation adjudications) ..............................J....................~.!?.:~:L.......Q2.....j.........~....J
i Traffic contacts rate (h) (per officer per actual.........~:. hour week)..................................)..................J...~.7..:.~.L....g.:.~....).....1~.1.... i
i Parking conviction rate (per 100 parking arrests)......................................................................L....................~.?..:~..L.......~.Q.....L.......rm.....J
1 Convictions on pedestrian violation charges (d) ..........................................................................L...................29...::..L........3.J....L.......NB.....l
! Driver-Intoxication Enforcement - 48%Maximum Performance i j ~ ~
: ..................................................................... ........... :. : .
i Driver-intoxication convictions per drinking accident driver..................................................L..................?:.Q.~.L.....1.!J.....l.....Q..~.5......1
! Driver -i ntoxication conviction rate (per 100 OWl ad j ud ication s) ......................................1.....................~?.~L.......e.9......1......J?3.....,i
i Driver-intoxication trial rate (per 100 OWl arrests) ..................................................................L...................~~.:.~.! ....JQQ......L....1QQ.....!
1 Chemical tests used-per cent of OWl arrests................................................................................L...............J.9.Q.~.).....lQQ......L....lQQ....j
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I PERFORMANCE (in percentage) I 45 I 22 I
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i " - Renorted oerformance of leadinll cities (too 30 per cent) for item in the llroun. !
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(a-d) - Recommendations adapted to (a) 40 - hour week; (b) total police strength; (c) fatal and personal injury
accidents; (d) pedestrian casualties.
- B =background check; W = written examination; M = medical examination; 0 = oral interview; and
E = educational req uirements.
-I = accident investigation; M = patrol method; T =tolerances; C = point control; and R = public relations.
- Per cent of supervisors qualified on basis of two weeks' minimum command training.
-Includes accidents investigated. arrests for vehicle and pedestrian hazardous violations.
-Includes 38 part time personnel calculated as 18 equivalent full time officers.
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(1)
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ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
TRAFFIC COURTS
(Evaluated and Anafyzed by American Bar Association)
Traffic Court Program
This Analysis and Evaluation is based on information submitted on behalf of
your city in the Annual American Bar Association Traffic Court Inventory by
Bud Tillett, Captain of Traffic and Patrol Supervisor. Any questions con-
cerning the information submitted for this Inventory, this Analysis or the
ABA Traffic Court Award, should be addressed to Director, Traffic Court
Program, American Bar Association, 1155 East 60th Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60637.
The suggestions in this analysis are designed to assist the traffic court in
your city to meet important national standards in the ac1ministration of
justice 8S outlined in recommendations approved by the American Bar Associa-
tion, the President's Committee for Traffic Safety, and the Conferences of
Chief Justices of State Supreme Courts.
It is reccmmended that the Traffic Court Inventory be prepared by or with
the assistance of the judge or prosecuting attorney of the Police Court,
Salina, Kansas. This was not done in this case. The analysis and comment
of the court's performance will be on the information submitted by the
Inventory Coordinator reporting for the court. The following suggestions
are based solely on the information thus submitted to the American Bar
Association in this Inventory. There has been no independent investigation
of the performance of the court and none was contemplated.
Some of the questions "lere not answered. Therefore, a complete evaluation
of traffic court activities is not possible. However, the completed portions
of the Inventory permit the following suggestions to be brought to your
attention.
Traffic Court Trial Procedure. The Traffic Court Inventor'J reported that
the court had not adopted any written rules to govern procedures in traffic
cases. Write to the ABA for a copy of a suggested set of model rules on
this subject.
The Inventory reports that on a plea of not guilty the defendant is not able
to obtain an immediate trial on first hearing in court.
The Invento!"lJ of your traffic court indicated that court is not opened with
a ceremony. An opening ceremony is necessary to obtain proper decorum in
the courtroom and to create a proper atmosphere for a dignified seesion
of the court.
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ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
TRAFFIC COURTS
(continued)
The Inventory indicated tbet appropriate remarks about traffic court proce-
dure were not made at each session. Judges handling traffic offenses have
an opportunity, indeed a responsibility, to discourage future violation,
which is as important as punishing for violations already committed. Through
appropriate remarks about traffic safety at each session of the court, the
judges can impress defendants with their aim to deter rather tben merely to
punish and to provide an adequate opportunity for a proper court hearing.
The Inventory of your traffic court indicated that the oath to witnesses is
administered collectively. This is contrary to good practice and the Canons
of Judicial Ethics, which are available upon request made to the American
Bar Association.
The Inventory reported that all juveniles of driver license age were not
tried in traffic courts. The 1949 report of the President's Highway Safety
Conference recommends that juvenile traffic offenders be hendled in the same
manner as other traffic violators.
Traffic Court Administration. A quadruplicate traffic ticket was not used in
Salina. The use of the Unifonn Traffic Ticket and Compla int in quadruplicate
provides an easy method of keeping an account of each ticket, eliminating
the evil of ticket fixing. One copy of this fonn can be used as the complaint
and one copy as the abstract of record or report of conviction, thus eliminat-
ing additional record keeping and clerical activity.
The Inventory failed to shOrT that clerks were available to the court.
Several kinds of records pertaining to cases filed and to financial trans-
actions must be kept in connection with traffic courts that are not necessary
in other courts, and clerks should be available to record them under the
supervision and control of the judge. Even a single-judge court is entitled
to clerical assistance on a part-time bases, and it should be provided.
Judicial Statistics. Statistics reported by the court for 1963 compare as
follo\ls ivi th the 1962 Inventory:
1962
1963
Traffic cases pending January 1
New cases filed during the year
Traffic cases pending December 31
Traffic cases heard by court during the year
Traffic cases processed by Violation Bureau:
Moving violations
Non-moving and parking violations
Total disposed of during the year
o
3,437
o
2,379
o
o
o
3,437
o
3,872
o
500
500
o
o
3,872
Traffic Court Penalization - Educational Activities. The traffic court
reported that it did not beve a driver improvement school for traffic
violators. Properly used violator schools have a strong deterrent effect
on violators. Experience has shown that drivers who lack knowledge of driving
techniques or rules of the road and drivers with improper attitudes usually
benefit from attending such schools.
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ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
TRAFFIC COURI'S
( continued)
Conferences. The judge did not attend any traffic court or judicial con-
ferences during the year. Experience has shown that by attending such
meetings, judges are able to become more familiar with the various aspects
of the traffic problem, to keep abreast of new developments, and exchange
ideas with other judges. This opportunity to review the handling of traffic
cases is of great benefit to the judge and the city.
The prosecutor did not attend any traffic court or judicial conferences
during the year. Experience has shown that by attending such meetings,
prosecutors are able to become more familiar with the various aspects of
the traffic problem, to learn more about court and prosecution problems,
and to exchange mutual experiences ,,11th other prosecutors. Participation
will benefit the court and the city.
Progress. The Inventory shows little or no progress or improvement in
traffic court procedure or public relations during 1963. Such improvement
and progress is very important and indicates the court should make greater
efforts in this direction.
The judge should confer with the local bar association officials to secure
appointment of a committee to work with the court and assist it in securing
favorable consideration of suggested improvements or programs designed to
gain citizen or public support.
Recommendations:
1. That a "lritten set of rules governing procedure in traffic cases be pre-
pared for the guidance of the court and all persons having to attend
courts.
2. That steps be taken to make it possible for persons pleading not guilty
to be able to obtain an immediate trial on their first hearing in court.
3. That all sessions of the court be opened with a ceremony.
4. That the judge make appropriate remarks about traffic court procedure at
each session. Some remarks may be devoted to traffic safety.
5. That the oath be administered to each witness individually.
6. That, in accoroance with national standards, all juveniles of driver
license age be tried for violations of the traffic law in traffic courts
and not in juvenile court. Although state legislation may prevent
compliance with this requirement, it is brought to your attention as an
inadequacy in the jurisdiction of the traffic court. The city should
take steps to remedy this lack of jurisdiction.
7. Adoption and use of the Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint in the form
approved by the President's Committee for Traffic Safety, the American
Bar Association, and the National Conference of Commissioners on
Uniform State Laws.
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ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
TRAFFIC COURTS
( continued)
Recommendations (continued):
8. That a clerk or clerks be available to the court on a full-time or part-
ime basis depending upon the volume of work.
9. That a traffic court violations bureau be established under the exclusive
jurisdiction of the court.
10. That a driver improvement school for traffic violators be available for
referral of defendants by the court, this school to be under the super-
vision of the court.
11. That the judge participate in one of the regional traffic court con-
ferences held at various law schools in cooperation with the American
Bar Association Traffic Court Program.
12. That the prosecutor participate in one of the regional traffic court
conferences held at various law schools in cooperation with the American
Bar Association Traffic Court Program.
13. That progress and improvement in traffic court procedure and public
relations be a continuing effort.
For further information on traffic courts, refer to the following publications
available from the American Bar Association Traffic Court Program:
1. National Standards for Improving the Administration of Justice
in Traffic Courts
2. Action Program on Traffic Courts of the President's Committee
for Traffic Safety
3. Model Rules Governing Procedure in Traffic Cases
4. Calendar of Regional Traffic Court Program
5. Information Sheet of ABA Traffic Court Program
6. Book, "Traffic Court Procedure and Administration" ($5.00)
No attempt has been made in this analysis to commend the judge, prosecutor,
and the other court personnel on the many other a cti vi ties performed in
accordance with national standards. The objective has been only to point
out other areas that should receive attention during the period subsequent
to the Inventory.
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ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION
(Advisory Group: A Committee of Specialists in School T ra(f;c Safety Education
Experienced in Programs on Local, State, and National Levels)
The suggestions in this analysis are designed to assist Salina in up-grading
and expanding its traffic safety education program in the schools.
Effective school traffic safety relates to every child in the community,
wi th attention to his ever-changing needs; provides administrative
leadership; progressively reduces physical hazards, and educates for
safe living through instruction, example, participation and problem-
solving opportunities.
The 1963 School Traffic Safety Education program reported by the public
school system was evaluated at 66 per cent of recommended performance,
as compared to 67 per cent for 1962.
In accordance with the recommendation of the Sch~ol Traffic Safety Education
Advisory Group, the non-public school reports are not evaluated on a
percentage basis. However, each non-public school report is analyzed if
sufficiently comple-tie information is given.
See Table IV for a comparison of your city's PUBLIC SCHOOL performance
with standards recommended by the School Traffic Safety Education Advisory
Group.
Recommendations for Public Schools:
1. One qualified school person should be responsible for coordinating
and supervising all safety education activities in the school system.
(See National Safety Council'S "Recommended Standards for Administration
of Safety Educationt1)
2. The appraisal, by school authorities, of the Traffic Safety Education
program should also include such factors as testing instructional
program, analysis of parent and community reaction, and analysis of
pupil attitudes and behavior.
3. Teachers should be given the opportunity for professional growth in
Traffic Safety Education through curriculum connnittees, and seminars,
\.rorkshops and conferences.
4. Summaries and analysis of the student accident data should be us eo.
for corrective action by school personnel.
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ANALYSIS
SALINA, KA1'ISAS
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION
(continued)
Recommendations for Non-Public Schools:
1. Tbe school authority should provide for Traffic Safety Education
by authorizing its inclusion in the curriculum.
2. Instructional aids should be included in your Traffic Safety
Education program such as curriculum guides, current supplementary
material, demonstrations, and resource people.
3. Tbe schools should utilize the services of non-official agencies
in developing the Traffic Safety Education program.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
TABLE IV - SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION - 1963 SALIN./I., KANSAS
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I SUB J E C T 1 Recom- 1 1962 1 1963 1
; ; mended ; ; :
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! i : ! j
! I. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION (l) 30 % i! 1 !
~ ........Q..........:..;.........................................................:........... _ .................. . i Yes j No j No !
, A. uahfled school person responSible for ;,afety educatton .................................;...............;:v,y......;.........................."..........................,
: P t ft' t . . . 5VfO: - : - ,
i er cen 0 Ime spen on supervlslon..................................................................{..........................j ..........................j-..........................I
! j I ! j
j 8. Program evaluation procedures used during the year: j! j N !
1 T esti ng i nstructiona I p rogra m ....................................................................................~.........y.~~........). .......... .~g........l...............c:?.........i
1 Analysis of Parent and Community reaction.....................................................L.......Y.~~..........1..... ....J~9..........!...........~~.........i
1 Analysis of pupil attitudes and behavior ...........................................................).........y.~.~.........~ ...........~9.........~............~g......)
i Corrective action s resu Iti og from stud i es............................................................ ~.........y.~~..........~............~9.........~ ...........~9.........~
! R' f S l t Ed t' b'~' : Yes i Yes : Yes 1
! eVlew 0 a,e y uca Ion 0 JecLlves..................................................................;...........................,..........................~...........................,
i i 1 i i
~ C. Provisions for long-range planning made during the year: ~ 1 ! !
j C . I d i t d .. ; Yes i No 1 No i
, urncu um eve opmen an reVISion ..................................................................;..........................,..........................:...........................,
~ p' t "t' fIt I' ~ Yes i No i No ~
, rogram Improvemen reSUI mg rom nven ory ana ysls.........................:...........................:...........................:..........................,
~ C d' t d I . 'th Off' . I d C' . : Yes E No i No ,
: oor lOa e panning WI ICla an IVle groups..................................,...........................;...........................:..........................~
! . . 1 I l i
1 D. Organization: ! 1 i i
i P ~ t f h I 'th t' f It t'tt i 100% ; 100 i 100 i
: er l,,;en 0 sc 00 S WI ac Ive acu y-paren comml ees.......................:..........................~..........................:...........................,
, P t f h I 'th +. t d t f lty 'tt : 100% : 100 : 1eO ;
j er cen 0 sc 00 S WI aC.lve s u en - acu comml ees....................r........................f'"........................r.........................1
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i i ! ! i
~ II. ..P.g.QG.R~M..?I!.M.v..I,AI!.QN. (2) ......~.7. % i i i !
~ A. School authority provided for traffic safety education by: i i 1 j
i A th .. . ! .. . I ; Yes i Yes i Yes 1
: U onzlng Inc uSlon In curncu um ........................................................................ .........................._........................................................
i ' , ; ,
! i I' i i
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: B. System-wide application: ; ! ! 1
! 1. Professional Growth: ! 3! i i
1 C . I 'tt j OR ! No ~ No i
1 .u rncu u m com ml ees ................................................................................1...........................1..........................~ ..........................1
: S' k h f : M : No : :r-TO :
, emlnars, wor sops, con erences........................................................,...........................;..........................;..............!............,
~ Extension cou rses ...................................................................................... ......L...........9............1............N.g.........l...........N9.........1
! Su mmer sessions .............................................................................................!............R............l............N.Q.........i...........J~Q........1
I Teachers' meeti ngs.........................................................................................t............~............t........x.e.I;i.........I.........Xrg,~.........1
! 2. Instruction: ! I ~ !
I ~~~~~C~li~~a Ig~:~:~.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~I::::::~~~:::::::::::1 ::::::::X~;:::::::::J::::::::X:~:::::::::1
1 Current su pplemen ta ry materia I ............................................................1 .........................)...........!!.~.........I...........~2......... j
1 R d' 1 M 1 No j Yes ~
! D:~~.~;i;~.t;~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::]::::::::::::Q:::::::::::L::::::X~:?:::::::::r:::::::::::~9.:::::::::~
E Television j R ; No ; No j
I R eso u rce p'~~'p'i~'::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::l:::::::::::[:::::::::l::::::::X~:~':::,':,',"l'.'.'.':.'..:......M.9::::::::..j
1 3. Special Projects: ! ! ! !
1 I nspection of bicycles .......... .......................................................................... t............?............L..........N9........,J ..... ...Xf!.f?.........J
j Determining safest way to and from school.....................................~....... OR ...........L........xS}.f?........L......,Xg.?..........j
i Teen-age traffic safety conference .........................................................1 ..........................L..........N9..........! . ..........N9..........j
I i~~;~~:~f~;7~~~;~~:::::::==:::::::::::=:::::.~=.:::.:::..:t::::t:::L:~:!::::::+::::~~::::j
~ Student Traffic Surveys ................................................................................L...........S...........J...........N.o.........j........X~.6.....h..!
! ; i ; ~
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(continued on next page)
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PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
TABLE IV - SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION - 1963 (continued) SALINA, KANSAS
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! SUBJECT 1 Recom- ~ 1962 1 1963 !
! j mended 1 ; :
:.,...............,........."..'''.....'.1...1...........'11.........1111' I.I,'UIIII"" nil"" II 'It II,tU"I'II" :11.tf. ....., IltI'II" II"" 1111 111.11"11111.1111..,1111"1' .U.II'IIII" rIUf..III, 1':11" "111""'11'11 fll'U_;4'" 111"lt"'I'''If''''''~
1111. INSTRUCTION IN SPECIFIC PHASES (3) 96 % ! I I I
! .Ai:...p.~;..~~~.t..~f..~~h~~i;..t~~~h.j.;;g..p~d~.stri~.l~"~~f~ty.................. ....... ....................... ..L... J.Q.9.%... ....J........~9.g.........1........~99..........~
1 A2. Per cent of schools having traffic safety patrols................................................l......JQ.9.~~.."...L.......~~~.........L......~g9..........~
! A3. Per cent of schools teaching bicycle sClfety.........................................................L...}9..Q.~.......~.......~~9..........L.......?::~.........l
I . . ! ! ! I
! 81. Driver Education: ! ! ! i
i CI . h . I . t t' i 30 i 30 i 30 i
i OCK ours In c assroom ,ns ruc 'on.......................................................................:...........................:............~..6.........:..............6.........:
i Clock hours in practice driving....................................................................................,]. ...........~..........J..........................I..........................j
! Per cent of graduates completed classroom instruction................................L..J.Q9..~......L.........5.:.9..........L.........5.?.Q.......)
! Per cent of graduates completed practice driving............................................,L....J.9.9.%......L.........29,.........L.........9..9..........i
i 83. Credit value given for driver education...................................................................L......X~~.........L......x.~.~..........L.....J~.?..........j
1 B4. Per cent of driver education teachers certifjed..................................................L......!9.9..~......L.......~g9..........L......J:.Q.Q..........i
i ~ ~ ; !
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i A. System has student accident reporting plan 1 j ! !
! that i ncl udes Non-School juri sd iction acci dents .................................................L.......Y.~~..........L......X~.:;1........).......X~5!..........i
i 1. Per cent of schools reporting ...................................................................................1.....J9g~.......L......;!,QQ..........L......lQQ..........!
i 2. Summaries and analyses used for corrective action ..................................L........y.~~.........L.........N.Q..........) ..........NQ..........j
i 3. Summaries used to improve Traffic Safety Education program ..........L........y.~.~.........L.........:w.9...........L.....X~.~.........J
1 B. Summary submitted to National Safety Council.................................................L.......Y.~~..........L..........N9...........L.........:wQ..........~
. C. Used accident data compiled by Police and Engineering Departmentsi.........y.~~..........L........J~Q........)...........NQ........)
s : ~ : :
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1 v. ~.~.Y.~.~9..N.~.~~.!..~.~~!?..~.~9.!.~9.I.!.Y.~..~!;.~?.~.~.~.?. ~5~...lQQ~A> . j 1 i
1 A. Study made to determine protection needs?........................................................L........y..~~..........L.....X.~.~...........L.....~!::.~.........J
j B. Per cent of schools that followed recommendations.......................................i......lQQ.%.......i.....):9,9...........~......J9.9...........j
: : ; : :
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1 VI. COOPERATING SERViCES (6) 38 % 1 j ~ !
i u.....................................................u...'.... ............... ~:;:
l f:... Schools utilize services of official departments.................................................L........'(.~~..........~.......x.~.g...........L....I.~.~..........J
I B. Schools utilize services of non-official agencies................................................I.........Y.~~..........j.......I~.~...........I.......I~.~..........t
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! PERFORMANCE (In percentage) ! 67 ! 66 !
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NHS - No High School.
NDE - No Driver Education.
(1) - Per cent of maximum performance for Organization and Administration.
(2) - Per cent of maximum performance for Program Stimulation.
(3) - Per cent of maximum performance for Instruction in Specific Phases.
(4) - Per cent of maximum performance for Student Accident Reporting
(5) - Per cent of maximum performance for Environment and Protective Measures.
(6) - Per cent of maximum performance for Cooperating Services.
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lU!ALYBIS
SALINA., KANSAS
PUBLIC TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION
(Advisory Group: A Committee of Specialists in SaFety Education
at Local, State, and Notional Levels)
The 1963 Public ~affic Safety Education program reported by Salina
was evaluated at 19 per cent of recommended performance. This was a
decrease from 1962.
Although some activity was reported, there were no organized emphasis
programs to help meet the traffic safety needs in Salina.
Recommendations:
1. That Salina develop an expcmded program of public safety education
for traffic. The responsible agency should enlist the aid and
cooperation of as many other groups as possible. Projects should
be planned and carried out to meet specific local needs. These
can be determined from a continuing analysis of local accident
records and a study of the recommendations in all of the sections
of this Inventory analysis. An active program will deserve and
receive full cooperation of p~ess, radio, television and other media.
.
2. The 'RECOMMENDED colunm of Table V provides a comprehensive guide to
the elements that go into a well-rounded program. The level of
activity for each item represents what the leading 30 per cent of
cities your size are now doing.
3. That efforts be made to increase scheduling of traffic safety spot
announcements on local radio. See Table V.
4. That more Showings of traffic safety films be made to various local
groups.
5. That use be made of traffic safety posters in various locations.
See Table V.
6. That distribution of the traffic laws in the form of a digest of your
city traffic ordinance in layman's language or the state driver manual,
or both, be made. This is a major part of a public traffic safety
education program. Leading cities your size distribute these digests
or manuals in a quantity equal to at least 10 per cent of the population
annually.
7. That use of traffic safety literature be increased. Leading cities
your size distribute an amount equivalent to 20 per cent of the population
during the year.
8. That the required brief exhibits be submitted with the 1964 report.
Detailed instructions are contained on the report form.
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TABLE V - PUBLIC TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION - 1963 SALINA KANSAS
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j iRecommended i Your CI!t.. .l
i SUB J E C T ! Performance !......196f.-r...19.g3.....!
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! PERSONNEL . . .. . i Sa:fety Cnclt PD ! Police I
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PROGRAM EMPHASIS (lL....Q....% i i l i
Number of emphasis projects reported carried on ..........................................................~....................Q.............i..............2.......j....,UOJ},~......~
N umber of grou ps or agencies pa rtici pati ng............................................._........................ L..................5.............l.............5........L.........:-:..........~
Does this prOllram fit your needs? I Fuliy ~ T.i+t' e j - i
N.Ews.PA'p.E.R..SOlpIPORT*...I(.2.f.~~:..33.%........('D~'il'i'~.~....~d...~I'~.;kii;~')"......"'..r................,...."'''........l.tof....~..,ITro......1.'."................. ~
Number of traffic safety editorials per pa per....................................................................... L........... ....2Q............l..........~5........;..........2.0.......l
Number of traffic safety cartoons per paper........................................................................L..............12.............L...N.one........1....Nane.......j
Number of sponsored ads on traffic safety per paper ...................................................L.............1Q............L........JiC.......,L..Nane.......j
Was a traffic accident box score published regularly? ................_...._.........................L...........X~.~.............L........N.g.......L........N~L....!
Other newspaper activity? 1 Yes i Yes i Some !
i * Adjusted for cities having no..ne.ws.pa.pers...............................................................................!....................................r.......................~ .......................!
j RA.oio.AN.O..TE.LEV.isioN..S.()'PPORT.*....(3r.'.'.'.'.'.'.X3.%"..'".....................""""....".,,",,III........r......."'.,....................'\ ,...,............"'...1......................\
! Stations using scheduled spot announcements regularly ............................................L............~.!!...............Lg...9.f....3.....~.:J,.....9..f....3....j
! Number of traffic safety spots per radio station in year................................................L.........J.!1.QQ............l.......3.65........L.....3.QQ.......l
! Number of traffic safety spots per TV station in year ....................................................L...........3.QQ.............L..NQne........~.NQ...Sl'A..j
1 Other radio and/or TV programming on traffic safety? ...............................................J...............Y.~~.............L.....yi:is.......l.........l'io........1
i * Adj'usted for cities havi",~ no local stations i 1 j 1
: .1I1I111t III IlItllll I~ lilt 'II" "" HUI '"' flU"..1 II I Unllllllll...1I1I fllUUIUIt IIln"lIlltnUIIUUIUtlllllln.U,UUlIlfU ...U.U.UIUII,un"II..II.......': "lfll nit ......u, It It It tI.IIIIII' :111 II t II" I'" 1111111111: I t lit II U IIln,lIlI Ill':
1 TRAFFIC SAFETY FILMS (4) 20% ! 1 ~ ~
! Number of showings to groups."(clubs, industry, etc,) i 40 1 ':'-:l ~ A 1
1 T'RA'F'F'IC..SAFETY"M.E.~t'(N.G~.."('5t::::~~~~..""....""".."""..""""...""''''......"....'''".."''''''......''1.......''''..,,,.,,....,,..,,...... r...."....J.m....,.,' ;............,it..."'.1
I ~~~~;: ~;~~:tin:'~'~:~~~omrpopu.faUo.ii.......................................................................r...................~.............r...........JL......1............3.......1
: ......................................................................~................2Q..............:..........J...Q......., .........11.........
1 Is a list of qualified speakers maintained? i Yes ~ l\Tf"I ~ l\Tf"I ~
: , nUl IIU IIU lilt IUtll1l II IIIIII....U.IIIU 1111 UIIII,"I.. 111111 U.III1...lIun.ult1 ,..,.1 flllllt,"1I1 nUIIIIIUUIIIIIIIIIIIIIII..II..II,,,,,..ft.IIIIIII,".II....:'"'' 1If11" II" Iltllll'........'" of t II It III' I\','wllllllll ." = 1111I'1+~" h'tUII' If .
~ POSTERS AND OUTDOOR DISPLAYS \oL.....Q...% l ~ ~ 1
i Number of 24-sheet poster months on traffic safety in 1963..................................j................J..Q............L..~'?~........L.~9.~.~......)
~ Number of different poster designs............................................................................................L..............?5.............L..NQJ~~.......j...N9.n~........~
! T ota I n umber of copies ............................................................................_.....................................j.............g5..Q..............L........~.......... .J.........:::...........!
1 Do public transportation vehicles use traffic safety posters? j Yes ~ No ~ No ~
~ Il'tf~~A'fD'REI'AN'[f'SPEC'iAr:"MATEIRliALS'I..r7Ir:~~~:::~::'~h...IIUIlI....U...II...IIIIIII.u...nllulI'llf"I..~ 111111111111"""'111111'111111111 f'lltIIUflll. 1111 1If111 ~'lfI'IIIIIIIUlff"I'" ~
I Was a digest of the city traffic ordinance and/or i 1 ~ i
i copies of the state driver manual distributed?.................................................................L.............y.~.~i..........~.....X~.~..i....).......JfQ........1
i To what per cent of the population? .........................................................................................L...............lQ'k.........,j.............l'i.q.....L........:-:...........i
I Other traffic safety literature distributed: Number of pieces.....................................L.................5...............L............l......J..........l.....)
l Quantity equivalent to what per cent of the population?..............................................L...............~Qk...........L...........:J,.5~......L...........l%......!
i Other printed items: Number of pieces ..................................................................................1...................3..............L..NQn~.........L..NQn~.....)
i Quantitv equivalent to what oer cent of the Dopulation? j loi j - ~ - 1
: 1~!4!'UII""11 I" ufa 'UU"'I It U IUIII ftl"U"1I1 ""tlIIIIUhl" Itlllf IUUllllllllllltlU...hl II II """U I ,111111 1I1I""HllIIII fl If..II" ...UUltIlIfU,"" u: I" lilt It "' IlItlfltt~1t flit; Ill' :1 i lit 11111111111111 II III :"" UI fI n 111111111''':
lUIHER ACTIVITY i ; ; 1
! Was educational activity other than that covered Iii i
! in regular report carried on? i Yes i NR 1 NR 1
~ 1IIIIIIIIIIIIIUltllH ..1l...UIl......IUllltlllllfll....lltll fllllltI Uti, 1 "..UII II '''lItllIlIlI. tll ,"I...IIUIII..'"'' 'II"UII "UllltlIUllfllll" IIIII'''''''U'' II: II 111111 If If'IIIJlIIU'..I II tllllIl ;"111"" II 'Ultll'IIIII:' 1'11111111 111'11"111 I:
i EXHIBITS i ; ~ i
i [ GOOD i XXX ~ N i
: PROGRAM EMPHASiS......................................................................................................................, ................................... ,........................;.......................,
~ N EWSP APER SU PPORT ..................................................................................................................[...........9.QQ.Q...........L......~~x......... ;........9...........)
; ~ GOOD ~ XXX i N ~
: RADIO AN D TV SU PPORT ......................._..............................................................._..................:.................................... ;........................,.......................!
i LITERATURE ~ GOOD i XXX ~ E j
;II....IIII............III.IIIIII....IIII.....IIIIII..........."..III.....,U.........IIUU......11............"11........1111111111........1111........'''.......''..'1111'"111111''...'UUllltltflIIlUlIlIlr"IIIIUUIlIU.IIIUJIf;lIltllllllflllltlll'U:
1PERFORMANCE (In percentage) , 31.~ I 19 !
i.......II......IIIII'....UI......I........'..t1II1IItI...I..llf..'UUIl.....'IIU..............II........................"..."............'I...I...............U....""IIIIIIIII1IIIIIIII'I"II''''I'"II,"iH''''''IIIIIII'I'I'"I1''''''"IIIIIIIIIIII'''(
NOTE: Recommended performance is based on recognized standards or is the level equaled or exceeded by 30 per cent of cities of thiS size
reporting.
XXX - No criterion or not asked before.
(1) - Per cent of maximum performance for Program Emphasis.
(2) - Per cent of maximum performance for Newspaper Support.
(3) - Per cent of maximum performance for Radio and TV Support.
(4) - Per cent of maximum performance for Traffic Safety Film~.
(5) - Per cent of maximum performance for Traffic Safety Meetings.
(6) Per cent of maximum performance for Posters and Outdoor Displays.
(7) - Per cent of maximum performance for Literature.
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.ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
ORGANIZATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
(Advisory Group: Committee from State and Local Official and Citizen Organizations)
Methods of traffic accident prevention are well advanced and are identified
in the "ACTION PROGRAM." The urgent need is for more extel"..sive application
of these measures in states and cities. This requires the organized efforts
of official agencies working with non-official groups and. with business and
civic leaders.
Official responsibility for carrying out the local traffic program is divided
among mar.y departments and among all the branches of' local government -
executive, legislative, and judicial. Therefore, coordiUAtion of official
activity is a requisite for a successful program.
Official coordination assures that all forces work toward the same ends. It
reinforces individual activities of the official agencies and the collective
development of the official traffic program. This coorclination process can
best be accomplished through a COMMI'ITEE OF OFFICIALS meeting regularly under
the leadership of the Chief Executive.
In addition, there should be a CITIZENS' Safety Organization with adequate
budget and top citizen leadership to evaluate the official program, develop
public interest in, and support for, agreed-upon traffic improvements.
Each of the above represents an important aspect of safety organization
needed within a community, with each being dependent upon the other for
effective dealings with the local traffic problem. Each has separate and
distinct responsibilities and can best function on an independent organi-
zational baSis, but each must maintain a close working relationship with
the other on activity and program.
A detailed anal;ysis of this section is not possible because no activity was
reported.
OFFICIAL ACTION (Part 1)
The city chief executive should establish a coordinating connnittee of traffic
officials and should be the active chairman. He should insure that the
conunittee meets frequently and regularly, and he must accept the respon-
sibility for seeing that the committee's decisions are carried out by the
respective department heads.
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CHART OF FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN OFFICIAL AGENCIES AND CITIZEN GROUPS
(Numbered notes refer to corresponding numbers on chart)
CD
_ __ __ _@ __ n__
TOP CITIZEN
LEADERSHIP
COORDINATION OF
OFFICIAL ACTION
TRAFFIC
OTHERS AS NEEDED IN PROGRAMS
1. CoordinatinQ Official Action. The programs of
all official agencies having responsibilities for safety
and/or traffic flow must be coordinated to provide
mutual reinforcement. Coordinating official activity
is, of course, the responsibility of the city's chief
executive. Coordination may be achieved on an in-
formal basis through frequent cooperative contacts,
or a formal "coordinating committee" or traffic com-
mission may be required, depending in part on size of
the community. In some circumstances, it may be de-
sirable for officials to meet regularly under the chair-
manship of the mayor or city manager. There may
be official agencies having important responsibilities,
including county officials and officials of suburban
communities, not under the city's chief executive. Of-
ficials of independent government units may be in-
vited to attend coordinating meetings when matters of
mutual concern are to be discussed.
2. Liaison between Officials and Citizen Grou s.
If the citizen organization is to provide pub ic sup-
port for constructive official action, it must be fully
informed on official programs and problems. Safety
Counci I staff must have continuous friendly contact
with officials. Where a formal traffic commission or
coordinating committee is employed, the safety coun-
ci I manager and one or more citizen leaders may be
invited to serve as unofficial participants. In a num-
ber of cases, the safety counci I manager serves as
secretary to the group.
.
3. Top Citizen Leadership. Representing all ma-
jor community interests, this group directs the activi-
ties of the citizen organization and provides an influ-
ential core of informed public opinion to support con-
structive official action. It relies on crlTiclJl evalua-
tion by competent staff, and on committee sludy and
review.
4. OperatinQ Divisions or Committees. Depending
upon the scope of the organization's objectives, there
may be one or more operating divisions each with sub-
divisions or subcommittees composed of representa-
tives of various responsible unofficial agencies and
others chosen because of particular abi I ities or inter-
est.
5. WorkinQ Relationships. Staff of official agen-
cies must be available for consultation with council
staff and/or committees deal ing with problems con-
cerning that agency. This gives the official agency
more opportunity to involve the citizen group in prob-
lems and needs of the agency for which support is re-
quired. Officials may be ex officio members of the
safety counci I, and/or its committees; but it usually
is to their advantage to serve rather in consulting
capacity, thus avoiding any possible charge of official
domination or self-interest, or on the other hand, of
relegating official responsibilities to a non-official
group.
6. Council Staff. Depending on the size of the
community and complexity of its problems, staff may
perform some of the functions of committees.
ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
ORGANIZATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
(continued)
The term "coordination" as used here, means the process by which traffic
offiCials, chiefly in the executive branch of the local government, meet
regularly under the chairmanship of the mayor or city manager to discuss
traffic safety responsibilities and activities, resolve their inter-
departmental problems, provide mutual support, appoint necessary subcommittes
to carry out decisions, plan jointly for traffic safety and the relief of
congestion, and prepare an official traffic safety program l{eyed to priority
needs revealed by pertinerrt surveys and studies of all elements of official
responsibilities. The municipal legislative body may be represented, and
there will be times when it will be advisable to invite citizen safety
leaders. But "coordination" is primarily a managerial device for facilitating
teamwork among officials having traffic responsibilities.
CITIZEN ACTION (Part 2)
Throughout the country, citizen groups are contributing in various ways and
in varying degrees to the cause of traffic safety. The great need, in each
state and community, is to mobilize the traffic safety interests of all of
them into a unified working force, coordinated by the citizen safety
organization.
A fully representative citizen safety organization is best able to inform
the public, to help develop positive attitudes, and to provide support for
sound official traffic safety measures.
The Salina Safety Council was reported as the citizen safety organization
serving your city.
On the basis of information provided, it appears the effectiveness of this
organization could be increased by:
(a) Adoption of a written statement of General Operating Policies.
(b) Conducting an annual leadership review, evaluation, and measurement
or progress.
(c) A more adequate program budget.
(d) Volurrteer supporters providing additional essential services such as:
1. Maintaining local accident data.
(e) Development of written traffic safety program goals.
A successful citizens' program must be based on an analysis of the local
traffic accident problem 80 that major emphasis can be placed upon major
needs. Experience has shown that efforts not based on such an analysis
will not be effective in reducing accidents.
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ANALYSIS
SALINA, KANSAS
ORGANIZATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
(continued)
Significant local traffic achievements were limited, according to the report.
More progress might be possible next year by the citizen safety organization
giving major attention to major needs. Recommendations in all sections of
this analysis should be used as a guide in determining which needs are most
important and in establishing local priorities.
JOINT OFFICIAL AND CITIZEN ACTION (Part 3)
A close and cooperative working relationship between officials and the
citizen safety organization is essential for developing effective solutions
to specific traffic problems. The citizen safety organization must be fully
informed on official needs and programs. Likewise, the officials must be
fully informed of the program and activities of the citizen safety organi-
zation.
There was no indication that the citizen safety organization obtained public
recognition for the work done by the official agencies. This is a key element
in supporting official activities and, as such, plays an important part in
the citizen safety organization's program. When reporting such activities
in future years, list the specific things done.
Unfortunately, credit was lost because all the required exhibits were not
supplied with the report. Your analysis would have been more complete,
and with a resulting increase in evaluated performance, if this material
had been included.
Summary of Princi:pal Recommendations:
(a) Official Action:
1. That the chief executive establish a coordinating committee
of officials.
(b) Citizen Action:
1. That a more adequate program budget be :provided.
2. Adopt a written statement of General Operating Policies.
3. Develop written traffic safety program goals.
4. Tr.....3 Traffic Safety :program should be based on definitely-
stated needs.
5. Support for needed statewide measures and programs.
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ANALYSIS
SALINA 1 KANSAS
ORGANIZATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEME'NT
(continued)
Summary of Principal Recommendations (continued):
(c) Joint Official and Citizen Action:
1. That the citizen safety organization assist officials in
determining probable public acceptance of official traffic
proposals and securing public understanding and support for
agreed -upon measures and improvements.
Salina is commended for participating in the Annual Traffic Inventory program.
Information and recommendations in this and other sections of the Inventory
analysis will help improve your city's traffic program, both now and in
future years.
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TABLE VI - ORGANIZATION FOR TRAFFIC SJi,FETY IMPROVEMENT.. 1963 SALIl'TA" KANSAS
!U'...UIUIU.....U........"....UU...lftllfflIlU..UUU.UU.UIIII.UU'UIUltIlUnuu...ull..".hIUJl".uu...nuIlIUt..tI.....iIUtfIU'IUnlllluu..uIHUllttt.JI......llnu...n..llluu..nn.......uIUU.........II'..II....UIlItU.
,: ~ Recommended! Your Ci1x !
. SUB J E C T j Performance j...."r962.....T"..196:r....l
~1I....III......,..,.IIU...I..It..fttln..ull"..I..UIlIlI..llll1nItU"II..........II....'..IIf1U..IUllU....I1It"fhIlUfIfIUU..UIlIIU..UIU....UI......"U.U,)IIIU...."illunulil..uu....U:IIII........UIlIlUltlttnlfl..................
i I. Qf.f.J.QJ.(;.b.8~.rJ.Q.!'j i I i I
i A. 9..~2~n!.~~!!.~!! ! i j i
! Is there a Coordinating Committee of Officials?.....................................................L............Y..~~..............L.......~........L.......Ng........l
! Is there a set schedule of meetings?..............................................................................L.....ij......y.~.~..............L........mi........L.......J!Q.......J
j N um ber of meetings held.......................................................................................................L...........9.r...~9.~.~.......L........~........L......)!Q.......1
j Does the Chief Executive serve as chairman? j Yes j NR i No i
: ..............~...........................q................t......................'..............:0.......................,.........................
1 Are there written min utes of meeti ilgS?..................,......................................................L.............y.~~.............J.........~........~".......NQ........i
l Is there a written statement of coordinating objectives? .....................................L............Y.~.~..............L.......~........L.......N.9.........1
! Is there a written statement of agreed upon needs?............................................L.............y.~2...............L.......~........L......N9........J
j Are prio riti es esta bl is hed ?.............................. ........., ............................................ ...................L............y.~~..............L........~........L........f!Q.......~
! Does the committee conduct functions other than coordination? ................1.........._...!.QL............L.....Jm........~.........N.Q.....)
j ~~.~~~.r:~.~j,p.: Ch I ef E xec utive,.............................................................................l ..............y.~.~...............!.........NB.........!.........N9........J
l Traffic Prosecutor.........................................................................t.............':f.~.~..............i.......Jm........~........N.Q........J
! Chief of Police ! Yes 1 NR i No i
I ....................................................................................................................._.......................~........................
l Traffic E ngi nee r ............................................................................1..............y.~.~..............L.......NB.........L.......N9........J
1 Pu bl ic H ea Ith Office r....................................................,............l..............y.~?...............L......liIa........l........,NQ........l
1 Cit C 'I R r t t'v i Yes I TIm 1 l\T I
. y ouncl ep esen a I e...................................................:....................................:.........t.lI.l.........:............,Q.........
! Traffic J udge....................................................................................L.............X.~~..............L......~lE.........i........N~L.......!
l Su peri n tende nt of Schools.....................................................l..............X.~~..............l........IUL.......l........No........,i
i B. Activities i i i !
:. ...u......._...... . J. a
i Number of 1963 Traffic Inventory accomplishments ! 3 or more j NR i 0 i
l Were there other maior survevs and studies? ........................................T............ye.s.............T........iffi........T...........o........!
,fll' III Intu I t'" It \ HtUIIUIU'UI Hi ,It' IItUUUlluu,ul..,nnu"+Huut'i.. 'HII'"UII' 11I1I UIIIIIIU.IIUIIII II~ IIUUllfunn nun.. 11111 1111111 filII I ,nit II ,: 'U''''I ....,"......'un...,...., f1 "'UII"..ft. "".,"? Ht .nn. .Ulllllnnl':
'II. CITiZEN ACTIQf\l ii, ,
I ..............:......:."......- ..\J I i I I
i A. 9..:B~.~.i.~~!!.9..~ . !!.
j Is there a citizen safety organization functioning?....................................................L............Y.~.~...............L.......~.........L...x.!:?~........1.
! Are there fo rma Ily a p proved by-laws?.............. ................................................................ L...........Y.~L........... L....J'1B.........l.....1.~.f?........J
l Is there a written statement of general operating policies?...............................L............Y..~~..............L....".Im.........l........N~L......!
1 Is there a formal annual appraisal of operations?..................................................L............Y.~.L...........L.......1'ltB.......).........!'i[Q........l
j T rattic Safety progra m expend itu res.............................................................................."i...............!f.l.f:...............1........E.........!..........N.Q........!
i (a) Employment of staff personnel; or ..........................................................................1.................:................J........1m.........L...........::........J.
~ (b) Staff services provided by volunteers ......................................................................1.................7..................L......liU1.........L..........6........~
1 B. Activities j I i I
I '(;3')'''196'3 written progra m goa Is? .................................................. ................. "................j..............y.~.~..............1..._...~.........1........~.~.........i
~ (b) Based on: Traffic Inventory .............................."...............................""..............L.............y..~~..............l........~.........~........~!?.......j
! Probiems of official agencies ....,................................................L............y.~.L...........1......J~L......J........N9.........J
! Other studies 1 Inf. 1 NR 1 No i
. .............. ...u................. .......... ...u.. .......... ....................... .................. .....,.. ............ ................,.........,................. .........:
1 0 i d city s u ppo rt statew id e mea s u res? .... ......................................... ................................f ..............y..~~..............L.......~..........L...X.~.~.........1
i Did city work cooperatively with neighboring comrnunities?..............................L............Y.~.~.............L......NU..........!........N.Q.........l
1 Significant traffic achievements reported 1 Yes ! NR 1 Yes i
! Written program goals to guide 1964 activ';"tyT......................................................T.............ye.s..............r.....NR.........T.......N~.........1
: III 1I.lIltlU fill U ~II' II IU'U Uti IIIUUIIIII UU UUtl IIIIUtl 1~'H II ~i. (II. filII I'''' 'lUll III fit I! HI' 0" Jt I ~ It 111111 "'tlIIU'IHIIt I U" I U,IIIII""""IIIH'Ut,," :11" Uti "11111 it UI""'tI.II ,,,tI ""1111 UII'"I '1.111 U'- .111 U.II'II'U",U''':
i Ill. J.Q.lN.I..Q.f..f.j.QJ.6.h...AND...C.lI!.Z.~.~..AQI.I.Q.~ ~ 1 ~ i
1 What is the working relationship between l! 1 i
i officia Is a nd citizen orga n ization? ................................................................................ L.....9.~D.~~.!~!~.lL...L....Jill.........1........NQ.........1
! Do officials secure citizen organization l i ! i
i endorsement of new proposals? ....................................................................................L...........y.~~..............L......fm..........l.......N.Q..........l
i Does the citizen organization secure additional l! i i
1 organizational support for endorsed proposals?..................................................L...........y.!'1.~.............l........lm..........l........No.........!
! Does the citizen organization provide public j i i !
1 recognition of work of official agencies? ..................................................................J..............y~.~..............L......NE........J......UQ.........1
l Number of local conferences or workshops held...h................................................L....J...9r...!!l9.r.~.......L......NE..........L......NQ.........1
I National, State, or Region.at, Conferences attended: ! ! 1 i
I By Offl c la Is..........................................................................................L............':f.~.?..............L......l-m..........L......No.........l
i . By Citizen Organization ~ Yes i Tim j l\T i
...UI.......U....tUllUIlII..IlIfI...'U'ItIU.....UI.IIIIIU........,llluuun'....1t.1I11111111'''...IIIIIItU~''IIII..lltHIIUlu.Utlllll.lllf1IUllltllfltlt....'1.1~'nuufl'"IUlltUtt.....tI'.III.:lIln.n,M/tt...IIII'O'I..urMQlltI...Ut
I I V . !;f.l;J::I.!.e.!I~..~.W.e.Mj.rr.~.Q.:. Req u i red....................................................!.................4................. L......~.......... ~..........Q.........{
i Desired; 5 i NR ~ 0 i
:UIIII1..ItU..UIUIUlflIIUUIIUUllltllll1t1.tlllI'UItIlUfI'UtlUUU"UUIIIUII........t..'.'..UIlUIl".Utli.UllllllltllUItIlUUlllll....""'IIUIlIU.UlllttlIlItIlH!tIUlllt'IUUUUIIIIIU:III1IUIII,IIII'tfU"U:'UItUlli"II'"UIII':
) PERFORMANCE (In percentage) ~ ~Q{X ) 0 1
"'"'"1111111011 "f!lIlItU'"I" 11111"11 I '"U 111111111111 U""UU'II' ""ltIlH HIli' ..uu Itll...... 'I"" II tt uu.. Hilt III III III III' I' it II IH' IIU 111111 ftt IUIIIIII ultll,"1 flU II lUll" rlU '......11 ,i, tllU IIIUIIIII"" 'UUtlIIUUltltllI...uttt
XXX.. Information not comparable. NR . Not reported NC - Not Clear.
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ANALYSIS
SALnM, KANSAS
SUMiv1ARY OF 5T A TEWIDE TRAFFIC SAFETY NEEDS
in
KANSAS
Traffic accidents in Kansas can be red.uced. The remedy lies in a balanced
traffic safety program, vigorously applied by public officials and fUlly
supported by the public.
Experience has shown that the Highway Safety Action Program, which includes
the tried-and-proven elements of accident prevention, will curtail deaths,
injuries, and economic losses.
Certain priority traffic safety needs still remain to be accomplished in
order that Kansas' traffic safety program can be fUlly effective. They are
based on the Highway Safety Action Program and the Annual Traffic Inventory
and were compiled by the Kansas Safety Council.
The 1963 National Governors' Conference endorsed the following statement:
"An appraisal or an inventory should be taken of what the state is now doing
in each area of the Action Program. . . From these appraisals or inventories,
a list of weaknesses as well as strong points can be identified. The most
urgent needs become subjects for deeper analysis and study, from which
emerge the top priorities in the state's program.lI
Following is a list of Kansas' priority traffic safety needs. They are not
listed in order of importance. Others exist but these are the most urgent.
Priority Traffic Safety Needs
LAWS .AND ORDINANCES
1. Review state traffic laws to determine conformity with the revised
Uniform Vehicle Code and develop a legislative program to update
the existing state laws.
MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION
2. Require periodiC renewal of driver licenses with stricter requirements
for obtaining and retaining driving privileges.
3. Establish a state motor vehicle inspection program to maintain vehicles
in safe operating condition.
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ANALYSIS
.
10163
SALINA, KANSAS
SUMMARY OF STATEWIDB TRAFFIC SAFETY NEEDS IN KANSAS
(continued)
POLICE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION
4. Establish continuing police training programs at all levels (state,
county, city) including supervisory training, accident investigation,
maintaining and using accident records.
5. Increase substantially the manpower for the Kansas Highway Patrol.
TRAFFIC COURTS
6. Implement recommendations of the state traffic court study by the
American Bar Association and Kansas Legislative Council, thus re-
inforcing dispensation of justice and creating respect for the law.
CITIZEN ORGANIZATION
7. Obtain leadership and financial support necessary to establish the
statewide citizens' safety organization with sufficient staff and
budget to mobilize citizen action behind the things which ~ to
be accomplished.
In addition, the National Governors' Conference has recommended that all
states adopt interstate compacts (mutual agreements between states), on-
driver licensing and vehicle equipment. These compacts prOvide better
control over driver licensing by the exchange of records on unsafe drivers,
and speed-up the adoption of uniform standards for improved automotive
safety equipment.
Contacts for further information on Kansas' priority traffic safety needs
are listed below:
Claude R. MCCamment, Director of Safety
Kansas Citizens Safety Council
State Office Building
Topeka, Kansas
Norman Ledgin, Man8~ing Director
Greater Kansas City Area Safety Council
City Hall--Ninth Floor
Kansas City 6, Missouri
(Serving some counties in Kansas)
Harold Pellegrino, Executive Secretary
Kansas Safety Council
Fourth Floor, State Office Building
Topeka, Kansas
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APPENDIX
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BASIC TRAFFIC SAFETY REFERENCE MATERIAL
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LAWS AND ORDINANCES
Model Traffic Ordinance for Municipalities (Supplementing the Uniform Vehicle Code for States)-Revised 1962-A
guide for cities in modernizing traffic ordinances. Available from the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and
Ordinances, 711 Fourteenth St. NW, Washington 5, D. C. $1.00.
ACCIDENT RECORDS
Manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents - Establishes standards for nationwide use so that uni.
form and comparable accident statistics may be prepared. (Single copy free from National Safety Counci I; quantity
prices upon request.)
Traffic Safety Memo. # 69 - Standard City Traffic Accident Reporting System - A guide for preparing and maintaining
a complete city traffic accident records system. This memo contains samples of all necessary report and summary
forms, plus a copy of the Manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents. (Single copy free from National
Safety Counci I.)
Traffic Safety Memo #40 - Filing City Traffic Accident Reports by Location - A guide for preparing adequate traffic
accident location fil~cross-reference files, and how they can b;;"ost effectively utilized. (Single copy free from the
National Safety Council.)
Traffic Safety Memo. #75 - Traffic Accident Spot Maps for Cities - A guide for preparing, maintaining, and utilizing
spot maps to reveal traffic accident experience in the citY:- (Single copy free from the National Safety Council.)
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Manual on Uni form Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways - Revi sed 1961 - A set of standards for cities and
states. Mandatory on federal-aid highways. Available from Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing
Office, Washington 25, D. C. $2.00.
Traffic Engineering Handbook - A comprehensive text of traffic engineering principles and practices. Useful to engi-
neers and others with traffic engineering responsibilities. Available after September, 1963, from the Institute of Traffic
Engineers, Suite 506, 1725 De Sales St. NW, Washington 6, D. C. -
American Standard Practice for Street and Highway Lighting - Revised 1963 - A comprehensive technical guide to fixed
street lighting, sponsored by the Illuminating Engineering Society and approved by the American Standards Association.
Available from the Illuminating Engineering Society, 1860 Broadway, New York 23, N.Y. $1.00.
Better Transportation for Your City - A planning guide for systematically collecting and organizing basic facts con-
cerning transportation needs in a city. Available from the National Committee on Urban Transportation, Public Admin-
istration Service, 1313 East 60th St., Chicago 37, III. $5.00.
POLICE TRAFFIC SUPERVISION
Traffic Safety Memo # 1 07 - Accident Records as ~ Base for Q!y Enforcement Plann ing - A guide for developing
selective enforcement methods from comparison of accident experience and enforcement activities for selected periods.
The guide includes necessary forms. (Single copy free from the National Safety Council.)
International Association of Chiefs ~ Police Classification ~ Hazardous and Other Traffic Violations. (Single copy
free from Northwestern University Traffic Institute, 1804 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, III.)
TRAFFIC COURTS
The following publications are available free from the Traffic Court Program, American Bar Association, 1155 East 60th
Street, Chicago 37, III.:
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We Can Have Effective Traffic Courts
Model Rules Governing Procedure in Traffic Cases
National Standards for Improving the Administration ~Justice l!! Traffic Courts
Information Sheet ~ ABA Traffic Court Program
Effective Traffic Court with Penalties
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION
What You Should Know About Standard Student Accident Reports - Explains kind of information secured through use of
stand;J accident report forms, what -;tudent injuries should be reported, how accident reports are used. Contains
sample report and summary forms. (Single copy free from the National Safety Counci I.)
Policies and Practices for Driver Education - Contains information on importance of driver education; planning instruc-
tion; teacher qualifications, preparation, and certification; organization and administration of course; role of state de-
partment of education. Available from the National Commission on Safety Education of the National Education Associa-
tion, 1201 Sixteenth St. NW, Washington 6, D. C. $1.00.
Recomm~'lged Stanqards for Administration - Deals with the administration of safety in a school system, administra-
tive policy in safety, development of safety curricula, improvement of instruction, community coordination, evaluation of
safety program. (Single copy free from the National Safety Council.)
PUBLIC TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION
Public Traffic Safety Education - Some of the Ground Rules - A reprint from Traffic Safety magazine. (Single copy
free from the National Safety Council.)
~Ianned Pedestrian Program - A booklet describing in detail how to carry out an effective pedestrian safety program,
including education, enforcement, and engineering. Available from the American Automobile Association Foundation for
Traffic Safety, 1712 G Street NW, Washington 6, D. C. $2.00.
ORGANIZATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
Community Safety Organization - Principles, Policies, Programs - A manual for use by full-time staffed citizen
safety organizations. Each section deals with an important ingredient of such an organization. Available free from the
National Safety Council.
Let's Have a Safe Community - A manual for organizing and operating a volunteer safety organization. Checklists and
worksheets ;re included. Available free from the National Safety Council.
Are Chief Executives Delegall!!a Death? - A reprint from Traffic Safety magazine explaining official coordination.
Available free from the National Safety Council.
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