In response to Austin's high rate of traffic deaths and injuries, the Austin Transportation Department and APD plan to collaborate to boost traffic enforcement on high-speed roads.
. With APD's resources limited, the memo suggests a potential partnership with Travis County constables.
Many in the community have misgivings about an approach that, in order to work, means more officers making more traffic stops that could turn into arrests or violent encounters. City Council Member, who supported the resolution, said her family has experienced racial profiling and, at a meeting in June, asked her colleagues to consider these implications.
“At this rate ... it is likely that 50 more people will die on Austin’s streets and another 250 people will be seriously injured in the last six months of the year.”The city's increased enforcement effort plans to take a narrow approach.
When the departments report back in December on the outcomes of the enforcement plan, they will also be making recommendations for alternatives to policing. Currently, ATD cannot deploy, which can fine speeding drivers without a police presence, because of a state law prohibiting their use. The city can deploydevices, which show drivers how fast they are driving when they pass, and has purchased 30 new devices in the past year.
reviewed data for 33 state patrol agencies over a combined 235 years. It found highway traffic stops did not lead to fewer deaths. The report's abstract states that better measures to reduce traffic deaths include"motor vehicle modifications, community-based safety initiatives, improved access to health care, or prioritizing trauma system[s].
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