Programs Across the United States That Aid Motorist in the Reporting of Impaired Drivers to Law Enforcement DOT HS 810 750

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Table 3. Program details for Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, and Georgia.

	Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	District of Columbia	Florida	Georgia
Are callers asked to report license plate?	Yes	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
Are callers asked to report location?	Yes	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
Are callers asked to report driver characteristics?	Yes	-	-		Yes	Yes
Are callers asked to report passenger information?	No	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
Are callers asked to report vehicle information?	Yes	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
Is program limited to impaired drivers?	No	-	-	No	No	No
Who answers the calls?	Colorado State Patrol Com. Officers	-	-	A local operator	A local operator	A local operator
Are operators trained for impaired driving reporting program?	Yes	-	-	-	No	Yes
How are the calls dispatched?	Depends on location	-	Depends on location	City Police	Depends on location	Depends on location
Is there a dedicated patrol team that is dispatched?	No	-	-	Yes	No	No
Call received per week?	940	-	-	115	Unknown	196
Calls received per month?	4,280	-	-	450	Unknown	894
Calls received per year?	48,874	-	-	5000	Unknown	10,195
Behavior that most often prompts the caller to make the call?	Judgment problems	-	-	Judgment problems	Problems w/ proper lane position	Problems w/ proper lane position
When do calls tend to come in more often?	Daytime	-	-	Nighttime	No data	Daytime
When do calls tend to come in more often?	Weekends	-	-	Weekends	No data	Weekdays
When do calls tend to come in more often?	Summer	-	-	Summer	No data	No data
Are calls tracked?	Yes	-	-	Yes	No	Yes
Are records kept on the outcomes of the call?	Yes	-	-	Yes	No	Yes
How often is a patrol vehicle actually dispatched?	-	-	-	76% - 100%	No data	76% - 100%
Average time between call and stoppage of vehicle?	No data	-	-	15 minutes	Unknown	15 minutes
Estimated percentage of calls resulting in arrest?	No data	-	-	No data	No data	1% - 25%
Estimated percentage of calls resulting in prosecution?	No data	-	-	No data	No data	1% - 25%
Estimated percentage of calls resulting in conviction?	No data	-	-	No data	No data	No data

Note. The symbol ‘-‘ denotes that no information was provided to SCRI.

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