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

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Table 5. Program details for Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, and Maryland.

	Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland
Are callers asked to report license plate?	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
Are callers asked to report location?	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
Are callers asked to report driver characteristics?	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	No
Are callers asked to report passenger information?	No	Yes	-	No	Yes	Unknown
Are callers asked to report vehicle information?	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
Is program limited to impaired drivers?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Who answers the calls?	A local operator	-	-	Com. Officer	Nearest PSAP	A local operator
Are operators trained for impaired driving reporting program?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
How are the calls dispatched?	Depends on location	Depends on location	Depends on location	State Police or Highway Patrol	Depends on location	State Police or Highway Patrol
Is there a dedicated patrol team that is dispatched?	No	No	-	No	No	No
Call received per week?	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	-	No data
Calls received per month?	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	-	No data
Calls received per year?	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	230,00 for 2004	No data
Behavior that most often prompts the caller to make the call?	Problems w/ proper lane position; speed and braking problems	-	-	Unknown	Problems w/ proper lane position	Problems w/ proper lane position; speed and breaking problems; vigilance problems; judgment problems
When do calls tend to come in more often?	Nighttime	No data	-	No data	Nighttime	No data
When do calls tend to come in more often?	Weekends	No data	-	No data	Weekdays	No data
When do calls tend to come in more often?	Summer	No data	-	No data	Summer	No data
Are calls tracked?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	-	No
Are records kept on the outcomes of the call?	Yes	No	-	No	Yes, at each PSAP	No
How often is a patrol vehicle actually dispatched?	26% - 56%	76% - 100%	-	51% - 75%	76% - 100%	No data
Average time between call and stoppage of vehicle?	0 – 30 minutes	Unknown	-	Unable to determine	Unknown	Unknown
Estimated percentage of calls resulting in arrest?	26% - 56%	No data	-	No data	No data	No data
Estimated percentage of calls resulting in prosecution?	No data	No data	-	No data	No data	No data
Estimated percentage of calls resulting in conviction?	No data	No data	-	No data	No data	No data

Note. The symbol ‘-‘ denotes that no information was provided to SCRI.
PSAP = Public Safety Answering Point.

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