This document discusses law enforcement's leadership role in regional safety coalitions in Louisiana. It outlines how a multi-disciplinary approach is needed to address highway safety issues. Law enforcement must take a leadership role by fostering relationships with other agencies, encouraging participation, and helping to create and implement action plans. Their expertise and influence can help reduce crashes by prioritizing issues, getting started on solutions, and being persistent through evaluation and adjustments.

1. Law Enforcement's Leadership Role
in Regional Safety Coalitions

2. Louisiana Strategic Highway Safety Plan
(SHSP)
• A data driven, multi-disciplinary approach
to reducing the number and severity of
crashes on all roads in Louisiana using a 4-E
approach to highway safety
• Local Involvement Necessary
• Requires Multi Disciplinary Approach

3. Louisiana’s Strategic
Highway Safety Plan
3
Implementation Team
Executive Committee
Distracted and
Inattentive Driving
Task Force
Aggressive Driving
Task Force
Communications
Coordinating Council
Regional Highway
Safety Coalitions
Infrastructure
EA Team
Young Drivers
EA Team
Impaired Driving
EA Team
Occupant Protection
EA Team

5. Multi-Disciplinary
Process
• Highway Safety Commission
• Louisiana State Police Troop
Commands
• Louisiana DOTD
• Local Technical Assistance Program
• Governor’s DUI Task Force
• Prevention education non profit
organizations
• Grant contractors
• Hospitals
• Motor Transportation Association
• Federal programs (FHWA, FMCSA,
NHTSA)
• EMS
• LSU Highway Safety Researc
Group
• Louisiana Municipal
Association
• Supreme Court
• Office of Motor Vehicles
• LERN
• Insurance Companies
• ATC
• Local Government
• Retired LE
• Association of Chiefs of
Police
• District Attorneys
Association
• Sheriff’s Association
• Operation Lifesaver
• School Boards
• Parish Engineers
Association

6. Law Enforcement
Commitment
• Must underscore the priority of RSC’s with Law
Enforcement
• Are LE goals different? RSC’s share the same goal.
– Reduce number & severity of crashes
• Coordination of efforts/resources
– Elevate the locals and smaller LE agencies to a higher
level
– Everyone becomes more effective & efficient

7. Law Enforcement’s Role
in Regional Safety Coalitions
• Relationships
• Leadership
• Influence
• Expertise
• Role Model

8. “I Got Caught”

9. Regional
Safety Coalitions
• Department leadership must be committed
• Starts w/Understanding
– Goals/Objectives of RSC
• Commitment from the top down
• Continuity leads to forward movement

10. Creating Regional Safety
Coalitions
• Be a leader; Be THE leader
– Help create the system; participate in the process
• Create partnerships by fostering relationships
– w/law enforcement agencies & safety advocates
• Encourage Purposeful Participation
– Decision makers
– Practice inclusion

11. Action Plans
• Clearly understand/state the problem
• Identify THE person responsible for each
action item
– Accountability
– Build in checks & balances
• Engage partners & encourage active
participation
• Creates networking to champion an action
item

12. Action Plans
• Validate the process w/pilot program
– No Refusal
– CPS fitting stations
• Analyze data
– Show progress/adjust as necessary
• Success is a huge motivator for administrators

13. Make Progress
• Do what you can do
– May not be able to implement everything at first
– Prioritize; Where can we make a difference?
• Do it as soon as you can
– Don’t wait for every piece of the puzzle to be in
place
– Get started
• Be persistent

14. Action Plan Implementation
• Don’t take “No” for an answer
– Sudden Impact
– No Refusal
– CPS fitting stations
– Driving Compliance Review Program
• Follow-up & follow-through
• Constant evaluation & adjustments
– Must be flexible

15. Contact Info
Major Carl Saizan
Region I Command Inspector
(504) 310-7048
Louisiana State Police
carl.saizan@la.gov
Ron Whittaker
LA DOTD
(985)-969-3117
rwhittaker@live.com