***For Immediate Release*** Date: October 20, 2008 Contact: Sergeant Dale Lathan Cell: 425-766-2248 WSP Motorcycle Troopers Conduct I-5 Speed Emphases Olympia – Drivers travelling I-5 on Oct. 22 and 23 will see more Washington State Patrol Motorcycle troopers out conducting speed emphasis patrols. WSP Motor units will be out in force patrolling from Vancouver the Bellingham, looking for speeders and aggressive drivers. One of WSP’s primary objectives is to reduce the number of collisions caused by speeding and aggressive driving on our state highways. An effective resource available to the Washington State Patrol is working speed enforcement in the urban areas using motorcycle troopers. “We continue to see speeding and aggressive driving as a main cause in traffic collisions in our state,” said Washington State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste. “We are using these speed emphasis patrols as a way to change driver’s behavior, we want drivers to slow down and drive safely.” WSP has 44 motorcycle troopers assigned to work throughout the state, 37 of which are assigned to work this two-day speed emphasis. Motorcycle troopers are routinely utilized to work spot enforcement throughout the state and often concentrate on identified problem areas.
For more information on what Washington State Patrol is doing about speeding and aggressive drivers.
http://www.wsp.wa.gov/information/re.../mr102008b.pdf
FYI: Washington State Patrol out in full force tomorrow and thursday!
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