This webinar covered marijuana, methadone, and opioids, with the goal of helping individuals better understand what each of these drugs does to the human body and how to use that information to enforce the DWI laws in Minnesota.
This webinar described what phlebotomists are and how they can benefit agencies. It also explained the legality of conducting blood draws on suspected impaired drivers. In addition, attendees learned about the new features in eCharging, including a refresher on how to properly use the DWI, Search Warrant, and Criminal Vehicular Operation/Homicide applications within the eCharging suite to ensure they are receiving the maximum benefit from the eCharging system.
What you don’t know about Commercial Driver's License (CDL) violations may cost you your job and your state millions. This webinar highlighted the importance of enforcing CDL laws and explored how commercial vehicles affect traffic safety and other crimes. Prohibitions against masking convictions were also discussed.
COVID-19 is not the only pandemic facing our world today. Speeding on Minnesota roadways is killing members of our community at an alarming rate. This webinar explored public perceptions around speed and discussed current efforts to slow down drivers to help curb these dangerous behaviors.
One out of every five drivers is aged 65 and up. This means it is essential to provide resources and educational opportunities in our communities and have conversations about how age, medication, and mobility are all tied together. This webinar explored why these conversations and events are so important, what resources are available, where to find those resources, and how to prepare your community and host older driver events.
Data gathered in the POLD (Place of Last Drink) database about where someone consumed their last drink prior to encountering law enforcement can be used to prevent overservice. Instead of focusing on the individual by punishing the drunk driver (individual-based approach), law enforcement and community assets can focus on changing serving practices and community norms—an effective prevention tool used here in Minnesota by multiple law enforcement departments.
In this webinar, attendees learned about two pedestrian safety initiatives recently completed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
In this webinar, David Harkey provided an overview of the vehicle research and evaluation work being done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS-HLDI) in the areas of crashworthiness/occupant protection, collision avoidance/driver assistance, and the role of technology in a safe system.
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Minnesota, many predicted that traffic-related fatalities would dramatically decline as traffic on our nation’s roads drastically declined. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Job efficiencies declined, stress levels increased, and product shortages produced their own challenges as we sought to establish a “new normal.” This session explored what many have described as “the Wild West” and described the tactics that were used to mitigate the challenges.
Parental awareness and active involvement is essential to reducing teen crashes, injuries, and deaths. In this webinar, attendees learned about the Point of Impact (POI) program, how to effectively engage participants, and how you can provide POI learning opportunities in your community.