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and serious injuries have increased to the highest number since before 2010. Since 2019, unrestrained fatalities have increased over 40 percent Motorcyclists also represent a high number of injured and killed because of unsafe and poorly trained riders and the challenges vehicle drivers face in observing motorcycles on the road. Washington has seen a drastic decrease in proactive enforcement of traffic laws. This decrease is due to a myriad of factors, include the COVID-19 pandemic, political actions to update laws that reduce an officer's ability to stop drivers, This project will fund locally coordinated enforcement mobilizations to address impaired driving, distracted driving, seat belt safety, speeding, and motorcycle safety. Funding and events will be organized by local Target Zero Managers (TZMs) & the statewide Law Enforcement Liaison networks and their local Target Zero Task Force. These patrols will also be coordinated with the Washington State Patrol (WSP). Target Zero Managers will establish or strengthen relationships with key WSP district personnel to improve interagency coordination. 3.1.2 Project Purpose and Strategies This project will fund High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) and Traffic Safety Enforcement Program (TSEP) patrols to prevent impaired driving, distracted driving, seat belt use, speeding, and motorcycle safety. High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) and Traffic Safety Enforcement Program (TSEP) patrols are designed to create deterrence by increasing the expectation of a citation/fine/arrest. Officers may also remove high risk (impaired) drivers when encountered. So together, this countermeasure works by preventing dangerous driving behaviors and stopping those who still decide to engage in those behaviors. Funding and events will be organized by local TZMs, LELs, and their local Target Zero Task Force. Task forces will use local data and professional judgement to determine enforcement priorities for their jurisdictions and will schedule and plan enforcement and outreach activities. Regional participation in the following National Campaigns is mandatory: • Impaired driving enforcement during the Holiday DUI campaign (December 2023). • Distracted driving enforcement during the Distracted Driving campaign (April 2024) • Seat belt enforcement during the Click It or Ticket campaign (May 2024). • Impaired driving enforcement during the Summer DUI campaign (August 2024). These patrols will also be coordinated with the Washington State Patrol (WSP). Target Zero Managers will establish or strengthen relationships with key WSP district personnel to improve interagency coordination with the WSP. 3.1.3 Requirements for National Mobilizations and Traffic Safety Enforcement Program (TSEP) 1. HVE events will be data informed; based on crash data, anecdotal evidence, and the professional judgement of task force members. WTSC strongly believes in the expertise of local officers to understand the highest priority areas in their communities to focus their efforts. 2. The SUB -RECIPIENT will ensure that all officers participating in these patrols are BAC certified and have received and passed the SFST refresher training. 3. SUB -RECIPIENT will ensure all officers participating in Impaired Driving patrols have also received Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) training. 4. SUB -RECIPIENT shall ensure all participating personnel will use the WEMS system provided by the WTSC to record all activities in digital activity logs conducted by their commissioned officers pursuant to the HVE events. Participating officers will fill out all applicable fields of the digital activity log and use the comments field to provide details on irregularities, challenges or other details that would help explain what was encountered during their shift. SUB - RECIPIENT will also ensure all supervisors and fiscal staff have the ability to review and edit those activity logs. page 2 of 16