Traffic Safety Division
The Greenhills Police Department Traffic Safety Division was created to address traffic concerns within the Village and to conduct special projects and surveys dealing with traffic related issues. The goal of the department is to make the streets safer for the motoring public by implementing selective traffic enforcement based on analytical data provided by the Police Department.
The responsibilities of the Traffic Safety Division is to enforce traffic laws, thoroughly investigate serious traffic crashes and accurately prepare documentation for court testimony with respect to traffic crash related crimes (e.g., Aggravated Vehicular Assault O.R.C. 2903.08, Aggravated Vehicular Homicide O.R.C. 2903.06 etc.).
Additionally, the Traffic Safety Division has spearheaded several recent campaigns regarding seat belt enforcement in conjunction with Ohio Department of Public Safety and "What Is Holding You Back?" The Division also received a grant from the Ohio Governor's Highway Safety Office for a "Traffic Safety Program" that will run through October 01, 2001 to September 01, 2002. The Traffic Safety Division wrote this grant, however the program will consist of all officer's of the department with priority areas such as D.U.I. Enforcement, Seat Belt Usage Enforcement, and Speeding Enforcement both on Winton Road and within the Village of Greenhills.
The goals of the Traffic Safety Program are try to decrease the average speed on Winton Road by 10% and by 5% on the residential streets within the Village. To increase the seat belt/child restraint usage while operating a motor vehicle and ensure the proper training to new car seat owners and the educational purposes of the seat belt and air bag systems. One of the biggest goals of the Police Department and other Federal agencies is to lower the number of D.U.I.'s and D.U.I. related crashes which often lead to serious injury to both the driver and innocent by-standers.
Certain areas of the Traffic Safety Program will be more noticeable during Holiday weekends which are called "Blitz Periods". Blitz activities would provide targeted enforcement during several holidays throughout the year. Other times of the year officers will be assigned as the "Traffic Car" in addition to the patrol officers that are usually seen throughout the day and evenings to enforce traffic related matters.
In conclusion, the above multi-faceted approach of officer enforcement, continual presence through roadside radar, publicity in local community media should contribute to both the State of Ohio and Hamilton County goals in increased traffic safety for the Village of Greenhills.