COLVILLE TRIBES TRAFFIC SAFETY TASK FORCE

Brian Quill, Coordinator Brian Clark, Program Manager Colville Tribes Traffic Safety Task Force PO Box 111 Nespelem, WA. 99155 Brian Quill: 509-634-2557 or 322-4591 brian.quill@colvilletribes.com Brian Clark: 509-634-2551 brian.clark@colvilletribes.com

The Colville Tribes Traffic Safety Task Force, coordinated by Brian Quill and Brian Clark, is dedicated to eliminate traffic related fatalities, injuries, and property damage among Tribal members, Non-Tribal members, residents, and visitors on the Colville Reservation.

Programs and Activities :

• Reduce The Number of Impaired Driving Related Fatalities

Conduct a minimum of four DUI emphasis patrols, one in each district of the Reservation.

Write a minimum of four DUI related articles for publication in Local and Tribal newspapers.

Conduct DUI education programs in High Schools located on and off the Reservation where Tribal youth attend.

Produce tribally focused DUI awareness posters and place them in Tribal common areas.

Establish and maintain a Task Force presence at Tribal events, such as meetings of the Business Council and its committees, pow-wows, District meetings, etc.

Establish rapport and place Tribal specific DUI Public Service Announcements with radio stations serving the Reservation.

Increase cooperation with Law Enforcement agencies in jurisdictions which overlap Colville Tribal Police.

• Increase Occupant Safety Restraint Usage

Conduct a minimum of three occupant safety restraint usage surveys in the four Tribal districts of the Reservation.  The first surveys to be completed prior to the next statewide Click-It-Or-Ticket effort, the second after the emphasis period is over, and the third at the end of the project period (September 30, 2007).

Carry out at least four occupant safety restraint emphasis patrols, including those done as part of the statewide Click-It-Or-Ticket effort in all districts of the Reservation.

Write and publish a minimum of two occupant safety restraint articles for newspapers serving the Reservation.

Place tribal specific occupant safety restraint PSA’s with radio stations serving the Reservation.

In conjunction with the Tribal District Meetings, conduct community discussions focused on why occupant safety restraints are not being used.

Organize and conduct child safety restraint clinics in all four districts.

• Improve Recording and Reporting of Traffic Safety Data

Review current Colville Tribal Police traffic safety data recording and reporting protocols, identify areas of potential improvement, and recommend approaches, which might be appropriate to ensure that traffic safety data is accurately recorded and reported.

• Improve Traffic Safety Data
  
  Complete a thorough review of School Zone safety at all schools serving tribal children. 
  
  Work with school districts; undertake cooperative efforts to overcome safety inadequacies identified in the review.
  
  
• Improve Commercial Truck Safety
  
  Get a minimum of two Tribal Law Enforcement Officers trained as Commercial Truck Safety/Enforcement specialists and undertake on-road inspection procedures for Commercial Trucks using roads on the Reservation.
  
  
• Identify Roadway Safety Issues
  
  Review, analyze, and evaluate crash data in order to determine if specific areas are in need of special attention to mitigate Traffic Safety problems. 
  
  Identify a safety corridor project on the Colville Indian Reservation.

Resource Links:

• Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation