KC Scout Shout!

Recently, KC Scout welcomed National Highway and Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA)'s Aaron Bartlet t back to their Traffic Management Center. The visit kicked off NHTSA's continu ing e ffort to study Move Over laws in the region. Rather than manually tallying results, the organization is looking to use traffic analytics and KC Scout's CCTVs for this traffic study. Alongside Bartlett is NHTSA intern Haley Galliher who is studying public policy and administration at Virginia Tech.  As part of the study, KC Scout will work with NHTSA, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center this summer on a pilot program. Their goal is to use a developed Volpe program in KC Scout's environment in conjunction with KC Scout's CCTVs. Galliher will be responsible for studying the validity of its deployment and if successful, the unique partnership could set the nation's standard for effectively studying Move Over compliance...

  Emergency Responder Carlos Campos’ assistance continues to go above and beyond; so much so that he was awarded the People Saving People award from the Missouri Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Advisory Council (LETSAC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  Campos recently responded to call for a stalled vehicle. When he arrived, the driver was out of the vehicle, and Campos stopped him from walking into traffic and from getting back behind the wheel.   Campos said he realized the driver had hit something and was also impaired. Campos told the TMC dispatcher to inform the Kansas City Police about the collision and possible DUI suspect.   Meanwhile, the driver got out of the car. Campos said he focused on keeping the individual out of traffic until the police arrived.   “The driver did display several signs of impairment, and the driver was arrested for DUI,” Police Officer Jordan Infranca wro...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently hosted a press conference at the MoDOT KC district office. The conference was held on May 5 and included five state Highway Patrols including Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Arkansas. This event included information from a traffic study recently conducted by NHTSA with the help of KC Scout resources.  "This Mother's Day, these five State Patrols are here to remind you to slow down. We hope drivers keep their mothers in mind and get to them safely by slowing down and moving over for emergency vehicles," Susan DeCourcy, NHTSA Regional Administrator said.  According to NHTSA, all 50 states have Move Over laws to protect law enforcement officers and other first responders stopped on our Nation's roads but  many drivers are unaware of these laws  and traffic-related incidents continue to be the number one cause of death among on-duty law enforcement officers. Prior to this event, NHTSA conducte...