I'll take a stab at this one. We employ a traffic analyst. She compiles data from the previous month. This data includes the locations of traffic collisions throughout the city. Along with that are the PCFs (Primary collision factor,,ie; cause). We then respond to those areas and try to enforce traffic violations BEFORE they become a PCF in a collision. Additionally we respond to citizen traffic complaints. "People are speeding in my neighborhood and running stop signs". Those concerns are sent to our traffic unit. We respond and take the appropriate action. There are certain areas in the city that are common hot spots. One that comes to mind is Coloma Rd. (Rancho Cordova). In the last year there have been numerous collisions on that roadway, including 2 fatals. One of which took my fellow Motor Officer's life. Do you think we might pay a little bit of attention to that roadway??? We have worked extensively with the city engineers for solutions to the problems as well. We are on the roads all day long and see traffic patterns that the engineers don't. What may look good on paper may not actually work out in real life.
How many cites am I asked to write in a day? As many as I wish is the answer. I have NEVER been given a quota, expectation, or even a hint as to how many cites I must write. I understand there are those out there that will never believe that is the case, but that is a fact, period. Our unit writes citations in an effort to change driving behavior. Hopefully that will result in fewer collisions on our streets.
This afternoon at 1421 hrs, I took a 3 vehicle multi injury hit and run traffic collision. The suspect driver was caught by us a couple of miles away. DUI would be the understatement of the century. Unlicensed as well. I arrested him because our city needs the money.......
