Governors Traffic Safety Committee
Law Enforcement Liaison Report

February 2012 Law Enforcement Liaison Report
Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC)
By Dominick Macherone

“2011 New York Law Enforcement Challenge”: It’s time again to prepare for the New York Law Enforcement Challenge competition.  Applications and the Step-by-Step Resource Guide are posted on the GTSC and NYSACOP websites at www.SafeNY.ny.gov and on our traffic page. On request you may also receive the Challenge Workshop power point presentation from the Fall Highway Safety Conference. The Challenge provides an excellent opportunity for your agency to receive recognition as a leader in traffic safety education and enforcement.  As the New York Program Coordinator I look forward to assisting you in the application process.  

"Super Bowl Sunday Impaired Driving Enforcement Crackdown - February 3-6, 2012:" The NHTSA Super Bowl Sunday Campaign Planner is posted on the Traffic Programs Page of our web site at www.nychiefs.org . The Planner provides resources and materials to promote and support high visibility enforcement activities. The statewide Super Bowl Sunday Enforcement Crackdown period will take place February 3-6, 2012.

“Save-the-Date - Empire State LawEnforcement Traffic Safety Conference”: The Empire State Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Conference (ESLETS) is scheduled for April 19-20, 2012 at the Hotel Albany, located at 40 Lodge Street in downtown Albany. This is the only traffic safety conference of its kind in the state: designed by law enforcement - for law enforcement. There is no registration fee & meals are included; information is posted on the Law Enforcement Partners Page of the GTSC web site at www.SafeNY.ny.gov  The Conference is the location for the New York Law Enforcement Challenge Awards Ceremony.  

“Courage To Serve Exhibit” – Greater Rochester International Airport:The New York State Association of Chiefs of Police and the Lewis Henry Morgan Institute of SUNY-IT Utica-Rome, N.Y., in cooperation with the Monroe County Chiefs of Police, are hosting the “Courage to Serve” exhibit at the Greater Rochester International Airport.  The exhibit is on the Lower Level of the Airport Terminal located at 1200 Brooks Avenue, Rochester, NY. The exhibit explores and illustrates tragic stories of law enforcement crash victims who have been killed and/or seriously injured on our highways at the hands of impaired drivers; it is the creation of Denis Foley, PhD, through funding by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. Please take the time to personally visit, and to also encourage others to stop-by this traveling museum that explores the tragic consequences of high-risk driving behaviors.

As your Liaison I can be reached at 518.474-4935 or at Dominick.Macherone@dmv.ny.gov.   

Our Traffic Programs Section on this website has additional information. I can be reached by phone at 518.474-4935 or by e-mail at GTSC at dmach@dmv.state.ny.us.