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The INDEPENDENT, January 6, 2011
CCSO to deploy new radar reader board on roads
Seeking to make the most of
limited funding, the Columbia
Sheriff’s Office is deploying a
radar reader board into county
areas where it has been tradi-
tionally difficult to staff with reg-
ular patrols, but where traffic
problems and speeding are
regular complaints.
The new radar reader board
will augment the traffic radar
trailer the Sheriff’s Office
shares with local police agen-
cies, and comes with new ca-
pabilities to assist the Sheriff in
planning traffic safety initiatives
in rural county locations.
“This new equipment will be
deployed in rural areas that
don’t see a lot of law enforce-
ment to help keep speeds
down,” Sheriff Jeff Dickerson
said. “The computer system it
has on board, will give us de-
tailed information about the
scope of the speeding and traf-
fic problems in a given area,
and help our supervisors de-
cide on the best use of limited
enforcement personnel where
the real problems are.”
The on-board computer can
tabulate traffic volume, number
of speeding cars, daily average
speeds, and weekly vehicle
and speed violator counts, to
name a few of the reports that
can be generated.
“It is our goal to promote traf-
fic safety county-wide, and es-
pecially in those areas that
don’t see as much enforcement
as perhaps some others do,”
the sheriff said.
Citizens who believe their
roadways could benefit from
the radar reader board’s pres-
ence are encouraged to con-
tact the sheriff’s office at 503-
366-4611 to speak to a patrol
supervisor about scheduling
the device in their areas.
Police/Court Abbreviations
Abbreviations: A&D, Alcohol &
Drug; DUII, Driving Under the Influ-
ence of Intoxicants; BUII, Boating
Under the Influence of Intoxicants;
CCSO, Columbia County Sheriff’s
Office; DWS, Driving While License
is Suspended; MIP, Minor In Pos-
session of Intoxicants; MV, Motor
Vehicle Accident; PCS, Possession
of Controlled Substance; ODL, Ore-
gon Driver License; FTA, Failure to
Appear in Court; NTSI, National Traf-
fic Safety Institute; DA, District Attor-
ney; VIP, Victim Impact Panel; FF&A,
Fines, Fees and Assessments.
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