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State Patrol and traffic safety commission present data on repeat traffic offenders, speeding and device use
Summary
State Patrol officers and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission told senators that repeat infractions, speeding and distracted driving continue to be major crash contributors; new telematics and survey data show high self‑reported speeding and higher device use on lower‑speed residential streets.
Captain Deon Glover of the Washington State Patrol and troopers Catherine Weatherwax and Blake Gooch briefed the Senate Transportation Committee on Feb. 13 about repeat traffic offenders and behavior change efforts, followed by a data presentation from Mark McKechnie of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
Captain Glover explained the agency’s focus on changing driver behavior with the “lowest use of enforcement” possible, combining education, verbal warnings and selective infractions for repeat offenders. He defined a repeat traffic offender for the department as an individual with more than one infraction on their driving record and said that some drivers receive repeated citations without changing their…
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