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Mount Pleasant police showcase new traffic response vehicle to speed roadway clearance
Summary
A Mount Pleasant community service officer described a new Ford F-250 traffic response vehicle (TRV) equipped with a signboard, push bumper, air compressor and recovery gear; the TRV has been in service about three months and is staffed weekdays, with hires sought to expand coverage.
CSI Anzi, a community service officer for the Mount Pleasant Police Department, introduced a new traffic response vehicle, or TRV, that the department says is intended to clear disabled vehicles and manage traffic more quickly at incident scenes.
Anzi said the TRV is a Ford F-250 equipped with a signboard, a push bumper with a rubber surround, and a variety of recovery tools. "The TRV's main function is to open the roadways quicker during traffic incidents," Anzi said. The vehicle also carries a 5-gallon gas canister, an air compressor to inflate tires, chains and straps for recovery operations.
The TRV's signboard can be raised, lowered and programmed with arrows or messages to give motorists pre-warning before they reach a scene, Anzi said. The vehicle additionally stocks 15 cones to assist with temporary road closures and traffic diversion during major incidents.
The department has operated the TRV for about three months. Anzi said the vehicles are currently manned Monday through Friday for about 15 hours a day by four different community service officers; the department runs two TRV trucks and is seeking to hire community service officers ages 18 to 21 to increase coverage. "We're looking to hire more CSOs ... to Better Man the trucks for more hours during the day and help out the community and traffic flow," Anzi said.
The department presented the TRV as a tool to reduce roadway clearance time and improve motorist assistance; officials said expanding staffing would allow longer hours of service and broader coverage.
