State Highway Patrol Research Paper

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MILLERSBURG — In the interest of reducing crashes, especially those that result in serious injury or death, the Wooster Post of the State Highway Patrol has launched a project to improve problem areas.
To that end, the Patrol analyzed crash data from the past year and three months to identify crash data, by township in both Wayne and Holmes counties, to determine locations at which there have been high numbers of crashes and serious crashes, said Post Commander Lt. Stephanie Norman.
Using that data, she said, the Patrol is implementing two-week periods of increased patrols and enforcement action within those areas, simultaneously relying on troopers on the road to identify and make recommendations on how to remedy crash-causing issues, beyond …show more content…

One such location was a stretch of state Route 39 in the flats near Walnut Creek, where speed appears to be a faction. Another was the back four-way intersection of North Market, Edgar and North streets in Berlin, said Norman, pointing to increased traffic at the intersection because of tourist-related congestion along U.S. 62.
On state Route 179, after a similar detail and on recommendation from the patrol, the Ohio Department of Transportation agreed to raise the height of the warning arrow for a curve in the road, making it easier for oncoming traffic to be prepared well in advance of the curve, which also is located in a low spot in the road, said Norman.
The Holmes County Engineer's Office, also working with the patrol, made a sign upgrade at the intersection of county roads 1 and 318, said Engineer Chris Young, who said he's happy to take any suggestions law enforcement has to offer, especially when a fix can be made with a simple sign change, which can be implemented with little delay or

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