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Traffic Incident Management Quick Clearance Laws:
A National Review of Best Practices
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This report is intended for public agency management or administrative personnel and State and local political officials. Public agency management and administrative personnel will be better prepared to respond to arguments against the need for such legislation and to cite best practice examples of Quick Clearance laws. Through the use of this document, State and local political officials will be better prepared to develop and promote effective Quick Clearance legislation. |
Abstract |
Three types of general legislation - Move Over, Driver Removal, and Authority Removal laws - support concurrent Safe, Quick Clearance operations intended to enhance motorist and responder safety, as well as reduce congestion and delay. Although a number of States currently have one or more of these laws in place, observed variability in the existence, wording, and coverage of Quick Clearance Laws challenges further implementation. This report includes: (1) a description of the role and relevance of Quick Clearance Laws in the broader traffic incident management context; (2) a detailed review of the purpose and intent, model language, observed content trends and anomalies, and implementation challenges and resolutions for Move Over, Driver Removal, and Authority Removal laws including specific examples from State legislation; and (3) concluding remarks and proposed strategies for implementation, including beneficial synergy resulting from combined Quick Clearance Law implementation. Includes foreword by the FHWA Associate Administrator for Operations. |
How to Use |
This report is intended to better support Quick Clearance Law implementation efforts by:
1. preparing States to respond to questions regarding the necessity of Quick Clearance legislation by documenting common motivations for and impediments to implementation; and
2. identifying examples from existing State Move Over, Driver Removal, and Authority Removal legislation that serve to both support and challenge successful incident management operations. |
Date of Publication |
12/08 |
Publication Agency |
Federal Highway Administration, Office of Transportation Operations, Emergency Transportation Operations |
POC |
Kimberly Vasconez |
Number of Pages |
56 |
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