Census of Automated Speed Enforcement Programs

Attachment H - Questionnaire Item Comparison

This attachment provides a comparison of the items in the two questionnaires – one for current ASE programs and the other for discontinued ASE programs. For questions included on both questionnaires, current program questions use present tense and discontinued program questions use past tense; otherwise they are the same.

QUESTION TOPIC	QUESTION NUMBER		COMMENTS
	CURRENT ASE PROGRAMS	DISCONTINUED ASE PROGRAMS
SECTION A - General Considerations and Planning
Year of ASE program implementation	A1	A1
Year of ASE program termination		A2
Aware of NHTSA ASE Guidelines	A2	A3
Reviewed Guidelines for possible use (pre-2008 programs)	A3
Used Guidelines (post-2008 programs)	A4	A4	For current ASE –use to implement / for discontinued ASE used to try and save program
Who primarily responsible for ASE start	A5	A5
Has automated red light enforcement	A6	A6	If yes, asked how many
Legal review prior to ASE implementation	A7	A7
Written strategic plan on speeding	A8	A8
Who provides enforcement locations	A9	A9
Factors in termination of ASE program		A10
SECTION B - Program Startup / Implementation
Factors used to determine deployment	B1	B1
Used task force in implementation	B2	B2
Images collected for ASE citations	B3	B3
ASE sanctions authorized by State	B4	B4
ASE sanctions authorized used	B5	B5
Other violations authorized for ASE	B6	B6
ASE devices used	B7	B7
Locations ASE deployed	B8	B8
ASE strategies used	B9	B9
Engineering study prior to ASE at site	B10	B10
Other measures used prior to ASE	B11	B11	If yes, what measures typically considered
Who owns ASE camera equipment used	B12	B12
Who maintains the ASE equipment	B13	B13
Who owns the ASE records and data	B14	B14
Relationship with adjudicating courts	B15	B15
Data electronically encrypted / secured	B16	B16
Conducted initial PI&E campaign	B17	B17
What included in initial PI&E campaign	B18	B18
PI&E campaign maintained over time	B19	B19
Mechanisms used to inform the public	B20	B20
Publicized warning period at ASE start	B21	B21
SECTION C - Operations
Communicate ASE sites in advance	C1	C1
Communicate ASE schedule in advance	C2	C2
Enforcement speed thresholds	C3	C3
Who staffs mobile ASE units	C4	C4
Use checklist for mobile ASE equipment	C5	C5	If yes, please attach copy of checklist
Typical days / hours of mobile ASE	C6	C6
Typical # hours of ASE at mobile site	C7	C7
Who has primary oversight of mobile ASE deployment schedule	C8	C8
ASE gives driver immediate feedback	C9	C9
Traditional enforcement at or near ASE	C10	C10
Review ASE data / crash data to determine if shift of location needed	C11	C11
If no driver image, how address contested ASE violation notices	C12	C12
Have one person assigned to ensure all ASE in compliance with laws and policies	C13	C13	For current programs, if yes, ask for this person’s contact info / for discontinued, position defunct
SECTION D - Violation Processing, Delivery and Adjudication
			Attach sample violation notice
Who is responsible for overseeing violation processing staff	D1		Get contact info for current programs
Quality control procedures used	D2	D1
How determine if issue ASE citation	D3	D2
Describe policy on target time for processing ASE violations	D4	D3
Who had final responsibility to determine if citation issued	D5	D4
Use personal service for non-responses	D6	D5
Who appears in court – mobile ASE	D7	D6
Who appears in court – fixed ASE	D8	D7
ID drivers of government vehicles	D9	D8
ID recurrent concerns per citizen calls	D10	D9
How many ASE violations past year	D11	D10	For programs more than one year old
How many of these paid fine	D12	D11	For programs more than one year old
ASE fines by road type	D13	D12
Distribution of ASE revenue	D14	D13
Percentage of speeding violations ASE	D15	D14
SECTION E - Program Evaluation
Conducted evaluation of ASE effects on crashes	E1	E1	Ask to provide copy of evaluation if available / For current ASE, also ask about planned evaluation
Conducted evaluation of ASE effects on traffic speeds	E2	E2	Ask to provide copy of evaluation if available / For current ASE, also ask about planned evaluation
Conducted evaluation of public acceptance of ASE program	E3	E3	Ask to provide copy of evaluation if available / For current ASE, also ask about planned evaluation
Other comments on ASE program	E4	E4	Open question
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