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Checklist of Requirements for a Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) Program

States that are interested in submitting a Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) proposal should demonstrate an understanding of the requirements. Use the checklist below to get a better impression of whether your state has the infrastructure to support a comprehensive high-visibility TACT program.

If you answer "yes" to many of the questions, you may use the TACT Proposal Outline to assist in your proposal preparation process. If you answer many of the questions with a "no," your State may not be ready to implement a TACT program. You may use the "Print" function near the top right of the page to print your results.

1. Do we (the State) understand the basics of the TACT model?Yes No 
2. Do we have adequate resources within our state to conduct a TACT program?Yes No 
3. Will a TACT program have a sufficiently high priority within our State?Yes No 
4. Do we have, or can we get, the Project Team and member expertise in:  
  1. High-visibility enforcement project management and oversight?
Yes No 
  1. Financial management?
Yes No 
  1. Research and evaluation?
Yes No 
  1. Crash data analysis?
Yes No 
  1. Communications, media markets, and media buying?
Yes No 
  1. Engaging enforcement agencies?
Yes No 
5. Can we develop goals for the Project by:  
  1. Using State statistics or prior research?
Yes No 
  1. Identifying violations and unsafe practices to focus on?
Yes No 
  1. Tying goals to communication, enforcement, and evaluation?
Yes No 
6. Can we design the project and provide descriptions and rationale for:  
  1. High-risk corridors to implement the program?
Yes No 
  1. Intervention or Comparison (e.g., Control) corridors?
Yes No 
  1. Determination of the time periods for the interventions?
Yes No 
  1. Law officer training?
Yes No 
  1. Media markets?
Yes No 
  1. The number of enforcement and communication waves?
Yes No 
  1. Local law enforcement agencies involvement?
Yes No 
7. Can we develop a Communication Plan that will:  
  1. Increase awareness of safe and unsafe driving behaviors?
Yes No 
  1. Increase perceived risk of receiving a ticket for a violation?
Yes No 
  1. Use the following types of media:
  
  1. Paid media (e.g., radio placements, TV spots, and print ads)?
Yes No 
  1. Unpaid media (e.g., press conferences, news stories on TV, articles in newspapers, and fliers distributed by businesses)?
Yes No 
  1. Web-based outreach (e.g., newsletters or announcements)?
Yes No 
  1. Specialized materials (e.g., signs on trucks)?
Yes No 
  1. Maximizing impact and reducing cost?
Yes No 
8. Can we develop an Enforcement Plan that will:  
  1. Maximize resources in selected areas?
Yes No 
  1. Develop tactics for each of the law enforcement groups?
Yes No 
  1. Address specific driving behaviors?
Yes No 
9. Can we develop an Evaluation Plan that will:  
  1. Use valid and reliable data collection methods for measuring changes in:
  
  1. Awareness?
Yes No 
  1. Unsafe driving behaviors?
Yes No 
  1. Crashes?
Yes No 
  1. Allow the comparison of data pre and post the intervention(s)?
Yes No 
  1. Allow comparisons between intervention and control corridors?
Yes No 
  1. Make use of appropriate process measures?
Yes No 
10. Can we develop a proposed project budget for:  
  1. Project management?
Yes No 
  1. Enforcement
Yes No 
  1. Media, education and outreach?
Yes No 
  1. Evaluation?
Yes No 
11. Can we develop and adhere to a reasonable timeline for the activities?Yes No 
 
Last updated: Tuesday, February 25, 2014