by Rachel Meinke | Feb 4, 2014 | Transportation
In 2003, two important pieces of legislation regarding roadway safety were passed by the Oklahoma Legislature to protect motorists and first responders. The Quick Clearance and Move Over bills require motorists to use common sense judgment when driving along...
by Rachel Meinke | Nov 12, 2013 | Transportation
The number one cause of roadway congestion in Central Oklahoma is traffic incidents. Oklahoma does not have an unusual number or crashes per capita, ranking 21st in number of fatal crashes per 100 million miles traveled, but the traffic delay caused by a crash...
by Rachel Meinke | Jan 31, 2013 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety, Transportation
COTIME, or the Central Oklahoma Traffic Incident Management Effort, was showcased in our nation’s capital January 14 at a national transportation conference. I was invited to speak at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. about the role...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 3, 2012 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety, Transportation
Incident-related congestion contributes to 60% of all roadway congestion in the Central Oklahoma area. In an effort to promote safer roadways, we have joined with first responders and state transportation agencies to form a committee to address incident management in...