Full Notification

To help ensure the safety of all motorists during this 4^th of July holiday period, the Indiana State Police will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E., Combined Accident Reduction Effort, and DUIEP, or Driving Under the Influence Enforcement Project. Both of these projects are federally funded programs that will allow extra troopers to patrol Hoosier highways during the upcoming holiday period.

From June 29^th to July 6^th in 2014, there were 21 fatal crashes involving 22 fatalities in Indiana according to Aries (Automated Report Information Exchange System.) To help reduce that number the Indiana State Police have joined with law enforcement agencies across the state to participate in the federally funded projects.  Troopers will be looking for aggressive and impaired drivers as well as those not buckling up.

Indiana State Police encourage all motorists to observe the following safety tips:

• Leave early. Allow extra time to get to your destination.
• Don’t use cruise control in heavy traffic.
• Always signal lane changes.
• Use headlights even during daylight hours.
• Reduce your speed in rain and NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. 
• Decrease your speed in construction zones-Obey posted speed limits.
• REMEMBER TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE OVER FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, TOW TRUCKS, SERVICE TRUCKS AND HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE VEHICLES!!
• Make sure you are well rested.  A fatigued driver is as dangerous as an impaired driver.
• Increase the distance between you and the vehicle ahead of you, especially in construction zones.
• Don’t forget to watch for slow moving farm equipment on county and state roads.
• Watch attentively for motorcycles. Check blinds spots before changing lanes and look twice at intersections before you turn or pull out into traffic.
• Anticipate hazards that may confront a motorcyclist like large pot holes, debris, or other hazardous road conditions.
• Allow at least two seconds of following distance between your vehicle and a motorcycle.
• Be cautious and observant when turning left. A primary cause of crashes between vehicles and motorcycles is when a vehicle turns left in front of an oncoming motorcycle.
• Remember, motorcycles are entitled to operate in a full lane.
• Obey all traffic laws and never drive impaired.

The Pendleton District covers the eight counties of Delaware, Madison, and Randolph; Henry, Wayne, Union, Rush and Fayette counties.  Motorists are encouraged to report suspected impaired drivers by calling 9-1-1. Give a vehicle description, location, and direction of travel. Never follow an impaired driver.

For summer travel safety tips please visit http://www.in.gov/isp/2968.htm