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Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard and Chairman of the STOPPED PROGRAM Lester J. Robinson were both on PM Buffalo on April 24,2006 explaining the STOPPED PROGRAM
Sheriff‘s Office & Independent Insurance Agents of W.N.Y. Unveil New Program
With prom and graduation seasons just around the corner, our office, in conjunction with the Independent Insurance Agents of Western New York, will be unveiling a long anticipated initiative on May 1st, 2006. It is called: S.T.O.P.P.E.D. and is an acronym for Sheriffs Telling Our Parents & Promoting Educated Drivers.
We’re offering this statewide initiative to help extend the watchful eyes of parents and raise the awareness of drivers under the age of 21. It (the program) is a visible reminder of parental supervision- providing parents with the means of correcting inappropriate behavior before it may be too late.
How does it work?
Parents voluntarily register a motor vehicle that will be operated by a driver under 21 years of age with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.
An identification decal is issued and affixed to the upper left side of the windshield of each registered vehicle.
If for any reason, the registered vehicle, when operated by a driver under the age of 21, is stopped by Sheriff’s Deputies, the Deputy will complete a notification card providing the following information:
-Time and location of stop
-Driver’s name and the number of passengers
-Reason for the stop
-Whether any traffic tickets were issued
Notifications are mailed and/ or e-mailed directly to parents to make them aware of potential problems, enabling parents to enforce any of their rules that often coexist with teenage driving privileges.
Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death of young adults between the ages of 16 and 24.
16 to 24-year old drivers only make up 14% of all drivers, yet they are involved in 28% of all collisions.
Anyone who is interested in the S.T.O.P.P.E.D. program can pick up brochures at any of our substations throughout Erie County or at our headquarters at Ten Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, or go to WWW.WNYAGENT.COM to find a local member of the IIAAWNY to get a brochures at the beginning week of May 1st.
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