Question

locate one scholarly article that discusses the justification of a program designed to integrate public safety agencies and then summarize it.

Answer 1

The intermodal surface transportation efficiency act of 1991 launched a program of research and testing of intelligent transportation system (ITS) with the main objective of conducting an investigation and check their effectiveness in solving congestion and safety problems, operating ineffectiveness in operating and commercial vehicles and also reducing the pollution affect on the environment. The problem of coordination among vehicles and and traffic systems was observed and thus in January 1996, a national goal was set to build an intelligent transportation system that will help rural and metropolitan travel management and safety needs, as well as streamline and associate the regulatory transactions with the commercial vehicles and operations within states and on the international boundaries.

This program supports the USDOT objectives of improving safety, mobility and productivity by enabling more effective and efficient coordination among police, emergency response, fire, medical services and transportation system operations. This program tests the technologies, services and procedures that will improve emergency injury services and and treatment due to faster communication and response and would help to develop more effective public safety equipments for the health and benefits of the society and public all together. Analysing the past data records, this program aims at various causes of accidents, highway incidents, drinking and driving, minor and rash driving and other reasons because of the increase in the road accidents and death of people. Thus, under this program, the whole systematic approach was designed that helped to track the speed of the drivers and making an efficient way of assigning their licenses and safety measures to ensure the public safety at large.