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61A Traffic Management Policy & Procedure Page 2 of 5 2. Traffic enforcement, education and the delivery of related traffic services will be applied in a consistent and courteous manner. In this way, the Department's goals can be achieved while maintaining a positive public attitude and acceptance of traffic enforcement and education. 3. The Department will promote programs that improve traffic and pedestrian safety through: a. Educating and motivating drivers and pedestrians to accept good safety habits; b. Quality roadway engineering; c. Drafting or amending traffic related legislation; and d. Focusing law enforcement efforts at those driving behaviors, which cause or contribute to motor vehicle accidents. e. Focusing enforcement activity to those areas where the public has expressed concern. 4. Whenever possible, the educational efforts will be conducted in cooperation with other town committees or departments such as the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee, School Department, and the Lexington Center Committee. 5. The Department will develop written performance objectives for the delivery of police traffic related services. The objectives shall be reasonable, attainable, quantifiable and measurable where possible, yet provide sufficient flexibility to permit change as needed. 6. The community has consistently expressed concerns and complaints about motor vehicle infractions. There is an expectation that Lexington Police officers are actively enforcing the motor vehicle laws and regulations. In order to satisfy this expectation, ALL officers must routinely and regularly make traffic law enforcement a part of their patrol duties. B. Traffic Component and Functions 1. The Captain of Operations shall be responsible for the Department's Traffic component. 2. It shall be the Captain of Operations’ responsibility to formulate the Department's selective enforcement policy by analyzing the available traffic accident and enforcement data. This may be done with the Lieutenant liaison to the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee. See also Department policy (61B - Selective Traffic Enforcement). 3. The Captain of Operations shall be responsible for maintaining accurate and complete traffic records.