Local Police Receive Training for School Programs

hosted a traffic safety educational program training on Wednesday, Jan. 25, coordinated by the Montgomery County Health Department and Buckle Up Pennsylvania. The free training for police officers is funded through a traffic safety initiative from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Officers from the attended the training session.

A total of three regional trainings have been arranged with Plymouth Police Department and Upper Gwynedd Police Department also hosting this month. The officers are trained to effectively deliver police traffic safety educational programs like “Survival 101,” “16 Minutes” and “The Back Is Where It’s At.” These programs can be implemented in schools for all age groups.

Death and injury from motor vehicle crashes is the leading cause of injury death for ages 5-24 years in Montgomery County. Traffic safety enforcement coupled with these educational programs are intended to help serve to continue the recent decline in injury and death of young drivers.

Schools interested in participating in the county-wide strategy can contact Katie Kucz at the Montgomery County Health Department at 610-278-5117, ext. 6787 or kkucz@montgopa.org.