|
LOCATION |
Mt. Arlington, NJ |
Houston, TX |
Carson City, NV |
Charlotte, NC |
| NAME
OF PATROL |
Emergency Service Patrol (ESP) |
Harris County Sheriff's Department Motorist Assistance Program |
Freeway Service Patrol |
Incident Management Assistance Patrol |
|
SPONSOR |
FHWA
program 100% federally funded |
Metropolitan Transit Authority; Houston Automobile Dealers
Association; Harris County Sheriff's Department; Houston
Cellular Telephone Co. |
Nevada DOT |
North Carolina DOT |
| TYPE
OF PATROL |
Full
service patrol |
Assistance patrol |
Full
service patrol |
Full
service patrol |
|
MANAGING ORG. |
New
Jersey DOT |
Harris County's Sheriff's Department |
Nevada DOT |
North Carolina DOT |
|
CENTER LINE MILES PATROLLED |
N/A |
N/A |
45 |
50
+/- |
| NO.
OF VEHICLES (exclusively for service patrol) |
9
pick-ups |
18
vans |
6
vans |
6
pick-ups |
|
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT CARRIED |
Air
compressors; Hazmat spill clean-up kits; tools; jacks; jumper
cables; fire extinguishers |
Floor jacks; jumper cables; small hand; tools; gas; water;
flares; first aid kits |
Fully equipped |
Winches; push bumpers; air compressor; tools |
|
HOURS OF OPERATION |
4 am
- 8:30 pm |
6 am
- 10 pm |
6 am
- 7 pm Monday through Friday; 10 am - 6 pm Saturday |
5:30
am - 9:30 pm Monday through Friday; 11 am - 7 pm Saturday and
Sunday |
| WHO
PROVIDES SERVICE PATROL? |
In-house |
In-house |
Outside contractor |
In-house |
| WHAT
SERVICES DOES YOUR SERVICE PATROL PERFORM? |
Push
vehicles off highway; clear debris; set up alternative routes;
provide traffic reports; make repairs; direct traffic; provide
medical assistance; place and program variable message signs |
Push
vehicles off highway; clear debris; provide traffic reports;
make repairs; direct traffic; jump starts; gas; water; push;
gas; water; push; assist in changing flat tires |
Push
vehicles off highway; clear debris; provide traffic reports;
make repairs; provide medical assistance; incidence detection
program; assist highway patrol at accidents |
Push
vehicles off highway; clear debris; set up alternative routes;
provide traffic reports; make repairs; direct traffic |
| NO.
OF ANNUAL ASSISTS PROVIDED |
15,000 |
N/A |
15,000 |
18,000 |
| MAX.
LENGTH OF TIME ALLOWED TO ASSIST BEFORE FURTHER ACTION IS TAKEN |
10
min. |
No
maximum time set |
15 -
20 min. |
20
min. |
