The committee members of the traffic committee was the Sheriff, 2 co-chair and our Executive Liaison. All members attended all meetings and worked the entire show from opening to closing. . Email was used to communicate with all members with follow up phone calls if detailed information was needed. Training: APV training was completed by all committee members and Sheriff's Personnel. Committee members that had not taken APV training were not allowed to drive the APVs Additional thoughts for a successful Farm Technology Days show There was some confusion about the responsibility for signage placement between the Sign committee and Traffic Committee. The Traffic Committee took over the task very late in the process. This task included designing the signage according to the Traffic Plan, setting it in place, and confirming the design with actual drives along the routes. Sign placement is critical to having good traffic flow. Traffic sign placement should be the responsibility of the Traffic group. We suggest a tow truck be on call for the duration of the Show. We had a number of stuck vehicles due to wet conditions and key lock outs. Communication and rapid mobility are critical to making appropriate responses to changing traffic flow. APVs are more appropriate to this committee than golf carts. You must be able to see or know what is happening in order to make a appropriate response. During the last 6-8 weeks staffing changes were made to make sure traffic flowed in and out of lots. Sheriff Dept staff were taken off the ground patrol and placed in traffic intersections or parking area to peak times. Staffing of ground patrol can be done with 4 -5 officers as we allowed officers to come to the command post area during the down time and walked the grounds also. Put a majority of Law Enforcement on the traffic routes
The committee members of the traffic committee was the Sheriff, 2 co-chair and our Executive Liaison. All members attended all meetings and worked the entire show from opening to closing. . Email was used to communicate with all members with follow up phone calls if detailed information was needed. Training: APV training was completed by all committee members and Sheriff's Personnel. Committee members that had not taken APV training were not allowed to drive the APVs Additional thoughts for a successful Farm Technology Days show There was some confusion about the responsibility for signage placement between the Sign committee and Traffic Committee. The Traffic Committee took over the task very late in the process. This task included designing the signage according to the Traffic Plan, setting it in place, and confirming the design with actual drives along the routes. Sign placement is critical to having good traffic flow. Traffic sign placement should be the responsibility of the Traffic group. We suggest a tow truck be on call for the duration of the Show. We had a number of stuck vehicles due to wet conditions and key lock outs. Communication and rapid mobility are critical to making appropriate responses to changing traffic flow. APVs are more appropriate to this committee than golf carts. You must be able to see or know what is happening in order to make a appropriate response. During the last 6-8 weeks staffing changes were made to make sure traffic flowed in and out of lots. Sheriff Dept staff were taken off the ground patrol and placed in traffic intersections or parking area to peak times. Staffing of ground patrol can be done with 4 -5 officers as we allowed officers to come to the command post area during the down time and walked the grounds also. Put a majority of Law Enforcement on the traffic routes
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