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Class Number Price    
LS LET210 12 $25.00 full participant rate   [login]  [register]
Participants must have a 56K modem internet connection (broadband connection recommended), a current browser (i.e., Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Firefox 2.0 or higher, or Safari 2 or higher), Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 or higher, and Adobe Flash 9.0.45.0 or higher.

After registering for this online course, you will receive an email with instructions for getting started. If you do not receive a confirmation within 1 hour, please contact the division.

Course Description


LET210 - Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies - 8.00 Hours

Prerequisites

None

Description

This new self-paced online course is designed for law enforcement officers across the U.S. in support of Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs nationwide. This course adheres to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 8-hour TOPS program updated in 2008.

The course prepares participants to promote proper safety restraint usage as well as enforcement. TOPS training provides law enforcement professionals with information about their state statutes and proper adult restraint usage practices, as well as child safety restraint systems and proper usage.

The mandatory completion/duration period for this eCourse is six (6) months from the registration date.

Topics

  • Occupant protection risk and survival
  • Types of crashes and crash dynamics
  • Public education
  • Public information and outreach
  • Current usage of safety belts and child safety seats

    Audience

    Law enforcement officers responsible for traffic enforcement, public safety education, and those actively involved with Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs (STEP).

    Other Information

    This course meets the requirements for Texas Commission of Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) Intermediate Core Course #3400.

    Required Materials
    Participants must have a 56K modem internet connection (broadband connection recommended), a current browser (i.e., Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Firefox 2.0 or higher, or Safari 2 or higher), Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 or higher, and Adobe Flash 9.0.45.0 or higher.

    After registering on-line for this course, you will receive an email with instructions for getting started. If you do not receive a confirmation within one hour, please contact the division.

    In order to register with a check or purchase order, print out the registration form and send it in with the payment.

    Contact Information
    800-423-8433 or publicsafety@teexmail.tamu.edu

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