THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TRAFFIC SAFETY UNIT WAS CREATED IN 1997 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SHERIFF JOHN WHETSEL. SHERIFF WHETSEL IS A STRONG TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVOCATE AND CHAIRS THE NATIONAL SHERIFFS’ ASSO- CIATION TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. THE MOTORCYCLE SPECIALTY UNIT (MSU) OPERATES WITHIN THE TRAFFIC SAFETY UNIT, AND DEPUTIES ASSIGNED TO THE MSU ARE TRAINED TO IDENTIFY AREAS WITHIN OKLAHOMA COUNTY WHERE A HIGH NUMBER OF INJURY, FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISIONS AND CRIME HAVE OCCURRED. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON OBSERV- ING THESE HIGH-RISK AREAS FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND CRIMES THAT HAVE CON- TRIBUTED TO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.