Special Traffic Enforcement Program to run through Sunday

The Decorah Police Department will join police departments all across the state in a Special Traffic Enforcement Program all this week, starting Monday.

From November 24th through November 30th there will be an increased presence of law enforcement officers on Iowa highways.

Decorah Police Department STEP coordinator Dave Smutzler says officers will concentrate on making sure that drivers are wearing seatblets, saying, "Buckling up takes less than three seconds and reduces your chance of becoming a fatality statistic by nearly 50 percent."