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TopicDomestic Security
ContentTake the existing toll booths and develop them into nice rest stop areas with bathrooms, tourist information, and picnic areas (no more tolls). Include signage informing the public of how to reach a highway patrolman by cell phone in an emergency. Since the toll booths have cameras, maybe they could be utilized by the highway patrol in the fight against drugs, illegal aliens, missing children alerts, etc. They appear to be very effective in identifying and locating toll dodgers. The manpower used in staffing toll booths could be redirected to help with the management of the rest stops. Add the signs that can post amber alerts or weather alerts. Consider the possibility of the restrooms having a safe room. Identify and utilize any technology out there that can help fight crime. Set them up with the equipment that locks onto your car's speed so as to slow drivers down as they drove through them. Look into possible federal grants that might help with a project like this as it relates to safety and security for Oklahoma. If we need more truck stops and weigh stations for the trucks, this might be a good location.
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