In exchange for these demonstration grants, states were asked to carry out periodic waves of highly visible law enforcement coupled with extensive media support.
States are free to develop their own program initiatives and materials.
States also agreed to conduct and report on statewide programs of periodic, highly publicized enforcement according to the five-step model. The height of OP sTEP activity was during the middle of 1996. Somewhat fewer programs were reported during the latter half of 1997, but some efforts were still being reported through the summer of 1998. Reporting improved as the quarters progressed. State reports usually included details on enforcement, public information and education, and changes in seat belt use.