Traffic Enforcement, Highway Patrol
The Traffic Enforcement / Highway Patrol topic area serves as a resource for the latest developments in traffic enforcement tactics and techniques.
Philadelphia officers had removed a vehicle’s passenger for safety concerns during a traffic stop and found a loaded pistol
How education and effective communication can improve both officer and community safety
If you get caught speeding or doing something else that is illegal, remember that you are not above the law
While attempting to flee a traffic stop, the suspect hit the officer, then dragged him with his car
When resources are limited, and human interaction should be kept at a minimum for the betterment of public health, ALPR technology can help
The department said officers confiscated more than a dozen vehicles and issued more than 20 summonses
Police nationwide have reported an alarming surge in drivers clocking speeds close to – sometimes surpassing – 100 mph
Some states have reported alarming speed increases, including a surge in vehicles clocked at 100 mph or more
The coronavirus is rapidly changing the way every aspect of our society operates, including law enforcement and the communities they serve
As agencies suffer from diminished personnel numbers, technology can help enforce the actions needed to ‘flatten the curve’
Officials are leaving lights on nighttime settings to help disrupt traffic patterns and keep an increased number of pedestrians and cyclists safe
The court ruled police can pull over a vehicle when they know only that its owner’s license is invalid, regardless of who is driving
Troopers will instruct travelers from Louisiana to self-quarantine for 14 days, and will log information on where they will stay while in Texas
A BOLO for five call types officers may respond to during the current national emergency
During the incident, Newburgh City Councilman-at-Large Omari Shakur told an officer, ‘I’m your f***king boss’
Hawaii counties could be authorized to establish three-year programs to test out a new system for ticketing people who run red lights
LE officials credit automatic license plate readers with helping officers recover stolen property and remove violent offenders from the streets
From speed traps to self-initiated stops, traffic enforcement is a big part of policing
Command staff use the data to give out line assignments, track traffic enforcement stops
Officers must confine their questions to ones ‘reasonably related’ to the reason for the stop
An increasing number of vehicles have automated driver assistant systems and NHTSA investigates collisions when those systems don’t perform as expected
Law enforcement agencies have spoken out against the feature in similar apps
UAS offer public safety a tool that can bridge the gap between spaces that are too high to reach with a ladder, and too low for manned aviation to be effective
“It’s not the citations we write, but the crashes we prevent, that measure our success.”
The trooper had been dispatched to locate a possible impaired driver when his cruiser was struck head-on by a vehicle traveling the wrong way on a highway
The LEOs sought drivers on their phones and not wearing seat belts
The officer was rear-ended by a pickup truck and dragged for an unknown distance before it came to a stop
The ban takes effect Sept. 1
One of the bills would require all new cars to be equipped with technology to detect if a driver is under the influence
The officer was hit by a car driving towards him while he was walking back to his cruiser
At least six vehicles were reportedly struck during the pursuit, which included a detour through a parking lot
Police say the officer immediately lost vision in one eye then was temporarily blinded in the other eye just seconds later
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