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.
Motor cops have one of the most dangerous jobs in one of the most dangerous professions. Proactive measures can help mitigate those dangers
Court holds requesting personal identification in a public location, without threats, overt coercion, or a display of force, was a seizure requiring reasonable suspicion
CARFAX for Police’s 29 billion vehicle records power a suite of investigative tools that support rapid case resolution
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
The unusual tactics come during a three-week statewide crackdown on distracted driving
The flyer was posted on the windshield of a poorly parked truck
The teen, who was listed missing in a police database, was riding with a man the trooper stopped for a traffic violation
Three Illinois troopers have been killed this year on state highways with two deaths related to Scott’s Law violations
Officer Paul Rutherford was directing traffic at the scene of an earlier crash when he was hit by another vehicle
This story is for any officer who has ever questioned if it’s worth being tied up for two hours with a DUI arrest
The department is warning app users who reveal DWI locations may face criminal charges
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