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.
Just because one officer doesn’t like a certain tactic doesn’t mean it’s not feasible
Both academics and cities are advocating for decoupling traffic enforcement from the police — our experts debate the pros and cons
Frankly, I’m frequently disappointed by the traffic directing I observe as a motorist
Most frequent violation is breaking the no-wake zone that extends 200 feet from the shoreline or docks on most of the lakes
Department believes officers acted “professionally and within policy” in arresting a man whose lawyer is claiming excessive force
Doug Carey, 70, was hit by a vehicle that ran a red light
Bratton considers graffiti a harbinger of worsening crime and societal decay
Massachusetts police say a man blew through a stop sign and also blew a cloud of marijuana smoke when he was pulled over
Driver and two passengers were able to get out of the vehicle, but were stung 50 to 100 times each, troopers said
A man in his early 20s was arrested after fleeing the scene of the accident
“Florida has the 6th worst drivers and the number one most careless drivers in the nation,” said Rep. Irv Slosberg
The 2-year-old pup was rescued without injury. Officers are unsure how the dog became stranded
Man alleges near total loss of vision in his right eye after he was shot twice by deputy
A Metro Nashville Police Department officer was killed when he was struck by a motorhome Saturday
Massachusetts Department of Transportation on Friday posted messages on electronic highway signs around the city that read: “Changing Lanes? Use Yah Blinkah”
A state trooper was shot and a suspect was killed after the trooper stopped to help a motorist Thursday
Chief said Wednesday the department may impound vehicles belonging to Lyft and Uber drivers if they continue to violate city’s regulations for vehicles for hire
The off-duty deputy activated the blue emergency lights of her patrol car and initiated a traffic stop
A family can sue the state for negligence after being incorrectly told by state police that a young woman had died in a car accident
A nine-year veteran of the Florida Highway Patrol and a tow-truck driver were killed in a crash Saturday
Pa. police are no longer required to secure a warrant to search a vehicle
A Utah couple injured high in the Sierra Nevada was saved by rescuers flying in a Fresno-based California Highway Patrol helicopter
Officer Ian Cooley of the San Jose Police Department says it’s better to be a ‘problem finder’ prior to any potential incident, as opposed to a reaction-based ‘problem solver’ after something jumps off
Teenager’s mother led police on a high-speed pursuit in a videotaped incident during which a state police officer fired at her fleeing minivan
Troopers received the call of a wrong-way driver a mere two minutes before they arrived at the fatal crash scene
Supreme Court says an anonymous tip can be sufficient to justify a decision by police to pull a car over on suspicion of reckless or drunken driving
The presence of non-impairing marijuana compounds in a person’s body isn’t a justification for authorities to prosecute under DUI laws, court ruled