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.
From speed traps to self-initiated stops, traffic enforcement is a big part of policing
An increasing number of vehicles have automated driver assistant systems and NHTSA investigates collisions when those systems don’t perform as expected
The driver, who died at the scene, had led California Highway Patrol officers on a nearly 100-mile chase
Trooper Matt Zistel of the Oregon State Police was fired on by an ex-U.S. Army Reservist named John Van Allen — Allen was killed by a single gunshot wound, but Zistel is preparing to return to patrol
Internet videos show high-speed motorcyclists weaving through traffic, running from officers as they do so
he CHP recently finalized a deal to purchase 121 Harley Davidson Electra Glide motorcycles to replace their previous bikes
Lawmakers constitutionally protected from receiving non-criminal citations during — and 15 days before — legislative sessions, says State Patrol
The trooper was wary of police impersonators after several recent carjackings had occurred in the state
The Small, Rural, Tribal and Border Regional Center has facilitated an evaluation test of a prototype that may provide a solution to mobile system challenges
Police released the footage hoping it would raise awareness about the Move Over law
Alleged to have been speeding to get to the gym when he struck a utility pole, downing wires which killed two bystanders trying to aid him
Some of the most innovative designs in auto engineering are in the mundane features we don’t typically think about
#5: “I wasn’t speeding, I just got a haircut and it makes me look fast.”
Catching offenders, proving operation and intoxication is difficult in many cases