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.
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
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
Some of the most innovative designs in auto engineering are in the mundane features we don’t typically think about
Dismissed the case of a motorcyclist who used a helmet camera to film a plainclothes trooper
He had already seen the woman in the exit of a nearby store, where she had been sitting in her car focused on the phone
The Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) delivers performance, comfort, and safety
A Twitter user has become known in South Africa for alerting the public to police speed traps
He managed to slip the cuffs in front of him and take off in the car while police officers interviewed a witness
With the newest police vehicles now being examined by EVOC experts, the big auto makers prove that ‘if you test them, they will come’
More people are wearing seatbelts, refraining from drunken driving and are driving cars with better safety features
They found small amounts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and thought the bag might hold illegal drugs
Built to get at least a 20 percent gas-mileage boost over the Ford Crown Victoria
Things changed in Montana after the high-profile death of a highway patrolman at the hands of an intoxicated driver
One in five, or 20% of the 6,999 people surveyed, said they had driven in the past year
The Dodge Charger Pursuit is described by the company as a combination of tactical technology, safety, power and efficiency
20 percent of people 16 and older said they have driven within two hours of drinking alcohol
The cop’s dash-cam video shows the car flying through the air, slamming into an overpass and turning into a shower of parts
Half of America requires all riders to be secured, but in other half, ‘there are still gaps for adults’
A different motorist reported seeing a tire falling off a van weaving on a road late Monday night
Officer Leonard Reed is survived by his wife and two children
Luna County Sheriff’s Capt. Arturo Baeza once walked away from a totaled vehicle: ‘Thank God I had my seatbelt on,’ he said
Although Dallas County is a leader in alcohol-fueled traffic accidents, many offenders spend little or no time behind bars — even if they kill someone
Trooper Brian Salyer was treated for traumatic head injuries and a laceration to an artery in his neck before being released from hospital
The second crash, with a passing squad car, came 20 minutes after the first
PDs say some of the worst speeders often spot marked cars and avoid hefty fines that would change their behavior
In the month after government salaries were reduced by 5 percent, the number of traffic tickets fell by nearly 50 percent
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