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. The open road affords many opportunities to catch wanted felons, help stranded motorist, and without proper protection, injure or kill the peacekeepers who patrol those highways and byways.

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IACP Quick Take: 6 NHTSA lessons from investigating ADAS vehicle collisions
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An increasing number of vehicles have automated driver assistant systems and NHTSA investigates collisions when those systems don’t perform as expected
Watch out for 'Bozo the Clown' on Halloween
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Halloween is both an opportunity for positive community engagement and a snake pit for police officers
Webinar focuses on reducing traffic fatalities
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“It’s not the citations we write, but the crashes we prevent, that measure our success.”
Top 20 best and worst excuses for speeding
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#5: "I wasn't speeding, I just got a haircut and it makes me look fast."
Digital Edition: Officer Safety on the Road
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In this free guide, we explore how combining tech with proactive, progressive training can make real inroads into reducing the number of cops injured on our roadways
P1 Photo of the Week: The best time of day
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This week's photo comes from Deputy Derek Miller of the Warrick County Sheriff's Office. Miller snapped this photo while working a crash in the northern part of his county. He said the car against ...
Policing in America during Thanksgiving weekend
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For police officers, Thanksgiving can be a pretty busy time
Up in smoke: 9 states have legal marijuana initiatives on the November ballot
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Popular vote could legalize marijuana in nine more states
How cops are teaching driving safety to young people
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The 911 Driving School is a unique brand that provides new driver trainer by law enforcement professionals
3 keys to breaking auto glass
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I’ve watched too many videos of cops unsuccessfully attempting to break the side window on a car by striking them with their batons. To break auto safety glass easily you need a small sharp surface...
Watch out for contraband camouflaged as Christmas presents
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The holiday season is a reminder that big-time drug runners and other contraband couriers have been discovered camouflaging their haul to look like “presents” or "gifts" stacked in a trunk or in th...
How 4 bold traffic enforcement changes can boost police-community relations
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Improving today’s police-community relations can be an expansive effort that will take time but a transformation of our current enforcement model is a good start
Why safety campaigns are no place for sarcasm
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Driving along I-44 recently I was greeted by a message from one of those digital sign boards arching over the highway. “Your steering wheel is not a hands-free device.” It warmed my heart to know t...
A veteran motor officer’s guide to traffic court testimony
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Traffic court isn’t personal and you aren’t there to represent yourself — you are there as a representative of your department and your state — so try to use these seven keys to making the best of every appearance
The truth about police use of LPRs: What citizens need to know
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It is incumbent on agencies that successfully use this technology to further inform a suspicious public about the benefits of these devices
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