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Patrol
Las Vegas Metro Won't Respond to Minor Traffic Accidents
Capt. Mark Tavarez of Las Vegas Metro's Traffic Bureau said at an early afternoon news conference that beginning March 3, patrol officers would stop responding to property-only accidents within Metro's jurisdiction.
February 24, 2014
Technology
My Technology Can…Leverage Data to Reduce Traffic Accidents
Using the analytic features provided by LexisNexis Crash Mapper and Dashboards, law enforcement agencies can make the roads safer.
June 9, 2021
Vehicle Ops
LAPD Tries To Curb Officer Accidents
The Los Angeles Police Department is considering new policies to curb officer traffic accidents to lower the number of lawsuits filed against the department.
January 22, 2012
Patrol
Denver's Reimagining Police Task Force Wants to Eliminate Most Traffic Stops
The task force recommended using civilian city employees for enforcing traffic laws and responding to accidents.
May 28, 2021
Training
Special Report: Traffic Safety and Enforcement
POLICE
Read about how e-citation systems are making traffic stops safer for officers and motorists, how motorists can work with police to report non-injury traffic accidents, how automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) systems can help agencies monitor traffic patterns, and how crash mapping can predict when and where accidents are likely to occur.
March 31, 2022
Special Units
Campaign Warns Police of Traffic Dangers
Many law enforcement officers have been needlessly killed while investigating the scenes of traffic accidents on busy roadways. But it’s possible to decrease the risk of being hit by a car when working at night or in low light: wear a reflective vest.
June 21, 2006
Vehicle Ops
Preventing Training Tragedies: Traffic School
Each year more law enforcement officers die in the line of duty from traffic accidents than from any other cause.
December 31, 2002
Weapons
Chinese Traffic Cops Unlikely to Live to Retirement
While their American counterparts have to worry about the possibility of traffic accidents and violent action by criminals that may cut their careers and even their lives short, Chinese traffic cops are almost guaranteed to suffer from lung disease and other debilitating conditions before they retire. The result is that the average life expectancy of a Chinese traffic officer is 43.
August 6, 2007
Careers
How To Start a Smaller-Agency Traffic Unit
If the chief or sheriff wants to form a traffic unit, stop and ask what kind of unit. Is this purely enforcement or is this a special events traffic detail? Will you handle parades, funeral escorts or other special events? Will you investigate serious and fatal accidents up to and including reconstruction?
May 21, 2013
Special Units
HERB Safety Gate
Dennis Evers
Designed by a former police chief, the Hazardous Environment Remote-Controlled Barrier (HERB) minimizes high-risk contacts at DWI checkpoints and roadblocks. The HERB can be used at bomb threat incidents, accidents, government buildings, crime scenes—virtually anywhere safe, manned, or unmanned traffic control is required.
February 28, 2003
Patrol
Alcoholism: Equal Opportunity Disease
Nearly 100,000 Americans die each year as a result of alcohol abuse. Alcohol is a factor in more than half of the naÂtion's homicides, suicides and traffic acÂcidents
May 31, 2000
Patrol
Police Fatalities Rise 13% In 2011
The number of law enforcement officers killed by firearms made 2011 a deadly year for officers now dealing with greater challenges in an already hazardous profession. For the first time in 14 years, the number of officers killed by gunfire (68) surpassed the number killed in traffic-related accidents (64).
December 27, 2011
Vehicle Ops
Safer by Design
It's unrealistic to believe all deaths and injuries can be prevented from traffic accidents, of course, but striving toward that goal will undoubtedly help reduce such incidents.
March 31, 2008
Technology
High-Tech Crash Reconstruction
Increased accuracy in measurements and calculations helps ensure that officers have better information for court, which can put away reckless drivers and make roads safer for everyone. Here are some examples of how law enforcement officers are using digital tools to investigate traffic accidents.
July 15, 2015
Technology
SPECIAL REPORT: Traffic Safety and Enforcement
POLICE, Leonardo & LexisNexis Coplogic
In this POLICE Special Report: Traffic Safety and Enforcement, read about new technologies in accident prevention and roadway monitoring.
December 1, 2022
Patrol
Vitronic's PoliScan FM1 Offers Versatile Traffic Enforcement Capabilities
The PoliScan FM1 allows authorities to detect a range of dangerous driving behaviors that cause the majority of serious accidents, including speeding (both spot and point-to-point measurements), red light offenses, tailgating, and the illegal use of individual lanes.
April 9, 2015
Technology
Genetec Announces Traffic Sense Unified Traffic Operations Platform
Designed to deliver greater oversight and efficiency for traffic operations, Genetec Traffic Sense brings a unified view of traffic systems, taps into emerging technologies such as video and data analytics, and introduces a higher level of automation to speed up resolution of road incidents.
November 22, 2017
Technology
Crash Mapper and Dashboards from LexisNexis Coplogic Solutions
LexisNexis Coplogic Solutions
Crash Mapper and Dashboards from LexisNexis Coplogic Solutions aggregate, analyze, and automatically transform crash data into a force multiplier that enables agencies to quickly identify and correct traffic safety issues.
August 30, 2021
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