SPEED ENFORCEMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES
A SURVEY OF SPEED ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES ACROSS THE NATION WAS MADE BY SENDING A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL STATE HIGHWAY PATROL AGENCIES, TO ALL CITIES OVER 50,000 POPULATION AND 100 SELECTED CITIES WITH A POPULATION BETWEEN 25,000 AND 50,000. SOME TOLL ROAD AGENCIES AND COUNTIES WERE ALSO SURVEYED. A SECOND QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO A SELECT 100 RECIPIENTS. THIS REPORT ANALYZES THE RESULTS OF THESE QUESTIONNAIRES WITH RESPECT TO SPEED LIMITS AND TYPES OF LIMITS; APPREHENSION PRACTICES AND ENFORCEMENT; AND SUGGESTS THE NEED FOR GREATER UNIFORMITY OF POLICE OFFICIALS THAT VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE MUST BE THE GOAL. FINALLY, THE REPORT SUGGESTS THAT IF NO CRIMINAL RELATIONSHIP IS ATTACHED TO TREATMENT OF VIOLATORS, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HANDLING THEM MIGHT WELL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE COURTS TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES. COPIES OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES USED AND PERTINENT EXCERPTS FROM THE UNIFORM VEHICLE CODE ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIXES, AS WELL AS REPORTS ON SPEED ZONING AND ENFORCEMENT METHODS. /HSL/
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Corporate Authors:
Eno Transportation Foundation
1250 I Street, NW, Suite 750
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Authors:
- Witheford, D K
- Publication Date: 1970
Media Info
- Pagination: 145 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Police; Questionnaires; Speed; Speed limits; Speed zones
- Identifier Terms: Uniform Vehicle Code
- Uncontrolled Terms: Enforcement; Violations
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00221461
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-009-590
- Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Nov 29 1989 12:00AM