THE POLICE AND OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS

PREPARATIONS FOR POLICING THE M1/M10/M45 MOTORWAY, AS WELL AS TRAINING PROCEDURES SET UP BY THE CHIEF CONSTABLES, ARE DISCUSSED. THE POLICY-MAKING BODIES AND PROCEDURES ARE DESCRIBED. COMMENTS ARE MADE ON THE POLICE PROBLEMS, WHICH INCLUDE ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC FLOW, ACCIDENTS, AND CRIME. AN ACCOUNT IS GIVEN OF THE POLICE PATROL SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT USED. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE DESCRIBED AND SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE POLICING OF MOTORWAYS. A DISCUSSION OF THIS PAPER IS INCLUDED. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /UK

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• Authors:
  • Gott, J
• Conference:
  • Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /UK/
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 91-9
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: er 7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Highway operations; Police patrol; Police traffic services; Traffic control; Traffic regulations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway administration
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222475
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM