ARE CONTROLS SHACKLING POLICE PURSUIT? (IMPACT OF FUEL ECONOMY AND EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS ON POLICE PURSUIT VEHICLES)

The Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has been working with a Senate committee to draft legislation that would exempt police pursuit vehicles (i.e. those used for enforcement duty) from fuel economy and emission control standards. A statement sent to the committee by the IACP is presented, spelling out its stand. The IACP states that these standards have resulted in the manufacture of police vehicles that do not attain and maintain speeds suitable to apprehend violators attempting to evade the police. This results in longer and more dangerous pursuits, greater danger to innocent third parties, demoralization of officers because of their inability to apprehend certain violators, and deterioration in the enforcement of the fifty-five mile per hour speed limit. The IACP says that for law enforcement efforts to be successful, vehicles with performance capabilities comparable to pre-1974 vehicles are a necessity, at least until attrition makes this vehicle population negligible.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00410721
• Corporate Authors:

  National Safety Council

  444 North Michigan Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60611
• Publication Date: 1980-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Exemption; Motor vehicles; Police vehicles; Speed; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic speed; Vehicle performance
• Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393065
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-028 974
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM