WHY POLICE SHOULD ENFORCE TRAFFIC LAWS

This article outlines various reasons for enforcing traffic laws, not the least of which is curbing unsafe driving practices. Routine traffic stops also result in the apprehension of serious criminals and the retention of impaired drivers. To encourage law-enforcement agencies to attend to traffic violations, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awards Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grants to community police forces. STEP initiatives focus on safety-belt use, sobriety checkpoints, and highway traffic safety. Programs like Campaign Safe and Sober, Click It or Ticket, and Checkpoint Tennessee are some examples of successful efforts that are highlighted in the article. A reader survey on enforcement of traffic laws follows.

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• Authors:
  • Johnson, E
• Publication Date: 1995-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 6-9
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Grant aid; Highway safety; Impaired drivers; Law enforcement; Laws; Safety campaigns; Safety programs; Seat belt use; Seat belts; Sobriety checkpoints; Traffic safety; Traffic violations
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Old TRIS Terms: Seat belt campaigns
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00672366
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 27 1995 12:00AM