Guidelines for Utilization of Police Officers in Traffic Control and Enforcement on Urban Freeways

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• Creators:
  Mounce, John M. ; Stokes, Robert W. ; Brackett, Robert Q. ; McCasland, William R.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Freeways Guidelines Incident Management Police Traffic Services Procedures Traffic Control Traffic Law Enforcement Traffic Signal Priority Transportation System Management Urban Highways Work Zones

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-86/75+410- 7F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report: September 1983 - September 1986
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This report presents general guidelines for the use of uniformed police officers in highway maintenance, construction, and other traffic management activities, such as incident management and the operation of high-occupancy vehicle facilities. The guidelines distinguish 'between "traffic control" and "enforcement" roles for uniformed police officers. The traffic control and enforcement guidelines are discussed in terms of: 1) Objectives of using uniformed police officers; 2) Requirements for implementing the guidelines; and 3) Measuring the effectiveness of the guidelines. Example set-ups of possible applications of the guidelines are given for illustrative purposes. The report also discusses key issues which may need to be resolved if the guidelines are to be disseminated and implemented. These implementation issues are discussed under the general headings of institutional, legal and economic issues. Due to the large number of variables, site characteristics, and transportation agencies involved, the guidelines presented in this report are necessarily broad and general in nature. However, the report outlines some general recommendations regarding procedures for reviewing and refining the guidelines for possible adoption, dissemination, and implementation by those agencies responsible for enforcement and traffic control activities on our highway systems.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-18-84-410
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:52a49da097577bcd38d965bebbfa2ec8984a1d89d09e10d611ad54f4813bb4f2790655ead0d98339a4dabcfd78501ddfd41668540855f19040029f735184e1c5
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84955/dot_84955_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.87 MB ]