Traffic Safety Initiatives
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Why is proving a case so difficult when the impairing drug of choice is marijuana? Police officers and prosecutors have become very skilled at investigating and convicting drivers impaired by alcohol....
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The 2025 IACP Impaired Driving and Traffic Safety (IDTS) Conference will be held August 4–6, in Chicago, Illinois. Join traffic safety professionals from around the world to share knowledge about ...
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The increasing use and misuse of gabapentin, an anticonvulsive medication, pose notable risks to public health and traffic safety. After obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in 1993 fo...
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France has a population of 65.9 million inhabitants, living in very different populated areas: more than 10 million are living in highly dense urban areas, whereas many others are living in very rural...
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Road traffic crashes resulting in fatalities and injury are an everyday reality for policing professionals around the world, whether attempting prevention or dealing with what can be a devastating out...
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Traffic seen passing a police van on Tower Bridge (London) at night.
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Roads policing (a UK term relating to dedicated highway patrol and traffic enforcement units) evokes mixed feelings from the public and from policing professionals alike. Nobody likes to be caught spe...
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Highway Patrol officer wearing a mask writing a traffic ticket on the side of the road during the day
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A dramatic increase in road deaths reported in 2021, showing almost 43,000 people killed on U.S. highways, revealed how easily progress in making roads safer can be lost.1 This 10 percent increase in ...
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Officer pulling someone over on the side of the highway
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Recall a time when you were driving and approached an emergency scene. What’s the first thing you noticed? Likely, you encountered several emergency vehicles and a sea of fast, flashing bright light...