traffic enforcement
Vehicle law compliance
Traffic enforcement is the effort to ensure compliance with traffic laws—speed limits, stop signs, right-of-way rules, and the like.
It typically involves police officers or automated systems like speed cameras and red-light cameras: The city increased traffic enforcement near schools.
The term covers issuing citations, conducting checkpoints, and monitoring roads for violations.
- speed camerasRoadside velocity monitors
- radar gunsHandheld velocity measuring devices
- highway patrolPolice unit for roads
- unmarked carDisguised police automobile
- road safety campaignsPrograms reducing driving accidents
DUI laws · demerit points · sobriety checkpoints · patrol · police · breathalyzers · court summons · driving bans · red-light cameras · license suspension · parking tickets · fix-it ticket · dash cams · meter maid · red light · citation · speed traps · speeding
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- traffic lawsspeed limit, speed limits, stop sign, road rules, red lights
- Police Historyconstables, Metropolitan Police, night watch, Scotland Yard, sheriffs
- policeofficer, cop, officers, patrol, cops
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
traffic enforcementhighway maintenance
Caring for public roads
roadside assistance · road construction · street cleaning · pothole filling
traffic enforcementpublic awareness campaigns
Organized efforts spreading information widely