NCJ Number
55670
Date Published
1976
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS POLICE TRAINING FILM ILLUSTRATES PROPER TRAFFIC DIRECTION AND CONTROL TECHNIQUES, WITH ATTENTION TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAFFIC FLOW, AUTO AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, AND THE USE OF SELECTED PIECES OF POLICE EQUIPMENT.
Abstract
EMPHASIZING THE TRAFFIC OFFICER'S NEED FOR CONFIDENCE, COMMAND, CLARITY, AND COURTESY, THE FILM OUTLINES THE TWO OVERRIDING CONCERNS OF EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT--SAFETY AND SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW. THE USE OF WHISTLES, HAND MOVEMENTS, FLARES, AND SAFETY VESTS IS DEMONSTRATED, ALONG WITH TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING BOTH SIMPLE AND COMPLEX ROADWAY INTERSECTIONS, INCLUDING ONE INVOLVING FIVE OR MORE STREETS AND AVENUES CROSSING ONE ANOTHER AT A SINGLE POINT. DEALING WITH ACCIDENT SCENES, HIGH-SPEED ROADWAYS, AND MULTILANE HIGHWAYS IS ALSO EXAMINED. THE NEED FOR UNIFORMITY IN TRAFFIC DIRECTION AND CONTROL APPROACHES IS UNDERSCORED. (KBL)