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Halton district police answered your questions related to traffic, crime and community policing.
• Question: use high with most police forces around the world
Why so many Halton police cars are not marked or the visibility is low
Visibility mark?
It seems less safe to identify the police in an emergency, with the aim of allowing traffic violations to occur in order to catch criminals, rather than preventing them in the first place.
A: The Halton Regional Police Department continues to advance traffic safety in our community and strives to make Halton the safest big city in Canada.
We use social media, traditional media, e-message boards, public speaking events and other communities to take a multi-faceted proactive approach-
Projects and initiatives aimed at bringing public attention to road safety.
Every day, our officials are heavily monitoring driving behavior that focuses on impaired driving (
Drugs and/or alcohol)
Drive distracted, proactive, properly used seat belts, speeding.
We use the most effective equipment to complete the task at hand.
Like other services across the country, our personnel use a variety of vehicles for traffic enforcement activities, including fully marked vehicles (
About three.
Quarter of our fleet)
And only marked vehicles (
About 1-
Quarter of our fleet). Our front-
The line vehicle is equipped with a complete emergency lighting package and includes Audible siren, which can be activated by the officer in an emergency to increase visibility.
Q: Do the police have a monthly ticket quota?
A: each police officer develops performance metrics based on the type of work they are doing. For front-
Relevant and appropriate provincial notice of violation or ticket issuance is expected and regularly monitored, but no specific quota is sought.
Residents of Halton continue to see traffic issues as a major issue, particularly: impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving and speeding, as well as law enforcement activities targeting those areas.
On 2016, more than 7,500 motor vehicle collisions occurred on the Halton Highway, close to 1,100 damage collisions and 12 fatal motor vehicle collisions.
Two of the fatal collisions were caused by excessive speed, resulting in five deaths.
The purpose of traffic enforcement is to encourage drivers to comply voluntarily with traffic regulations.
The Halton police monitor events and trends and develop educational and law enforcement initiatives to ensure that our roads are the safest for motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.
In order to achieve the best community safety and good traffic safety, we will continue to adopt a strategic approachbeing.
Road safety is a common responsibility.
Thank you for your question, please remember: Please report if you see dangerous driving.
Do you have any questions for the police?
Click on the "ask the police" link under the "help community information" box on the InsideHalton homepage to submit a question about this feature, which is published monthly in the Milton Canada champion Burlington Post, oakville Beaver and online.
Halton district police answered your questions related to traffic, crime and community policing.
• Question: use high with most police forces around the world
Why so many Halton police cars are not marked or the visibility is low
Visibility mark?
It seems less safe to identify the police in an emergency, with the aim of allowing traffic violations to occur in order to catch criminals, rather than preventing them in the first place.
A: The Halton Regional Police Department continues to advance traffic safety in our community and strives to make Halton the safest big city in Canada.
We use social media, traditional media, e-message boards, public speaking events and other communities to take a multi-faceted proactive approach-
Projects and initiatives aimed at bringing public attention to road safety.
Every day, our officials are heavily monitoring driving behavior that focuses on impaired driving (
Drugs and/or alcohol)
Drive distracted, proactive, properly used seat belts, speeding.
We use the most effective equipment to complete the task at hand.
Like other services across the country, our personnel use a variety of vehicles for traffic enforcement activities, including fully marked vehicles (
About three.
Quarter of our fleet)
And only marked vehicles (
About 1-
Quarter of our fleet). Our front-
The line vehicle is equipped with a complete emergency lighting package and includes Audible siren, which can be activated by the officer in an emergency to increase visibility.
Q: Do the police have a monthly ticket quota?
A: each police officer develops performance metrics based on the type of work they are doing. For front-
Relevant and appropriate provincial notice of violation or ticket issuance is expected and regularly monitored, but no specific quota is sought.
Residents of Halton continue to see traffic issues as a major issue, particularly: impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving and speeding, as well as law enforcement activities targeting those areas.
On 2016, more than 7,500 motor vehicle collisions occurred on the Halton Highway, close to 1,100 damage collisions and 12 fatal motor vehicle collisions.
Two of the fatal collisions were caused by excessive speed, resulting in five deaths.
The purpose of traffic enforcement is to encourage drivers to comply voluntarily with traffic regulations.
The Halton police monitor events and trends and develop educational and law enforcement initiatives to ensure that our roads are the safest for motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.
In order to achieve the best community safety and good traffic safety, we will continue to adopt a strategic approachbeing.
Road safety is a common responsibility.
Thank you for your question, please remember: Please report if you see dangerous driving.
Do you have any questions for the police?
Click on the "ask the police" link under the "help community information" box on the InsideHalton homepage to submit a question about this feature, which is published monthly in the Milton Canada champion Burlington Post, oakville Beaver and online.
Halton district police answered your questions related to traffic, crime and community policing.
• Question: use high with most police forces around the world
Why so many Halton police cars are not marked or the visibility is low
Visibility mark?
It seems less safe to identify the police in an emergency, with the aim of allowing traffic violations to occur in order to catch criminals, rather than preventing them in the first place.
A: The Halton Regional Police Department continues to advance traffic safety in our community and strives to make Halton the safest big city in Canada.
We use social media, traditional media, e-message boards, public speaking events and other communities to take a multi-faceted proactive approach-
Projects and initiatives aimed at bringing public attention to road safety.
Every day, our officials are heavily monitoring driving behavior that focuses on impaired driving (
Drugs and/or alcohol)
Drive distracted, proactive, properly used seat belts, speeding.
We use the most effective equipment to complete the task at hand.
Like other services across the country, our personnel use a variety of vehicles for traffic enforcement activities, including fully marked vehicles (
About three.
Quarter of our fleet)
And only marked vehicles (
About 1-
Quarter of our fleet). Our front-
The line vehicle is equipped with a complete emergency lighting package and includes Audible siren, which can be activated by the officer in an emergency to increase visibility.
Q: Do the police have a monthly ticket quota?
A: each police officer develops performance metrics based on the type of work they are doing. For front-
Relevant and appropriate provincial notice of violation or ticket issuance is expected and regularly monitored, but no specific quota is sought.
Residents of Halton continue to see traffic issues as a major issue, particularly: impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving and speeding, as well as law enforcement activities targeting those areas.
On 2016, more than 7,500 motor vehicle collisions occurred on the Halton Highway, close to 1,100 damage collisions and 12 fatal motor vehicle collisions.
Two of the fatal collisions were caused by excessive speed, resulting in five deaths.
The purpose of traffic enforcement is to encourage drivers to comply voluntarily with traffic regulations.
The Halton police monitor events and trends and develop educational and law enforcement initiatives to ensure that our roads are the safest for motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.
In order to achieve the best community safety and good traffic safety, we will continue to adopt a strategic approachbeing.
Road safety is a common responsibility.
Thank you for your question, please remember: Please report if you see dangerous driving.
Do you have any questions for the police?
Click on the "ask the police" link under the "help community information" box on the InsideHalton homepage to submit a question about this feature, which is published monthly in the Milton Canada champion Burlington Post, oakville Beaver and online.