Traffic Police (Germany)
The traffic police in Germany are usually part of the protection police of the state police , which is concerned with road traffic issues. Most traffic police have a separate organizational structure , e.g. B. Traffic police headquarters, traffic police inspections or motorway police stations . In several countries (e.g. Berlin ) the entire traffic police bear the internal designation Verkehrsdienst (abbreviated VkD ) or Central Traffic Service (abbreviated ZVkD ).
history
The traffic police used to appear mainly at intersections where traffic had to be regulated. With the spread of traffic lights , this task has largely lost its importance.
In addition, in some countries there was responsibility for supra-local traffic monitoring , for example truck controls. The range of applications also included other traffic tasks, such as traffic control at major events, accompanying heavy loads or escorting .
Civil traffic surveillance was also used as early as the early 1960s . Powerful vehicles were equipped with two motorized cameras from Robot , which could take quick series of images of traffic processes. One camera was set to the driving process, the second took a time-coordinated picture of a speedometer installed separately (on the front fender of the vehicle) . This system, which was used continuously until the 1970s, was a forerunner of today's ProViDa systems.
In the 1950s and 1960s, traffic cops mainly used motorcycles . A special feature in Baden-Württemberg were the nationwide known " Rau-Reiter " (police officers on motorcycles), whose name can be traced back to the then Stuttgart Police President Paul Rau . Originally, the traffic police performed their duty in a white uniform because of the better visibility, hence the name " White Mice ". Even today, the white cap is worn instead of the green or blue peaked cap in many countries.
activities
The main tasks of the traffic police are
- Monitoring of moving and stationary traffic, including vehicles, drivers and loading
- Prosecution of traffic offenses , traffic offenses , offenses (e.g. according to the Driving Personnel Act, Goods Transport Act, Passenger Transport Act or according to the social regulations in road traffic ) including final processing
- Traffic control, e.g. B. by traffic posts
- Accompanying state guests ( escorts , roadblocks)
- Recording and processing of traffic accidents
- Traffic education ( traffic instruction , traffic puppet theater , public relations , cooperation with the traffic watch and the schools )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Traffic Police. Accessed June 30, 2020 (German).
- ↑ a b Traffic Service - Traffic Monitoring. Retrieved June 30, 2020 .