The primary intent of traffic patrol officers during a traffic break is to keep traffic flowing. If you are at the front of a traffic break group of vehicles, you will notice a police car or motorcycle swerving across all highway lanes in front of you. It is of the utmost importance that you do not try and pass them. Passing a police officer during a traffic break is highly illegal, and purely dangerous. By attempting to pass an officer during a traffic break, you risk both hitting the swerving officer, and running into people or vehicles clearing the hazardous site ahead.
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Unfortunately, this list does not include exhibition of speed citations. Your best bet in fighting one of these infractions, is to contact an attorney. An attorney can negotiate on your behalf to try and reduce fines, or even to reduce the charges to a lesser infraction which could possibly qualify for traffic school.
Under the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Traffic Officers England Regulations , a Traffic Officer can legally require a vehicle to be moved if they believe it is blocking traffic or endangering road users.
This is called statutory removal. Traffic Officers must be present at the scene in order to decide to require a vehicle to be removed. They must check if possible whether suitable private recovery arrangements have been made before deciding to remove a vehicle.
If your vehicle breaks down or is damaged be sure to move it to a place of relative safety as soon as it is safe to do so. On a motorway this would usually be the hard shoulder or nearest emergency refuge area. If you need to leave the vehicle unattended, inform a Traffic Officer or Police Officer or inform us using the nearest emergency telephone.
Emergency telephones are located at regular intervals along the hard shoulder and at emergency refuges areas. More information about what to do in the event of a breakdown or accident can be found in the Highway Code. The motorist present is charged the cost of the recovery. If the vehicle has been abandoned, the owner will be identified and charged the cost of recovering and securely storing their vehicle. The vehicle will not be released until the charges have been paid.
If a vehicle breaks down or is damaged during roadworks it can result in congestion, delays or even accidents. To make sure broken down vehicles are cleared quickly, Highways England arranges a free recovery service through roadworks on our network where one or more of the following applies:. This service moves vehicles that are broken down, damaged or abandoned to a nearby place of relative safety, for example the hard shoulder.
A CHP officer used the round robin technique Tuesday morning to control the speed of traffic approaching a collision between a big rig hauling grapes and a truck towing a camper south of Ukiah on southbound Highway Round robins also are used to slow traffic down to clear a roadway obstruction, whether a dead animal, mattress or load of grapes.
Drivers don't slow down when there's a CHP car or motorcycle on the highway shoulder with lights flashing, Ramsey said. But vehicles don't always heed the warnings to slow down and often speed ahead of the round robin. In these cases the officer continues on with the maneuver but radios ahead for another officer to pull the scofflaw over, Ramsey said.
Speeding ahead of round robins not only puts a driver in danger of an obstacle ahead, he said, but also risks the safety of the officer who's slowing down traffic. Submit your questions about crime, safety and criminal justice to Staff Writer Nick Rahaim at or nick. On Twitter nrahaim.
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