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Topic 12. Traffic Patrol

This document discusses traffic patrol and road checks. It explains that road checks involve inspecting vehicles and drivers for issues like faulty equipment, licensing and registration violations, and intoxicated driving. Traffic patrol observes road and traffic conditions to enforce laws, provide services, and handle emergencies. There are different types of patrol like line, area, stationary, visible, and concealed observation. The purposes of traffic patrol are to deter violations, detect lawbreakers, monitor conditions, provide services, and ensure smooth traffic flow.

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Topic 12. Traffic Patrol

This document discusses traffic patrol and road checks. It explains that road checks involve inspecting vehicles and drivers for issues like faulty equipment, licensing and registration violations, and intoxicated driving. Traffic patrol observes road and traffic conditions to enforce laws, provide services, and handle emergencies. There are different types of patrol like line, area, stationary, visible, and concealed observation. The purposes of traffic patrol are to deter violations, detect lawbreakers, monitor conditions, provide services, and ensure smooth traffic flow.

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Traffic Patrol and Road Checks

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, students shall be able to:
a. Explain and apply the objectives and the types of traffic patrol and road
checks.

MATERIALS:
Handout in Traffic Management

LESSON PROPER:
Road Check - This is another enforcement activity where it involves the conduct of
actual inspection of vehicles, and motorists on the road.
Objectives of Road Check: to detect and inspect the following:
1. faulty vehicle equipment
2. registration and licensing violations
3. intoxicated drivers
4. the load or cargo of commercial transportation vehicle for load weight
Considerations to be taken
1. minimum delay to motorist
2. thorough checking procedure
3. protection or safety of both motorist and officers
4. timing, location and frequency
In case thorough checking of vehicles will be conducted, take note of the
legalities of searches or the instances that validates the search, i.e. search incidental
to lawful arrest, consented search, search of moving vessel, and search by “tips”.

TRAFFIC PATROL - It refers to the observation of road conditions, the behavior of the
drivers and other users of vehicles for the purpose of traffic supervision and law
enforcement and providing authorized traffic-connected services to the public.
Types of Traffic Patrol
1. Line Patrol - It involves observation either in moving or stationary observation at
a certain route or point of a major street in a city. This is usually done by foot
patrol officers.
2. Area Patrol - This involves the conduct of observation either by moving patrol or
observation of a certain area which included a number of streets, road or
sections of a highway. This is usually the job of mobile police officers as well as
those motorcycle cops.
Types of Stationary observation
1. Conspicuous observation
 Observer remains in full view of traffic conditions.
 The traffic patrol officer is situated in any place where he could be seen
by all traffic users.
2. Visible observation - Observer is in full view but so located.
3. Concealed observation
 Observer is not visible to persons using ordinary power of observation from
the roadway being observed.
Purposes of Traffic Patrol
1. deterrent to violations and dangerous driving
2. detecting and apprehending violators
3. observing and reporting traffic conditions
4. observing and reporting road conditions including view obstruction which
needs attention
5. providing certain services to the public
6. handling emergencies as they arise and keeping traffic flow smoothly

Enhancement ACTIVITY:
Log in to your dashboard

Assessment. Log in to your dashboard (study this lesson and be ready for a quiz)

REFERENCES:
Bragado, F.A. (1998). Trafficology: the science of traffic.
Delizo, D.B. (2004). Traffic management and accident investigation: an instructional
handbook.
Lichauco, R.C. (1998). The Philippine road rules and regulations handbook. Green Ads
Group
Traffic Management Group. Traffic management group handbook.
Land Transportation Office (2008). http://www.lto.gov.ph

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