Policing the Roads

1. Legal

1.1. 4th Amendment Jurisprudence [1]

1.1.1. Pretextual Traffic Stops

1.2. Civilian Complaint Review

1.3. Internal affairs

1.4. Penal Law

1.5. Vehicular Traffic Law

2. Stakeholders

2.1. Civilians

2.1.1. Civilian Agency

2.1.2. Driver Safety interest groups [2]

2.1.3. Racial bias [3]

2.1.4. Pedestrian/Bicyclist safety interest groups [4]

2.2. Policeforce

2.2.1. Safety

2.2.2. Law enforcement Bureaucracy

2.2.3. Union interests

2.3. Government

2.3.1. State

2.3.2. County

2.3.3. Local Municipalities

3. Alternative Solutions

3.1. Civilian Traffic Enforcement

3.1.1. Traffic Agents/Auxiliary

3.2. Design -Based traffic safety solutions [5]

3.2.1. Compulsory check points

3.2.2. Research-based roadway design

3.2.3. Improved signage

3.2.4. Bike lanes

3.2.5. Pedestrian sidewalks/crosswalks

3.3. Technology-Based Traffic Enforcement/Safety [6]

3.3.1. Body-Camera

3.3.2. Automated enforcement technologies

3.3.2.1. Stationary Cameras

3.3.2.2. Drones

3.3.3. Autonomous Vehicles

3.4. Defunding

3.4.1. Reformation

4. History

4.1. Broken Window Theory [7]

4.2. Slave Patrols [8]

4.3. Legacy of Real estate Racial Covenants/Redlining neighborhoods [9]

4.4. Traffic Violation/stops [10]

4.5. Rising prominence of automobiles in American daily life [11]

4.6. Expansion/development of Police Powers [12]