Belmont Police Traffic Enforcement Unit

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Belmont Police Traffic Enforcement Unit
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The basic goal of all police work is to protect
the lives and property of the public!
One Basic Goal
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A few duties of the traffic unit

• Patrol city streets
• Set up DWI Check-Points
• Set up child restraint checks
• Set up road studies
• Set up radar watches

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The Criteria for the Unit

• 1) Radar Certified
• 2) Intoxylizer Certified
• 3) Be with the Department at least 2 years

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Trooper FOXWORTHY would say
You might be in a crash if you

• Speed
• Follow too closely
• Fail to yield
• Travel left of center
• Drive while impaired

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Traffic Crashes
557
547
464
442
247
15.2 Decrease from 1999 46.7 Decrease from
2000
TOTAL DECREASE OF 54.9 FROM 1999 TO 2001
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Belmont PoliceRadar Watch
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RADAR

• Radio
• Detection
• And
• Ranging

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Superman ??

• The speed of light 186,000 miles per
  second

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Driving While Impaired In Belmont!!There is
0Tolerance
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Statistics
Traffic Unit Statistic for 2001 DWI
155 Traffic Violations
1165 Criminal Violations 194
Traffic Unity Statistics for 2002 DWI
320 Traffic Violations
1337 Criminal Violations
392
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Drive Safe!