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Winter Driving Preparedness: How to ready your vehicle before hitting the road

When temperatures drop and the snow flies, it’s no secret that operating a motor vehicle can become a challenge, even among the best of drivers. Along with an abundance of caution, care, and experience, the simple act of being well-prepared can be crucial to driver safety during the winter months.   Winter driving preparedness and emergency …

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Roadside Safety, Part 3: Officer Patrol Car Equipment

Roadside Safety, Part 3: Officer Patrol Car Equipment In case you missed it, you can read part I of our Roadside Safety series here.   Office. Workspace. Cubicle. Whatever you want to call it, you don’t hear these words and think “danger,” do you? For police officers, patrol vehicles are their mobile workspaces. Officers spend …

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Roadside Safety, Part 2: Officer Safety Precautions

Roadside Safety, Part 2: Officer Safety Precautions

Roadside Safety, Part 2: Officer Safety Precautions In our last blog, “Roadside Safety, Part 1: What do the stats say?”, we shared statistics and discussed the roadside dangers of the law enforcement profession. The data was staggering – an average of 30,000-plus officers are injured and 100-plus officers are killed on duty each year. Police …

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Roadside Safety, Part 1: What do the stats say?

Roadside Safety, Part 1: What do the stats say?

Roadside Safety, Part 1: What do the statistics say about Patrol Officer Safety? Life. Vitality. Safety. Most of us take these for granted. Our lives are generally predictable and often the same, day in, day out. For law enforcement officers, this isn’t the case. In fact, a 2018 USA TODAY article ranks police and sheriff …

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Roadside Safety: What should I do if I get pulled over?

  What should I do if I get pulled over? How you can make it easier on yourself, and Law Enforcement?   You’re cruising along the highway, humming along to your favorite song, and thinking about your weekend plans. No, this isn’t the start of a sweet country song – next thing you know you spot …

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Officer Roadside Safety: Automation & eCitation

There is no doubt that law enforcement is a dangerous profession. Just since the beginning of 2015, there have been 14 LODDs (line-of-duty-deaths) in the United States, and prior to that there were 121 LODDs in 2014. This number continues to rise year over year. While many of these LODDs involved gunfire, it is certainly …

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