Policy Text
A. PURPOSE
1. Traffic direction and control functions should be performed when necessary to
ensure the safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians. Police
Personnel shall be assigned to carry out identified traffic direction and control
functions only at those times and places where law enforcement authority and/or
human intervention is required to ensure safety and efficiency, and until such time
the problem is resolved or temporary traffic control apparatus can be installed.
2. Manual direction of traffic will be handled by both sworn and non-sworn
uniformed Personnel. Manual direction will be used in situations where traffic
control signals or devices are not present or inadequate. Emergency conditions
may dictate the manual control of traffic. Factors include, but are not limited to:
vehicle crashes, traffic signal failures, road construction, traffic volume and
speed, number of pedestrians present, and special functions.