Highway patrol
In these provinces, the following agencies are responsible for highway patrol: In Newfoundland and Labrador, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary serves only major metropolitan areas[1] and highway policing is the responsibility of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
In 2018 Saskatchewan gave additional authorities to its commercial vehicle enforcement branch in relation to Criminal Code and provincial traffic offences and renamed the branch the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol to reflect its new powers.
In China some provinces, including Sichuan[2] have a separate Expressway Patrol Public Security Bureau which is under the administration of provincial Public Security Departments, however in most provinces such as Guangdong, the task of highway patrol is assigned municipal traffic police.
[3] Prior to its deactivation in 2018, the Chinese People's Armed Police Transportation Corps [zh] was tasked with maintenance, disaster response and security along highways in rural or border areas.
In France, traffic policing on highways is the responsibility of dedicated units of the Gendarmerie Nationale, the Escadron départementaux de sécurité routière (EDSR) and the CRS autoroutières of the National Police (France).
The Indonesian National Police Traffic Corps (Korps Lalu Lintas Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia abbreviated "Korlantas Polri") oversees several units which regard to traffic policing including the highway patrol unit.
It conducts activities such as traffic: law enforcement, management, control, accident handling and prevention, education, escort, and patrol in the roads of the country.
[6] This task was previously enforced by the defunct Luxembourgish National Grand Ducal Gendarmerie.
JPJ also charged with the responsibility of undertaking registration and licensing of drivers and all motor vehicles and trailers in Malaysia.
Their primary focus is to conduct traffic stops with the aim to detect criminal activities and to intercept weapons, money and drugs.
The Highway Patrol Group are responsible for intelligence, promulgating anti-carnapping campaigns and other road enforcements.
In regards to traffic violations, the Land Transportation Office Law Enforcement Service are responsible for enforcing traffic rules and regulations both for public utility and private vehicles on national highways.
In Russia, traffic policing on highways is the responsibility of GIBDD section of the Politsiya and the Public Security Service of the MVD.
State police agencies may fulfil the role of highway patrol, and vice versa.
In addition to its highway patrol duties, it performs functions outside the normal purview of the city police or the county sheriff, such as enforcing traffic laws on state highways and interstate expressways, overseeing the security of the state capitol complex and other state buildings, protecting the governor, providing technological and scientific support services, and helping to coordinate multi-jurisdictional task force activity in serious or complex cases.
The state traffic enforcement agency retained the name "California Highway Patrol" after the merger of the smaller California State Police with the larger and better-known CHP and the combination of their functions into one agency.
These units have special uniforms for their highway duty- service caps with the wire grommet removed, giving the classic "crusher" look, leather jackets, riding breeches, riding boots, Sam Browne-style belts and lanyards for their service pistols.
A privately compiled list of Highway Patrol organizations and similar state police agencies is available on the web.
Some agencies, particularly on the East Coast, refer to their state police offices as "barracks", although troopers generally do not reside there.
While not law enforcement personnel, these persons provide free service to motorists in distress, and secure lanes of traffic, provide emergency medical assistance, request tow trucks for vehicles in inconvenient or dangerous locations, remove debris from the roadway after a crash, and resolve minor disabled vehicle problems, such as flat tires, jumpstarts, or pushing a disabled vehicle out of travel lanes.
