Polizia Stradale

The Polizia Stradale patrols the 7,000 kilometres of motorways (autostrada) in Italy and the main highways and arterial roads outside towns.

Under the profile of the communication verification the news on the practicability then comes diffuse from the Center coordination information on street emergency (Centro Addestramento Polizia di Stato) (C.C.I.S.S.).

In order to respond to the increasing requirements of this traffic, highway patrol sections were formed at 72 police headquarters with the employment of 2600 men and numerous motorcycles of various origins, mostly military surplus, in the first months of 1946.

The PS was established by a decree issued on 26 November 1947 signed by the former Temporary Head of the State, Enrico De Nicola.

Subsequently the Polizia Stradale was organized into departments with regional responsibility and sections with local competence with subordinate sub-sections and detachments.