To the question of improving the activity of traffic police (on the example of Khabarovsk krai)
Road safety is an urgent problem of modern society due to the high growth of road traffic accidents. Because of the increasing number of vehicles, the risk of road accidents, administrative offenses, which leads to negative consequences, increases. The determining influence on the level of accident rate is provided by drivers of vehicles. The authors of the article analyze the administrative activity of traffic police officers aimed at identifying various factors affecting the occurrence of road traffic accidents and effective road safety. The authors consider the measures to ensure road safety. It is noted that the supervision of traffic with the help of traffic enforcement camera is one of the most effective measures to increase the road safety. Complexes of automatic fixation of traffic violations contribute to reducing the number of traffic violations and affect the self-discipline of drivers. Special technical training of the permanent composition of the police units, the ability to competently apply technology in a variety of administrative situations and to use the results of this application are becoming increasingly important. The key words that determine the nature of the traffic police traffic police are safety, preservation of life, health of people on roads.