WHEREAS, traffic enforcement is necessary to ensure the safe and efficient movement of people, vehicles, and goods along the streets, roadways and highways of the United States and Canada; and

WHEREAS, commercial vehicle inspection and enforcement are necessary to ensure the safe and efficient movement of goods along the streets, roadways and highways of the United States and Canada, as well as the protection of the surface transportation infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, traffic crashes and other highway incidents require response and investigation by law enforcement officers and other emergency responders; and

WHEREAS, streets, roadways and highways have not been engineered for the safety of law enforcement officers and other emergency responders while they are conducting crash investigations, commercial vehicle inspection and enforcement, traffic enforcement; or responding to other highway incidents; and

WHEREAS, law enforcement officers are exposed to significant dangers during traffic and commercial vehicle enforcement activities, during commercial vehicle inspections, during crash investigations, and during other highway incidents; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Transport Canada, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) include the aforementioned factors and consider, as well, pull-over/safety lanes and observation and enforcement platforms when they create standards for the construction of streets, roadways and highways; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the safety of law enforcement officers and other emergency responders while they are performing their responsibilities on streets, roadways and highways become an integral part of, and a major priority during, the strategic planning process, as well as the comprehensive safety strategies of the FHWA, Transport Canada, FMCSA and NHTSA; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that this priority be relayed to the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), the Governors’ Highway Safety Association (GHSA), the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), and other related organizations.