The Traffic Police is a specialized unit of the

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responsible for overseeing and enforcing traffic safety

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on roads and highways. It is headed by the Director of Traffic, in recent times a senior gazetted officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). Therefore, the post is also referred to as DIG - Traffic.

History

With the enactment of the ''Motor Traffic Act of 1950'', the

Colombo Metropolitan Police Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo met ...

identified the need for a unit for traffic control in the city of Colombo. This unit was formed in 1951 and was expanded in 1953 to cover the whole island with the establishment of the Traffic Police Headquarters.

Units

Administration of the unit is carried out by the Traffic Police Headquarters, while there is a Traffic Unit in all police stations island wide.

Duties

* Enforcement of traffic safety

* Investigation of Motor accidents * Piloting VIP transport details * Traffic control during road closures

Uniform

Traffic police officers can be identified by the white colour peaked caps, cross belts and belts they wear on the standard police uniform.

External links and references

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Duty of police to make roads safer for users - DIG, Traffic

Traffic Police

History

Units

Duties

Uniform

See also

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