Traffic police generally refer to traffic police. Traffic police, referred to as traffic police for short, refers to the people's police in charge of traffic order management and traffic accident investigation in public security organs. It is a kind of police of the people's police. Its main responsibilities are traffic order management, traffic accident investigation, traffic crime investigation, vehicle and driver management, etc.
The main duty of the traffic police is to investigate and deal with road traffic violations and traffic accidents according to law; Maintain urban and rural road traffic order and highway public security order; Carry out motor vehicle safety inspection, license issuance and driver assessment and certification; Carry out publicity and education activities on road traffic safety; Scientific research on road traffic management; Participate in the planning of urban construction, road traffic and safety facilities. Organize and publicize traffic laws and regulations, manage road traffic order according to law, manage vehicles, drivers and pedestrians, educate traffic offenders, investigate and handle traffic accidents, maintain normal traffic order, and ensure smooth and safe transportation.
The People's Republic of China People's Police Law
Article 6 The people's police of public security organs shall perform the following duties according to the division of responsibilities:
(a) to prevent, stop and investigate illegal and criminal activities;
(2) Maintaining public order and stopping acts endangering public order;
(3) Maintaining traffic safety and traffic order and handling traffic accidents;
(four) to organize the implementation of fire control work, the implementation of fire supervision;
(five) the management of firearms, ammunition, controlled knives and inflammable, explosive, toxic, radioactive and other dangerous goods;
(six) the management of special industries as stipulated by laws and regulations;
(seven) to guard the specific personnel specified by the state and guard the important places and facilities;
(8) Managing assemblies, processions and demonstrations;
(nine) the management of housework, nationality, entry and exit affairs and foreigners' residence and travel in China;
(ten) to maintain public order in the country (border);
(eleven) the execution of criminal punishment for criminals sentenced to criminal detention and deprivation of political rights;
(twelve) to supervise and manage the security protection of computer information systems;
(thirteen) to guide and supervise the public security work of state organs, social organizations, enterprises and institutions and key construction projects, and to guide the public security prevention work of mass organizations such as public security committees;
(fourteen) other duties as prescribed by laws and regulations.