Merry Christmas! Portland’s upgraded automated speed cameras are ticketing drivers once again
More than half of the cameras taken offline in August are now issuing citations.
Enforcement
Police have made 85 traffic arrests in our region since Friday night
They pulled over 1,213 people and wrote 730 citations.
Portland police target enforcement on ‘ghost cars’ without license plates
Slowly but surely, Portland is changing its tune when it comes to enforcement of driving rules and behaviors.
PBOT cracks down on ghost cars with new automatic towing policy
The tougher-on-drivers enforcement many have been clamoring for is taking a step forward.
‘It’s a great day’: Police chief re-instates traffic division after more than two years without one
The dedicated traffic enforcement team will be on the streets in less than two days.
Despite police directive, Portlanders of color still overrepresented in traffic stops
Being stopped in traffic is the most common way most people come into contact with the police, but we don’t all experience those stops equally. In Portland (and throughout the United States), people of color are overrepresented in traffic stops, with Black people experiencing the most drastic effects of this bias. And this is more … Read more
Obscured license plates are illegal, dangerous, and on the rise
Have you noticed an increase in the amount of drivers using obscured license plates on their cars? We sure have. More and more people are trying to skirt the law — and avoid photo radar cameras — by making it hard to read their plates or removing them completely. For obvious reasons, these are illegal. … Read more
PPB traffic stop data shows Black Portlanders are overrepresented
H/T Latisha Jenson, Willamette Week In the first eight months of 2020, Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers made 20,990 traffic stops. According to police data, between New Year’s Day and August 1st, 17.7% of the people stopped were Black — a significant overrepresentation of Portland’s Black population which was 5.8% as of 2019. Over the … Read more
Interview with Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty: Vision Zero, enforcement, distracted walkers, and more
The first-year councilor looks to put her stamp on transportation policy.
Oregon Governor signs anti-profiling bill aimed at racially motivated traffic stops
Data will help anti-profiling advocates.
Black man who was thrown off bike and arrested without cause sues City of Portland for $475,000
Anthony Allen was just coming home from work.