Police Traffic RADAR/LIDAR Operator 

Foxborough, MA

   January 18-20, 2021 

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Across the Nation in 2018, motor vehicle crashes caused an estimated 36,540 deaths on our public ways. Many of these deaths were caused by irresponsible driving at speeds greater than reasonable and proper for existing conditions. Countering these actions fall squarely on patrol officers as the primary objectives of any agency’s traffic enforcement efforts are to reduce crashes and enforce existing laws.  Research has clearly shown that speed enforcement reduces the number of motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities, thus saving lives. Speed detection devices are accurate and efficient tools that will help in accomplishing this objective. While dedicated traffic safety programs will help, speed enforcement is critical.

In this course, you will learn about radar and lidar for use in speed detection. Your classroom training will cover the different scientific principles behind these devices so that you can easily apply them within your agency’s overall speed enforcement program. We will also cover the various aspects of equipment used, such as testing and verification protocols, case law, health issues, and many other operational considerations.

The last day of the school involves operational scenarios under the direction of your instructor. To that end, students must bring their departmental RADAR and LIDAR devices as well as the cruisers to which they are assigned. They must also be in uniform, with all equipment needed to act in an enforcement capacity.

Upon completion of this course, the officer will be able to define, discuss or have knowledge of the following:

Rules and laws that govern speed regulation and enforcement	The association between higher speeds and crashes, deaths and injuries
Traffic safety benefits of effective speed management	Principals of estimating vehicular speed
Identify and discuss laws and court decisions affecting speed enforcement	Identify and discuss policies and procedures affecting speed enforcement
Demonstrate the ability to estimate the speed of vehicles	Demonstrate the ability to prepare and present testimony relating to speed estimating and enforcement
Define RADAR and discuss the origin and history of police traffic RADAR	Define the terms, frequency, wavelength and signal speed as well as the Doppler Principle and how it relates to police traffic RADAR
Explain how police traffic RADAR determines a vehicle’s speed	Describe the operation of Stationary and Moving traffic RADAR
Describe affects that can affect the accuracy of traffic RADAR	Explain how to properly set up, test and operate assigned traffic RADAR
Define LIDAR and discuss the origin and history of police traffic LIDAR	Give a brief non-scientific definition of LIDAR
Explain what happens to LASER energy when it is reflected, refracted or absorbed	Discuss potential health issues when operating specific LIDAR units
Explain how to properly operate specific LIDAR units	Identify affects that may affect the LIDAR unit’s accuracy

Please Note: Due to COVID-19 Restrictions in MA only 24 attendees will be allowed in the class. Please register early to assure yourself of a seat.

Cost:  $495.00 per attendee

Where:  Foxborough Police Department, 8 Chestnut Street, Foxborough, MA 02035 

When:   January 18-20, 2021

Check-in first day only: 7:30AM – 8:00AM  Class Hours:  8:00AM – 4:00PM

Purchase Orders and/or Checks Should be Sent to: SRR Traffic Safety Consulting, LLC, 7 Marion Avenue, Andover, MA 01810

Inquiries can be Directed to:  

 Chief Reggie Redfern (Ret.) Phone: 413-626-9554 Email: reggie@srrtraining.com

Lt. Kenneth Fitzgerald  Phone: 508-698-7003  Email: kfitzgerald@foxboroughpolice.com

Instructor: John Maxwell retired March 2018 after a 34-year career in law enforcement. Mr. Maxwell started his career with the LaVergne Police Department in 1984 as a patrol officer. In 1986 Mr. Maxwell gained employment with the Berry Hill Police Department until 1987 when he went to work for the Brentwood Tennessee Police Department as a patrol officer. From 1995 to 1999 Mr. Maxwell was assigned as a Field Training Officer and also served as an In-Service Instructor for the department.  He specialized in radar/lidar instruction and crash investigation instruction for other members of the Brentwood Police Department where he served as Senior Crash Investigator until he retired in 2018. During this time, from 2006 until 2018, Mr. Maxwell also worked as an instructor for the Tennessee Highway Safety Office where he was responsible for teaching the NHTSA Radar/Lidar Instructor Course to law enforcement officers across the state of Tennessee. From 2003 to 2005 Mr. Maxwell served as the Operations Sergeant for a Military Police Battalion, responsible for the training of over 500 soldiers that were deployed overseas in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.