Equipment and Duties
The Highway Patrol uses a combination of traditional police cruisers and motorcycle units to patrol limited-access and municipal roadways within the city limits of Philadelphia, encouraging rapid traffic flow and enforcing motor vehicle safety standards in line with its highway patrol mandate; however, the unit is also utilized as an elite high-crime task force, and is often sent into areas experiencing crime waves to perform massed patrols and searches. The Highway Patrol serves as a distinct and unique unit within the larger police department, and there are only a few other agencies within the United States that perform a similar municipal service, most notably in New York City and Boston.
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