page_title: Polizia Stradale
section_title: Equipment
hierarchical_section_title: Polizia Stradale / Equipment
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Army Parade in Rome, 2 june 2006, Festa della Repubblica Italiana. Polizia di Stato, motorcycles
context_page_description: The Polizia Stradale is the national highway patrol of Italy and is a sub-directorate of the Italian State Police.
  The Polizia Stradale patrols the 7,000 kilometers of motorways in Italy and the main highways and arterial roads outside towns. Missions include the prevention and detection of driving offences, traffic accident reporting, planning and carrying out services to regulate traffic, providing escorts for road safety, protecting and controlling the road network, rescue operations and cooperation in the collection of traffic flow data.
  Between the several activities it carries out also services of supply and regulation of the traffic. Under the profile of the communication verification the news on the practicability that then comes diffuse from the Center coordination information on street emergency. It also promotes the initiatives and campaigns of sensibilities of the citizens, in particular young people, on street emergencies.
context_section_description: The PS uses high powered cars and motorcycles with some vans, ambulances and other specialised vehicles as needed.
caption: Polizia Stradale BMW 850's
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