What would traffic enforcement folks be doing that would require all kinds of tactical upgrades to their cars, once we take car chases (again: already usually a

What would traffic enforcement folks be doing that would require all kinds of tactical upgrades to their cars, once we take car chases (again: already usually a bad idea and danger to the public well in excess of their benefits, no matter how the cop cars are equipped) out of the picture? Scenario: ordinary traffic stop. Writes ticket or issues warning. Everything’s fine. Scenario: I’m driving with a suspended license and may have an outstanding warrant for a missed court date. I elect not to run. Normal cop car called, takes me in. I won’t attack the traffic enforcement officer, because this is all being recorded and that gains me nothing except lost time and more charges, since if… Scenario: The above is the situation but I elect to flee. No chase occurs, so this doesn’t turn into a prolonged risk to the public. Since I know the traffic enforcers don’t pursue and it’s well-publicized that their car and body cam footage is uploaded constantly, there’s zero reason to engage with or attempt to harm them. The remaining risks are things that aren’t really mitigated by car upgrades (someone driving off mid-stop, which is risky for the traffic enforcer already standing next to the stopped-person’s car) or the kind of risks also present at, I dunno, the grocery store (someone armed and crazy attacks you for absolutely no conceivable benefit to themselves) A bonus is that this would make non-traffic-enforcement cops a ton safer, since most of their deaths are from traffic accidents (not intentional attacks with a vehicle, to distinguish the two) and they’d spend way less time driving, or standing on the side of highways. [edit] I got that wrong, vehicle strikes and car crashes are more like ~40% of deaths on the job, not over half. Still, it’s way up the list of risks. Unclear how major injury causes break down.