Parking enforcement officer

Traffic warden or police Hostess ( abbreviated PH) refers to a female service force of a community that is predominantly or exclusively for the monitoring of stationary traffic. The term for male wardens is auxiliary policeman or Politeur.

Designation

The term traffic warden is a portmanteau of a new creation by an artificial assembly of police and hostess. In French, the term courtesy. In the 1970s the name was also often " female members of the auxiliary police " is used.

Activity

Uniformed traffic wardens are usually used for enforcement of traffic offenses in road traffic, depending on the municipality, especially or exclusively in stationary traffic ( eg parking offenses).

Politesse is not a training occupation, the required knowledge is taught in courses. The compensation takes place predominantly by the collective agreement for the public sector.

Adaptations

• A Sketch of Loriot takes up this profession in satirical form.
• The Beatles devoted the meter maid a song.
• In addition to police officers and inspectors of TÜV also wardens are always victims of verbal attacks of the comic book character of the same name Werner in comics.