Under the watchful eye of instructors from Marana Police Department, cadets from the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Academy get a β€œhands-on” lesson on traffic control at Park Ave. and Irvington Road in Tucson on June 28, 2018.

Under the watchful eye of their instructors from the Marana Police Department, 42 cadets learned traffic control firsthand at Park Avenue and Irvington Road . Cadets received classroom instruction before they were dropped into a β€œlive scenario” Thursday. In this case with a little heat, jet noise overhead and inattentive drivers thrown in for good measure.

Cadets from Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Academy paired off and changed places after about 10 minutes of traffic control during a β€œhands-on” lesson on traffic control at Park Ave. and Irvington Road in Tucson on June 28, 2018.

A Sierra Vista Police officer and academy cadet chuckles during a traffic control lesson at Park Ave. and Irvington Road in Tucson on June 28, 2018.

Cadets from the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Academy wait their turns to pair off for a traffic control lesson at Park Ave. and Irvington Road in Tucson on June 28, 2018.

As trucks rumble by, cadets from the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Academy get a β€œhands-on” lesson on traffic control at Park Ave. and Irvington Road in Tucson on June 28, 2018.

Cadets from the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Academy get a β€œhands-on” lesson on traffic control at Park Ave. and Irvington Road in Tucson on June 28, 2018.


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