Despite the fact that in Rome over 60% of daily traffic accidents are caused by Vespa scooters, very few of them are prosecuted because the Italian government believes that it shouldn't tarnish the Vespa as "an important symbol of the carefree Italian lifestyle".

The Shreveport Louisiana Police Department has recently issued all of their officers with paintball guns. The intention is that if a police officer sees a traffic violation occurring while already issuing a ticket they can just "tag" the newly-noticed offender with a paintball and then track them down later. There have been both advantages and disadvantages in practice. One advantage is that cars shot with paintball guns often pull over immediately to try and find the culprit. This makes the officer's job much easier, especially since the driver of the tagged car often heads right to the officer to make a complaint. The major disadvantage is that on at least two occasions the police officer used the wrong gun and actually shot the car.