Chapter 5 Road Policing Flashcards
What is our vision for the long term goal for road safety?
A safe road system increasingly free of death and serious injury
What are the objectives of the Safe System?
M M M
Make the road transport system more accomodating of human error
Manage the forces that injure people in a crash to a level a human can tolerate without serious injury
Minimise the level of unsafe road users behaviour
What does our Safe System focus on?
SR SS SV SRU
Safe Roads: that predictable and forgiving of mistakes
Safe Speeds: travel speeds suit the function and level of safety of the road
Safe Vehicles: that prevents crashes and road users
Safe Road Use: road users are safe and competent, alert and unimpaired
Who is responsible for a safe system?
Everyone
The SS approach requires shared responsibility between road users and system designers
What are some of the actions Safer Journeys will achieve?
\+ safety of younger drivers - alcohol/drug impaired driving \+ safer speeds \+ safety of motorcycling improve the safety of light vehicle fleet achieve safer walking and cycling improve safety of heavy vehicles - impact of fatigue and address distraction - impact of high risk drivers \+ the level of restraint use \+ safety of older NZers
What is the police mission?
In road safety, our aim is to reduce injury and death on our roads.
What intelligence model do we use in road safety?
IILM
Integrated Intervention Logic Model
What are our top risk factors?
RIDS
Restraints
Impairment
Distractions
Speed
How will police enable this to happen?
DDT RRR NZRSP TC T LSP
CCI to include:
District deployment tool Repeat registrations report NZ road safety partnership Tasking and coordination Tools (on duty) Local stakeholder partnerships
What is our road policing target?
5% reduction in deaths every year, based on 2017 when 378 were lost
What is the overarching principle for fleeing drivers?
Public and police safety take precedence over the immediate apprehension of fleeing drivers.
What are some of the additional principles?
FDI must be managed in the safest possible manner
An enquire phase is preferred over FDP
FDI will only be commenced and/or continued if seriousness of the offence, outweigh the risk
The fact that the driver is fleeing does not justify a FDP
Decisions to abandon will be supported
Police employees to use TENR
FD will be held to account
What is a fleeing driver?
Is a driver who has been signalled to stop by an officer but fails to do so.
How do police balance their conduct and FD?
P R P
Public and police employee safety
Risks involved
Public interest in apprehending those who fail to stop
