Fleeing driver and urgent duty driving Flashcards
The decision to commence, continue or abandon a fleeing driver incident must be continually assessed and reassessed in accordance with what threat assessment tool?
TENR
Who can order a fleeing driver incident to be abandoned?
Lead or secondary vehicle drivers.
Their passengers.
The field supervisor.
The pursuit controller.
Who must acknowledge the pursuit warning when given?
The lead vehicle and secondary vehicle.
If a silver driver is 2-up in a marked police vehicle with a gold supervisor, what classification can they use for reporting under supervision?
Gold
The overarching principle is that public and police officers safety takes precedence over the immediate apprehension of a fleeing driver. What additional principle is preferred over a fleeing driver incident whenever possible and when circumstances allow?
Inquiry phase
When can police attempt to stop the fleeing vehicle once the fleeing driver incident has been abandoned?
When the pursuit controller gives approval.
What is the correct term for the first police vehicle when pursuing the fleeing driver?
Lead vehicle.
Who can hold the role of pursuit controller?
Comms Shift Commander.
Field Supervisor.
Comms Team Leader.
Police employee who is not a constable.
Who retains overall operational oversight and organisational risk management even though command may have been passed to someone else?
Comms center
If a fleeing driver does not pose an imminent threat, as defined by TENR risk assessment, what is the preferred approach?
For the offender to be apprehended through subsequent inquiries.
A vehicle is located after a recently abandoned fleeing driver incident, and the pursuit controller gives authority for the vehicle to be signalled. Will this subsequent signalling become a new incident and notification or will it be included in the earlier report?
New incident and notification.
Who does the instruction from the pursuit controller to abandon a fleeing driver pursuit NOT apply yo unless specifically directed to do so?
Aircraft (such as eagle)
Motorcyclists often flee at high speeds, undertaking high risk driving behaviour that places increased risks on all involved. Any decision to pursue a motorcyclist must balance the severity of the offending against what?
TENR
Who must undertake any radio communications in the lead vehicle?
Constabulary passenger.
You have just come out of the station when you see a vehicle that had sped away from you earlier in the morning. Due to its speed you had abandoned the fleeing driver incident. The vehicle is driving within the speed limit and appears to be unaware you have spotted it. What do you do next?
Ask the pursuit controller for permission to signal the vehicle to stop.
