PVO

Question 1

As a Police Officer you must:

Answer 1

ALWAYS be professional behind the wheel

Be seen as an expert driver

Obey the rules of the road

Question 2

what are the four main concepts of Co-operative driving ?

Answer 2

Eye Lead

Critical Path

Being seen

Escape Routes

Question 3

What is eye lead:

Answer 3

the time and scanning distance ahead of the vehicle

Question 4

What is the average eye lead time for most drivers?

Answer 4

4-5 seconds

Question 5

What is the expert minimum for eye lead?

Answer 5

12 seconds

Question 6

what are the three fundamentals of vehicle control>

Answer 6

Breaking steering Acceleration

Question 7

how do you number lanes in trafffic?

Answer 7

1-whaterver staring from the kerb and then turning lanes get numbered 1-whatever starting from the kerb

Question 8

what is ritical path?

Answer 8

the open path along which the driver intends to travel?

Question 9

what is being seen?

Answer 9

making others aware of you, we do this through:

Audible

Visual Warning devices

vehicle position

Question 10

what are escape routes:

Answer 10

by constantly re-evaluating our surroundings we can establish escape routes

Question 11

how far behind a vehicle should we be stopping?

Answer 11

we should be able to see the tires.

Question 12

what is the area of immediate responsibility?

Answer 12

the area Immediately in front, beside and directly behind our vehicle

Question 13

how often should we be scanning our mirrors?

Answer 13

every 5-8 seconds

Question 14

what is pitch?

Answer 14

the transfer of weight longitudinally

occurs when braking or accelerating

(wheelie)

Question 15

what is Roll:

Answer 15

side-to-side weight transfer

results as a result of steering input

Question 16

what is yaw?

Answer 16

Horizontal rotation similar to a spinning top

Question 17

what is our first priority when it comes to Emergency Response Driving?

Answer 17

Guaranteed safe arrival at the scene pf the emergency is the first priority

Question 18

is peace officer allowed to brake the law while driving?

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

what are we looking for while doing traffic duty?

Answer 19

safe and efficient mouvement of vehicles cyclist and pedestrians

Question 20

what does policy say about high speed follows?

Answer 20

they do not exist

Question 21

what do we have to voice when doing a traffic stop?

Answer 21

Provide dispatch with your call sign

Request dispatch to place you in a traffic stop

location

license plate

number of occupants

advise dispatch if backup is required

Question 22

what is a Police Pursuit:

Answer 22

means the operation of an emergency vehicle for the purpose of apprehending a suspect in a vehicle refusing to stop or attempting to evade police

Question 23

Rules of Engagement:

Answer 23

Do not initiate a puirsuit for any offence other than a known criminal code or CDSA offence taking into considerations the seriousness of the offence

Question 24

risk assessment before getting into a pursuit

Answer 24

seriousness of the offence

age ability of suspect driver

potential of Patrol Unit

Volume of vehicle pedestrian traffic

weather and road conditions

area – residential, commercial

visibility and illumination

Question 25

Public & Police safety is of paramount importance when deciding to:

Answer 25

initiate continue or Abort a pursuit

Question 26

if a suspect makes obvious attempts to elude/evade police, members shall:

Answer 26

consider themselves in a pursuit situation even though they have not made any attempts to stop the suspect

Question 27

who cannot engage in a pursuit?

Answer 27

on or off duty members operating their own vehicle? any unit transporting someone (whether in custody of ride along) unmarked unit not equipped with emergency lights and siren police members operating a motorcycle cadets

Question 28

when do we do when a pursuit has been aborted:

Answer 28

immediately stop the pursuit & do not follow the suspect vehicle verbally confirm acknowledgement of the abort command Provide your location to the dispatcher on a monitored talk group wait for street supervisor do not re-engage without the direct authorization of the duty officer

Question 29

who may abort a pursuit?

Answer 29

anyone

Question 30

what are the 4 stages of pursuit?

Answer 30

stage 1: pre pursuit stage2: pursuit stage 3: transition to FOU stage 4: post pursuit

Question 31

what do we have to advise dispatch durring a pursuit:

Answer 31

Patrol unit call sign Location Direction of travel Liscence number Rate of speed Traffic Volume Weather conditions Road conditions Description of driver/ passengers Request FOU (air-1)

Question 32

Frequent Updates Include:

Answer 32

rate of speed location Traffic volume Direction of travel

Question 33

what is stage 3 of pursuit:

Answer 33

where we transition to FOU

Question 34

What is Visual contact:

Answer 34

Visual contat means the Flight Operation Unit (helicopter) can visually observe the suspect or suspect vehicle

Question 35

what is disengage:

Answer 35

the police units involved to stop pursuing and revert to a distant follow, Police members to abide by the HTA

Question 36

Distant follow:

Answer 36

the police units slow down or back off to a distance where the suspect vehicle can not view the police vehicle following but are nearby to re-engage the pursuit of the suspect vehicle if necessary or to affect the arrest. Police members to abide by the HTA

Question 37

Visual Containment:

Answer 37

means the flight opps unit has visual contact with the suspect of the suspect vehicle and is in position to coordinate the incident.

Question 38

Visual contact broken:

Answer 38

A situation where the flight opps unit has lost visual sight of the suspect or vehicle due to ground obstructions such as trees or buildings

Question 39

Inter jurisdictional pursuits (wps leaving the city)

Answer 39

when assigned, unit to notify Dispatch on monitored group when you are in position if assigned to take over as prime, when suspect passes by, assume Prime Unit duties if assigned to deploy a tire deflation device, attempt to terminate/de-escalate the pursuit prior to it entering the city. If attempt fails, assume back up duties