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PVO Flashcards

1
Q

As a Police Officer you must:

A

ALWAYS be professional behind the wheel

Be seen as an expert driver

Obey the rules of the road

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2
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what are the four main concepts of Co-operative driving ?

A

Eye Lead

Critical Path

Being seen

Escape Routes

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3
Q

What is eye lead:

A

the time and scanning distance ahead of the vehicle

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4
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What is the average eye lead time for most drivers?

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4-5 seconds

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5
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What is the expert minimum for eye lead?

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12 seconds

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6
Q

what are the three fundamentals of vehicle control>

A

Breaking steering Acceleration

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7
Q

how do you number lanes in trafffic?

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

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8
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what is ritical path?

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the open path along which the driver intends to travel?

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9
Q

what is being seen?

A

making others aware of you, we do this through:

Audible

Visual Warning devices

vehicle position

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10
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what are escape routes:

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

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11
Q

how far behind a vehicle should we be stopping?

A

we should be able to see the tires.

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12
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what is the area of immediate responsibility?

A

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

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13
Q

how often should we be scanning our mirrors?

A

every 5-8 seconds

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14
Q

what is pitch?

A

the transfer of weight longitudinally

occurs when braking or accelerating

(wheelie)

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15
Q

what is Roll:

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side-to-side weight transfer

results as a result of steering input

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16
Q

what is yaw?

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Horizontal rotation similar to a spinning top

17
Q

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

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

18
Q

is peace officer allowed to brake the law while driving?

A

yes

19
Q

what are we looking for while doing traffic duty?

A

safe and efficient mouvement of vehicles cyclist and pedestrians

20
Q

what does policy say about high speed follows?

A

they do not exist

21
Q

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

A

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

22
Q

what is a Police Pursuit:

A

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

23
Q

Rules of Engagement:

A

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

24
Q

risk assessment before getting into a pursuit

A

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

25
Q

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

A

initiate

continue or

Abort a pursuit

26
Q

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

A

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

27
Q

who cannot engage in a pursuit?

A

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

28
Q

when do we do when a pursuit has been aborted:

A

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

29
Q

who may abort a pursuit?

A

anyone

30
Q

what are the 4 stages of pursuit?

A

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

31
Q

what do we have to advise dispatch durring a pursuit:

A

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)

32
Q

Frequent Updates Include:

A

rate of speed

location

Traffic volume

Direction of travel

33
Q

what is stage 3 of pursuit:

A

where we transition to FOU

34
Q

What is Visual contact:

A

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

35
Q

what is disengage:

A

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

36
Q

Distant follow:

A

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

37
Q

Visual Containment:

A

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

38
Q

Visual contact broken:

A

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

39
Q

Inter jurisdictional pursuits (wps leaving the city)

A

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

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