Road Policing Flashcards
New Zealand Road safety strategy 20 20–2030 intermediate target
Vision is a 40% reduction of deaths and serious injury on our roads over the next decade
Road to zero guiding principles
We promote good choices but plan for mistakes
We designed for human vulnerability
We strengthen all parts of the road transport system
We have a shared responsibility for improving road safety
Actions are grounded in evidence and evaluated
Road safety actions support health well-being and livable places
We make safety and critical decision-making priorities
Road to zero focus areas - 5 focus areas
Infrastructure improvements and speed management Vehicle safety Work related road safety Road user choices System management
Intervention Indicators
Measure progress of specific action plan initiatives
Safety performance indicators
Are what government seeks to improve through successful program delivery
Outcome indicators
Relate closely to the overarching goal
Our road policing response goals
Safe homes free from violence abuse and neglect
Safe roads preventing death and injury
Safe communities people feel safe and are safe
Setting strategy for road policing response
Restraints
We want vehicle occupants to wear restraints at all times to maximise crash survival probability
Impairment
We want to prevent impairment related crashes entirely
Distractions
We want all drivers to focus on the task of driving and to expect the unexpected
Speed
We want to reduce crash severity through the reduction of main speed across the network
Fleeing driver policy overriding principle
Safety is success
Fleeing driver policy - our risk assessment must balance
Initial threat posed by the vehicle occupants
Necessity to immediately apprehend the driver and or passengers
And
Risk of harm to any person if the driver fails to stop or remain stopped
Each fleeing driver event will be reviewed to determine whether the decision
Appropriate
lawful
Justified considering all the circumstances
Compliant with police instructions
And
Whether there are lessons to be learned and applied
Initiating driver or passenger advises the ECC of the pursuit as soon as practicable including
Initial reason for signalling the driver to stop
Location
Direction of travel
Vehicle description
The dispatcher
May
Abandon the pursuit where the initial reason for signalling the driver to stop is not provided or is insufficient to justify a pursuit
Secondary vehicle driver and or passenger
Direct abandonment if Tina risk assessment identifies risks of harm outweigh the initial threat Posed by the vehicle occupants and the need to immediately apprehend
Pursuit controller (ECC)
Is responsible for command and control of the pursuit
Confirms the initial reason for seeking the driver to stop
Directs abandonment where the initial reason for sitting on the driver to stop is not provided or is insufficient to justify pursuit
Limits the number of police units following
Reason the pursuit controller may abandon the pursuit
Risk assessment identifies risk of harm outways the initial threat…
The identity of the fleeing driver becomes known
Pursuing units have lost contact
Sustained loss of communications
DCC role in a pursuit
Have no command role
May provide situationally intelligence
Field supervises
Maintain supervisory oversight
Direct abandonment…
Continuous TENR
Provide support
Responsibilities after a fleeing driver event
Fleeing driver notification must be completed before the end of shift
(or with approval within five days and before going on RDO’s or leave)
Subsequent fleeing driver event post abandonment
Permission must be obtained from pursuit controller Before Signalling the driver to stop And if permission is obtained Commencing a pursuit
Subsequent fleeing driver event permission will only be given in circumstances where
the threat posed by the Vehicle and the necessity to immediately apprehend the driver/passenger outweighs the risk created by the pursuit
Air Support unit primary role
The pursuit controller may request
Take over primary responsibility for providing commentary
Assist in the coordination of ground units to resolve the fleeing driver event safely
The pursuit controller always…
Retains control and command of the fleeing driver event
AOS/STG non-compliant fleeing driver stop
AOS/STG commanders may authorise a non-compliant vehicle stop
Can only be done if there is no other timely practical method
to contain the fleeing driver or
neutralise the threat
AOS/STG non-compliant stop can only be undertaken when
They are trained in its use And It is undertaken in accordance with SOP And Authorised by commander