Road Policing Flashcards
Immediate actions as part of road to zero
Infrastructure and speed - safety treatment and infrastructure investment. Safety, accessibility, bike lanes, footpaths etc
Vehicle and safety - safety standards, understanding of vehicle safety, mandatory anti-lock braking for bikes
Work related road safety
Road user choices - RP, drug driving, access to licensing and training, road penalties
System management- leadership, support and coordination.
Success target
Reduce death and serious injury by 40% by 2030
Fleeing driver principles
Safety precedence
FTS not sufficient in itself to pursue
Investigation preferred
Threat posed greater than risk of harm by pursuing
Likely impact, particularly if CYP
Collective responsibility to do as safely as possible
Decision to not pursue, supported
All fleeing to be investigated
Review in timely manner - health/safety risks, training issues, systemic issues, lessons learnt
Staff may be criminally liable
During a pursuit notes
No driver can be directed to commence or continue a pursuit
If no pursuit controller or team lead is available, dispatcher must direct abandonment
Pursuit controller directs abandonment if TENR risk outweighs initial threat posed , identify of driver becomes known, loss of contact with fleeing driver, sustained loss of comms with pursuing
Only shift commander can decide to reengage after abandonment
5days for review of fleeing driver notifications
Temporary road closure
30 and 32 s&s
30 Authorised road block to arrest UL at large or committed offence with imprisonment
RGB in vehicle
32 stopping of vehicle at or near road block
TDD
Pursuit controller, trained police in exceptional circumstances, ECC shift commander if heavy vehicle
Non compliant vehicle stop
Justified TENR
AOS or STG commander may authorise
Only when no other timely or practical response to contain
Specialist can when
Trained in its use
In accordance with standard operating procedures
Authorised by their commander
