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Name the 7 Road to Zero Principles

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  1. Promote good choices but plan for mistakes
  2. Design for human vulnerability
  3. Strengthen all parts of the road transport system
  4. Shared responsibility for improving road safety
  5. Actions are grounded in evidence & evaluated
  6. Our road safety actions support health, wellbeing and liveable places
  7. Make safety a critical decision-making priority.
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What does RIDS stand for?

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Restraints
Impairment
Drugs & Alcohol & Driving Distracted (phones)
Speed

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Explain the traffic deterrence theory?

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Drivers are deterred from engaging in risky driving behaviour because they believe that police detection and enforcement is likely, difficult to predict, and difficult to avoid.

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Explain how you urgent Duty Driving?

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UDD must be justified in response to the threat.
Lights & sirens must be used continuously unless a tactical response is undertaken.

Ensuring a continuous TENR will assist in minimising risks to all.

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TENR

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Threat
Exposure
Necessity
Response

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What are the overriding Principles of UDD?

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The public & police employee safety takes precedence over the necessity to undertake urgent duty driving.

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Additional overriding principles of UDD?

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  • public & police safety must be prioritised
  • UDD conducted in the safest possible manner
  • Staff must drive at a speed & manner appropriate to circumstances
  • Staff are legally responsible for their actions
  • will use TENR, &
  • category A vehicles are preferred for urgent duty driving as they are more visible.

** No duty is so urgent that it requires the public or Police to be placed at unjustified risk.

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What is the preferred vehicle to use for UDD

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Category A vehicles (more visible)

  • Where it is necessary to use a vehicle other than a category A, staff must factor this into their threat assessment.
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When can you preform UDD?
X7

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  • serious incident
  • gathering evidence
  • apprehending an offender
  • fleeing driver (in accordance with the Fleeing driver policy)
  • providing security to an official motorcade
  • an urgent duty & to comply with the speed limit is likely to prevent or hinder that duty being executed
  • activities approved by the Commissioner in writing.
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What is a serious incident in regards to UDD?

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includes situations where:
* force or the threat of force is involved
* any person faces the risk of serious harm
* Police are responding to people in the act of committing a crime.

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Factors to consider when UDD?

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  • is incident still in progress?
  • nature & seriousness of incident
  • proximity of incident
  • proximity of other units
  • environment
  • driver classification, m/v classification, heavily laden m/v & m/v passengers
  • warning devices are activated or a ‘tactical approach’ is being used, and
  • vehicle type.
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When must lights & sirens be used in UDD?

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at all times (continuously) while undertaking urgent duty driving unless a ‘tactical approach’ is used.

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What is a ‘tactical approach’ in relation to UDD?

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  • adjusting vehicle speed
  • turning off or not activating the siren
  • turning off or not activating the warning lights

** it should be the exception rather than the rule & be proportionate to the incident

**lights or sirens must be used through intersections

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When a tactical approach not be used in relation to UDD?

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A tactical approach cannot be used once a fleeing driver incident is initiated. Any deactivation of warning devices must be in line with the fleeing driver abandonment procedure.

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Do you have an defence when going through a stop sign, give way sign or traffic signal while UDD?

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Yes, if the act or omission was necessary in executing your duty.

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Rules when proceeding through lights, stop signs, give ways etc

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You must:
* display lights or a siren
* not exceeding 20 km/h
* taking due care to avoid collisions with pedestrians and other traffic.

Note: All of these conditions apply.

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Section 114 - Freshly pursuing. What information must you tell the driver of the vehicle and the home occupier?

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Your name
that you are freshly pursing
and section 114

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What driver class can pursue?

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Gold Class.
A silver can only pursue in extenuating circumstances and must be taken over by a Gold ASAP

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If you are a Level 2 Responder can you initiate a pursuit?

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Yes, as long as you are a Gold Class Driver

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What is the Police response when responding to a fleeing driver?
x4 things

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Reasonable, proportionate & necessary

lawful

justified, considering all circumstances

Compliant with Police Instructions and Policy

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What take priority over the immediate apprehension of a fleeing driver?

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Safety of Police staff, the public and the vehicle occupants

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Will a decision not to pursue be supported by Police?

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Yes

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Can staff be criminally liable if their actions contravene legislation?

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Yes

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What are the two reasons that are justified for initiating a pursuit?

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Threat posed by the driver/occupants
or
Seriousness of an offence suspected to have been committed

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With a pursuit, what information must you give ECC?
Initial reason for wanting to stop the driver The intention to signal the driver to stop Whether a pursuit is going to be initiated if the driver fails to stop Any plan to stop a fleeing vehicle
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Why should ECC be advised of a possible fleeing driver?
Enable ECC to assist planning the response and assessment against the Fleeing Driver Framework
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What are the four anchoring factors while considering your TENR in regards to a fleeing driver?
Time of day Environment (traffic, location) Driver/occupant profile Offence
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If you decide not to pursue, or abandon the pursuit what must you do?
Tell ECC and request they create a FLEE event Immediately reduce speed or remain stationary if already stopped Deactivate lights and sirens Stop as soon as safe to do so Advise ECC you are stationary and your location
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Should lights and sirens be used at all times in a pursuit?
YES
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Who can order a pursuit to be abandoned? x4
The lead or secondary drivers & passengers The field supervisor Eagle ECC
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When must a pursuit be abandoned?
If the risk outweighs the harm Pursuing vehicle has lost sight of the fleeing vehicle ECC has lost comms with pursuing unit
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When would AOS/STG become involved in a fleeing vehicle?
Non-compliant armed fleeing vehicle
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If a fleeing vehicle is sighted later (after the pursuit was abandoned), what must you do?
Contact ECC and ask permission for signalling the driver to stop, also checking if a pursuit can be initiated if the vehicle flees again If permission is given, this will be classed as a new event
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Every FLEE must result in?
K6 (report) or K9 (arrest)
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Does a fleeing driver report need to be completed for every fleeing driver event?
YES - regardless if it ends in a pursuit or not
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Who is primary responsible for ensuring a Fleeing Driver Report is created?
The field supervisor
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What is primary role of Eagle?
Maintain observations & update ECC ECC may ask them to take over commentary
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Does Eagle have any command or control in a fleeing driver event?
No
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Does the DCC have any control in a Pursuit?
No, apart from providing some intel
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What is the field supervisors role in a pursuit?
Maintain oversight during the pursuit May direct the pursuit to be abandoned Provide support to the staff & ECC TENR
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Who reviews the Fleeing Driver Report
A Level 1 reviewer
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Who is the pursuit controller?
Usually the ECC shift commander, or a trained team leader if the shift commander is not available
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If a the lead car in a pursuit is single crewed, what should happen?
A two person unit should replace as soon as possible. The secondary car should also provide comms if a single crew unit is the lead vehicle
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Ideally how many units should be involved in a pursuit
No more than two, unless tactically appropriate
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If the lead vehicle is an unmarked vehicle, can they pursue?
Yes, however a marked car should take over asap
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What is the overriding principle when applying TENR?
Safety is success No duty is so urgent that it requires the public or police to be placed at unjustified risk
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When can staff deploy TDD
Legally justified Can be deployed safely Solid cover is available
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What is the primary consideration regarding using TDD?
Safety
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What is the recognised safest method when using TDD?
The pull method
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Do Police have legal authority to use TDD?
Yes - it is a tactical option It is a natural extension of Police use of force powers in SS39, 40, 41, 48
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When should TDD not be used?
Motorbikes, trikes, mopeds, quadbikes etc In locations with high pedestrian or vehicle traffic (including parked vehicles) Road construction Where there is a likelihood of injury to any person
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Who can deploy TDD
PITT Level One or Two responders
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When can TDD be deployed?
Fleeing drivers (pursued, not pursued) Pre-emptive deployment Special operations
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Can staff self-authorise TDD
Yes in a fleeing driver not pursued event You must advise ECC (who can override)
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After a fleeing driver and the vehicle is subsequently located, and Police believe the vehicle is being driven by the same person, is there a requirement to signal the driver to stop a second time before TDD deployment?
No
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As ECC have command and control of fleeing driver events, do you need ECC authorisation to deploy TDD's in a pursuit?
Yes
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When ECC have command and control over a pursuit and staff ask if TDD can be deployed, what are the three possibilities that the ECC may come back with?
TDD are NOT to be used Provide general authority for TDD deployment Provide specific authority for TDD deployment
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Pre-emptive TDD deployment - What must staff consider when deploying TDD?
if it is legally justified an informed TENR assessment
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If a pursuit is not justified, could TDD be justified?
NO (JUSTIFIED)
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What type of cover should staff use when deploying TDD?
SOLID COVER (solid object or structure)
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Can you deploy TDD on a bend
NO
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Are police vehicles sufficient cover when deploying TDD?
NO All staff need to be out of the vehicles when deploying TDD
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If a Field Supervisor orders staff to abandon TDD deployment, can the ECC shift commander, op commander etc override this order?
No
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If deploying TDD overtly, should staff be visible?
no, staff should always be behind solid cover
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As with all traffic or road related work, staff should be wearing hi-vis gear. Does this apply to covertly using TDD?
No hi vis needed with covert use of TDD. This is an exception.
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What reporting is required with TDDs?
On Duty
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If a staff member is injuring whilst using TDD, who should complete the use of TDD notification?
A supervisor
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Field Supervisors duties and responsibilities regarding TDD?
TENR Is it legally justified, proportionate, appropriate to the threat communicate plan direct abandoning TDD if appropriate complete reporting on behalf of injured staff conducting hot debrief in Fleeing Driver Report completing a near miss if required
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Land Transport Act 1998 Section 113 Enforcement Officers may enforce transport legislation
Enforce Off in uniform may direct a person on a road (whether in charge of mv or not) to give full details and inspect/test/examine vehicle or document if B on RGs mv is obstructing move or auth other person to move forbid unlicenced driver to drive forbid person without a licence Direct a person using mv or riding an animal to proceed in line of traffic Direct pedestrians not to proceed across the road
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Section 114 Power to require driver to stop & give details
Office in uniform may signal/request a driver to stop as soon as pract to remain stopped as long as reasonably necc (no longer than 15mins) to give full details state if they own the vehicle give full details of owner of mv May arrest w/out W if office has good cause to S failed to comply given false or misleading details
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Section 119 Land Transport Powers of Entry
Enforcement off good cause to S contravened a request/demand under 114 reckless or dangerous driving or under influence of alcohol or drugs is FRESHLY PURSUING Officer may w/out W enter by force if necc any premises the person has entered determine if EBA should be exercised and exercise or complete exercise Enforce Off may w/out W by force if necc enter bldg or place where a mv is being kept seize & impound mv if freshly pursuing mv person was about to remove, conceal, destroy, dispose of mv B on RGs mv was about to be used in commission of impris offence if due to time of day impract to obtain a W
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Land Transport Section 120 Arrest of persons for alcohol or drug related offences or assault on enforcement officer
Enforce Off may arrest a person w/out W if has good cause to S the person has committed an offence or has assaulted enforcement officer may arrest w/out W if person does not complete compulsory impairment test
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Land Transport Section 121 Enforcement Officer may immobilise mv in specified circumstances
RGs due to physical or mental cond is incapable of having proper control or has not completed a compulsory impairment test fails or refuses to undergo impairment test Failed or reused blood spec to be taken work or rest time not being complied with and best for public enforce Off may Forbid Direct to a specified place to rest take poss of keys immobilise forbid for 12hrs (positive alcohol) may arrest w/out W if fails to comply with direction
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Land Transport 121A Enforcement Officer may give directions or immobilise mv if driver breaches certain licence conditions
If officer B or RGs person in charge of mv has breached any condition of learners or restricted licence forbid until able to comply direct the person to drive to specific place (home) take keys immobilize may arrest w/out W if person fails to comply

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