Traffic Flashcards
Explain the CLEAR initiative
Improves understanding of the roles and priorities of organisations that respond to incidents on road
COLLISION - Collisions and other incidents can close carriageway lanes which affects the economy
LEAD - Effective leadership needs to be established to coordinate response
EVALUATE - Understanding the scale of the incident ensures a proportionate response
ACT - All incident responders act in partnership
RE-OPEN - Carriageway lanes are reopened ASAP to reduce impact of incident on road closure and economy
What are police roles and responsibilities in relation to attending scene of incident on road?
PRESERVE LIFE
CO-ORDINATE RESPONSE
SECURE + PRESERVE EVIDENCE
HANDOVER SCENE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCY
ACT ON BEHALF OF HM CORONER
What are key points when attending incident on road
Maintain regular communication with control rooms, including
Progress on incident management
The type of traffic management measures that have been implemented
An estimation of when the carriageway could be reopened
Handing over command and control of the scene to the appropriate partner agency
Holding debriefs that identify and agree lessons learned etc.
Explain roles and responsibilities of partner agencies working with police to investigate cause of incident safely
Working together and supporting one another in accordance with standard procedures to co-ordinate actions at the scene
Reducing the risk of danger to themselves and other road users, by adopting safe working practices at incident scenes
Having effective and coordinated leadership from individual partner agency scene commanders. Leadership at an incident will rest with the first person on the scene until relieved by a designated commander
When would police LEAD on incidents on road?
Death or injury including collisions and suicides
Suspected, alleged or anticipated criminality
Threats to public order and public safety
Occurrences where the powers in law or skills of a constable are required
What other “scene support” is available
Roads policing officers
Roads policing SIO or Road death SIO
Forensic collision investigator
Forensic Vehicle Examiner
What key information needs to be gathered when attending RCT
Time of report
Informant details
Time, location
Number of vehicles/persons involved
Injuries
Witnesses
First Account
Define Section 170(1) Road Traffic Act 1988
Owing to the presence of a mechanically propelled vehicle (MPV) on a road or other public place, an accident occurs whereby;
personal injury is caused to a person (other than the driver of that MPV)
OR
damage is caused to:
a vehicle (other than the MPV or any trailer drawn by it)
OR
an animal (other than one in or on that MPV or any trailer drawn by it)
OR
any other property, constructed on, fixed to, growing in or otherwise forming part of the land on which the road or other place in question is situated or land adjacent to such land.
Explain “owing to the presence of MPV”
‘Owing to the presence’ means the vehicle has to be on the road or other public place and that vehicle being there has to be the cause of the injury or damage.
Explain “Vehicle”
A vehicle is any kind of carriage or conveyance and includes
coach
car
motorcycle
bicycle
horse drawn cart
Explain Mechanically Propelled Vehicle
A mechanically propelled vehicle is, quite simply, a vehicle that is constructed so that it can be propelled mechanically by steam, electric, petrol, diesel, oil or gas.
What is SEPDOG
STEAM
ELECTRICICTY
PETROL
DIESEL
OIL
GAS
Explain Motor Vehicle
A motor vehicle is defined as ‘a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads’
A car with a flat battery is still a ‘mechanically propelled vehicle’
Test of whether a vehicle is ‘mechanically propelled’ is one of construction rather than use.
Define Road
any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes.
Sec.192(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988
Define carriageway
A way constituting or comprised in a highway, being a way (other than a cycle track) over which the public have a right of way for the passage of vehicles.
Sec. 329 of the Highway Act 1980
Define Driver
Includes a person who takes a vehicle out on a road, and remains the driver until s/he finishes their journey
A person can still be a driver even though they have stopped and switched off the engine
Define Driving
Not defined under Road Traffic Act 1988
… means in control of the propulsion AND the steering of the vehicle
Explain Stopping at scene defined in Section 170 RTA 1988
The driver must stop and remain at the
scene long enough to allow any person
having reasonable grounds to do so to
ask for details.
What happens if details are not provided during RCT?
The driver MUST report it IN PERSON to
a Police Officer
OR
at a Police Station
as soon as reasonably practicable
or in any case
WITHIN 24 HOURS
What is Section 170(4) Road Traffic Act 1988
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What is Section 170(7) Road Traffic Act 1988
170(4) Fail to stop/report and accident
170(7) Fail to produce proof of insurance after injury accident
