6) Road Policing

Question 1

Urgent duty driving principles

Answer 1

Public and Police employee safety take precedence over the necessity to undertake urgent duty driving
* ongoing TENR
* Cat A vehicles preferred

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

Question 2

What is urgent duty driving

Answer 2

Officer on duty driving:
* above the speed limit or natural flow of traffic
* and may not be complying with certain traffic rules

Question 3

Section 113

Land Transport Act 1998

Answer 3

Details (commit offence against 113)
Inspect
Move
Direct to remove
Forbid unlicence
Forbid operating transport service
Direct person to stop

Question 4

Section 114

Land Transport Act 1998

Answer 4

Stop vehicles
- in uniform, signal a driver
- in vehicle, displaying flashing blue or blue/red or sounding siren

Demand details
- owner of vehicle yes/no
- if no, owners name and address\

Arrest:
* fail to stop
* refused details
* false details

Question 5

Section 119

Land Transport Act 1998

Answer 5

Failed to stop/committed a driving offence (dangerous/reckless)
or
suspect driving under influence
And freshly pursuing
* Officer can enter to exercise EBA proceedures
* seize and impound vehicle (if above or CADD)

Question 6

Section 120

Land Transport Act 1998

Answer 6

Power of arrest
* assaulted an officer
* does not complete CIT

Question 7

Section 121

impaired driving

impaired driver

Land Transport Act 1998

Answer 7

Forbid
All keys to be surrended
Render the vehicle immobile
Move vehicle causing obstruction/hazard
EBA - forbid for 12 hours
Direct person to drive to specified place to rest

includes power of arrest

Question 8

Potential justification for pursuing a fleeing driver

Answer 8

1) Threat posed determined by PCA ASSAULTATIVE
2) Seriousness of offence or risk of offence HIGH offence-harm risk

Question 9

Abandon pursuit when…

Answer 9

Risk outweighs the neccessity to continue the pursuit.

or
* lead/secondary driver or passenger
* field supervisor
* Eagle
* Pursuit Controller/Dispatcher

or
* pursuing unit loses visuals
* comms losing radio contact

Question 10

TDD principle

Answer 10

Safety must always be primary consideration

not used on:
* motorbike
* high pedestrian locations
* road construction
* likelihood of injury
* HV - requires shift commander approval