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What is the overriding principle in regards to urgent duty driving?
The overriding principle is that:
PUBLIC and police employee SAFETY takes precedence over the necessity to undertake urgent duty driving.
NO duty is so urgent that it requires the public or police to be placed at unjustified risk.
When must warning devices be used when conducting urgent duty driving?
Police must use red and blue flashing lights and sirens at all times while undertaking urgent duty driving UNLESS a tactical approach is used.
What is a tactical approach?
What continuous assessment should be made while operating a Police vehicle?
Urgent duty driving without the use of either lights and sirens activated. This increases risks to the safety of Police and public. Therefore, using a tactical approach is the exception rather than the rule.
Answer:
Threat exposure necessity response T.E.N.R should be used while operating a police vehicle and will assist in minimizing the risk
Urgent duty driving:
Situations when you would use a tactical approach include:
- Approaching the scene of a serious crime in progress
- Attending a report of a suicidal person
- obtaining evidence of speeding offence
Any tactical approach must be proportional to the incident. A tactical approach whilst exceeding the speed limit can only be used in justifiable circumstances.
What are the main things an Officer who is pursuing a vehicle (or managing the pursuit) need to be aware of?
- The key objective is to resolve the fleeing driver pursuit as quickly as possible using the least amount of of force in the circumstances.
- An inquiry phase is preferred over a fleeing driver pursuit where possible.
- Public and police employee safety takes precedence over the immediate apprehension of a fleeing driver
Who can abandon a pursuit?
Answer:
The lead or secondary vehicle drivers or their passengers, the field supervisor, or the pursuit controller or the dispatcher. Air support unit
