Chap 5: Victims and road policing Flashcards
Road Policing
Road to Zero – Guiding Principles
- We promote good choices but plan for mistakes
- We design for human vulnerability
- We strengthen all parts of the road transport system
- We have a shared responsibility for improving road safety
- Our actions are grounded in evidence and evaluated
- Our road safety actions support health, wellbeing, and liveable places
- We make safety a critical decision-making priority.
Road to Zero – Key focus areas
Road user choices
a) Prioritise road policing
b) Enhance drug driver testing
c) Increase access to diver licensing and training
d) Support motorcycle safety
e) Review road safety penalties
Road to zero - Setting strategy
- Restraints
- Impairment
- Distractions
- Speed
Decision to stop a driver
Before signalling a driver to stop….
the initiating unit will decide whether to commence a pursuit if the driver fails to stop or remain stopped.
If the information available indicates a driver is likely to flee, the Emergency Communications Centre should be advised of:
- the reason for wanting to stop the driver, and
- the intention to signal the driver to stop, and
- whether a pursuit is going to be initiated if the driver fails to stop.
Failure to remain stop
balancing test of what
Are the risks created by a pursuit greater than the initial risk posed by the driver or vehicle occupant(s)?
Other units responding to a failing to stop as a tactical option
Must not follow behind the fleeing driver pursuit unless directed or approved to do so by the pursuit controller.
Action on abandoning a pursuit.
Deactivate warning devices once below the posted speed limit.
Radio protocol
Initiating unit driver/passenger must
advise ECC of the pursuit as soon as practicable, including the initial reason for signalling the driver to stop, location, direction and vehicle description.
