KCP's Flashcards
Are you required to indicate when exiting a roundabout?
Yes
Do Police Officers have an exemption from wearing seatbelts?
Yes
Do Police Officers have an exemption from the give way rules?
Yes
Are police cars exempt from having a current WOF?
No
While responding to an urgent duty job you travel through a 30km/h temporary speed road works area. Do you have a legal defence to travel above the posted temporary speed limit?
Yes, in the execution of your duty
Do Police Officers have a defence to exceed speed limits?
Yes, urgent duty and pursuit
While you are responding to a critical incident, you proceed through an intersection against a red traffic light. What are your obligations?
Driver must reduce speed so as to not exceed 20km/h,
then proceed with siren or red and blue lights flashing,
taking due care to avoid collision with pedestrians and other traffic.
When overtaking other vehicles, is there an exemption for police drivers on urgent duty response or pursuit to drive to the right of solid yellow no passing lines?
Yes, in the execution of your duty
Before using a police vehicle do you have to carry out an inspection of it?
Yes
Comms directs you to attend a motor vehicle crash at a busy intersection. It is unknown whether there is any injury, but the road appears to be blocked. On the way you activate a speed camera. What would you need to prove to have the notice waived?
You would need to prove that compliance with speed limits, traffic signals or stop or give way signs would be likely to prevent or hinder the execution of that duty
As the passenger of a 2-up patrol involved in urgent duty, what are your responsibilities?
Advise the driver about route,
the situational factors, risks; and
operate the radio if communications are required
What is the overriding principle of the urgent duty driving policy?
No duty is so urgent that it requires the public or police to be placed at unjustified risk.
As the passenger of a 2-up patrol involved in fleeing driver, what are your responsibilities?
Assist the driver by
operating the radio
advising the driver of possible risks and other considerations
If the passenger is senior in rank, service or PPDP classification to the driver, they may also direct them to abandon pursuit, according to risk factors
What type of police vehicle is a Cat A?
Fully marked police pack or equivalent sedan or station wagon
fitted with electronic siren and light bar.
Includes utility vehicles derived from passenger vehicles.
As a bronze driver, are you permitted to become involved in a fleeing driver?
No
What type of police vehicle is a Cat C?
Non police pack sedan and station wagon fitted with an electronic siren and either light bar or red and blue lights front and rear
Vehicles loaded with a GVM of 2,100kg or more fitted with an electronic siren and either light bar or red and blue lights front and rear
Surveillance vehicles
4WD vehicles under 2t fitted with an electronic siren and either light bar or red and blue lights front and rear
Cat A & B vehicles that heavily laden.
Can the driver with a silver classification undertake urgent duty driving?
Yes
What restrictions are placed on a silver driver?
A member holding a silver classification may not undertake a pursuit unless a gold driver provide direct supervision, or exceptional circumstances apply.
Cen a silver driver use Cat C vehicle to undertake urgent duty driving?
Yes
You have just taken charge of a patrol car. While carrying out the pre-drive check you notice that there are no cones or police signs in the boot. What are your obligations?
Replace or cause to have replaced the missing cones and signs.
You are about to take over a patrol car that is in a filthy condition and you notice that the rear passenger seat has marks on it, possibly blood. What are your obligations?
Have the seat cleaned.
Why is it important to check the floor of your patrol car before starting your shift?
To ensure that there are no possible hazards, i.e. weapons blood products or bodily fluids left in the vehicle.
What could the safety implications of operating a patrol vehicle with unequal tyre pressure?
Bad handling
Excess tyre wear
Possibility of loss of control
You’re involved in urgent duty driving when you notice there is no resistance on the brake pedal when you depress it, and the pedal goes to the floor. Braking is less efficient than usual. what would you do? What are your obligations?
Slow down to allow the brakes to cool, check the brakes again and if there is no improvement inform comms that you have a vehicle fault and you cannot continue to drive it.
