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Road Policing Flashcards

1
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Name the 7 Road to Zero Principles

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  1. Promote good choices but plan for mistakes
  2. Design for human vulnerability
  3. Strengthen all parts of the road transport system
  4. Shared responsibility for improving road safety
  5. Actions are grounded in evidence & evaluated
  6. Our road safety actions support health, wellbeing and liveable places
  7. Make safety a critical decision-making priority.
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What does RIDS stand for?

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Restraints
Impairment
Drugs & Alcohol & Driving Distracted (phones)
Speed

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Explain the traffic deterrence theory?

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Drivers are deterred from engaging in risky driving behaviour because they believe that police detection and enforcement is likely, difficult to predict, and difficult to avoid.

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Explain how you urgent Duty Driving?

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UDD must be justified in response to the threat.
Lights & sirens must be used continuously unless a tactical response is undertaken.

Ensuring a continuous TENR will assist in minimising risks to all.

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TENR

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Threat
Exposure
Necessity
Response

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What are the overriding Principles of UDD?

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The public & police employee safety takes precedence over the necessity to undertake urgent duty driving.

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Additional overriding principles of UDD?

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  • public & police safety must be prioritised
  • UDD conducted in the safest possible manner
  • Staff must drive at a speed & manner appropriate to circumstances
  • Staff are legally responsible for their actions
  • will use TENR, &
  • category A vehicles are preferred for urgent duty driving as they are more visible.

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

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What is the preferred vehicle to use for UDD

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Category A vehicles (more visible)

  • Where it is necessary to use a vehicle other than a category A, staff must factor this into their threat assessment.
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When can you preform UDD?
X7

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  • serious incident
  • gathering evidence
  • apprehending an offender
  • fleeing driver (in accordance with the Fleeing driver policy)
  • providing security to an official motorcade
  • an urgent duty & to comply with the speed limit is likely to prevent or hinder that duty being executed
  • activities approved by the Commissioner in writing.
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10
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What is a serious incident in regards to UDD?

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includes situations where:
* force or the threat of force is involved
* any person faces the risk of serious harm
* Police are responding to people in the act of committing a crime.

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Factors to consider when UDD?

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  • is incident still in progress?
  • nature & seriousness of incident
  • proximity of incident
  • proximity of other units
  • environment
  • driver classification, m/v classification, heavily laden m/v & m/v passengers
  • warning devices are activated or a ‘tactical approach’ is being used, and
  • vehicle type.
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12
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When must lights & sirens be used in UDD?

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at all times (continuously) while undertaking urgent duty driving unless a ‘tactical approach’ is used.

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What is a ‘tactical approach’ in relation to UDD?

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  • adjusting vehicle speed
  • turning off or not activating the siren
  • turning off or not activating the warning lights

** it should be the exception rather than the rule & be proportionate to the incident

**lights or sirens must be used through intersections

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When a tactical approach not be used in relation to UDD?

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A tactical approach cannot be used once a fleeing driver incident is initiated. Any deactivation of warning devices must be in line with the fleeing driver abandonment procedure.

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Do you have an defence when going through a stop sign, give way sign or traffic signal while UDD?

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Yes, if the act or omission was necessary in executing your duty.

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Rules when proceeding through lights, stop signs, give ways etc

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You must:
* display lights or a siren
* not exceeding 20 km/h
* taking due care to avoid collisions with pedestrians and other traffic.

Note: All of these conditions apply.

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17
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Section 114 - Freshly pursuing. What information must you tell the driver of the vehicle and the home occupier?

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Your name
that you are freshly pursing
and section 114

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18
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What driver class can pursue?

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Gold Class.
A silver can only pursue in extenuating circumstances and must be taken over by a Gold ASAP

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19
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If you are a Level 2 Responder can you initiate a pursuit?

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Yes, as long as you are a Gold Class Driver

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20
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What is the Police response when responding to a fleeing driver?
x4 things

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Reasonable, proportionate & necessary

lawful

justified, considering all circumstances

Compliant with Police Instructions and Policy

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21
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What take priority over the immediate apprehension of a fleeing driver?

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Safety of Police staff, the public and the vehicle occupants

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22
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Will a decision not to pursue be supported by Police?

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Yes

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23
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Can staff be criminally liable if their actions contravene legislation?

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Yes

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24
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What are the two reasons that are justified for initiating a pursuit?

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Threat posed by the driver/occupants
or
Seriousness of an offence suspected to have been committed

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25
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With a pursuit, what information must you give ECC?

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Initial reason for wanting to stop the driver

The intention to signal the driver to stop

Whether a pursuit is going to be initiated if the driver fails to stop

Any plan to stop a fleeing vehicle

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26
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Why should ECC be advised of a possible fleeing driver?

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Enable ECC to assist planning the response and assessment against the Fleeing Driver Framework

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27
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What are the four anchoring factors while considering your TENR in regards to a fleeing driver?

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Time of day
Environment (traffic, location)
Driver/occupant profile
Offence

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28
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If you decide not to pursue, or abandon the pursuit what must you do?

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Tell ECC and request they create a FLEE event

Immediately reduce speed or remain stationary if already stopped

Deactivate lights and sirens

Stop as soon as safe to do so

Advise ECC you are stationary and your location

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29
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Should lights and sirens be used at all times in a pursuit?

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YES

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30
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Who can order a pursuit to be abandoned?
x4

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The lead or secondary drivers & passengers

The field supervisor

Eagle

ECC

31
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When must a pursuit be abandoned?

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If the risk outweighs the harm
Pursuing vehicle has lost sight of the fleeing vehicle
ECC has lost comms with pursuing unit

32
Q

When would AOS/STG become involved in a fleeing vehicle?

A

Non-compliant armed fleeing vehicle

33
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If a fleeing vehicle is sighted later (after the pursuit was abandoned), what must you do?

A

Contact ECC and ask permission for signalling the driver to stop, also checking if a pursuit can be initiated if the vehicle flees again

If permission is given, this will be classed as a new event

34
Q

Every FLEE must result in?

A

K6 (report) or K9 (arrest)

35
Q

Does a fleeing driver report need to be completed for every fleeing driver event?

A

YES - regardless if it ends in a pursuit or not

36
Q

Who is primary responsible for ensuring a Fleeing Driver Report is created?

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The field supervisor

37
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What is primary role of Eagle?

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Maintain observations & update ECC
ECC may ask them to take over commentary

38
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Does Eagle have any command or control in a fleeing driver event?

A

No

39
Q

Does the DCC have any control in a Pursuit?

A

No, apart from providing some intel

40
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What is the field supervisors role in a pursuit?

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Maintain oversight during the pursuit
May direct the pursuit to be abandoned
Provide support to the staff & ECC
TENR

41
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Who reviews the Fleeing Driver Report

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A Level 1 reviewer

42
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Who is the pursuit controller?

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Usually the ECC shift commander, or a trained team leader if the shift commander is not available

43
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If a the lead car in a pursuit is single crewed, what should happen?

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A two person unit should replace as soon as possible.

The secondary car should also provide comms if a single crew unit is the lead vehicle

44
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Ideally how many units should be involved in a pursuit

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No more than two, unless tactically appropriate

44
Q

If the lead vehicle is an unmarked vehicle, can they pursue?

A

Yes, however a marked car should take over asap

45
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What is the overriding principle when applying TENR?

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Safety is success

No duty is so urgent that it requires the public or police to be placed at unjustified risk

46
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When can staff deploy TDD

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Legally justified
Can be deployed safely
Solid cover is available

47
Q

What is the primary consideration regarding using TDD?

A

Safety

48
Q

What is the recognised safest method when using TDD?

A

The pull method

49
Q

Do Police have legal authority to use TDD?

A

Yes - it is a tactical option
It is a natural extension of Police use of force powers in SS39, 40, 41, 48

50
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When should TDD not be used?

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Motorbikes, trikes, mopeds, quadbikes etc

In locations with high pedestrian or vehicle traffic (including parked vehicles)

Road construction

Where there is a likelihood of injury to any person

51
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Who can deploy TDD

A

PITT Level One or Two responders

51
Q

When can TDD be deployed?

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Fleeing drivers (pursued, not pursued)
Pre-emptive deployment
Special operations

52
Q

Can staff self-authorise TDD

A

Yes in a fleeing driver not pursued event
You must advise ECC (who can override)

53
Q

After a fleeing driver and the vehicle is subsequently located, and Police believe the vehicle is being driven by the same person, is there a requirement to signal the driver to stop a second time before TDD deployment?

A

No

54
Q

As ECC have command and control of fleeing driver events, do you need ECC authorisation to deploy TDD’s in a pursuit?

A

Yes

55
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When ECC have command and control over a pursuit and staff ask if TDD can be deployed, what are the three possibilities that the ECC may come back with?

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TDD are NOT to be used
Provide general authority for TDD deployment
Provide specific authority for TDD deployment

56
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Pre-emptive TDD deployment -
What must staff consider when deploying TDD?

A

if it is legally justified
an informed TENR assessment

57
Q

If a pursuit is not justified, could TDD be justified?

A

NO (JUSTIFIED)

58
Q

What type of cover should staff use when deploying TDD?

A

SOLID COVER (solid object or structure)

59
Q

Can you deploy TDD on a bend

A

NO

60
Q

Are police vehicles sufficient cover when deploying TDD?

A

NO
All staff need to be out of the vehicles when deploying TDD

61
Q

If a Field Supervisor orders staff to abandon TDD deployment, can the ECC shift commander, op commander etc override this order?

A

No

62
Q

If deploying TDD overtly, should staff be visible?

A

no, staff should always be behind solid cover

63
Q

As with all traffic or road related work, staff should be wearing hi-vis gear. Does this apply to covertly using TDD?

A

No hi vis needed with covert use of TDD. This is an exception.

64
Q

What reporting is required with TDDs?

A

On Duty

65
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If a staff member is injuring whilst using TDD, who should complete the use of TDD notification?

A

A supervisor

66
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Field Supervisors duties and responsibilities regarding TDD?

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TENR
Is it legally justified, proportionate, appropriate to the threat
communicate plan
direct abandoning TDD if appropriate
complete reporting on behalf of injured staff
conducting hot debrief in Fleeing Driver Report
completing a near miss if required

67
Q

Land Transport Act 1998
Section 113
Enforcement Officers may enforce transport legislation

A

Enforce Off in uniform
may
direct a person on a road
(whether in charge of mv or not)
to give full details
and
inspect/test/examine
vehicle or document

if B on RGs mv is obstructing
move or auth other person to move

forbid unlicenced driver to drive
forbid person without a licence

Direct a person using mv or riding an animal to proceed in line of traffic

Direct pedestrians not to proceed across the road

68
Q

Section 114
Power to require driver to stop & give details

A

Office in uniform
may signal/request a driver to
stop as soon as pract

to remain stopped as long as reasonably necc (no longer than 15mins)

to give full details
state if they own the vehicle
give full details of owner of mv

May arrest w/out W if office has good cause to S
failed to comply
given false or misleading details

69
Q

Section 119 Land Transport
Powers of Entry

A

Enforcement off
good cause to S
contravened a request/demand under 114
reckless or dangerous driving
or
under influence of alcohol or drugs
is
FRESHLY PURSUING

Officer may w/out W
enter
by force if necc
any premises the person has entered

determine if EBA should be exercised
and exercise or complete exercise

Enforce Off may w/out W
by force if necc
enter
bldg or place
where a mv is being kept
seize & impound mv
if
freshly pursuing mv
person was about to remove, conceal, destroy, dispose of mv
B on RGs
mv was about to be used in commission of impris offence
if due to time of day
impract to obtain a W

70
Q

Land Transport
Section 120
Arrest of persons for alcohol or drug related offences or assault on enforcement officer

A

Enforce Off
may arrest a person
w/out W
if has good cause to S
the person
has committed an offence
or
has assaulted enforcement officer

may arrest w/out W
if person does not complete compulsory impairment test

71
Q

Land Transport
Section 121
Enforcement Officer may immobilise mv in specified circumstances

A

RGs
due to physical or mental cond is
incapable of having proper control or
has not completed a compulsory impairment test
fails or refuses to undergo impairment test
Failed or reused blood spec to be taken

work or rest time not being complied with
and
best for public

enforce Off may
Forbid
Direct to a specified place to rest
take poss of keys
immobilise

forbid for 12hrs (positive alcohol)

may arrest w/out W
if fails to comply with direction

72
Q

Land Transport 121A
Enforcement Officer may give directions or immobilise mv if driver breaches certain licence conditions

A

If officer B or RGs
person in charge of mv
has
breached any condition of learners or restricted licence

forbid until able to comply
direct the person to drive to specific place (home)
take keys
immobilize

may arrest w/out W
if person fails to comply

Sgt CPK (24 decks)

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