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What are the four pieces of information that need to be continually updated by primary during a follow

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  1. Direction of travel
  2. Location
  3. Cross street
  4. Speed
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When performing a follow, it is important to provide accurate and timely updates. The most important people to update are:

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  1. 01 Sergeants
  2. Other units in area
  3. Dispatch
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Name three additional CPS resources that may be used during a follow:

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  1. Hawc
  2. Other available units, specialty units
  3. Dot, strike, surveillance
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Name three pieces of secondary information the primary unit in a follow should communicate over the radio

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  1. Number of occupants
  2. Vehicle description
  3. License plate
    Additional: condition of road
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In order to become proficient at calling a vehicle follow you must (________)

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Practice

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Driving at a high rate of speed causes the driver to experience many psychological changes such as:

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  1. Tunnel vision
  2. Delayed reaction time
  3. Sensory increase/decrease
  4. Auditory exclusion
  5. Decreased depth perception
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Driving at increased speed drastically reduces the time required to respond to a call? True or false

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False

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What are the five tenets of Below 100?

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  1. Arrive alive, complacency kills
  2. Wear a seatbelt
  3. Watch your speed
  4. Wear vest
  5. WIN - what’s important now
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How do you change behaviours and have __________ conversations about dangerous driving

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Courageous

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What are Newton’s laws?

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  1. Objects in state of uniform motion stay that way until acted on by another force
  2. Force = mass x acceleration
  3. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
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What are the three keys to successful police driving?

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  1. Guaranteed arrival
  2. Maintain 100% control
  3. Always drive with a safety margin
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When the vehicle is in motion, application of any control input will cause? What will this affect?

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A change in the distribution of weight on the tires.

This redistribution affects the handling of the vehicle.

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What do the weight transfer forces act on? What does this depend on?

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Centre of gravity of the vehicle

Center of gravity location depends on vehicle type

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The transfer of weight will shift around three axis of motion. They are?

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Pitch
Roll
Yaw

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Steering and Throttle control inputs:

  1. All control inputs must be _____
  2. Throttle: ____ ___and ____ _____, not an off/on switch.
  3. Shuffle steering minimizes ____ of weight transfer.
  4. Smooth inputs will ______ ____ _____ of the platform
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  1. Smooth
  2. Squeeze on, ease off
  3. Speed
  4. Enhance the stability
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Lateral Acceleration: Centrifugal force is ________ ________; Centripetal Force is ________ ________.

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Centre fleeing

Centre serving

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What is under and oversteer and how are they fixed?

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Understeer:
- front wheel skid
- braking too much
- steering too much

Back off what you are doing too much of

Oversteer:
- real wheel skid
- braking too much
- steering too much
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Back off what you are doing too much of

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What is the purpose of EVoC

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Find the limits of police vehicles

Back off to an 85% level so you drive within a safety margin

Find your personal limitations

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EVoc braking techniques - what are they? Is one better?

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Rolling Friction (best)
Sliding friction

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The first step in collision avoidance is for a law enforcement driver to ______ driving movements that frequently ______ to collisions.

They are: _________

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Identify
Contribute

Speed
Curves
Passing/following vehicles
Hills

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When faced with a potential collision, drivers need to rely upon their _____ and _______ _______ abilities to drive out of the problem area.

They also use those to make ______, ______ ________.

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Skills
Decision making
Quick, correct decisions

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Four steps to decision making

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OODA

Observe
Orient
Decide
Act

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Which parts of OODA are in perception time? Reaction time?

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Perception: observe, orient, decide

React: act

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What is the average perception time?
Average reaction time?

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1/2 to 3/4 second for both

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Total response time (perception + reaction) for average driver is 1-1.5 seconds. True or false?
True
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What are some additional distractions for law enforcement when driving?
Radio CAD Telephone Prisoner Passenger Searching for addresses Criminal activity Traffic violations
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What is the racing line vehicle path?
High-low-high A racing line is a ballistic trajectory where the exit point is determined by the entry. Control issues with this line
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What is the reconnaissance line vehicle path?
High-high-low Creates a straight line exit which is the priority for this technique
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What are the 4 zones of a corner?
1. Approach (90-95% braking) 2. Steer and trail off brakes 3. Neutral throttle 4. Dial out steering leading to max throttle
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Everyday recruits must?
1. Complete full vehicle check and inspection check 2. Remove trash or other items found 3. Clean windows+ any paint markings inside 4. Report any vehicles with less than 1/4 tank 5. Make note of signs of damage or mechanical issues
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How many seconds for eye lead
12
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_______ attitude is the controlling factor in applying skill
Driving
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What do you do at end of day
1. Park vehicles as instructed 2. Ensure all vehicles secure 3. Remove trash 4. Equipment returned; vehicle keys hung on keyboard 5. Report any issues 6. Fuel vehicles if under 1/2 tank
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Tires contact patch: size of what when in constant speed or stationary? Size when in motion?
Fist Thumb
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What are the three braking techniques?
Normal: 4-6, smooth application Threshold: 8-9, straight line, stopping just before ABS Trail: lift off braking as you introduce steering
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What is a time + distance problem that you won’t have a choice as to what/when happens?
Driving emergency
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What is the measure for crashes? What you need to consider?
Metres/second Need to consider: direction of travel, other people, bystanders
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Tire pressure should be within ______ PSI of the manufacturer recommendation
1-2
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Vehicles with tires displaying the three types of damage should not be used. These are:
1. Stonewall bruise 2. Deep sidewall cuts to the metal 3. Wear bars on tread of tire
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What’s the term for a reduction in stopping power that can occur when brakes are used in a repeated manner, especially when driving in an emergency or R1 manner?
Brake fade
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What is the CPS Policy definition of an emergency
À présent or imminent event that has a high probability of death or GBH, or substantial or significant property damage that requires a prompt police response
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What is the difference between UHRRR 63(1) and 64(1)
63(1) drive with lights/sirens 64(1) no siren Both give permission to drive faster than speed limit etc but 64(1) you better be able to articulate why you don’t have your siren activated (surveillance, danger in alerting offenders etc)
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List the four parties in the duty of care hierarchy
Victim Public Police Offender
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When is it appropriate to respond to a call with a R1 response
Need to consider: 1. The likely potential risks to your victim if you do not attend quickly 2. Who else is potentially affected by the decision to go R1 3. Who is affected by my decision driving R1
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True or False: a priority one call always gets a R1 response
False
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When driving R1 you come to a complete stop at negative right of way intersections, intersections with limited or no visibility for cross traffic, and any intersection where hazards are present and all lanes cannot be accounted for. True or false
True
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The goal of EVOC is to create safe, responsible, professional drivers with an emphasis on safe and guaranteed arrival. True or False
True
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What are the three control inputs?
Steering - direction Throttle - speed Brakes - stop/slow
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Are airbags designed to replace seatbelts?
Nope. Designed to work with them, not replace them.
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How can you stay safe when driving with airbags?
- keep airbag deployment area free from equipment and other debris - deployment depends on speed, weight sensors, impact point - shuffle steering keeps arms safe from airbag
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What Is the TPMS? Does it substitute for proper tire maintenance and inspection?
Tire pressure monitoring system No.
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Why do you want to pay attention to the condition of your brakes?
Because they are the only thing that will safety stop you.
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Should you use caution when stacking stuff near or on the electronic control box?
Yes! Remember the soup incident with Cst Killbride.
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If you take care of your equipment, what will your equipment do?
Take care of you
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When driving non-emergency with no lights sirens you don’t need to follow the road laws?
False Yes you must follow all road laws
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If the siren isn’t activated do we have right of way?
Nope
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Are we immune to the consequences of our actions? Civil law suits?
Nope, not immune. Open to civil suits and it isn’t just how we drive but also how we park and where.
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