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HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT AND DRIVING ACCIDENTS: THE AGE FACTOR

According to POST (California's Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training), California law enforcement are injured in roughly 700 automobile collisions each year. Conventional wisdom holds that it is younger officers who get into the most high-speed pursuit accidents, either because of inexperience, poor judgement, poor control...

Avoiding "Simulator Sickness" in High-Speed Pursuit Training Simulators

"Simulator sickness" is a persistent issue in many high speed pursuit training programs, and can really derail a session. Simulator sickness (also called "simulator adaptation syndrome" or "SAS") has been an issue for as long as there have been modern vehicle simulators. (Trainers first noted this cocktail of nausea, headaches,...

The Case for "Tactical Seatbelt" in Police Pursuit Training

It seems almost laughable to say this, but police pursuit training programs need to directly address seatbelt usage. It's a simple fact: Seat belts have the capacity to save more law enforcement lives every year than bullet-proof vests, riot gear, tasers, and sidearms. A bit over 88 percent of U.S. drivers and front-seat passengers...
Officers use high-tech chase simulators to train

Officers use high-tech chase simulators to train

April 6th, 20180504 The Texas Association on Counties uses a FAAC driving simulator that replicates situations officers may encounter in the real world like texting and driving, loss of brakes and high chase pursuits. High speed pursuits between law enforcement and a suspect have become a dime a dozen in the Houston area, with at least four in the past...

Real-World Simulation Training Successes: Sacramento PD and FDNY Ambulances

There are two key focus areas for improving police pursuit driver training programs: speed: reduce it whenever possible, maintain vehicle control when high-speed operation is a necessity negotiating right-of-way: avoiding other motor vehicles/pedestrians/cyclists, clearing intersections, completing turns, etc. Addressing Key...

Addressing Driver Distraction and Fatigue in Police Pursuit Training

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2015 distracted driving injured 391,000 Americans—mostly private citizens. Subsequently, in the vast majority of these cases the solution is easy and obvious: Toss your cell phone in the glove box. But emergency responders—and especially law enforcement...

Police Pursuit Training is a Perishable Skill

There is no doubt that the occasional police pursuit training refresher course helps prevent collisions.  The California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (CA POST) confirms that having officers complete additional post-basic academy police pursuit driver training programs consistently reduces collisions.  This goes a...

Shortfalls in Basic Police Pursuit Driver Training

In the mid-2000s California's Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) audited police pursuit driver training programs throughout California.  Among the study's many findings was the conclusion that not only was ongoing re-training vital but that California's basic pursuit training program for cadets was often...
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