Policy Text
POLICE
Driver Training 2020 CPT
July 27th, August 26th, August 27th
TRAINING LOCATION AND TIME:
(8 hours)
Training will be conducted in parking lots A and B of the Shoreline Amphitheatre
from 0700-1700 hours.
INTRODUCTION:
1) Introduction of instructors
2) Safety policy/procedures
a. Inspections and show designated safety/training area
b. Anyone with pre-existing injuries.
c. Report any vehicle problems
LEGAL AND MORAL ASPECTS
a.
California Vehicle Codes
b. 17001 CVC
C.
17004 CVC
d. 17004.7 CVC
e. 21052 CVC
f. 21055 CVC
g. 21056 CVC
h. 21057 CVC
i. 21806 CVC
j. 21807 CVC
k. 22350 CVC
1.
Case Law
m. Lewis v. Sacramento.
n. Cruz v. Brisceno
o. Agency Policy / Pursuit Policy Update
p. Moral Aspects
Group will be broken down into four teams;
1. "Large Area Pursuit" Driving Exercise and Evaluation
2. Low Speed Exercises and Vehicle Safety Review
Five Step Corner Review and Driving Exercise:
1. Following a group review of the five-step corner and Vehicle Dynamics, the student will
drive the rectangle course to demonstrate their cornering ability. The student will show
POLICE
Driver Training 2020 CPT
July 27th, August 26th, August 27th
(8 hours)
the safe rate of speed entering the corner, the use of the available roadway with the least
amount of steering, and acceleration control out of the corner. Additional review will
consist of:
Weight Transfer
Understeer
Oversteer
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Roadway position
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Roadway position in the real world (Constant, Decreasing, and Increasing Radius)
Braking, Approach, Apex, Exit, and Acceleration
High Visual Horizon
"Large Area Pursuit" Driving Exercise and Evaluation:
1. Two students will be dispatched to an event requiring a code three response during
which the suspect vehicle will enter the course and the student we engage in a pursuit
driving situation. During the pursuit the primary student will be required to coordinate
a change to the lead position and the secondary student will assume the pursuit. This
section is broken down into two sessions throughout the day.
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•
Overview of pursuit
One student and instructor-primary unit
• One student and instructor-secondary unit
Police radio will be properly utilized
Emergency lights and siren will be used
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Follow Pursuit/Code 3 policy
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To evaluate the student's existing driving ability.
To emphasize the limitations of the student.
To stress the importance of skillful driving so that the student becomes more
aware of the necessity for safety.
Heavy emphasis on radio communications.
Stop Sticks-Safety Review and practical application (2 hours)
•
Reminder of the safety procedures and consideration when deploying Stop Sticks in the
roadway.
Review stop stich deploying in policy 314.
Deploy Stop Sticks during the practical application of a pursuit.
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POLICE
Driver Training 2020 CPT
July 27th, August 26th, August 27th
(8 hours)
Low Speed Exercises and Vehicle Safety Review
Several exercises will be set to review and incorporate several backing techniques. The exercises
will be as follows:
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Steering Course Exercise
"T" Driveway Exercise
Parallel Parking Exercise
Forward/reverse Maneuvering
Accident avoidance
The low speed skills test course will be set up which students must pass and be signed off on.
This course incorporates several of the exercises above. This section of the course is a review of
the PSP exercises that is incorporated into every driver training session.
1) BASIC DRIVING PRINIPLES
a) Weight Transfer
i) Weight distributed between front and rear wheels
ii) Engine location has greater part of weight distribution
iii) Types of weight transfer
(1) Lateral: Side to side
(2) Longitudinal: Front to rear / Rear to front
iv) Lateral transfer created when vehicle turned left/right
v) Longitudinal transfer created when:
(1) Braking Rear/Front
(2) Accelerating Rear / Front
(3) Decelerating Rear/Front
vi) Can't be eliminated in moving vehicle
vii) Minimized by good driving techniques and smooth operations
b) Speed Judgment
i) The ability of a driver to estimate a safe speed for any given situation
ii) Considerations
iii) Closure rate
c) Throttle Control
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POLICE
Driver Training 2020 CPT
July 27th, August 26th, August 27th
(8 hours)
i) Full throttle is total depression of accelerator pedal
ii) Maximum acceleration is accelerating as quickly as possible to full throttle
without losing traction
iii) Increase throttle will widen the arc of the driving line in a turn, and will increase
weight transfer
iv) Decrease of throttle will tighten the arc of the driving line in a turn
d) Steering Control
i) Seating position
ii) Steering method - 2 handed shuffle steering
(1) Two hand shuffle steering
1. Hand position at 9 and 3 or 8 and 4
2. Hands do not leave steering wheel
3. Maximizes steering accuracy
4. Safer and more effective recovery
5. Minimized weight transfer
6. Minimized air bag deployment injury
iii) Steering method during backing
(1) Body rotated to right