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Deleted member 5106
Suggestion Title: Pursuit Safety & Awareness
Division: MET - RTPC
Maybe include in TPAC and ADV training about prioritising marked suitable vehicles fitted with emergency lights and sirens to be primary in active pursuits for higher levels of safety and situational awareness for other road users as well as the driver of the vehicle.
This is obviously due to the limitations in terms of conspicuity of unmarked cars.
So optional BUT recommended.
Positives:
- Safer pursuit due to higher levels of visibility especially at night time during a pursuit
- Other emergency service vehicles will see us quicker
- Vehicles may yield to us in a marked vehicle quicker than unmarked
Negatives:
- People *may* try to abuse this to push to primary(easily dealt with and told not too)
- *May* see less unmarked traffic cars on due to people wanting primary
Division: MET - RTPC
Maybe include in TPAC and ADV training about prioritising marked suitable vehicles fitted with emergency lights and sirens to be primary in active pursuits for higher levels of safety and situational awareness for other road users as well as the driver of the vehicle.
This is obviously due to the limitations in terms of conspicuity of unmarked cars.
So optional BUT recommended.
Positives:
- Safer pursuit due to higher levels of visibility especially at night time during a pursuit
- Other emergency service vehicles will see us quicker
- Vehicles may yield to us in a marked vehicle quicker than unmarked
Negatives:
- People *may* try to abuse this to push to primary(easily dealt with and told not too)
- *May* see less unmarked traffic cars on due to people wanting primary