Enforcement Driver
Training
SIPDE - ANSWERSSearch
Identify
Predict
Decide
Execute
Search - ANSWERSPosition in traffic
Searching and scanning traffic scene (2 seconds following, 3 if rough conditions)
Identify - ANSWERSSigns, signals, and roadway markings
the roadway
motorized vehicles
non-motorized roadway users
Predict - ANSWERSanticipate future activity in the total scene which may be important to the
safe operation of the emergency vehicle
Decide - ANSWERSgoal is to minimize risks
Execute - ANSWERSavoiding collisions
, Controlled Braking - ANSWERSEarly and smooth
Pumping
Trail Braking
Sudden Stops - ANSWERSThreshold Braking
Lock-up Brakes - ANSWERSall wheel lock-up causes reduced braking and results in loss of control
To control steering use - ANSWERS9 o'clock and 3 o'clock
Tracking - ANSWERSthe process of keeping patrol vehicle on the intended path of travel you
have selected
Rear tires track - ANSWERSto the inside
Kinetic energy - ANSWERSenergy of motion
weight and speed
Gravity - ANSWERSpulls objects towards ground
Friction - ANSWERSresistance between two objects
2 friction points of vehicles - ANSWERSbrake pad and brake rotator/drum
tire and road surface
Inertia - ANSWERSobject in motion remains in motion, object at rest remains unless some force
acts on it