to train recruits to be safe, responsible, and professional
what is the ultimate goal of the CPS EVOC course?
drivers
3 responsibilities of a recruit every morning during EVOC. check vehicles, fuel vehicles, search vehicles.
guaranteed arrival, 100% control 100% of the time, safety
3 keys to successful police driving.
margin.
3 aspects we need to consider in order to properly main-
environment, driver, vehicle
tain control over a vehicle.
preferred method of steering used by CPS. shuffle steering
maintain at least seconds of eye lead. 12
3 recruit responsibilities end of day fill gas tanks if below half, lock vehicles, keys on board.
when rear wheels take a more narrow path than the front
what is rear wheel cheat and how do we mitigate it? wheels. take a wider turn to prevent rear wheels hitting
obstacles.
when reversing, the front wheels track further out than the
what is front end swing, and how do we mitigate it?
rear wheels. give more space and predict the swing.
3 inputs drivers use to control a vehicle steering, brakes, acceleration
when a vehicle is stationary or moving at a constant speed,
each tire contact patch is the size of a . when in-
fist, thumb.
putting control to affect direction or speed, contact patch-
es reduce to the size of a .
tire pressure should be within - psi of manu-
facturers recommendation, which can be found on the 1-2, door jamb.
when checking tire pressures, inspect the overall con-
dition of the tires. the following types of tire damage stone bruises, sidewall cuts, visible wear band.
shouldn't be used....