EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATIONS CLINIC

BETWEEN 1960 AND 1971 THE SUFFOLK COUNTY (N.Y.) POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HIGHER THAN THE RISE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION. TO COMBAT THIS THE POLICE COMMISSIONER ESTABLISHED AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATIONS CLINIC (EVOC) UNDER A FEDERAL GRANT. THE PROGRAM IS AIMED CHIEFLY AT THREE CATEGORIES OF POLICE PERSONNEL: THE RECRUIT WHO IS FIRST ENTERING THE SERVICE AND ENCOUNTERS A TRANSITIONAL PHASE FROM HIS OWN PRIVATE CAR TO A HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLICE CRUISER, THE EXPERIENCED POLICE OFFICER WHO WILL BE REQUIRED TO QUALIFY PERIODICALLY WITH THE CRUISER IN THE SAME MANNER AS WITH HIS WEAPONS, AND OFFICERS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED ACCIDENT-PRONENESS. EVOC CONSITS OF BOTH A DRIVING RANGE AND CLASSROOM FACILITIES. NONPOLICE STUDENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR SHORTER TRAINING PERIODS THAT WILL CONCENTRATE ON PARTICULAR DRIVING DEMANDS, E. G., SCHOOL BUS, AMBULANCE, TRUCK.

• Authors:
  • Babb, H N
• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 32-3
• Serial:
  • POLICE CHIEF
  • Volume: 39
  • Issue Number: 8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver training; Emergency vehicles; Police; Police vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221818
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM