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Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy

New Course: Dynamic Vehicle Operations

3/3/2016
Year after year, car crashes are one of the leading causes of death in the line of duty. Safe driving techniques are also a part of police training that can be overlooked.

One of the challenges to getting adequate behind-the-wheel training is that it can be difficult for many departments to send officers to attend driver training that may take several days to complete. For this reason, OPOTA’s new one-day Dynamic Vehicle Operations course could be of interest to many departments.

Regardless of where officers are driving or what type of driving they are doing (emergency or non-emergency), this one-day, intensive driving course will give officers the opportunity to learn current techniques and methods dealing with these various types of police driving. They will also receive a review of legal issues concerning operation of a police vehicle, as well as officer safety concerns and tips.

During the practical exercises, officers will become familiar with the dynamics of vehicles during the different types of driving. They will practice the skills taught during the short classroom session in various live driving exercises. The focus will be on control and handling of the vehicle, distracted driving, collision avoidance, and emergency response.

All students will drive OPOTA track vehicles during practical training. The course will be offered six times in 2016 at the Tactical Training Center in London. The cost is $75. Sign up here