Vehicle Ops

Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Perhaps nothing else affects vehicle performance so much, while at the same time receives as little attention, as what your car is riding on.

Posted Sunday, July 12, 2009

K-9s Beat the Heat

What do you roll in when even a regular-size patrol vehicle is simply too large to be effective?

Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Drive to Survive: Pursuit Policy

An agency owes it to the officers participating in the pursuit and the community to reduce the dangers as much as possible.

Posted Thursday, May 14, 2009

LPR: Advanced Surveillance

LPR is opening a new chapter in law enforcement, turning street poles and standard patrol vehicles into advanced surveillance platforms.

Posted Thursday, April 2, 2009

Some agencies, like the Salt Lake City and New York City police departments are saving money and reducing the "carbon footprint" of their patrol vehicles with one action: the incorporation of hybrid vehicles into their fleets.

Posted Thursday, April 2, 2009

In-Car Video: Compelling Evidence

These videos provide late-night entertainment for millions of television viewers. They also offer compelling evidence for criminal investigations.

Posted Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Training by Design, Part 1

This month, I discuss training programs in general, how to develop topics of instruction and lesson plan titles through needs assessment, craft an instructional goal that meets the needs of a target audience and the importance of the learning environment.

Posted Monday, March 2, 2009

In the Middle

What do you roll in when even a regular-size patrol vehicle is simply too large to be effective?

Posted Monday, February 2, 2009

Drive to Survive: Speeding Kills

Some think using lights and siren makes it appropriate to exceed the speed limit. Nothing could be more false, and doing so often causes terrible tragedies.

Posted Monday, February 2, 2009

Going Mobile

E-ticketing has gained massive popularity in public service agencies in North America in just the past three years. Police officers swipe an offender s driver s license with a handheld barcode reader or use a scanner to read the license and vehicle registration.

Posted Monday, February 2, 2009

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