I come across many strange situations (in my opinion) as I teach and talk to officers in New Jersey.
My latest question is one which I find perplexing (to say the least).
I have almost 20 years experience as a police officer in the UK and ended my career as a Team Leader and senior Instructor on a Tactical Firearms Unit.
Our standard of driving (Police Vehicles) is pretty good considering you must complete a 3 week standard course (on public roads) before you are allowed to drive less powerful town Patrol Vehicles.
Then (after a period of time - usually 2 years) you move onto to a further 3 week advanced course (this may have changed since I left in 2004) which allows you (when successfully passed) to drive the faster, more powerful Police Vehicles. Again 90% of these training days are on PUBLIC roads ... where else would you get the practice required to drive at excess speeds with oncoming vehicles, cross roads, junctions and traffic lights.
NOW ... consider my question?
How can a Police Officer in the USA (in particular New Jersey) be expected to control a powerful police vehicle when he is NOT allowed to trai n on the very roads he will be policing.
Please enlighten me .... I'm all ears :)
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