NCJ Number
137815
Journal
Law Enforcement Technology Volume: 19 Issue: 6 Dated: (June 1992) Pages: 22-24,26
Date Published
1992
Length
4 pages
Annotation
BSR, Inc. Driving School has expanded into the local law enforcement market by offering two advanced, instructor- oriented driving courses.
Abstract
The Emergency Response Driving Training is similar to the high speed pursuit courses taught at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. The Tactical Vehicle Interception (TVI) course is more controversial. The BSR courses, which include classroom sessions and practical exercises, stress officer safety and vehicle control rather than sheer speed. The TVI course covers spinning the vehicle out, pinning the vehicle, deploying officers, and shooting into the vehicle. The Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) is central to the course. Critics of the PIT technique feel that pursued violators are better stopped through roadblocks, longer pursuits on highways or less crowded roads, and rolling roadblocks.