Training Officers to Stop Big Rigs Safely
By Michael T. Rayburn What Supervisors Should Reinforce Before, During and After Commercial Vehicle Stops Law enforcement has seen too many recent examples of officers grabbing onto moving vehicles, reaching into driver compartments or physically attaching themselves to vehicles to keep someone from driving away. The intent may be understandable. The result can be catastrophic. That risk increases sharply when the vehicle is a tractor-trailer (a recent example can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/2n73vzpw). No officer can physically stop a 30,000…
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