The Police of the Czech Republic, in cooperation with the Škoda Auto car company, shows and explains how the PIT stopping maneuver looks correct. Check out the demo.
We often read about the police PIT maneuver to stop dangerous speeding drivers in the newspapers, but how is it performed and what does it look like in reality? When the Police of the Czech Republic took over 50 new Kodiaqs with a special protective frame from Škodovka this October, they gave a vivid demonstration of how to do it. “We’re touching now, so hold on and I’ll go for it. The main thing is a full raid and just digging into it lightly,” said the policeman just before the intervention.
Police PIT (from the English “pursuit intervention technique”) maneuver is an increasingly frequently used intervention technique for stopping pursued vehicles by police units. In this case, the police car will “push” the pursued vehicle in places behind the rear wheel so that the speeding driver loses stability, so that other police officers can subsequently block and arrest him. The stressed-out “villains” then have their engine go off when they stop suddenly, giving the police officers extra time.
Although it looks simple, it is not an easy situation for a police vehicle. “It must not be a collision, you need to touch down and turn into the pursued car,” explains police driver Josef Jeřábek from the Prague emergency motorized unit, who helped introduce this method in the Czech Republic. During the maneuver, he has to turn the steering wheel almost to full speed and, as it were, “pass a chased car” in order to really spin it and not push it in front of the nose.
In order to limit the damage caused during the PIT maneuver, the latest police cars are equipped with a special frame that absorbs the energy of the impact so that it is not transmitted to the supporting parts of the vehicle. Czech police officers learned the maneuver from their American colleagues, who use it much more often. Spinned vehicles then end up in ditches, guardrails or walls, where the chasing car “pins” them so that they cannot start again and continue driving.
Czech police officers prefer to “PIT” at speeds of up to 60 km/h, when the risks associated with a possible secondary impact of a spinning car into other cars or obstacles are minimal. Each of the police officers must evaluate the situation in such a way as to make it as safe as possible. Experienced police officers are even able to do it with an almost fascinating feeling, when neither car can feel the touch of the two cars.
And how is the PIT maneuver performed? Watch the official video from Škoda Auto, where all the steps of the correct procedure are explained.
2023-12-16 08:41:00
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