Travis Yates

Police Driving: Safety Behind the Wheel

Travis Yates is a retired commander with 30 years of service. He continues to train and consult with agencies worldwide on leadership and risk management.

LATEST ARTICLES

Vehicle Incidents and Issues

5 things to improve squad car safety

Our profession has done a terrible job regarding car interior safety, and we need to remedy it

October 23, 2014 05:05 PM

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Can this police driving ‘black box’ keep your officers alive?

The latest generation of telematics technologies allows police agencies to not only remediate problems, but reward those setting the best examples for safety

July 25, 2014 10:16 AM

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Vehicle Incidents and Issues

5 ways to ensure your safety as a police warrior

Think warriors don’t place a premium on safety? Tell that to a fighter pilot

June 23, 2014 05:21 AM

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Vehicle Incidents and Issues

8 do’s and don’ts of officer safety on the road

We have a long history of making changes in order to make our officers safer — but those changes didn’t occur overnight and they didn’t come without struggles

May 27, 2014 09:02 AM

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How 6 ‘rules’ from a Navy legend can impact officer safety

We can learn a lot about safety from Admiral Hyman Rickover, the Father of the Nuclear Navy

March 31, 2014 08:34 AM

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Vehicle Incidents and Issues

Changing our culture to keep officers safer

Whether our profession made the conscious decision to change or we’ve bent to the pressures of society, the culture of law enforcement is ever-changing — let’s make it for the better

January 27, 2014 07:18 AM

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4 threats to officer safety this holiday season

December is a deadly month — may a few reminders here help the heroes on the street during the end of the year

December 04, 2013 11:17 AM

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Examining risks versus rewards of tire deflation devices

We continue to evolve our efforts in ballistic vests, vehicles, uniforms, and the like, so it’s time we address a new generation of TDDs

November 22, 2013 02:34 PM

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Vehicle Incidents and Issues

3 words we must eliminate from ‘officer down’ reports