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This
is a new award, from ADA, and only two honorary
fellowships will be presented in the USA each year.
“As
arrangements for this year’s second recipient are not
yet finalized,” said Wren, “it is true to say that
Travis is the first ADA honorary fellow of all time.”
Travis
Yates has been in law enforcement since 1993. From
early into his career until now, Captain Yates has been
a great advocate for police driving safety. He is a
Team Leader with the Tulsa Police Law Enforcement Driver
Training Unit. In addition he is a nationally
recognized driving instructor and a certified instructor
in tire deflation devices and the pursuit intervention
technique. He also holds a Master of Science Degree in
Criminal Justice, from Northeastern State University.
Through
his mandatory curriculum, in 2001, at-fault collisions
for officers in Captain Yates’ agency were reduced by
18 percent. He was awarded a Chief's Medal for his
efforts and dedication to police driving safety.
In
2003, more police officers died from pursuits than any
year in history. That same year, Captain Yates set
up a web site in an effort to share his information with
other instructors and police officers. Today, the www.policedriving.com
website receives thousands of unique visits each month
and has assisted countless police departments around the
World. Travis continues his efforts in the field of
driver training and safety. He is pursuing stricter
penalties for eluding suspects and teaches at a
Nationally Recognized Instructor School. In addition to
his duties as a unit commander he continues to
administer his department's driver training unit.
Travis remains a national advocate for safe driving,
safer pursuits, sound policy and mandatory training.
Advanced
Drivers of America, Inc., teach the ‘System of Car
Control’ method of advanced driving, which has now
been in existence and continually developed for over
eighty years. It is the method used for training British
traffic patrol police officers, and unlike the American
system, is carried out almost entirely on public roads
rather than on closed circuits.
Wren
– himself a former UK traffic police officer – said:
“It is fascinating to see how different the British
and American systems are.
It is not simply the driver training ideology
that is dissimilar; it is the entire way in which police
vehicles are employed in various critical situations.
The whole thing is a different ethos.”
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Notes
for Editors
1.
Captain Yates may be contacted via: policedriving@yahoo.com
2.
Advanced Driver of America, Inc., may be
contacted by phone at: 716-632-5502 or by
e-mail ada
["at" sign] driveandstayalive.com
3.
The ADA website is at: www.driveandstayalive.com/z-ada/ada-home.htm
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