Sheepdog Tip of the Day, During Combat tip 105
Many police officers have told me that they have done really stupid things in high-speed chases, and every week we hear of another jurisdiction somewhere in the country no longer allowing their officers to engage in pursuits. Officers drive fast to hot calls all the time, so why do they get tunnel vision and stop thinking when driving in a high-speed pursuit? If you said it is the puppy's fault, you are correct. When the driver's heart rate gets too high, tunnel vision sets in, depth perception goes out, fine and complex motor control shuts down, the forebrain shuts down, the midbrain takes over, and the puppy is driving the car! An excited little dog is now careening that car through the streets, making all kinds of bad decisions and scattering terrified citizens. Trainers of emergency vehicle operation courses who have introduced tactical breathing into their curriculum report that the quality of performance among their trainees have broken all previous records. Charles E. Humes has pioneered a powerful and effective training process in which police officers are taught to breath automatically, as a conditioned reflex, in response to the sound of their siren.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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