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As part of Radio 5 Live鈥檚 鈥楶olicing the UK鈥� series, Chris Warburton visited Meadowfield Police Training Centre in Durham to take a behind-the-scenes look into what police recruits get up to throughout their training course.

One of the most visible and high-risk aspects of policing is being out on patrol in a police car- something recruits will get to do around six months into their course.

Damian Stevens, known as 鈥楧amo鈥�, is a driving instructor- he took Chris out around the streets of Durham and gave him the front-seat experience of a traffic patrol vehicle.

Damian demonstrated how an officer approaches high-risk speeds of 85mph, 鈥淚鈥檓 planning every little overtake I鈥檓 going to do. It still needs to feel smooth,鈥� he said.

鈥淚鈥檓 waiting for eye contact off all the drivers that I鈥檓 affecting before I commit to what I鈥檓 going to do.鈥�

This clip is from 29 January 2024.

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