R.T.C Stands for 'Road Traffic Collision' this also used to be known as R.T.A 'Road Traffic Acident' however this was changed as it is not Terminally correct.
The R.T.C that took place at Chesterfield college was a simulated collision, to promote safe driving in young learners. Early in the morning, a transporter brought two totalled cars to Chesterfield college and unloaded them outside of college; staff and students then positioned the two cars as if the had collided.
Our job as Public service students was to act as the Police would do if they were first at the scene, this includes scene preservation, traffic control, cordoning the area and controlling crowds.
When you attempt to restrict a persons rights to park in the car park, talk on their phone, smoke in designated areas and to walk in certain areas, people can get quite rebellious and aggressive; there were even reports of tutors swearing at our public service students for not letting them use the car park. This was because the car park was reserved for V.I.P's and deliveries only.
After we cleared the area, cordoned it off, stopped people from smoking, restricted traffic and calmed the area, all three public services came and demonstrated what they would do in an R.T.C.
The fire brigade cut off the car roof and extracted the trapped driver and covered up the dead, the ambulance service gave aid to the injured and the police arrested the drunk driver and helped us with some people that refused to cooperate.
My role in the R.T.C, was in gold command as the main radio operator, I had to use my radio procedure skills to give instructions to my team, also making a few decisions along the way, such as refusing people into the car park keeping spaces open for V.I.P's.
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