Tyren - Law Enforcement Urban Mobility Vehicle

As population increases and are migrating towards urban cities, the activities of humans are posing more obstacles for police officers that patrol the roads of the city, the increase of vehicles on the road, smaller roads and bike lanes, construction, large vehicles in condensed areas, and harsh weather conditions decrease the mobility of police officers when they are responding to calls. Current vehicles that are used by police officers are too large (Stockton, 2019) and are unable to use main roads when travelling at high speeds due to traffic congestions which also puts the safety of pedestrians and officers at risk when vehicular accidents occur. Officers are forced to use unconventional routes to reach their destination such as alleyways, building garages and residential roads, thus increasing their response time. The current response time is 15 minutes for high priority calls, when the standard provincial time is nine minutes (Toronto Police, 2002). The success of their investigation highly depends on how fast they can reach the scene to prevent contamination, crowd control and possibly catching the suspect. The purpose of thesis is to do in-depth study of daily protocols and challenges facing officers. Using data collection methods such as interviews and observational studies of officers using current solutions, a detailed analysis could be conducted focusing on the impact of the obstacles on the duties of police officers. To evaluate the ergonomics, a one-to-one scale buck that illustrates the workspace and tools that officers currently use can establish proper human factors and full-bodied human interaction design. A solution will be developed for police officers, to improve mobility to decrease response times, and provide protection to the common citizen.