This article shoes how the ProVida 2000 in-car video system can be used, not only for high-speed police chases, but also to resolve a range of training and enforcement issues. This system will continue to use VHS and S-VHS, the currently recognised formats for recording, which can be viewed by almost all judicial and police establishments. 24 UK police forces already have cars equipped with ProVida 2000. The county of Surrey seems to have the greatest variety of uses of ProVida 2000, in both marked and unmarked cars. Its police force also uses the system to record activities during T-PAC (tactical pursuit and containment) training sessions. During the training, the students handle scenarios that are so realistic that the public would be convinced that they were genuine. A T-PAC car, equipped with ProVida, can debrief both instructors and students with constructive criticism during playbacks. The current day's activities can be viewed by a supervisor who is unable to attend the live training. The system can also secure direct evidence, when it is obvious that a crime is being committed, or material that may later be found to contain evidence of a crime. A remote camera has been designed, to allow videotaping of more distant locations. It can also be used to reconstruct what happened in a high-speed chase.
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