The subject of the study is the peculiarities of learning to drive a car. The object of the study is to train the initial actions of traffic police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the management of operational vehicles in extreme situations. Formation of practical skills in emergency training in the event of extreme situations. The authors consider in detail the location of the driver in the car, substantiate recommendations for the correct landing of the driver, which ensures his readiness for emergency actions. The authors give practical recommendations on the location of the hands on the steering wheel, so that, without losing control of the steering wheel, the driver can interact with the controls of the car. The authors pay special attention to the formation of the so-called "stability triangle" in the student of emergency driving, which includes (shoulders pressed against the back of the seat; the left foot in a resting place; the heel of the right foot, resting on the floor). Research methods: the dialectical method of scientific cognition, a systematic approach and analysis were used in the research process. Taking into account the complexity of the problem under consideration, general scientific and private scientific methods are used in the study: logical method, synthesis, structural and functional analysis and modeling methods. Implementation of the proposed recommendations in the practice of emergency training. The main conclusions of the study are the methodological recommendations proposed by the authors on training at the primary stage of emergency training for traffic police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The initial actions for the correct position of the body behind the driver's seat, methods of rotating the steering wheel with both two hands and one, as well as the development of practical skills in emergency training in the event of extreme situations are considered. A special contribution of the authors to the study of the topic is their proposed methodology for teaching emergency training to traffic police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The authors consider the technique of driving a car with one hand to ensure full control of the steering wheel. The novelty of the study lies in the disclosure of the basic methodological techniques of initial training in emergency driving, which allows drivers to predict and prevent possible traffic accidents.