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Why do we investigate crashes? Engineering, education, enforcement, evaluation
Explain importance of engineering component? You need physical and mechanical components to determine if you need roadway changes
Explain the difference between issuing a citation and determining fault ? We never determine fault it goes to insurance companies.
3 elements of highway transportation system? Human, roadway, vehicle
True or False: a train is considered a motor vehicle? False
When is a motor vehicle considered to be in transport? When on a roadway and in motion
3 phases of every collision ? Pre crash, crash, post crash
True or false… roadway is the portion to the highway to improve, designed used for travel ? True
A bicycle runs into a legally parked 2010 car. Cyclists suffers 2200 dollars in damages. In this a reported crash? No
Explain importance of the education component? Public information, and education… example DUI project
What is traffic? All pedestrians, ridden or herded animals either singly or together while using highway
What is traffic way Any land way open to the public
What is roadway? That portion of the highway improved , designed used for travel.
What is shoulder? Part of the highway contiguous with the roadway that accommodates stopped vehicles.
What is road? Part of the traffic way which includes roadway and shoulder .
What is construction area ? Any land area under current construction.
What is motor vehicle? Vehicles propelled by any power other than muscle
What is motor vehicle crash? Vehicle considered “in transport”
Chain reaction crash? Motor vehicle collision involving several vehicles.
Injury? Bodily harm to a person.
Fatality Any death
Explain point of possible perception Point which someone could have perceived a hazard.
Explain point of no escape? Time and place where a person can not avoid an collision
Explain point of actual perception Point where person sees, hears or perceives that a collision is about to occur .
Explain point of initial engagement. Point where there is first contact during collision .
True or false it is possible for point of no escape to come prior to point of actual perception? True
Generally, how long does a crash instigator all for drivers PRT? 1.5 seconds or more
Examples of evasive action to avoid hazards? Braking , swerving, honking
6 of the steps of the anatomy of the crash? Pre crash, point of possible perception, point of actual perception, point of no escape,key event , initial engagement.
What are the other 6 steps? Maximum engagement, disengagement, secondary collision, point of rest, reaction time , evasive time .
What are the 4 Es Engineering, education, enforcement , evaluation
4 critical components to see and drive? To see, to see side to side, to see color, to judge speed.
What is the vision acuity requirement to obtain a license? 20/40
What percentage of our sensory input is visual? 90
Describe visibility and decernability Visibility is seeing something, decent is knowing what it is
Examples of glare? Sun, backlight
True or false , color blindness will disqualify a person obtaining a license? False
4 human deficiencies that affect the ability to operate a vehicle? Vision, hearing, knowledge, skill,
Which should we not consider when investigating a crash? Gender
Once a license recall form is filled out , who do you give it to? Chief of police executive assistant
True or false, sight or view obstruction are commonly encountered? True
4 common roadway definciencies that may contribute a crash? View, roadway contour , surface conditions, visibility
True or false, when examining a skid mark, you should be able to see a visible tread pattern? False
How are skid marks made? Squeegee, pavement grinding , tire grinding , smear.
How are ABS skids different from skip? Abs are lighter , other will be darker.
Difference between skip and gap skid marks? Skid is less than 10 feet, gap is greater than 10 feet
Different between skid and scuff marks? Skid is locked, scuff is rolling
5 specific vehicle parts that contribute to a crash? Brakes, steering, suspension, wheels, tires, lighting , windows
What is contact damage? Damage caused by direct contact
What is induced damage? Transmission of force through the vehicle
What is rub off damage ? Contact of a minor degree
When talking about force the body is what to the mass of the body? Acceleration and inversely
What are speed and velocity expressed in? MPH, and feet per second.
What is the synonym of deceleration? Drag factor of coefficient of friction
True or false? Sum of momentum possessed by two objects before a collision in the same of the sum of momentum after ? True
Weight of a body is actually a force acting on the body on what? Gravity
What are the 3 forces that act on a object? Pitch, roll, yaw
What happens during braking that makes front tire skid marks different than rear tire marks? Weight shift
Scientific principle that holds the sum of total energy in the universe ? Conservation of energy
3 newtons law of motion Body at rest remains at rest Outside force acting on a body causes an acceleration For every action is a equal reaction
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