Question | Answer |
PSI stands for? | Pounds per square inch |
Officers might have to handle problems themselves such as... | Changing a tire, bulb, or adding fluids |
What should be inspected daily prior to operating the vehicle? | Belts, hoses, and wires |
What should the officer check prior to and after each shift? | The back seat |
Most common accident that officers are involved in? | Backing |
Vision supplies approximately ___% of incoming data to the driver | 90-95% |
Acuity is... | Sharpness of vision |
Depth Perception is... | Ability to judge distance and percieve space to determine how far an object is |
Peripheral Vision is... | Ability to see above, below, and to the sides. |
Color Vision is... | Ability to distinguish colors |
Night Vision is... | Ability to see clearly in the darkness |
Medical Conditions that can weaken a driver's observation skills are... | High blood pressure, diabetes, heart conditions, or epilepsey |
Temporary factors that can weaken a driver's observation skills are... | Stress, emotions, fatigue, and frequent shift changes |
When an officer cannot avoid striking an obstacle, the officer should strike it at... | A slight angle |
Should high beam or low beam lights be used during foggy conditions? | Low beam |
A phantom vehicle is... | A vehicle that pulls out suddenly, forcing the driver to take evasive action to avoid a collision |
If forced off the road the safest objects to hit are... | Bushes, small trees, fences, objects moving in the same direction, trees signs, or a parked car |
What is the name of the rule that establishes a safe minimum following distance during good road conditions? | Two second rule |
What is the name of the rule that establishes a safe minimum following distance during poor road conditions? | Four second rule |
Pitch is... | Weight transfer from front to rear or vice versa which occurs during acceleration or braking. |
Roll is... (not the thing you eat) | Vehicle's weight shifts from side to side usually during turns |
Yaw is... | The end to end motion on a horizontal plane |
Radius is... | Distance from center of a circle to the outside of the circle |
Increasing Radius is... | A turn that gets wider during the turn |
Decreasing Radius is... | A turn that gets tighter during the turn |
Constant Radius turn is... | a turn that remains the same throughout (for example a 90 degree turn at an intersection) |
Apex is... | The center point of any curve |
Early Apexing is... | Vehicle is steered so it is closest to the inside of the curve before reaching the apex |
Center Apexing is... | Vehicle is steered so it is closest to the middle of the curve before reaching the apex |
Late Apexing is... | Vehicle is steered so it is closest to the outside of the curve before reaching the apex |
Which is the best Apexing Technique? | Late Apexing |
Centripetal Force is... | The force that is necessary to keep a vehicle moving in a curved path and is directed INWARDS toward the center of rotation |
Centrifugal Force is... | The force that is necessary to keep a vehicle moving in a curved path and is directed OUTWARDLY from the center of rotation |
Under Steer is... | The tendancy of the vehicle to turn less sharply than the driver intends |
Over Steer is... | The tendancy of the vehicle to turn more sharply than the driver intends |
Wheel Tracking is... | an occurence that causes the rear wheels to follow a tighter path in relation from the front wheels traveled in a turn |
The hand placement on the steering wheel should be at... | 8 and 4 o'clock |
The proper style of steering, that helps the officer maintain control of the steering wheel is... | Shuffle Steering |
Caster Effect is... | the forward motion that causes a vehicle to straighten from a turn when releasing the steering wheel |
Does the Caster Effect apply in driving backwards also? | No |
Eye Targeting or Optical driving is... | looking in the desired direction of travel to avoid an obstacle and steering in that direction |
Threshold Braking is... | pressing the brake pedal lightly while applying gradually increasing pressure to stop or slow as quickly as possible without locking brakes or engaging ABS |
Incipient Skid is... | just before the tires lose traction during braking and the tires lock causing loss of steering control and a skid |
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) is... | a computerized enhancement that automatically slows or stops the vehicle |
Incipient Spin is... | a spin that occurs before the drive tires lose traction during acceleration |
Rolling Friction is... | The friction generated by the tires constantly rotating on the road surface without losing contact |
Skid is... | when the wheels lock and do not turn while vehicle is moving |
Slide is... | Wheels are rotating but do not control vehicle movement. Caused by loss of traction and rolling friction. |
Driving in reverse requires MORE or LESS input to produce a change in direction? | Less |
While responding to an emergency call, officers are required to use... | an audiable signal OR blue/red lights |
While operating a vehicle in emergency mode the officer may... | 1) Park or stand illegally 2)run a red light or stop sign 3)exceed speed limits 4)disregard regulations regarding movement in specified directions |
Although officers are empowered to where they may disregard laws other motorists must abide by, they must remember: | You must drive with due regard for safety of all persons and don't protect an officer from the consequences of their reckless disregard for safety of others. |
What is the most common night driving error? | Overdriving of vehicle headlights |
Low beam headlights project approxmiately ___ feet | 150 |
High beam headlights project approximately ___ feet | 450 |
How does night driving affect the reaction distance? | Reaction time remains the same however lack of light increases the time required to initally observe a hazard |
Less light ______ the field of vision | narrows |
At night the loss of visual cues causes officer's to: | lower their ability to judge distance and speed of oncoming traffic |
Glare can be reduced by: | Looking to the right |
Psychological Stress of driving in emergency mode consists of: | Exceeding vehicles ability by "catching bad guy at any cost or get there before anyone else" |
Phsyiological effects of driving in emergency mode consist of: | tunnel vision, selective hearing, increased heart rate, time distortion, loss of spatial awareness or fine motor skills |
Officers should always offset their vehicle to the ____ of the available roadway but within their lane | Left |
Pursuit is: | An active attempt by a LEO driving an AEV to apprehend the occupants of a moving vehicle. Subject must increase speed, take evasive action, or refuse to stop to avoid arrest. |
Whos decision is it to initiate a pursuit? | The officer's |
DeShaney v Winnebago relates to: | Officer's must assume responsibility for an arrestees safety and keep them reasonably safe from harm after they have restricted the arrestees freedom of movement |
Pinnelas Park v Brown relates to: | Law enforcement has a duty to protect the public when choosing to continue a pursuit (unmarked car hit a civilian vehicle white attempting to get ahead of the pursit "doctorine of negligence") |
Brower v Inyo County relates to: | certain pursuit tactics might result in a claim of a constitional violation as a seizure by deadly force. (18 wheeler road block near a curve) |
What other case is relevant to Brower v Inyo County? | Tennessee v Garner |
Sacramento v Lewis: | Officers may be liable if their actions "shock the conscience" of the court. For a pursuit, the officer must have intended to cause harm to the violator withouth justification for the use of deadly force. |
The "balancing test" came as a result of which case? | Sacramento v Lewis |
What is the "balancing test"? | What officers must consider to engage, continue, or terminate a pursuit. |
Scott v Harris: | PIT manuver was used to stop a violator for a traffic offense at a higher speed than reccomended for the PIT manuver. Officer was not indicted on any charges. |
Pursuit has 5 conclusions: | 1) Violator stops voluntarily 2) Violator is stopped involuntarily 3) Officer terminates the pursuit 4) Violator crashes 5) Officer crashes |
3 Pursuit Termination Techniques are: | Roadblocks, Tire deflation devies, or PIT |
Roadblock is: | the use of vehicles, barrivades, cones or other objects used to block traffic. Purpose is to demonstrate police superiority. |
PIT is: | using officers vehicle to apply force to side of violator's vehicle to end puruit |
PIT stands for: | Pursuit Immobilization Technique |
Can all officers use the PIT manuver? | No, only properly trained officers with the support of agency policy |