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A series of questions and answers related to evoc mptc (emergency vehicle operations course) training, focusing on police car safety and defensive driving techniques. It covers topics such as vehicle inspection, weight transfer, emergency response driving, and the importance of defensive driving practices. Useful for law enforcement officers in training or those seeking to refresh their knowledge on safe driving practices.
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Police car crashes are the ____ most common cause of death for officers. - Answer 2nd Kinetic Energy - Answer Energy an objext possesses by being in motion. Momentum - Answer Is the combined mass + velocity of an object. An object in motion tends to remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force. Frequent ______ can help reduce the chances of mechanical or performance failures. - Answer Vehicle Inspections When inspecting the exterior of the MV you want to look for what? - Answer Fluids, leaks & damage. Remove Dirt/snow or other visual obstructions. Confirm all lights work. What is the minimum tire depth you can have that is safe. - Answer At least 2/ If the patrol car is equipped with ABS, the dash light will appear for _______ when starting the engine. - Answer 1-3 Seconds When inspecting the interior of the patrol vehicle you look for what? - Answer Steering wheel, door locks, mirror and seat controls, window controls, windshield wipers, parking & brake. You should do what with items in the rear or trunk of your patrol vehicle - Answer Secure all items
Longitudinal weight transfers occurs when vehicles are? - Answer Accelerating or Braking Lateral weight transfer occurs when vehicles are? - Answer Side to side, when vehicle turns After you transport a person/prisoner in your Patrol Vehicle you immediately do what after? - Answer Search passenger area Human error is responsible for ____ of all vehicle crashes. - Answer 90% Competence bias - Answer People over-estimate or do not recognize skill deficiencies. Self-righteousness - Answer Drivers who believe they are above the law Less than ____ Hours of sleep your more likely to crash - Answer 5 Don't use what, on either pedal to accelerate or brake - Answer Left foot Steering wheel hand position - Answer 3 & 9 o'clock T.O.P.S stands for? - Answer Traffic Occupant Protection Systems T.O.P.S is best described as? - Answer Vehicle features and technologies designed to help prevent crashes and keep drivers safe during a crash.
True or False, Never Apex until you can see around or out of a turn - Answer True Over-steering? - Answer Occurs when the vehicle rear tires lose traction and skid to the outside of a turn Under-steering? - Answer Curs when the vehicle plows straight through without turning because front tire wheels are sliding. _____ % of all non-emergency law enforcement crashes occur when officers are driving in reverse? - Answer 50 Defensive driving - Answer Process of minimizing risk + maximize time needed to avoid a crash. What is the most effective way to gain valuable time needed for defensive driving, to minimize risk and avoid a crash? - Answer Reducing Speed S.I.P.D.E stands for - Answer Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute Space cushion for a normal day driving is? - Answer 2-3 Seconds Space cushion for normal night driving is? - Answer 3-4 Seconds Space cushion for bad weather driving is? - Answer 5-6 Seconds When performing Emergency response driving and your vehicle has a mechanical failure you should? - Answer Cease driving immediately
Chapter 89/7B is defined as? - Answer Provides police officers with limited exemptions from certain traffic laws while performing official duties True or False, When approaching a red light or stop sign and you have your emergency lights activated you can proceed through. - Answer False Chapter 90/14 is defined as? - Answer You are never permitted to pass a school bus that is picking up or discharging children. Pursuit driving is defined as? - Answer An attempt by law enforcement to stop or arrest a person who is intentionally using a vehicle to avoid apprehension. True or false, Patrol car emergency warning devices are not substitutes for defensive driving and do not guarantee safety for other drivers, officers or pedestrians. - Answer True Limitations to your patrol vehicle light systems - Answer Weather, buildings, terrain. Limitations to your patrol vehicle siren? - Answer Speed, weather, location, other driver factors, siren syndrome Siren Syndrome - Answer False sense of safety that inspires officers to take unnecessary risk when emergency response driving.