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A series of exercises and questions related to law enforcement driver training in north carolina. It covers topics such as the sipde driving method, controlled braking, vehicle dynamics, emergency response driving, and collision avoidance techniques. Designed to test knowledge and understanding of safe driving practices for law enforcement officers.
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1. SIPDE: Search Identify Predict Decide Execute 2. Search: Position in traffic Searching and scanning traffic scene (2 seconds following, 3 if rough conditions) 3. Identify: Signs, signals, and roadway markingsthe roadway motorized vehicles non-motorized roadway users
4. Predict: anticipate future activity in the total scene which may be important to thesafe operation of the emergency vehicle 5. Decide: goal is to minimize risks 6. Execute: avoiding collisions 7. Controlled Braking: Early and smooth Pumping Trail Braking 8. Sudden Stops: Threshold Braking 9. Lock-up Brakes: all wheel lock-up causes reduced braking and results in loss ofcontrol 10. To control steering use: 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock
21. 3 events occur for stopping: perception, decision, performance 22. % of all non-emergency LE related collisions happen while backing: 50 23. The only time hand should be at 12 o'clock on a steering wheel: Backing 24. 2 acceptable collision avoidance methods: quick, sudden brakingevasive steering/sudden lane change 25. When the response time exceeds 10 minutes:: there is no relationship be-tween the time travel interval and the probability of a response-related arrest 26. Response time of one minute or less: 35% probability of an arrest concerningreported crime 27. Proper driving technique: low risk, high gain 28. Roadblocks that cause a motorist to stop are considered a: seizure 29. Warning lights and: siren 30. Duty of the public to yield the right of way only attaches if: both lights andsiren are being operated 31. Gross Negligence: wanton conduct done with conscious or reckless disregardfor the rights and safety of others 32. Statutory exception granted for law enforcement or other emergency vehi-cles: NONE
(only exceptions when operated with due regard for safety/emergency response)
33. Emergency Response Driving definition: includes pursuit driving and any other emergency situation or response where an officer intentionally operates hisvehicle in excess of the posted speed limit under an exception to right of way or other rules of the road 34. engaged in non-emergency driving: comply fully with state traffic law require-ments 35. Tort: a civil wrong, other than breach of contract, for which the court will providea remedy in the form of an action for damages 36. Negligence: breach of a legal duty, owed to plaintiff by defendant which is the proximate cause of a injury to the plaintiff; includes injury which results from both intentional and careless acts which result in unintended injury 37. 4 elements to prove negligence: existence of a legal duty owed to plaintiffbreach of that duty proximate cause injury/damages 38. Officers should NEVER pass to the right when: emergency warning deviceson the LE vehicle are in operation 39. Siren must be audible up to: 1,000 feet
41. Telecommunicator should be advised of:: IDViolator vehicle description Current location/direction of travel# of occupants + description reason for stop anticipated stopping location 42. # of LE vehicles involved in a chase: 2: primary and secondary 43. Violations classified into 3 categories: non-hazardous offenders instantaneous moving violations continuing hazardous moving violators 44. at high speed, peripheral vision: narrows and depth perception is less accu-rate 45. Percentage of duty time spent in darkness/low-light conditions: 40% 46. % of collisions attributed to mechanical failure: 5 47. % of collisions attributed to environmental factors: 5 48. % of collisions attributed to driver: 90 49. Stalled engine: avoid braking, shift to neutral, restart engine and shift to drive 50. stuck accelerator: try to dislodge pedal, shift to neutral, brake, move to safelocation 51. wet engine: using vehicles momentum, try to coast to safe location; attempt tore-start
after dries
52. flooded engine: depress accelerator fully for 5 - 10 seconds. release acceleratorand start engine or may simply need few seconds for system to reset for electronic fuel ejectionvehicles 53. Tire blowout: avoid braking steer in the direction you want to gocoast to safe location 54. Correct way to wear a seatbelt (lap and shoulder combination): lap portion of the belt should be worn flat, snugly, and low on the hips. Shoulder portion should go across collarbone and chest 55. Never outrun your: headlights