217 - Vehicle Collisions

Question 1

What is a qualifying vehicle?

Answer 1

• commercial truck having a gross weight rating or gross combined weight of more than 10,000 lbs.
• a bus designed to carry nine or more people including the driver.
• any vehicle displaying a hazardous materials placard.

Question 2

At the scene of a vehicle collision on a high speed highways, bridges, etc, place the first cone ___________ from the collision.

Answer 2

At least 200 feet.

Question 3

The following vehicles do not require insurance ID cards:

BIG FART

Answer 3

B - buses
I - ICC Authority
G - government owned

F - farm, certain ones
A - authority public service commission
R - rented
T - taxis

Question 4

What is a condition of severity?

Answer 4

At least one vehicle involves a qualifying vehicle and

• At least one person sustained fatal injuries
• at least one person was transported for immediate medical condition
• at least one vehicle was towed/ transported from scene.

Question 5

In a vehicle collision where a death, serious injury and likely to die or critical injury has occurred, patrol supervisor will request the response of

Answer 5

• PDU
• Highway District Collision Technician Group
• Highway District Collision Investigation Squad

Must also notify Desk officer and CO/Duty Captain

Question 6

In a vehicle collision where a death, serious injury and likely to die or critical injury has occurred, patrol supervisor will notify operations if

Answer 6

• Extended closure of a roadway(s) is required
• if perishable merchandise
• current newspapers are involved

Question 7

Who notifies operations unit in a department vehicle accident when a UMOS is ________ and __________.

Answer 7

Patrol supervisor, precinct of occurrence.

Injured and requires hospital treatment.

Question 8

In a department vehicle accident who notifies the borough for a borough collision number and where does this notification get recorded in?

Answer 8

Desk officer, precinct of occurrence.

Telephone record.

Question 9

When does the desk officer notify medical division within one hour of a collision?

Answer 9

When a driver committed a moving violation or if a fatality occurs and the driver is a civilian MOS required to have a commercial driver’s license, he or she must submit to alcohol and drug testing.

Question 10

In a department vehicle collision, when must the investigation where there is video invoiced, where must you send a photocopy of collision report to?

Answer 10

CO, risk assessment unit

Question 11

The patrol supervisor will prepare how many copies of the PAR in a department vehicle accident?

Answer 11

4 - quadruplicate

Question 12

The desk officer, precinct of occurrence will fax PAR, Report of MV accident and collision report - PD vehicle to ________ immediately after serial numbers are obtained.

Answer 12

Personnel safety desk.

Question 13

In a collision - private vehicles authorized for police use, patrol supervisor, precinct of occurrence will prepare a PAR and under duplicate copy, check box marked

Answer 13

Office of comptroller (city involved)

Question 14

In a collision - private vehicles authorized for police use, patrol supervisor, precinct of occurrence will furnish member with _______ copies of PAR and a set of photos for submission to _________.

Answer 14

2 copies

Fleet services division and deputy commissioner - management and budget

Question 15

In a collision - private vehicles authorized for police use, patrol supervisor, precinct of occurrence will submit ________ copies on typed letterhead to precinct commander ___________ and ________.

Answer 15

4 copies

Summarizing collision

And

Indicating any driving deficiency

Question 16

In a collision - private vehicles authorized for police use, who obtains the collision serial number from FSD?

Answer 16

MOS.

No borough notification

Question 17

In a collision - private vehicles authorized for police use, MOS will prepare how many 49’s on typed letterhead addressed to DCMB and submit to CO.

Answer 17

2 reports

And attach :

With estimates from two separate auto body shops. (1 estimate if vehicle is inoperable)

And copy of PAR

Question 18

On the arrival at the scene of an aircraft accident, UMOS will

Answer 18

• request ps
• notify desk
• detain pilot and aircraft

desk officer will notify

• duty captain
• operations
• borough
• PDU

Supervising officer in command will prepare unusual occurrence report with two copies to CO SOD.

Question 19

In DARP tow, UMOS will notify communications section when DARP is required and only include these description of the vehicle

Answer 19

Color, body type and plate number

Question 20

What are the exceptions not to DARP?

15,000 GEAR

Answer 20

Gross weight of 15,000 lbs

G - government vehicles
E - evidence (arrest or invest.)
A - authorized (highway, bridges, etc.)
R - rotow (stolen or abandoned)

Question 21

If DARP tow company not on scene for _____ minutes, request communications to cancel and assign the next tow company. Prepare “report of violation”

Answer 21

30 minutes

Question 22

To report damage to department property other than Dept vehicle, UMOS report facts to desk officer and make activity log entry. Desk officer will have ____________ investigate facts and prepare report. Command clerk will prepare ___ copies and submit to desk. For property in booth/buildings forward 3 copies to __________.

Answer 22

Patrol supervisor

4 copies

DCMB facilities management division.

Question 23

ICO will check a minimum of _____ file copies of Request for copy of Collision Records on a __________ basis.

Answer 23

15 records

Quarterly basis

Question 24

When a person appears at the station house to report a vehicle collision, the UMOS must refer the concerned party to the command where collision took place if ________ or _________ or _________.

Answer 24

Death/SPI likely to die, critical injury.

Or

Injury and reported within 5 days

Or

Commercial vehicle collision, a vehicle is towed and reported within 5 days

Question 25

Utilize reference markers when preparing PAR’s except for collision occurring on

Answer 25

Bridges and tunnels - use Limited Access Highway Reference Marker Listing Book

Also use when there is missing reference markers on road.

Question 26

Precinct traffic safety officer, precinct of occurrence will enter all data into Department Vehicle Collision database from part A and B of the collision report - PD vehicle and data from PAR within _________ without waiting for final agency determination.

Enter part C including final determination within _______.

Answer 26

72 hrs.

30 days of collision.

Question 27

A chemical test warrant will be applied for a prisoner when a UMOS reasonably believes that a person suspected of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is involved in a collision resulting in

Answer 27

• SPI or death to another individual

And

Refuse a chemical test or unconscious and under arrest for more than 2 hrs.

Patrol supervisor will request communications section to dispatch highway district personnel to testing location or hospital.

Desk will contact operations and request notification made to DA office. Make telephone record entry.

Question 28

Arresting officer will notify desk officer precinct of arrest if _________ has past and DA has not initiated contact at designated location.

Answer 28

1 hr.

Desk officer will contact ops and ADA supervisor if 1 hr has passed. Continue to contact ADA supervisor every half hour into ADA has been contacted. Record attempts in telephone record.

Question 29

If hospital does not comply with chemical test warrant, arresting officer will notify

Answer 29

ADA and operations unit

Question 30

If chemical test warrant is denied, A/O will inform ______________ who will then make a command log entry of the denial. Ensure prisoner is transported to borough court section facility.

Answer 30

Desk officer of testing location

Question 31

Who completes the chemical test warrant application?

Answer 31

A/O

Question 32

In a bicycle collision, UMOS will notify the patrol supervisor if collision resulted in

Answer 32

• death
• serious injury and likely
• critical injury

Question 33

In a bicycle collision involving a bicycle rental company, UMOS will enter name and address where on the PAR?

Answer 33

In the applicable registration information captions

Question 34

In a bicycle collision involving a bicycle rental company, UMOS will enter pedicab Department of Consumer Affairs license number where on PAR?

Answer 34

Driver license ID number caption

Question 35

In a bicycle collision involving a bicycle rental company, UMOS will enter pedicab reg number where on the PAR?

Answer 35

Plate number caption

Question 36

In a collision, personal observation is not required for _____.

Answer 36

ECB notice of violation

All other summons require personal observation