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Ch. 2 Emergency Vehicles Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the charge for refusing to allow an officer to take their registration in hand?

A

9025 failure to stop or obey police

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What is the charge for refusing to give vehicle owners address upon request?

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90/25 failure to stop or obey police

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3
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Strongest action for failure to surrender registration plates to an officer or authorized RMV agent

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90/25 arrest in presence

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4
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Strongest action for refusing or neglecting to give drivers license to a judge or court upon request

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Arrest in presence under 90/25

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5
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What is the public way requirement for failure to stop or obey police

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No public way requirement

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6
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Is the $100 fine associated with 90/25 civil or criminal

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Criminal

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Can a judge dismiss a case for 90/25 if it is only a $100 fine because it’s not worth the time and resources involved

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No but prosecutor can

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Who is the only person permitted to dismiss a case for 90/25 $100 fine

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Prosecutor

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9
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RMV action for 90/25

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Suspension 60 days

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10
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Is a driver who is outside a stopped vehicle (ex accident scene) still subject to an officers 90/25 Authority.

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Yes

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11
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Right of arrest for willful obstruction of a emergency vehicle

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Arrest for breach of peace in presence otherwise complaint

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12
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Parking is prohibited within ____ft of a fire

A

800

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13
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What percent of officers killed in car crashes were not wearing seatbelts

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42%

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14
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What percent of police departments admit to distracted driving causing a cruiser crash in the past year?

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25%

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15
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Officers are ___ times more likely to be involved in a crash than a civilian

A

4

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16
Q

Distracted driving is believed to cause ___% of vehicle fatalities in the US

A

16%

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17
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When operating a cruiser, the minimum standard of care 89 7B establishes (2)

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  1. The authority of police officers to engage in a pursuit or EVO
  2. The minimum restrictions placed on those activities.
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18
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Police and other first responders may cautiously exceeds speed limits if necessary for

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Public safety

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19
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What is the most important safeguard during pursuits or EVO?

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Stopping and only proceeding one safe

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20
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Does failing to obey the mandates of 89 7B subject officers to criminal consequences

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No, but their driving behavior may qualify as criminal conduct

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21
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Violations of 7B restrictions may subject officers to (2)

A

Internal discipline
Civil lawsuits

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22
Q

The most disastrous pursuits often stem from

A

Officer ego

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23
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Who is in the best position to decide whether to continue a pursuit

A

The pursuing officer

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24
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Who may be able to exercise better judgment during the pursuit?

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Uninvolved supervisor

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25
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Police executive research forum PERF recommends that Police only pursue suspects when (2)

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A violent crime is been committed
The suspect poses an imminent threat to commit another violent crime

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26
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Avoid pursuing a vehicle the wrong way on a _______ or one-way street unless it’s necessary to prevent a clear and present danger

A

Divided highway

27
Q

You can only intentionally strike the pursued vehicle when there is immediate and realistic threat of death or serious bodily injury, and

A

All other apprehension methods have failed or would be ineffective

28
Q

During a pursuit, you can’t discharge a weapon towards a moving vehicle unless absolutely necessary for

A

Protection of life

29
Q

During a pursuit, you should avoid using a personal vehicle unless absolutely necessary because

A

Felonious conduct is involved. If undertaken obey all traffic laws

30
Q

What officers are at an elevated risk during pursuit

A

Those deploying tire deflation devices

31
Q

What is your greatest protection against being second-guess in a later judicial proceeding regarding a pursuit?

A

Documenting the decision to pursue and the conduct and result of a pursuit

32
Q

What priority call is the possibility of major property damage

A

Priority one

33
Q

What priority call is the domestic violence incident?

A

1

34
Q

A felony or violent misdemeanor is a priority one call if it occurred within ___ minutes AND it is possible the suspects may be apprehended

A

15

35
Q

What priority call is an incident involving damage that presents a traffic hazard

A

2

36
Q

Priority one means immediate response is

A

Critical

37
Q

What priority response is a suspect flood from a scene longer the 15 minutes ago

A

2

38
Q

Do you have to notify dispatch of EVO during self initiated, traffic stops or calls for service?

A

No

39
Q

Are lights alone ever sufficient while conducting EVO

A

Yes

40
Q

Who may upgrade or downgrade an emergency response? (3)

A

Responding officer
Supervisor
Dispatcher

41
Q

Any disagreement regarding upgrading or downgrading a response should be resolved by the

A

Highest ranking officer involved in the decision

42
Q

When should you notify dispatch if you upgrade or downgrade your response to a call

A

Every time you change the response

43
Q

If you decide that you would gain a tactical advantage by turning off lights/siren, what must you do?

A

Obey all traffic laws

44
Q

What are the three types of violators to have a blue, red, white or other colored light?

A
  1. Never received a permit and not eligible to get one.
  2. Could get a permit, but didn’t.
  3. Had lawful permit, but it was revoked.
45
Q

Registry regulations require that operators obtain a permit for rotating, flashing or oscillating lights in what colors

A

All colors except Amber

46
Q

When is a permit required for alternating headlights a.k.a. wigwags

A

Always

47
Q

Red or blue lights may not be mounted or displayed except on ______ vehicles

A

Authorized emergency

48
Q

Blue lights are authorized for law-enforcement agencies or

A

Law-enforcement related personnel with a permit following an application approved by the chief

49
Q

Red lights are authorized for fire apparatus, ambulances, and _______ or for other emergency service vehicles with a permit

A

School buses

50
Q

Does the permit requirement apply to obvious police fire and EMS vehicles?

A

No

51
Q

White or any other color, emergency lights, rotating, flashing, or oscillating are authorized only for

A

Emergency service providers

52
Q

What color lights may be used without a registry permit

A

Amber

53
Q

What are the 8 types of vehicles that can use amber lights without a permit?

A

Auxiliary police
Charitable organizations
Private alarm/ security companies
Government agencies (ex DPW)
Towing services
Utility companies
Human organs or hazardous materials
Construction equipment or snowplows

54
Q

For violations involving the use of red lights, what is the fine?

A

$305

55
Q

What is the fine for using lights other than blue, red or Amber?

A

$40

56
Q

What is the fine for using Amber lights?

A

No fine

57
Q

Removal order authorizes the registry to send offender an order directing them to remove lights within ____ days

A

5

58
Q

What should officers do if a motorist fails to remove the offending lights after ordered by the registry

A

File an immediate threat

59
Q

When do officers have the authority to physically remove and confiscate lights?

A

Only when the registry specifically directs them to do so in writing

60
Q

Officers may seize blue lights at the scene of the traffic stop if they have

A

Probable cause that the lights are evidence of the crime

61
Q

Private ambulance companies, Red Cross, auxiliary police, certain volunteer fire departments are examples of ________ vehicles

A

Samaritan

62
Q

Can Samaritan vehicles have lights and sirens?

A

Yes

63
Q

Someone can be cited for unnecessarily using a siren under 90/16 prohibiting:

A

Unnecessary noise

64
Q

90/16 Penalty for unlawful mounting of a siren

A

$55

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