Driving/Vehicle Procedures

Question 1

A radio code used to inform units and dispatchers that an emergency exists
and that only emergency radio traffic is authorized.

Answer 1

Code Red

Question 2

Any vehicle owned, leased, rented, or borrowed by the department or its
members for official use.

Answer 2

Department Vehicle

Question 3

The operation of a motor vehicle to respond to an emergency call for police service or to a location requiring immediate police presence or service.

Answer 3

Emergency Response Driving

Question 4

Officer(s) dispatched to an emergency call, or specifically authorized to respond to an emergency call by the Communications Bureau or a supervisor.

Answer 4

Primary Response Unit(s)

Question 5

Department members, citizens, and arrestees occupying department vehicles will wear seat belts while the vehicle is in motion (see NRS 484D.495). The only exemption to this is when the vehicle is traveling less than _____ miles per hour and the driver or passenger(s) is expecting to exit the vehicle to take immediate police action once the vehicle has stopped.

Answer 5

15

Question 6

Texting, emailing, or using a cellphone while driving without a _____-_____ mechanism is prohibited while a vehicle is in motion.

Answer 6

Hands-Free

Question 7

Includes a speedway, racetrack, or a prescribed and defined route of travel on or off a highway that is closed to all motor vehicles other than those of participants.

Answer 7

Closed Course

Question 8

An occurrence in which a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, bicycle, road debris, or stationary object such as a tree, pole, or building resulting in bodily injury, a complaint of bodily injury, death of a person, or results in the total damage to any vehicle or item of property to an apparent extent of $750 or more.

Answer 8

Collision

Question 9

A finding that a collision a department member was involved in may have been preventable, but that the collision was unavoidable or excusable, considering all the circumstances.

Answer 9

Excusable

Question 10

A separate category from a collision, is an occurrence in which a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, bicycle, road debris, or stationary object such as a tree, pole, or building not resulting in bodily injury, a complaint of bodily injury, death of a person, or results in the total damage to any vehicle or item of property to an apparent extent of less than $750.

Answer 10

Incident

Question 11

A finding that a collision a department member was involved in was performed in accordance with department policies, procedures, training standards, and traffic laws.

Answer 11

Non-Preventable

Question 12

A finding that a collision a department member was involved in violated department policies, procedures, training standards, or traffic laws.

Answer 12

Preventable

Question 13

Any collision, regardless of injury sustained or damage totals, occurring during training/in the training environment on a closed course.

Answer 13

Training Collision/Incident

Question 14

The internal mechanical parts of a vehicle required for operation (i.e., engine and attached parts, engine compartment, underside of the vehicle, drive train, transmission, steering assembly, etc.) and all underside mechanical parts to include the tires and rims. (Bumpers, doors, door rails and posts, quarter panels, top or windows, and any outside/exterior body part of the vehicle is not considered part of the undercarriage.)

Answer 14

Undercarriage

Question 15

All traffic collisions, training collisions, and incidents involving department vehicles will be thoroughly investigated by the _____ _____ or a commissioned patrol supervisor and administratively reviewed by the ___.

Answer 15

Traffic Bureau - VCB

Question 16

The ___ will evaluate the causes of collisions involving department vehicles that are operated or controlled by department members at the time of a collision. If the collision is found to be preventable, the involved member may be subject to disciplinary action determined by the ___.

Answer 16

VCB - VCB

Question 17

Voting members of the VCB are as follows:

Answer 17

1. Tourist Safety Division commander as chairperson
2. Traffic Bureau commander as vice-chairperson
3. Office of General Counsel (OGC) representative

Question 18

Ensure that Garrity is read to the member before the hearing. The notice will be required to be given on time and at least _____ hours before the board convening, then documented.

Answer 18

48

Question 19

Render one of the following findings for each collision: _____, _____, or _____-_____ before the end of the hearing.

Answer 19

Excusable, Preventable, or Non-Preventable

Question 20

If a separate policy violation is discovered during the hearing, the VCB will determine if the hearing should continue or be suspended in lieu of opening a Statement of Complaint (SOC) to be forwarded to _____ for investigation.

Answer 20

IAB