Driving Vehicle Procedures Flashcards
Emergency vehicles do not/ do have absolute right of way and department members will operate police vehicles reasonably and always with due regard for the rights and safety of others at all times regardless of the circumstances.
Do not
The only exception for officers to travel without the use of their safety belt is when the vehicle is traveling ______ miles per hour and the driver and passenger is expecting to exit the vehicle and take immediate police action once the vehicle has stopped.
15
Text messaging or emailing while driving is______ this includes reading messages and checking messages at stop signals.
Prohibited
Use of cellular phone device – texting, emailing, or use of a cellular phone device without a hands-free mechanism while driving is ______ while a vehicle is in motion.
Prohibited
During both Code 2 and Code 3 operations, officers shall not/shall come to a stop before entering an intersection against the traffic control device.
Shall
________: A finding that a member involved in a collision may be preventable, but that the collision was an unavoidable or excusable .
Excusable
________: any occurrence in which a driver of a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, bicycle etc. a collision includes one or more vehicles in which a complaint of bodily injury to or death occurs, or results in the total damage to any vehicle or item of property to an apparent extent of $750 or more.
Collision
_______: Any non-injury collision of a minor in nature when the collision does not meet the definition of a collision.
Incident
_______: A finding that a member involved in a collision performed in accordance with department policies, procedures, training standards, and traffic laws.
Non-preventable
_______: finding that a member involved in a collision Violated department policies, procedures, training standards, or traffic laws.
Preventable
A Supervisors Report of Dept. Vehicle Incident, is Classified as a (Category 1) and requires the following: ______ (7).
(1) Commission supervisor
(2) Visible damage is apparently minor
(3) No injuries
(4) No other citizen involved
(5) Minor damage to private property
(6) Training collisions
(7) Email to chain of command of member up to division commander
A Dept. Vehicle Incident Report, is Classified as a (Category 2) and requires the following: ______(4)
(1) Traffic officer and traffic supervisor
(2) Visible damage is apparently minor
(3) No injuries
(4) Email to chain of command of member up to Assistant Sheriff
A State of Nevada Traffic Collision Report is classified as a (Category 3) and requires the following:______(5)
(1) Traffic officer and traffic supervisor
(2) Visible damage is apparently minor
(3) Injuries
(4) Notify Watch Commander
(5) Email to chain of command of member up to Assistant Sheriff
All department members involved in a vehicle collision who have a Body Worn Camera will/will not, unless incapacitated, immediately activate the body worn camera.
Will
All commission members responding to investigate a vehicle collision involving another member Will/will not activate the BWC until the completion of the investigation.
Will
All department members involved in a collision will do the following: ________(5)
(1) Stop and render aid
(2) Notify communications and request an event number
(3) Notify immediate supervisor or on-duty supervisor (during training notify training sup/ training instructor)
(4) Before moving any vehicle involved notify responding supervisor and or traffic unit
(5) Complete the collision report in blue team before end of shift
For all preventable collision’s supervisors will conduct a check ride and complete the Check Ride Report and forward copies to the _____ and _____ to enter it into the members UMLV training record.
VCB
AOST
Failure to appear before the VCB, when so directed, or subject the member to department discipline and does/does not prevent the board from rendering a decision.
Does not
If it is mandatory for a member to appear before the VCB board the ______ of the member will also attend. If a commission member is in FTEP the ______ will also attend.
Immediate supervisor
FTO
All preventable ______ collisions will require an appearance before the VCB.
Category 3
Category ____ and _____ collisions may require an appearance based on the determination of the VCB.
1
2
Category _____ collisions will result in a contact or discipline up to including termination and or a minimum of eight hours of remedial drivers training.
1
A second preventable collision finding where a member previously received a Contact Report no longer than ____ months prior will result in discipline ranging from a written reprimand to termination ______ hours of remedial drivers training.
12
8
A _____ preventable collision finding where a member previously received a written reprimand, will result in discipline ranging from a minor suspension to termination and a minimum of eight hours of remedial drivers training.
Third
