EVOC

Question 1

4 aspects to emergency driving are:

Answer 1

Reaction time, reaction distance, braking distance, and total stopping distance

Question 2

The biggest factor in fatal car accidents is alcohol

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Newton’s 3 laws

Answer 3

1) Body at rest stays at rest and body in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by unbalanced external force (aka inertia)
2) Force = Mass x Acceleration
3) For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

Question 4

Lack of control =

Answer 4

Misinterpretation of situation

Question 5

Perception time is

Answer 5

time to see the hazard (average of 3/4 sec)

Question 6

Reaction time is

Answer 6

Time to begin braking once the hazard is seen (3/4 sec)

Question 7

To convert from mph to feet per second you

Answer 7

multiply the MPH x 1.466 …Ex…. 60mph(1.466)=87.96 ft per sec

Question 8

Every emergency vehicle must have

Answer 8

Siren, whistle, or bell, AND one red light

Question 9

AG guidelines state that we can pursue if

Answer 9

violator commits 1st or 2nd degree crime or any crime in appendix A or is an immediate threat to public or other POs

Question 10

PO on motorcycle can initiate a pursuit

Answer 10

Yes, but must relinquish to a patrol car as soon as possible

Question 11

Unmarked vehicle can engage in pursuit

Answer 11

Only if it has lights/audible device

Question 12

We can box in or head off the violating MV

Answer 12

Only in extreme circumstances

Question 13

The primary patrol car is responsible for

Answer 13

radio communications, unless supervisor says otherwise

Question 14

About half of emergency vehicle collisions happen at

Answer 14

intersections