HL - Chapter 1 - Vehicle Ops - Unit 4 Lesson 1/2/3

Question 1

Overdriving of vehicle headlights

Answer 1

According to s. 316.237, F.S., vehicle headlights should reveal a person 450 feet away with the high beams and a distance of 150 feet with the low beams

Question 2

Pursuit

Answer 2

is an active attempt, to apprehend occupants of a moving vehicle if the driver increases vehicle speed, takes other evasive actions, or refuses to stop

Question 3

De-Shaney v. Winnebago County

Answer 3

an officer or agency has no duty to guarantee a person’s safety unless a special relationship exists between the law enforcement and that person. This type of relationship exists, for example, between
law enforcement and a person in custody. After law enforcement restricts the person’s freedom of movement, they assume responsibility for that person’s safety and must keep the person reasonably free from harm.

Question 4

City of Pinellas Park v. Brown

Answer 4

The Florida Supreme Court held that the law enforcement action in this case created a risk to the public that was foreseeable and preventable

Question 5

Brower v. County of Inyo

Answer 5

addresses the issue of deadly force in law enforcement pursuit. law enforcement set up a roadblock by parking an 18- wheeler around a curve in the roadway and placing a law enforcement vehicle with its headlights positioned to blind Brower as he drove around the curve

Question 6

Tennessee v. Garner

Answer 6

deadly force should not be used to apprehend citizens for minor offenses such as traffic violations

Question 7

Scott v. Harris

Answer 7

PIT at much higher speed than was recommended by PIT training. Writing for the majority, Justice Scalia said, “Whether or not Scott’s actions constituted application of ‘deadly force all that matters is whether Scott’s actions were reasonable

Question 8

A pursuit has several possible conclusions including:

Answer 8

• The violator stops voluntarily, and the pursuit ends.
• The violator is stopped, resulting in apprehension or death.
• You end the pursuit without apprehending the violator
• The violator crashes.
• You crash.

Question 9

Roadblock

Answer 9

the use of vehicles, barricades, cones, or other objects to block traffic flow partially or completely.

Question 10

PIT

Answer 10

Pursuit Immobilization Technique

Question 11

Tennessee v. Garner

Answer 11

deadly force should not be used to apprehend citizens for minor offenses such as traffic violations

Question 12

Tennessee v. Garner

Answer 12

deadly force should not be used to apprehend citizens for minor offenses such as traffic violations