Traffic (excluding PCA) Flashcards
What are the criteria for a major and minor crashes
A major crash is when:
- A person is killed or injured
- Any of the drivers leave the scene failing to exchange their details
- Any driver involved under the influence of alcohol or other drugs
A minor crash is anything that does not fit the criteria of a major.
What is the order of priority when attending a motor vehicle collision as a police officer?
- attend
- assess for hazards
- advise radio of key crash details
- aid anyone injured
- identify drivers and breath test (if able)
- establish preliminary point of impact
- ensure free flow of traffic
- investigate and record details
- adjudicate what happened / who was at fault
- take relevant action
What needs to be recorded in your notebook when attending a crash?
- Time and location of crash
- Type of crash (e.g. Injury, Alcohol, Heavy vehicle, etc)
- Breath test, alcolizer number, test result
- Write down type and location of damage and if vehicle towed
- Details of all vehicles and drivers, staring with veh/driver 1
- Triple Question and version from each driver.
- Driver 1 is cautioned prior to clarifying Q’s being asked.
- Details of passengers and witnesses
- Other information relevant to crash (POI, road/weather/environment)
- Site Diagram
What Information do police need to ask for when a person calls the police about a motor vehicle crash?
- Location of Crash
- Injuries/persons trapped
- How many vehicles involved (and type)
- Time of Crash
- Particulars of the Caller
When do police organise a vehicle to be towed?
The owner will organise and pay for a tow unless:
- They are physically unable to (E.g. at hospital)
- Police need to detain the vehicle for examination/exhibit
What are the 3 main causes for a crash?
- Driver
- Vehicle
- Road/Environment
Where in legislation is the requirement for drivers involved in a crash to exchange details?
Road Rules 2014, r287
Duties of a driver involved in a crash
- The driver must stop at the scene and give the other driver their particulars at the scene of the crash or when practicable and to police officer
Which section of legislation allows police to pull over (stop) a vehicle
Road Transport Act 2013, Section 169A
Direction to stop light vehicle or light combination: to enable exercise of other powers
Police have the power to require motor vehicle drivers to supply certain information.
What information can be required, and where in legislation is this power?
Road Transport Act 2013, Section 175 allows police to require a driver to:
- produce Australian driver’s license
- state their name
- state their home address
What is the ‘form of demand’ and where in legislation is it found?
Road Transport Act 2013, Section 177 (1)
The form of demand is a power police have when they believe an unknown driver of a known motor vehicle committed a traffic offence.
The power allows police to require the responsible person for the vehicle (generally the owner) to:
- say who was driving the vehicle at the time and provide their address.
- provide any other info in their power that may lead to the driver’s identification
What section of legislation allows police to remove obstructions to traffic?
Road Transport Act 2013, Section 142
Removal of dangers and obstructions to traffic
What section of legislation allows police to inspect and defect a vehicle?
Road Transport Act 2013, Section 76
Power to inspect (including entering) and issue defect notices on vehicles
