Vehicle Equipment Flashcards
Children under the age of ____ must be secured by a child passenger restraint unless the child us more that 4’9” tall
8
Children under ___ years old must properly be restrained under 90/7AA
13
If an unbelted passenger is at least 13 years old but not yet 16, the officer should issue a citation to the …….
Operator
A 12 year old passenger riding in a car manufactured in 1965, which does not have seat belts does not need to wear one, This is an exception to the ______ ____ ____
Seat Belt Law
While driving behind the defendants car, an officer notices that child in the backseat is not properly restrain in her car seat, Can the officer stop the vehicle based solely on this observation ?
Yes
A driver should be fined how much _____ for each unrestrained child
$30
If a 16 year old passenger is not wearing a seat belt who is cited ?
The 16 year old passenger
When enforcing seat belt laws for passengers 16 plus. If the passenger refuses to ID themself the law does not provide a _______
Remedy
(Officers may not arrest for 90/25 failure to ID. Which only applies to the driver and officers may not cite the driver for an older passengers seat belt violation)
In addition to the unbelted student driver, who receives a citation under 90/13A, The _______ ______ ______ may be issued with a $ 40 CMVI (Even if they’re wearing a seat belt) pursuant 90/32G
Driving school instructor
As a SGT , what is the best thing you can tell a younger officer about enforcing equipment violations
You can ALWAYS stop e vehicle for a defect that would cause it to fail a safety inspection
An Officer observes a car dragging a muffler, It is not making noise. Can the officer stop the car ?
Yes, based on safety concerns
A trooper driving behind a vehicle saw a long crack in the windshield. The trooper has no information on the vehicles inspection status. But stopped the vehicle because of the crack. Was this a permissible car stop ?
Yes
(the standard for a motor vehicle stop due to an equipment or moving violation is reasonable suspicion)
Officer Lewis Observes a vehicle being operated with a red rejection sticker on the windshield. He stops the vehicle. This motor vehicle stop is …..
Valid, because the rejection sticker provides reasonable suspicion that the vehicle is being operated with a safety defect
Police may stop a motor vehicle based on RMV information that is failed inspection within _____ days
60
A vehicle has a _____ day grace period to get an inspection sticker for a newly purchased or registered car
7
Motorcycles have a _____ day grace period to receive an inspection sticker and reinspection from the place of rejection
20 days
What is then strongest action an officer may take when a person is operating a motor vehicle that failed a safety inspection ?
Tow and File an immediate threat complaint
A vehicle that has been rejected must be resubmitted for a free inspection within ____ days
60
If a motorist is operating a vehicle with a rejection sticker for safety related defects what enforcement option is presented in 540 CMR 4.07
May file an immediate threat complaint for registration suspension
(90/20 states may issue a $30 CMVI)
When observing a defective equipment on a vehicle, what is the best investigative practice for police officers?
Take a photo of the vehicle and the defective equipment
(proves you stopped a particular motor vehicle and undeniable proof of the defect)
A parking brake must be capable of stopping all vehicles traveling at ______ mph within _____ feet
20 MPH
80 Feet
Failing to have a service or parking brake under 90/7 draws a CMVI of
$40
The minimum tire thread depth is ______
2/32”
Most equipment violations are strict liability violations. What is one of the only motor vehicle equipment violations that the operator must be aware of it?
Condition of tires
Depth/Bald tires
When must headlights be used
1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise
(Also used with wipers or when atmospheric conditions fog make people or vehicles not visible at 500 feet)
The CMVI for not having your windshield wipers active
$5
If a motorist turns on his headlights during the daytime, and an officer is able to observe that one of the lights is not working, this is a valid basis to conduct a ______ ______ _____
motor vehicle stop
Headlights must be turned on when people and vehicles on the road are not clearly discernible at a distance of ______ feet
500
540 CMR 22.05 (2) states that within _____ feet of another motor vehicle, the operator shall regulate headlamps so that no dangerous or dazzling light shall rise to a height greater than _____ inches above a uniform grade, when measured ______ feet or more ahead of the lamp. Violations of this provisions result in a CMVI of $
500 feet
42 inches
75 feet
$35
Under 90/16 which of the following is the definition of legal spotlight that may be used for all purposes
It may shine no more than 2 feet above the road at a distance of 30 feet from the vehicle
All vehicles at night must dim their high beams when they are within ______ feet of another vehicle
500
Failure to be equipped with 4 way emergency flashing lights is a CMVI of
$40
90/7E penalizes any person who operates a vehicle upon which a _________ , ___________ or _______ red or blue light is mounted without a )_________ for said light upon his person or accessible in the vehicle. The CMVI for this offense is
Rotating
Oscillating
Flashing
permit
$305
Windshield and window glass requirements depend on the particular location of the defect. The __________ _______ area is the section of the windshield covered by the sweep of the wipers not including the outer most _____ inches
Critical Viewing
2 inches
What four things are prohibited in the critical viewing area?
1)stone bruise, star break or bulls eye over 1 inch
2) Single crack over 3 inches
3)Wiper scrape over 1/4 inch wide
4) Multiple cracks with at least one extending into the critical viewing area
No nontransparent or sunscreen material or window application may be used on windshields, the side windows immediately to the rear of the operators seat and the front passengers seat, or the rear window. If it extends more than _____ inches below the top of the front windshield, or has a visible light reflectance exceeding ______ percent or a visible light transmittance of less than ______ percent, or on a vehicle that is equipped with _______ _____ ______ properly adjusted. The penalty for this violation is a CMVI of
6 Inches
35 %
35%
Two outside mirrors
$255
(it is one $255 fine regardless of the number of windows illegally tinted)
Under 540 CMR 4.04(8)(e) a motorist may be issued a CMVI of $35 if his wipers are not in _____ _____ _____
good working order
The window tinting regulations only pertain to ______ ______
Massachusetts Vehicles
A police officer may stop a vehicle if he reasonably believes that it has ________ ______ windows based on his training and expertise
illegally tinted
Safety glass is required on all vehicles manufactured after the year ______
1936
90/16 prohibits modifying any _____ ______ with intent to increase the factory emissions
exhaust system
Steering wheel _______ is defined as a movement at the steering wheel rim, and cannot exceed, among other standards, 2 inches for a 16 inch diameter steering wheel
Lash
Item extending over ____ feet behind a vehicle must have a red flag attached during the day and a red light attached at night
4 feet
A crane or boom extending over _____ feet behind vehicle must be followed by an escort vehicle
15 feet
Between May ____ and October ____ of each year any vehicle with a snow plow hitch and weighs less than 26,000 lbs must remove the hitch
May 15- October 15
Without a proper permit, no vehicle may be operated if it exceeds _______ ft ______ inches
13 feet 6 Inches
All Massachusetts registered vehicle over _____ feet high must have height markings displayed conspicuously on the vehicle
10
A person cannot alter the height of a motor vehicle, with a manufacturers GVWR of 10,000 lbs or less, by elevating or lowing the body more than ____ inches above or below the manufacturers height
2
Without a proper permit, no vehicle may be operated on any way if the vehicle is over ____ inches in width
102
The vehicle width requirement doe not apply to the the tire bulge, _____ _____ or the mirrors
vehicle load
For a 4WD or off road vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 or less, the wheel track may be increased by the use of tires and rims for a maximum of _____ inches beyond the original manufacturers specifications
4
No trailer may be operated which ways more than _____ pounds, including its load
5,000 pounds
A back up alarm is required on vehicles weighing more than ______ pounds and delivering ________ or other _________ materials
12,000 Lbs
gasoline
flammable
No all operators of trucks must wear a ______ ______
Seat belt
The safety emblem on slowing moving vehicles is a reflective _____
triangle
Under 90/7 ever vehicles designed to operate at ______ mph or less and traveling on a public way, must display on the rear of the vehicle and emblem
25 MPH
The owner of every truck used to transport good, wares or merchandise for hire and motor trucks operated under a lease of more than _____ days must display either the name of the owner or the lessee, What is the purpose of this 540 CMR2.22 regulation
30 days
owners and commercial operators are held accountable for their driving and business activities
Commercial Vehicles over _____ tons that are used to carry good, wares or merchandise are restricted to the right lane of travel on highways with three or more lanes in the same direction (Except to pass)
3 tons
(5,000 lbs)
