NC RADAR EXAM 2024 STUDY GUIDE
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1. The RADAR Operator Training Course for law enforcement officers shall con-
sist of a minimum of ___ hours and shall not exceed ___ weeks.: 30 hours + 4 weeks
2. To complete RADAR operator recertification course, the minimum number of
hours of attendance is ___ hours. The course shall not exceed ___ weeks.: 6 hours
/ 1 week
3. Title 12 North carolina administrative code, chapter 9 contains what?: state
mandated guidlines for rules and regulations
4. Who grants radar operator certifications: North carolina criminal justice education and training
standards commission
5. Where does the NC criminal justice education training standards commission
get its power from: NCGS 17c-6
6. You must make a minimum of ___% on the written test and show ___%
competence in the setup, test for accuracy, and basic operation of the radar
instrument in basic operator course.: 70% on written, 100%
7. You must make a minimum of ___% on the written test and show ___%
competence in the setup, test for accuracy, and basic operation of the radar
instrument in Radar Recertification.: 75% on recert test, 100%
8. what is the time limit for the road test: 2 hours
9. if you fail the written or motor skills test you must request in writing within
___ days and you must take the retake within ___ days: 30, 90
10. in radar recertification, you cannot ____ to be able to retake the exams: fail both
the written and skills test
11. After passing the written test and motor skills, you have ___ days to obtain
___ hours of operation with a certified Radar operator (field practice).: 90 days, 12
hours
12. An officer may begin to use radar for enforcement only upon ___.: receipt of their
operator certificate from the commission
13. to attend a radar operator course you must be ___ ___ ___: 1) endorsed by commission
recognized school director or LE agency executive officer
2)be active LEO
3) provide a vehicle and radar for testing
14. the basic goal of police work is to: protect lives and property of the public
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15. what is a major contributing factor to MV crashes: excessive speed
16. research shows excessive speed increases the ___ of crashes and a high
speed crash is much more likely to produce ___ then a low speed crash.: severity,
death or serious injury
17. 2009 NHTSA study reported the percentage of fatal crashes that occur is a
zone of 40mph or less is about ___% while ___% of all fatal crashes occur in a
speed zone of 55mph or more: 15% , 65%
18. NHTSA believes radar as an ____ enforcement tool: effective
19. SMI stands for what: speed measuring instrument
20. radar is only a ___: tool
21. Overall course goal is to improve the effectiveness of enforcement through
the ____ of SMI's: proper and efficient use
22. better speed enforcement improves ___ and saves ___: improves traffic safety and saves
lives
23. in order for a radar to be approved for use in NC, the instrument must be on
the ___: IACP comsumer products list
24. ___ has been the target in almost all successful challenges to using a radar-
: human error
25. what are the 3 elements of driving effected by an increase in speed: the operator,
the vehicle, the road surface
26. the average person's reaction time is: 3/4 seconds
27. at 20mph you would have traveled ___ feet during this reaction time and ___
feet during braking: 22 ft reaction, 20ft braking, 42 overall
28. at 40mph you would have traveled ___ feet during the reaction time and ___
feet during braking: 44ft reaction, 81ft braking, 125 overall
29. the braking distance at 80mph is more than ___ times the distance of 20mph-
: 16x
30. the braking distance at 40mps is approximately ___ times the distance of
20mph: 4x
31. what city had the first traffic law in america passed prohibiting the riding of
horses at a gallop within the city limits.: new amsterdam, now new york
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1. The RADAR Operator Training Course for law enforcement officers shall con-
sist of a minimum of ___ hours and shall not exceed ___ weeks.: 30 hours + 4 weeks
2. To complete RADAR operator recertification course, the minimum number of
hours of attendance is ___ hours. The course shall not exceed ___ weeks.: 6 hours
/ 1 week
3. Title 12 North carolina administrative code, chapter 9 contains what?: state
mandated guidlines for rules and regulations
4. Who grants radar operator certifications: North carolina criminal justice education and training
standards commission
5. Where does the NC criminal justice education training standards commission
get its power from: NCGS 17c-6
6. You must make a minimum of ___% on the written test and show ___%
competence in the setup, test for accuracy, and basic operation of the radar
instrument in basic operator course.: 70% on written, 100%
7. You must make a minimum of ___% on the written test and show ___%
competence in the setup, test for accuracy, and basic operation of the radar
instrument in Radar Recertification.: 75% on recert test, 100%
8. what is the time limit for the road test: 2 hours
9. if you fail the written or motor skills test you must request in writing within
___ days and you must take the retake within ___ days: 30, 90
10. in radar recertification, you cannot ____ to be able to retake the exams: fail both
the written and skills test
11. After passing the written test and motor skills, you have ___ days to obtain
___ hours of operation with a certified Radar operator (field practice).: 90 days, 12
hours
12. An officer may begin to use radar for enforcement only upon ___.: receipt of their
operator certificate from the commission
13. to attend a radar operator course you must be ___ ___ ___: 1) endorsed by commission
recognized school director or LE agency executive officer
2)be active LEO
3) provide a vehicle and radar for testing
14. the basic goal of police work is to: protect lives and property of the public
, NC RADAR EXAM 2024 STUDY GUIDE
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fc4514
15. what is a major contributing factor to MV crashes: excessive speed
16. research shows excessive speed increases the ___ of crashes and a high
speed crash is much more likely to produce ___ then a low speed crash.: severity,
death or serious injury
17. 2009 NHTSA study reported the percentage of fatal crashes that occur is a
zone of 40mph or less is about ___% while ___% of all fatal crashes occur in a
speed zone of 55mph or more: 15% , 65%
18. NHTSA believes radar as an ____ enforcement tool: effective
19. SMI stands for what: speed measuring instrument
20. radar is only a ___: tool
21. Overall course goal is to improve the effectiveness of enforcement through
the ____ of SMI's: proper and efficient use
22. better speed enforcement improves ___ and saves ___: improves traffic safety and saves
lives
23. in order for a radar to be approved for use in NC, the instrument must be on
the ___: IACP comsumer products list
24. ___ has been the target in almost all successful challenges to using a radar-
: human error
25. what are the 3 elements of driving effected by an increase in speed: the operator,
the vehicle, the road surface
26. the average person's reaction time is: 3/4 seconds
27. at 20mph you would have traveled ___ feet during this reaction time and ___
feet during braking: 22 ft reaction, 20ft braking, 42 overall
28. at 40mph you would have traveled ___ feet during the reaction time and ___
feet during braking: 44ft reaction, 81ft braking, 125 overall
29. the braking distance at 80mph is more than ___ times the distance of 20mph-
: 16x
30. the braking distance at 40mps is approximately ___ times the distance of
20mph: 4x
31. what city had the first traffic law in america passed prohibiting the riding of
horses at a gallop within the city limits.: new amsterdam, now new york
