Quiz_________________?
"Any person of ordinary intelligence, who has had an opportunity for observation, is
competent to testify as to the rate of speed"
"A lay witness with sufficient knowledge and opportunity to observe may testify to the
speed of a vehicle or the distance within which it could have been stopped on a given
occasion"
quoting from Brandis & Brown on North Carolina Evidence 5h ed. 1998 -
ANSWER✅
The rules of evidence in North Carolina require that facts necessary to prove the essential
elements of a case be established by testimony or evidence. Therefore, an officer must have
the ability to form an opinion as to speed in order to substantiate a speeding charge. Who
else may testify as to the rate of speed?
Quiz_________________?
"At First Sight/Glance" - based on the first impression; accepted as correct until proved
otherwise -
ANSWER✅
Prima Facie
Quiz_________________?
1
, "Automatic locking" features - which cause the RADAR to "freeze" as soon as the speed
measurement reaches some specified level -
ANSWER✅
What features on RADAR instruments are not authorized for use in NC?
Quiz_________________?
(Federal Communications Commission) regulates the television and radio industry, grants
licenses to television and radio stations, and blocks monopolies. -
ANSWER✅
The FCC
Quiz_________________?
1. Be employed or appointed as a law enforcement officer by a State or local law
enforcement agency, or be a federal law enforcement officer. They shall possess a
probationary or general law enforcement certification
2. If the applicant is a deputy sheriff, he/she must be in compliance with NC Sheriff's
Education and Training Standards Commission
3. Present the endorsement of a commission-recognized school director or law
enforcement agency executive officer or his designee
4. Provide for practice and testing, a vehicle and the RADAR instrument on which the
trainee seeks certification -
ANSWER✅
4 Items that each applicant for the RADAR Operator Training Course shall be in
compliance with prior to course enrollment.
Quiz_________________?
1. Expert Testimony - An expert in the field giving a lon gand tedious testimony
2. Judicial Notice - courts may recognize or take "note" of facts widely known as common
knowledge to well-informed people
2
, 3. Statutes - evidence made admissible by granting of judicial notice by Statute -
ANSWER✅
Introduction of Scientific Evidence Into Court is by these 3 methods
Quiz_________________?
1. The Operator - increased speeds serve to tax the basic capabilities of the driver, such as
his reaction time (the time required to respond to a situation) as well as amplifying any
existing physical deficiencies, such as vision
2. The Vehicle - increased speeds tax the automobile equipment, the brakes, steering, etc.
3. The Road Surface - increased speeds amplify the potential hazards of any deficiencies in
the road surface (potholes, construction, etc.) or situational conditions resulting from
weather, ice, snow, or rain -
ANSWER✅
Increased speeds affect the 3 Elements of Driving, which are:
Quiz_________________?
1. The RADAR stands still and the object moves
2. The object stands still and the RADAR moves
3. If they are both moving, as long as they move at different speeds, or in different directions
so that the distance between them changes -
ANSWER✅
Relative motion will only occur when the solid object and the RADAR are not moving in the
same direction, at the same speed. Relative motion will occur if:
Quiz_________________?
1. The speed of the target vehicle relative to the patrol vehicle.
2. The speed of the patrol vehicle relative to the ground. -
3
, ANSWER✅
The most important thing to remember about a moving RADAR instrument is that it uses
its beam to measure two different speeds, which are?
Quiz_________________?
16.8% -
ANSWER✅
As a result of the 55mph national speed limit, traffic fatalities decreased by
Quiz_________________?
186,000 miles per second
30,000,000,000 centimeters per second
The speed of light -
ANSWER✅
Radio energy always travels at what speed?
Quiz_________________?
200 feet down the road -
ANSWER✅
A beam whose angle is 11 degrees will be more 38 feet wide at what point down the road?
Quiz_________________?
30 Hours over 4 Weeks -
ANSWER✅
How many hours are required by the state for radar training's Operator Course
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"Any person of ordinary intelligence, who has had an opportunity for observation, is
competent to testify as to the rate of speed"
"A lay witness with sufficient knowledge and opportunity to observe may testify to the
speed of a vehicle or the distance within which it could have been stopped on a given
occasion"
quoting from Brandis & Brown on North Carolina Evidence 5h ed. 1998 -
ANSWER✅
The rules of evidence in North Carolina require that facts necessary to prove the essential
elements of a case be established by testimony or evidence. Therefore, an officer must have
the ability to form an opinion as to speed in order to substantiate a speeding charge. Who
else may testify as to the rate of speed?
Quiz_________________?
"At First Sight/Glance" - based on the first impression; accepted as correct until proved
otherwise -
ANSWER✅
Prima Facie
Quiz_________________?
1
, "Automatic locking" features - which cause the RADAR to "freeze" as soon as the speed
measurement reaches some specified level -
ANSWER✅
What features on RADAR instruments are not authorized for use in NC?
Quiz_________________?
(Federal Communications Commission) regulates the television and radio industry, grants
licenses to television and radio stations, and blocks monopolies. -
ANSWER✅
The FCC
Quiz_________________?
1. Be employed or appointed as a law enforcement officer by a State or local law
enforcement agency, or be a federal law enforcement officer. They shall possess a
probationary or general law enforcement certification
2. If the applicant is a deputy sheriff, he/she must be in compliance with NC Sheriff's
Education and Training Standards Commission
3. Present the endorsement of a commission-recognized school director or law
enforcement agency executive officer or his designee
4. Provide for practice and testing, a vehicle and the RADAR instrument on which the
trainee seeks certification -
ANSWER✅
4 Items that each applicant for the RADAR Operator Training Course shall be in
compliance with prior to course enrollment.
Quiz_________________?
1. Expert Testimony - An expert in the field giving a lon gand tedious testimony
2. Judicial Notice - courts may recognize or take "note" of facts widely known as common
knowledge to well-informed people
2
, 3. Statutes - evidence made admissible by granting of judicial notice by Statute -
ANSWER✅
Introduction of Scientific Evidence Into Court is by these 3 methods
Quiz_________________?
1. The Operator - increased speeds serve to tax the basic capabilities of the driver, such as
his reaction time (the time required to respond to a situation) as well as amplifying any
existing physical deficiencies, such as vision
2. The Vehicle - increased speeds tax the automobile equipment, the brakes, steering, etc.
3. The Road Surface - increased speeds amplify the potential hazards of any deficiencies in
the road surface (potholes, construction, etc.) or situational conditions resulting from
weather, ice, snow, or rain -
ANSWER✅
Increased speeds affect the 3 Elements of Driving, which are:
Quiz_________________?
1. The RADAR stands still and the object moves
2. The object stands still and the RADAR moves
3. If they are both moving, as long as they move at different speeds, or in different directions
so that the distance between them changes -
ANSWER✅
Relative motion will only occur when the solid object and the RADAR are not moving in the
same direction, at the same speed. Relative motion will occur if:
Quiz_________________?
1. The speed of the target vehicle relative to the patrol vehicle.
2. The speed of the patrol vehicle relative to the ground. -
3
, ANSWER✅
The most important thing to remember about a moving RADAR instrument is that it uses
its beam to measure two different speeds, which are?
Quiz_________________?
16.8% -
ANSWER✅
As a result of the 55mph national speed limit, traffic fatalities decreased by
Quiz_________________?
186,000 miles per second
30,000,000,000 centimeters per second
The speed of light -
ANSWER✅
Radio energy always travels at what speed?
Quiz_________________?
200 feet down the road -
ANSWER✅
A beam whose angle is 11 degrees will be more 38 feet wide at what point down the road?
Quiz_________________?
30 Hours over 4 Weeks -
ANSWER✅
How many hours are required by the state for radar training's Operator Course
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