NC RADAR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The RADAR Operator Training Course for law enforcement officers shall consist of a
minimum of ___ hours and shall not exceed ___ weeks. - Answers - 30 hours + 4 weeks
To complete RADAR operator recertification course, the minimum number of hours of
attendance is ___ hours. The course shall not exceed ___ weeks. - Answers - 6 hours /
1 week
Title 12 North carolina administrative code, chapter 9 contains what? - Answers - state
mandated guidlines for rules and regulations
Who grants radar operator certifications - Answers - North carolina criminal justice
education and training standards commission
Where does the NC criminal justice education training standards commission get its
power from - Answers - NCGS 17c-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. - Answers - 70% on written, 100%
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. - Answers - 75% on recert test, 100%
what is the time limit for the road test - Answers - 2 hours
if you fail the written or motor skills test you must request in writing within ___ days and
you must take the retake within ___ days - Answers - 30, 90
in radar recertification, you cannot ____ to be able to retake the exams - Answers - fail
both the written and skills test
After passing the written test and motor skills, you have ___ days to obtain ___ hours of
operation with a certified Radar operator (field practice). - Answers - 90 days, 12 hours
An officer may begin to use radar for enforcement only upon ___. - Answers - receipt of
their operator certificate from the commission
to attend a radar operator course you must be ___ ___ ___ - Answers - 1) endorsed by
commission recognized school director or LE agency executive officer
2)be active LEO
3) provide a vehicle and radar for testing
, the basic goal of police work is to - Answers - protect lives and property of the public
what is a major contributing factor to MV crashes - Answers - excessive speed
research shows excessive speed increases the ___ of crashes and a high speed crash
is much more likely to produce ___ then a low speed crash. - Answers - severity, death
or serious injury
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 - Answers - 15% , 65%
NHTSA believes radar as an ____ enforcement tool - Answers - effective
SMI stands for what - Answers - speed measuring instrument
radar is only a ___ - Answers - tool
Overall course goal is to improve the effectiveness of enforcement through the ____ of
SMI's - Answers - proper and efficient use
better speed enforcement improves ___ and saves ___ - Answers - improves traffic
safety and saves lives
in order for a radar to be approved for use in NC, the instrument must be on the ___ -
Answers - IACP comsumer products list
___ has been the target in almost all successful challenges to using a radar - Answers -
human error
what are the 3 elements of driving effected by an increase in speed - Answers - the
operator, the vehicle, the road surface
the average person's reaction time is - Answers - 3/4 seconds
at 20mph you would have traveled ___ feet during this reaction time and ___ feet during
braking - Answers - 22 ft reaction, 20ft braking, 42 overall
at 40mph you would have traveled ___ feet during the reaction time and ___ feet during
braking - Answers - 44ft reaction, 81ft braking, 125 overall
the braking distance at 80mph is more than ___ times the distance of 20mph - Answers
- 16x
The RADAR Operator Training Course for law enforcement officers shall consist of a
minimum of ___ hours and shall not exceed ___ weeks. - Answers - 30 hours + 4 weeks
To complete RADAR operator recertification course, the minimum number of hours of
attendance is ___ hours. The course shall not exceed ___ weeks. - Answers - 6 hours /
1 week
Title 12 North carolina administrative code, chapter 9 contains what? - Answers - state
mandated guidlines for rules and regulations
Who grants radar operator certifications - Answers - North carolina criminal justice
education and training standards commission
Where does the NC criminal justice education training standards commission get its
power from - Answers - NCGS 17c-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. - Answers - 70% on written, 100%
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. - Answers - 75% on recert test, 100%
what is the time limit for the road test - Answers - 2 hours
if you fail the written or motor skills test you must request in writing within ___ days and
you must take the retake within ___ days - Answers - 30, 90
in radar recertification, you cannot ____ to be able to retake the exams - Answers - fail
both the written and skills test
After passing the written test and motor skills, you have ___ days to obtain ___ hours of
operation with a certified Radar operator (field practice). - Answers - 90 days, 12 hours
An officer may begin to use radar for enforcement only upon ___. - Answers - receipt of
their operator certificate from the commission
to attend a radar operator course you must be ___ ___ ___ - Answers - 1) endorsed by
commission recognized school director or LE agency executive officer
2)be active LEO
3) provide a vehicle and radar for testing
, the basic goal of police work is to - Answers - protect lives and property of the public
what is a major contributing factor to MV crashes - Answers - excessive speed
research shows excessive speed increases the ___ of crashes and a high speed crash
is much more likely to produce ___ then a low speed crash. - Answers - severity, death
or serious injury
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 - Answers - 15% , 65%
NHTSA believes radar as an ____ enforcement tool - Answers - effective
SMI stands for what - Answers - speed measuring instrument
radar is only a ___ - Answers - tool
Overall course goal is to improve the effectiveness of enforcement through the ____ of
SMI's - Answers - proper and efficient use
better speed enforcement improves ___ and saves ___ - Answers - improves traffic
safety and saves lives
in order for a radar to be approved for use in NC, the instrument must be on the ___ -
Answers - IACP comsumer products list
___ has been the target in almost all successful challenges to using a radar - Answers -
human error
what are the 3 elements of driving effected by an increase in speed - Answers - the
operator, the vehicle, the road surface
the average person's reaction time is - Answers - 3/4 seconds
at 20mph you would have traveled ___ feet during this reaction time and ___ feet during
braking - Answers - 22 ft reaction, 20ft braking, 42 overall
at 40mph you would have traveled ___ feet during the reaction time and ___ feet during
braking - Answers - 44ft reaction, 81ft braking, 125 overall
the braking distance at 80mph is more than ___ times the distance of 20mph - Answers
- 16x
