BLET driving questions with correct answers, 57
Q&A, 2024.
preoperational inspection includes
engine compartment, exterior, trunk and passenger area
occupant protection systems (ops)
seat belt, recessed locks and airbags
benefits of OPS
reduce contact and prevent ejectments
true or false: vests can be an OPS
true
Components of the driving system
environment, vehicle and driver
Which component is most critical?
driver (90%)
Driver ability is affected by
emotions, attitudes and experience
driving psychological factors
boredom, aggressiveness, overconfidence, lack of preparation, emotion and attitude
driving physical factors
fatigue, drugs, distraction and high speed driving
SIPDE stands for
Search, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute
__ second following distance
2 seconds
concepts affecting movement
acceleration, braking, steering, tracking, energy, gravity, friction, inertia, centripetal and centrifugal force
centripetal force
, pulls object into the curve
centrifugal force
forces object out of the curve
factors that affect stopping distance
environment, driver, vehicle
________ accounts for______ % of non emergent collisions
backing, 50%
Driving Maneuvers that Frequently Contribute to Law Enforcement Vehicular Collisions
backing, turns, turnabouts, parking, lane change, distracted driver, off road recovery, speed control and
passing
Right-side road turn is
the least hazardous turnabout.
U-turn
when a person driving in one direction turns around to go the opposite direction
Y-turn
What is the most hazardous turnabout because you must stop the patrol vehicle in traffic twice and you
will back across both lanes of traffic
collision avoidance methods
quick and sudden braking and evasive steering/ sudden lane change
what percentage of collisions is the driver responsible for?
90%
mechanical failure results in what percentage of crashes?
5%
environment
all external factors that contribute to driving, 5% of crashes
emergency response considerations
when occurred, suspect presence, how many, armed, location, descriptions, injuries and other agencies
emergency response factors
dept policy, life threatening emergency, speed of response, crime in progress, environment, vehicles
responding
Q&A, 2024.
preoperational inspection includes
engine compartment, exterior, trunk and passenger area
occupant protection systems (ops)
seat belt, recessed locks and airbags
benefits of OPS
reduce contact and prevent ejectments
true or false: vests can be an OPS
true
Components of the driving system
environment, vehicle and driver
Which component is most critical?
driver (90%)
Driver ability is affected by
emotions, attitudes and experience
driving psychological factors
boredom, aggressiveness, overconfidence, lack of preparation, emotion and attitude
driving physical factors
fatigue, drugs, distraction and high speed driving
SIPDE stands for
Search, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute
__ second following distance
2 seconds
concepts affecting movement
acceleration, braking, steering, tracking, energy, gravity, friction, inertia, centripetal and centrifugal force
centripetal force
, pulls object into the curve
centrifugal force
forces object out of the curve
factors that affect stopping distance
environment, driver, vehicle
________ accounts for______ % of non emergent collisions
backing, 50%
Driving Maneuvers that Frequently Contribute to Law Enforcement Vehicular Collisions
backing, turns, turnabouts, parking, lane change, distracted driver, off road recovery, speed control and
passing
Right-side road turn is
the least hazardous turnabout.
U-turn
when a person driving in one direction turns around to go the opposite direction
Y-turn
What is the most hazardous turnabout because you must stop the patrol vehicle in traffic twice and you
will back across both lanes of traffic
collision avoidance methods
quick and sudden braking and evasive steering/ sudden lane change
what percentage of collisions is the driver responsible for?
90%
mechanical failure results in what percentage of crashes?
5%
environment
all external factors that contribute to driving, 5% of crashes
emergency response considerations
when occurred, suspect presence, how many, armed, location, descriptions, injuries and other agencies
emergency response factors
dept policy, life threatening emergency, speed of response, crime in progress, environment, vehicles
responding
