SCCJA Block 4 Test
goals of drivers orientation - correct answer ✔✔ improve confidence, attitude,
and skills
when driving you are operating - correct answer ✔✔ the most lethal weapon
in the police arsenal
law enforcememtn officers have ____ the collision rate than most citizens -
correct answer ✔✔ 3x
what is the most common cause of crashes in SC? - correct answer ✔✔
driving too fast for conditions
collision avoidance - correct answer ✔✔ preparation, positioning, and attitude
collision priorities - correct answer ✔✔ a. safety of occupants
b. reduction of speed, angle of impact, and size and composition
Who makes up the driver triangle? - correct answer ✔✔ driver, vehicle, and
weather
how far should you follow behind in good weather conditions? - correct
answer ✔✔ 3 seconds
what is the most important characteristic a law enforcement officer can
possess - correct answer ✔✔ maturity
,types of distractions - correct answer ✔✔ manual, cognitive, visual
coginitive distractions - correct answer ✔✔ in-car mobile radio
RADAR
Emergency Lights & Sirens
Adrenaline kick
Accelerated heart rate
law and police issue
sence of confidence
manual distractions - correct answer ✔✔ in-car mobile radio
RADAR
Emergency Lights & Sirens
Adrenaline kick
Accelerated heart rate
visual distractions - correct answer ✔✔ in-car mobile radio
RADAR
Emergency Lights & Sirens
tunnel vision
accelerated heart rate
common factors that affect a moving vehicle - correct answer ✔✔ gravity
inertia
friction
momentum
,centrifugal force
centripetal force
what is a major cause of injuries and fatalities in collisions - correct answer
✔✔ momentum
inertia - correct answer ✔✔ force that wants all matter to remain at rest
difference between centrifugal and centripetal forces - correct answer ✔✔
centrifugal - pushed object OUTWARD from center of rotation
centripetal - pushed object INWARD from center of rotation
the mental and physical process a driver goes through - correct answer ✔✔
observation
recognition
decision
intitation
what is the most important safety feature of a vehicle - correct answer ✔✔
brakes
four factors to consider in taking a sharp curve - correct answer ✔✔ 1.
knowledge of top speed a curve can be taken
2. is the curve sloped negatively or positively
3. knowledge of the vehicle's maneuverability
4. safety techniques
traversing a curve - correct answer ✔✔ 1. decrease speed before turning
, 2. slow into. fast out of
3. braking should be accomplished in a straight line before entering curve
Where should the head restraint be positioned? - correct answer ✔✔ so the
top of the restraint should rest even with the top of the head
skid - correct answer ✔✔ losing traction or grip with the roadway, by one of
more of the vehicle's tires
types of skids - correct answer ✔✔ understeer
acceleration
cornering
braking
hydroplaning
when can a pursuit happen? - correct answer ✔✔ anywhere, anytime
nearly ____ of all pursuits end in a collision - correct answer ✔✔ 50%
conditions that increase collision risk - correct answer ✔✔ fatigue
mental condition
impaired vision
emotional condition
drug side effects
undesirable side effects
goals of drivers orientation - correct answer ✔✔ improve confidence, attitude,
and skills
when driving you are operating - correct answer ✔✔ the most lethal weapon
in the police arsenal
law enforcememtn officers have ____ the collision rate than most citizens -
correct answer ✔✔ 3x
what is the most common cause of crashes in SC? - correct answer ✔✔
driving too fast for conditions
collision avoidance - correct answer ✔✔ preparation, positioning, and attitude
collision priorities - correct answer ✔✔ a. safety of occupants
b. reduction of speed, angle of impact, and size and composition
Who makes up the driver triangle? - correct answer ✔✔ driver, vehicle, and
weather
how far should you follow behind in good weather conditions? - correct
answer ✔✔ 3 seconds
what is the most important characteristic a law enforcement officer can
possess - correct answer ✔✔ maturity
,types of distractions - correct answer ✔✔ manual, cognitive, visual
coginitive distractions - correct answer ✔✔ in-car mobile radio
RADAR
Emergency Lights & Sirens
Adrenaline kick
Accelerated heart rate
law and police issue
sence of confidence
manual distractions - correct answer ✔✔ in-car mobile radio
RADAR
Emergency Lights & Sirens
Adrenaline kick
Accelerated heart rate
visual distractions - correct answer ✔✔ in-car mobile radio
RADAR
Emergency Lights & Sirens
tunnel vision
accelerated heart rate
common factors that affect a moving vehicle - correct answer ✔✔ gravity
inertia
friction
momentum
,centrifugal force
centripetal force
what is a major cause of injuries and fatalities in collisions - correct answer
✔✔ momentum
inertia - correct answer ✔✔ force that wants all matter to remain at rest
difference between centrifugal and centripetal forces - correct answer ✔✔
centrifugal - pushed object OUTWARD from center of rotation
centripetal - pushed object INWARD from center of rotation
the mental and physical process a driver goes through - correct answer ✔✔
observation
recognition
decision
intitation
what is the most important safety feature of a vehicle - correct answer ✔✔
brakes
four factors to consider in taking a sharp curve - correct answer ✔✔ 1.
knowledge of top speed a curve can be taken
2. is the curve sloped negatively or positively
3. knowledge of the vehicle's maneuverability
4. safety techniques
traversing a curve - correct answer ✔✔ 1. decrease speed before turning
, 2. slow into. fast out of
3. braking should be accomplished in a straight line before entering curve
Where should the head restraint be positioned? - correct answer ✔✔ so the
top of the restraint should rest even with the top of the head
skid - correct answer ✔✔ losing traction or grip with the roadway, by one of
more of the vehicle's tires
types of skids - correct answer ✔✔ understeer
acceleration
cornering
braking
hydroplaning
when can a pursuit happen? - correct answer ✔✔ anywhere, anytime
nearly ____ of all pursuits end in a collision - correct answer ✔✔ 50%
conditions that increase collision risk - correct answer ✔✔ fatigue
mental condition
impaired vision
emotional condition
drug side effects
undesirable side effects
