MPTC EVOC INSPECTION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS.
How to inspect a vehicle - Answers-1. Maintenance
2. Exterior (leaks, loose parts, lights, snow, dirt)
3. Engine compartment (fluids, wires, hoses)
4. Tires (cuts, bubbles, depth, pressure)
5. Brakes
6. Interior (driver controls, passenger area)
7. Trunk (wrench, spare tire, first aid, flares)
8. Performance and response (braking, steering, handling)
What to do if there is a decrease is in patrol car performance or handling - Answers-
Immediately cease driving
T.O.P.S - Answers-Traffic Occupant Protection Systems
help prevent crashes and keep drivers safe during a crash
Who should wear a seatbelt? - Answers-All front and rear passengers, including
prisoners
How quickly does an airbag inflate? How fast (MPH)? - Answers-Half a second
up to 200 MPH
How fast does a vehicle need to hit something for the airbags to deploy? - Answers-
Vehicle needs to travel greater than 10 MPH for airbags to deploy
To accelerate and brake, what foot should you use - Answers-Right, never use your left
foot driving
threshold braking - Answers-Used to reduce speed or stop a moving vehicle as quickly
as possible, with minor steering adjustments
How to apply threshold braking - Answers-Apply/maintain max amount of pedal
pressure WITHOUT ENGAGING ANTI-BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), LOCKING UP
WHEELS, OR SKIDDING
Trail braking - Answers-Braking and turning at the same time.
Used before entering and making a turn
Stopping distance - Answers-Total number of feet a moving vehicle needs to
COMPLETELY STOP
Stopping distance - 3 events - Answers-1) driver identifies hazard that causes him to
stop
AND ANSWERS.
How to inspect a vehicle - Answers-1. Maintenance
2. Exterior (leaks, loose parts, lights, snow, dirt)
3. Engine compartment (fluids, wires, hoses)
4. Tires (cuts, bubbles, depth, pressure)
5. Brakes
6. Interior (driver controls, passenger area)
7. Trunk (wrench, spare tire, first aid, flares)
8. Performance and response (braking, steering, handling)
What to do if there is a decrease is in patrol car performance or handling - Answers-
Immediately cease driving
T.O.P.S - Answers-Traffic Occupant Protection Systems
help prevent crashes and keep drivers safe during a crash
Who should wear a seatbelt? - Answers-All front and rear passengers, including
prisoners
How quickly does an airbag inflate? How fast (MPH)? - Answers-Half a second
up to 200 MPH
How fast does a vehicle need to hit something for the airbags to deploy? - Answers-
Vehicle needs to travel greater than 10 MPH for airbags to deploy
To accelerate and brake, what foot should you use - Answers-Right, never use your left
foot driving
threshold braking - Answers-Used to reduce speed or stop a moving vehicle as quickly
as possible, with minor steering adjustments
How to apply threshold braking - Answers-Apply/maintain max amount of pedal
pressure WITHOUT ENGAGING ANTI-BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), LOCKING UP
WHEELS, OR SKIDDING
Trail braking - Answers-Braking and turning at the same time.
Used before entering and making a turn
Stopping distance - Answers-Total number of feet a moving vehicle needs to
COMPLETELY STOP
Stopping distance - 3 events - Answers-1) driver identifies hazard that causes him to
stop
