NC RADAR EXAM 2025 STUDY GUIDE || ERRORLESS
ANSWERS 100%.
The RADAR Operator Training Course for law enforcement officers shall consist of a minimum
of ___ hours and shall not exceed ___ weeks. correct 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. correct answers 6 hours / 1
week
Title 12 North carolina administrative code, chapter 9 contains what? correct answers state
mandated guidlines for rules and regulations
Who grants radar operator certifications correct answers North carolina criminal justice
education and training standards commission
Where does the NC criminal justice education training standards commission get its power from
correct 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. correct
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. correct
answers 75% on recert test, 100%
what is the time limit for the road test correct 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 correct answers 30, 90
,in radar recertification, you cannot ____ to be able to retake the exams correct 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). correct answers 90 days, 12 hours
An officer may begin to use radar for enforcement only upon ___. correct answers receipt of
their operator certificate from the commission
to attend a radar operator course you must be ___ ___ ___ correct 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 correct answers protect lives and property of the public
what is a major contributing factor to MV crashes correct 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. correct 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 correct
answers 15% , 65%
NHTSA believes radar as an ____ enforcement tool correct answers effective
SMI stands for what correct answers speed measuring instrument
, radar is only a ___ correct answers tool
Overall course goal is to improve the effectiveness of enforcement through the ____ of SMI's
correct answers proper and efficient use
better speed enforcement improves ___ and saves ___ correct 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 ___ correct
answers IACP comsumer products list
___ has been the target in almost all successful challenges to using a radar correct answers
human error
what are the 3 elements of driving effected by an increase in speed correct answers the operator,
the vehicle, the road surface
the average person's reaction time is correct answers 3/4 seconds
at 20mph you would have traveled ___ feet during this reaction time and ___ feet during braking
correct answers 22 ft reaction, 20ft braking, 42 overall
at 40mph you would have traveled ___ feet during the reaction time and ___ feet during braking
correct answers 44ft reaction, 81ft braking, 125 overall
the braking distance at 80mph is more than ___ times the distance of 20mph correct answers 16x
the braking distance at 40mps is approximately ___ times the distance of 20mph correct answers
4x
ANSWERS 100%.
The RADAR Operator Training Course for law enforcement officers shall consist of a minimum
of ___ hours and shall not exceed ___ weeks. correct 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. correct answers 6 hours / 1
week
Title 12 North carolina administrative code, chapter 9 contains what? correct answers state
mandated guidlines for rules and regulations
Who grants radar operator certifications correct answers North carolina criminal justice
education and training standards commission
Where does the NC criminal justice education training standards commission get its power from
correct 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. correct
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. correct
answers 75% on recert test, 100%
what is the time limit for the road test correct 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 correct answers 30, 90
,in radar recertification, you cannot ____ to be able to retake the exams correct 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). correct answers 90 days, 12 hours
An officer may begin to use radar for enforcement only upon ___. correct answers receipt of
their operator certificate from the commission
to attend a radar operator course you must be ___ ___ ___ correct 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 correct answers protect lives and property of the public
what is a major contributing factor to MV crashes correct 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. correct 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 correct
answers 15% , 65%
NHTSA believes radar as an ____ enforcement tool correct answers effective
SMI stands for what correct answers speed measuring instrument
, radar is only a ___ correct answers tool
Overall course goal is to improve the effectiveness of enforcement through the ____ of SMI's
correct answers proper and efficient use
better speed enforcement improves ___ and saves ___ correct 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 ___ correct
answers IACP comsumer products list
___ has been the target in almost all successful challenges to using a radar correct answers
human error
what are the 3 elements of driving effected by an increase in speed correct answers the operator,
the vehicle, the road surface
the average person's reaction time is correct answers 3/4 seconds
at 20mph you would have traveled ___ feet during this reaction time and ___ feet during braking
correct answers 22 ft reaction, 20ft braking, 42 overall
at 40mph you would have traveled ___ feet during the reaction time and ___ feet during braking
correct answers 44ft reaction, 81ft braking, 125 overall
the braking distance at 80mph is more than ___ times the distance of 20mph correct answers 16x
the braking distance at 40mps is approximately ___ times the distance of 20mph correct answers
4x
