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The most important characteristic the law-enforcement driver can possess is?

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Maturity

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Aim high steering minimum

Eye lead time

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12 to 15 seconds, urban
20 to 30 seconds rural

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Tire inflation needs to be within __-__ Psi of spec

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1-2 psi

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What percentage of all collisions are preventable?

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85%

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What percentage of emergency vehicle collisions are intersections

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50%

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Six driving conditions

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Vehicle
Light
Weather
Road
Traffic
Driver

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What two driving conditions can be controlled?

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Driver
Vehicle

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What is the hand placement on a steering wheel?

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9 o’clock and 3 o’clock

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Following distance is ___ seconds

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Three seconds

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When does maximum breaking occur?

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At the point just before tires stop rolling

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Maximum braking is also known as?

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Threshold braking

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12
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Perception time plus reaction time equals

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Breaking distance

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Name three vehicle inputs

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Acceleration
Braking
Steering

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Three ways to lose control of a vehicle

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Over acceleration
Over breaking
over steering

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What is understeer?

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When a vehicle travels in a straighter line then wheels are turned

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How to correct understeer?

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Release the brake and accelerator
Ease up on steering input

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What causes understeer?

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Entering a curve too fast
built into a car by manufacture

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What is oversteer?

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Front wheels, turning tighter radius than the rear wheels

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What causes oversteer?

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Rough steering
Breaking too deep and hard into turn

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How to correct oversteer

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Release brakes and ease off accelerator

Steer in direction you want to go

21
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What is rear wheel cheat?

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When the rear wheels track closer to the inside of a turn

22
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What is Threshold breaking

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Applying pressure to brake pedal just prior to the point of wheel lock up

23
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What is brake fade?

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Temporary loss of stopping power when brakes are overheated and less effective

24
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How to correct brake fade

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Let brakes cool
Reduce application

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What is trail breaking?
Proportionately replaced breaking with steering
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What is roll?
Side to side platform rotation
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What is yaw?
Front to rear rotation of the vehicle
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What is pitch?
Front over end angle of platform
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What is an Apex?
The highest point where the wheels are closest to the inside of a curve
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What racing line does SHP use?
High-low-high
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What does SIPDE mean?
Search Identify Predict Decide Execute
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What is hydroplane?
Caused by tires riding up on top of a thin layer of water present on a wet roadway
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How to correct hydroplane skid
These back off throttle to reduce speed look and steer the vehicle in the direction you wanna go
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Section 24.7 rules of the road and highway
Sheriff will not undertake motor vehicle pursuits
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Section 24.8 rules of the Road and Highway
Closing the distance may only be used when likelihood of apprehension is reasonable
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Section 24.13
Emergency response Injury collision Back up one serious danger Requested by police fire EMS
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Four elements of negligence
Officer owed party standard of care Breach of conduct Causation actions Damage
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Authority to operate an emergency vehicle
Section 63.1 TSA
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Authority to operate an emergency vehicle under Section 63.1 TSA gives the right of way to an emergency vehicle
With sirens activated May violate right of way Consider all factor - Safety Other must yield sheriff No negligence
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Authority to operate an emergency vehicle section 64.1 TSA Do not have right of way
Without siren May NOT violate right of way Ev driven by peace officer Sheriff must yield to others No negligence
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TSA does NOT refer to lights just sirens. True or false?
True
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What are the three types of curves?
Constant radius Decreasing radius Increasing radius
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Describe constant radius
The radius remains constant throughout the curve
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Describe decreasing radius
The radius of the curve decreases as you travel through it (Greatest concern for Leo drivers)
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Describe in increasing radius
The curve begins with a tighter radius and then increases as you travel through it
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Constant radius Apex location
Middle of the curve and is a mid Apex
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Decreasing radius, Apex location
Found later in the curve and as a late Apex
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Describe increasing radius, Apex location
Found earlier in the curve and is an early Apex
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