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EVOC Test – Questions With Solutions (A+ Answers)Name some of the risks with police driving Right Ans - Crashing your
vehicle
Causing others to crash
Crashing into others
What kinds of harm can come from crashing? Right Ans - Property damage
Personal injury to you and others
Fatalities
Risks Right Ans - You must decide if the driving you intend to do, such as
pursuing the violator, is worth the risk to you and others.
The gain Right Ans - Stopping the violator
Getting to the emergency
Worth the risk of crashing, injuring others, damaging property, killing
someone?
How bad is the emergency, or how heinous is the violation? Right Ans -
Minor crash or fires with people trapped inside.
Fleeing serial killer or expired inspection sticker
Trooper in a gunfight or supervisor wants to chat
Reasons for Driver Training Right Ans - o Reduce collisions
o Reduce personal injury
o Increase attention to driving task
o Improve image as a role model and professional
o Improve vehicle control
o Reduce liability
Who can be held liable? Right Ans - Your department- usually pays
compensation for all damages, injuries and harm
You personally- above the compensatory cost, you can be assessed PUNITIVE
damages- punishment- your personal assets
Department Liability Right Ans - Failure to train
,Failure to have policies
Failure to enforce policies
Indifference to public safety
YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY Right Ans - Indifference to training
Failure to follow department policy
Failure to follow state law
Negligent actions
Any action that would shock the conscience
You can have to pay punitive damages assessed against your personal assets
3 Driving Components Right Ans - Awareness
Space Management
Collision Avoidance
Awareness Right Ans - Recognition of the traffic environment which could
impact the vehicle's movement
Examples of recognizing traffic enviroments Right Ans - Speed required to
respond
Route to be taken
Time of day
Amount of traffic
Weather
Your mental and physical condition
Your departmental policies and procedures
WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT? Right Ans - Be aware of the problem
Ensure your equipment is in fact working properly.
Drive as if you know they don't see or hear you
Space Management Right Ans - Planning ahead of the vehicle so as to get,
and keep, the best control of the actual or intended path of the vehicle
Stay out of clusters
Surround yourself with space
Prepare for other drivers' actions
, Collision Avoidance Right Ans - Quickly and efficiently maneuvering the
vehicle into a different path of travel because the intended path is no longer
safe.
look up off the hood and down the road
Crash statistics for Law Enforcement Officers Right Ans - Approximately
25% of officers' line of duty deaths are traffic related
12% of state and 24% of municipal collisions result in an injury to the officer
On average, law enforcement officers can expect to be involved in a collision
every 28,000 miles
Crash Statistics for the Public Right Ans - According to Allstate, a crash
occurs every 5 seconds.
On average, 1 American dies every 16 minutes, and 1 is injured every 10
seconds
Crashes killed 33,561 in 2012, or about 92 every day (increase from 2011)
Crashes are the #1 cause of death for people ages 5-33
What are our at-fault statistics?
30% of DPS crashes involve backing
C/Y 2013 (217+ total crashes)
At-Fault crashes=34%
12% Backing
45% Proceeding straight ahead
43% All the rest (ran off road, parking, turning, changing lanes, etc.)
Average Cost per crash=$1500 (2012=$938)
Environmental Factors That Contribute to Crashes Right Ans - Weather
Conditions
Night Driving
Traffic Density
Road Conditions
Road Surfaces
Weather Conditions
Some weather conditions reduce visibility Right Ans - Sleet
Snow
Heavy Rain
Hail
Fog
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