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GPSTC WEEK 3 & 4 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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GPSTC WEEK 3 & 4 QUESTIONS WITHCORRECT ANSWERS
Accident - Answer-an un-stabilized situation which includes at least one harmful event
Traffic Accident - Answer-a Road vehicle accident in which
(1) the un-stabilized situation originates on a trafficway or
(2) a harmful event occurs on a trafficway
Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC) - Answer-crash involving a motor vehicle in transport, does
not involve an aircraft or watercraft, and does not include any harmful event involving a
railway train in transport prior to involvement of a motor vehicle in transport
($500 or more in damage!)
Examples of MVC's - Answer-• Collision with another motor vehicle (in transport or
parked)
• Collision with a Pedestrian
• Collision with another road vehicle
• Collision with an animal
Deliberate Intent - Answer-the classification given to the cause of an event which occurs
when a person acts deliberately to cause the event or deliberately refrains from prudent
acts which would prevent occurrence of the event
Highway (Street) - Answer-the entire width between the boundary lines of every way
publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for the
purpose of vehicular travel
In-Transport - Answer-the state or condition of a vehicle which is in motion or within the
portion of a transport way ordinarily used by similar transport vehicles
Road - Answer-that part of a trafficway which includes both the roadway and any
shoulder alongside the roadway
Roadway - Answer-that part of a trafficway designed, improved, and ordinarily used for
motor vehicle travel or, where various classes of motor vehicles are segregated, that
part of a trafficway used by a particular class
Shoulder - Answer-that portion of a trafficway contiguous with the roadway for
emergency use, for accommodation of stopped vehicles, and for lateral support of the
roadway structure
Trafficway - Answer-any land way open to the public as a matter of right or custom for
moving persons or property from one place to another
, 2 types of MVC's - Answer-collision and non collision
2 types of severity in MCA's - Answer-injury and damage
Injury severity - Answer-fatal
possible injury
no injury
Damage severity - Answer-disabling
no damage
functional
Point of Possible Perception - Answer-the time and place at which the hazardous
situation could have been perceived by a normal person
Point of Actual Perception of Hazard - Answer-the point at which an individual sees,
feels, hears, or otherwise perceives an indication that an accident is about to occur
Point of No Escape - Answer-refers to the place and time after which a given individual
cannot avoid or prevent an impending accident
Key Event/Key Point - Answer-determines the time, place, and type of accident that will
occur
Point of Initial Engagement (Point of Impact) - Answer-the point where contact is first
made during a collision
Point of Maximum Engagement - Answer-where the greatest collapse of material or
overlap of objects occurs
Point of Disengagement - Answer-refers to the point at which the objects or units
involved in the collision start to separate from one another, and the initial force exerted
between them ceases
Final Position (Point of Rest) - Answer-the time and place that the objects that have
collided come to rest, without the use of any power
Frequently identified causes of accidents - Answer-speed
failure of the driver to cope w/ traffic situation
specific traffic law violations
What should you do when en route to a MVC? - Answer-learn and obtain info about
crash
develop "game plan"
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