56-5-1520 - correct answer ✔✔ Too fast for conditions
Typically: rear impact collisions
56-5-1930 - correct answer ✔✔ Following too closely
Typically: rear impact collisions, can be misinterpreted as too fast for
conditions
Fail to yield right of way - correct answer ✔✔ Typically: angular impact
collisions
56-5-2310 to 56-5-2370
Disregarding Traffic sign or signal - correct answer ✔✔ 56-5-2740
Improper lane use/change - correct answer ✔✔ 56-5-1900
Department - correct answer ✔✔ Means the department of motor vehicles
when the term refers to the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the former
motor vehicle division of the department of Public Safety and means the
department of public safety otherwise and in section 57-3-840
,56-5-1210: duties of driver involved in accident resulting in death or personal
injury - correct answer ✔✔ Drivers shall: stop at the scene or as close as
possible; return to scene and reining until 56-5-1230 has been met; may leave
temporarily to contact police; must stop so as not to obstruct traffic more than
is necessary
Failure to follow 56-5-1230 results in - correct answer ✔✔ A misdemeanor
when only minor injuries result, a felony when great bodily injured results, a
felony when death results
Great bodily injury - correct answer ✔✔ Bodily injury that creates a
substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent, disfigurement,
or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ
Identify the three elements that must be present for deadly force to be
employed. - correct answer ✔✔ a. Ability b. Opportunity c. Jeopardy
Sight alignment - correct answer ✔✔ How you look through sights so front
sight is aligned with rear sight
When can deadly force be used? - correct answer ✔✔ Self defense. b. In
defense of another person. c. To prevent the commission of dangerous felony:
murder, kidnapping, etc. d. To halt a fleeing felon who is an immediate
significant threat of death or serious physical injury to others.
Tennessee vs. Garner - correct answer ✔✔ "Fleeing Felon Doctrine"
Graham vs. Connor - correct answer ✔✔ set forth a standard for police use of
force, Out of that decision, two words that have become important in any use
of force issue are reasonable and necessary
, Reasonable - correct answer ✔✔ That which is reasonable is using or
showing reasons or sound judgment and not extreme or excessive force.
Necessary - correct answer ✔✔ That which is necessary is that which must
be done, is mandatory, or is compelled by circumstances.
Ability - correct answer ✔✔ Ability is having enough power or skill to do
something
Opportunity - correct answer ✔✔ Opportunity is a combination of
circumstances favorable for the purpose of time or a good chance or occasion
to use one's ability. Probable cause must still exist
Jeopardy - correct answer ✔✔ Jeopardy is great danger, peril, or to have
one's life in danger.
Section 56-5-1220. - correct answer ✔✔ Duties of driver involved in accident
resulting in damage to attended vehicles.
Where there are No injuries, and vehicle involved is obstructing traffic: -
correct answer ✔✔ Driver must Make every effort to safely move the vehicle
to restore traffic flow
Reporting of accidents occurring on private property - correct answer ✔✔ A
motorist is required to submit a written report to the South Carolina
department of public safety of an accident that occurs on private property
Investigation of accidents occurring on private property - correct answer ✔✔
There is nothing to prevent law enforcement officer from entering private
property in order to investigate the probability of a violation of law, especially
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