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EVOC Test: Questions & Solutions (Guaranteed Pass!)Most police crashes are preventable by who? Right Ans - YOU. A
preventable accident is an accident in which you failed to do everything you
reasonably could have done to prevent the accident.
Which lane should you avoid using when approaching an entrance ramp?
Right Ans - Right lane
Velocitize Right Ans - Highway hypnosis. Loss of sensation of speed over
time OR after fast driving.
3 factors that influence emergency vehicle operations? Right Ans - Driver:
their ability and capability. Vehicle: ability and capability. Environmental:
conditions such as traffic and weather.
14-283 Rights of Emergency Vehicles Right Ans - Answering an emergency
call or in pursuit of fleeing law violators: park or stand vehicle irrespective of
the previsions of this chapter - proceed past any red light or stop signal or
stop sign but only after slowing down or stopping to the extent necessary -
exceed posted speed limits or other speed limits as long as it doesn't endanger
life or property - disregard statues, ordinances or regulations governing
direction of movement or turning in specific directions
CT Statues do NOT relieve the operator of an emergency vehicle from Right
Ans - The duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons and
property. Must use lights and sirens.
14-283a Pursuit Defined Right Ans - Pursuit means an attempt by a police
officer in an authorized emergency vehicle to apprehend any occupant of
another moving MV, when the driver of the fleeing vehicle is attempting to
avoid apprehension by maintaining or increasing the speed of such vehicle or
by ignoring the police officer's attempt to stop such vehicle.
14-290 Exemptions from Motor Vehicle Laws Right Ans - Officers in the
performance of their duties shall be exempt from any traffic regulations of any
town, city or borough, so far as such exemption is necessary for the effective
, enforcement of any of the provisions of the statutes. (Duty related situations
allow for exemption of MV laws)
4 Contributing Factors for Hydroplaning Right Ans - Water depth,
improper tire pressure, road conditions, speed (as slow as 35 MPH)
EVOC Prevention Formula Right Ans - Anticipate the hazards, plan what
you are going to do, give plenty of warning
Defensive driving Right Ans - is the ability to operate your vehicle in such a
manner as to be able to avoid involvement in a preventable crash no matter
what the road and weather conditions may be.
Four Driving Patterns Right Ans - The Egotist: self centered, aggressive,
impatient, immature, demanding. The Over-Emotional: has all the traits of an
egotist. Most dangerous because of immediate and irrational reaction,
commentary driving. The rationalizer: most common, always the other
persons fault, causes an air of over confidence. The Showoff: evident in drivers
16-24 years of age, predominately male, ultimate risk takers.
The Smith System of Defensive Driving Right Ans - Aim high in steering,
keep eyes moving, get the big picture, leave yourself and out, make sure they
see you
Transmit on the radio when you are Right Ans - driving in a stright line
At 90-95 MPH you travel approximately how far per second Right Ans -
140 feet per second, in two seconds you've gone the length of a football field
LOS Right Ans - Line of sight
POT Right Ans - Path of travel
Zone Control Right Ans - See a LOS - POT zone change, check other zones,
get the best speed, lane, lane position, and communications
Types of zones Right Ans - Open, closed, changed.
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