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18 Cards in this Set
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LEO's vehicle accidents top three contributing factors |
Distracted driving Not wearing seat belts Multi tasking |
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NHTSA categorizes distraction as: |
Visual-taking your eye off the road
Manual- multitasking
Cognitive- your mind off the roadDuty |
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Duty Imposed distractions |
Perform on daily basis, observing activity on patrol, detecting criminal activity, safety issues, traffic violations, looking for wanted vehicles |
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5 basic Tenets |
Watch your speed Wear your seat belt Wear your vest W.I.N. what's important now Remember complacency kills |
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Two main components of the 100 initiative |
Awareness-making officers aware of leading causes of death and strategies to reduce them
Accountability- strategies to reduce LODD'S |
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Traffic deaths of officers can be attributed to three causes |
Speed Seat belts Struck by vehicle |
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What is the most common night drivers error |
The driver over-driving the distance the vehicles headlights projected |
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What is the most common night drivers error |
The driver over-driving the distance the vehicles headlights projected |
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With clear weather conditions Low beam headlights will project light between |
150-200 feet |
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What is the most common night drivers error |
The driver over-driving the distance the vehicles headlights projected |
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With clear weather conditions Low beam headlights will project light between |
150-200 feet |
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With clear weather conditions High beam headlights will project light between |
250-300 FT in front of the vehicle |
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What is the most common night drivers error |
The driver over-driving the distance the vehicles headlights projected |
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With clear weather conditions Low beam headlights will project light between |
150-200 feet |
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With clear weather conditions High beam headlights will project light between |
250-300 FT in front of the vehicle |
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Day time driving techniques which must be modified to maximize safety driving under reduced lighting conditions |
Vehicle speed Stopping techniques/distance Concentration Curves Oncoming vehicle rate of closure Direction road way goes |
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Risk stop vehicle positioning |
1-2 car lengths In line offset Angled |
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Contact phase single Officer |
Driver side Passenger side front Passenger side rear Call back |