TLETA WEEK ONE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
●● What's the first thing you want to look at when identifying a
speeding car?
Answer: the brake lights - all brake lights look different, which helps in
ID-ing the correct vehicle later on
●● Must you legally always use your turn signals before
turning/changing lanes?
Answer: no (if no other vehicles are around you to see it, you don't have
to)
●● What 3 steps must you take when deciding whether to stop a vehicle
or not?
Answer: (1) OBSERVE the vehicle and ask yourself the proper
questions. (2) EVALUATE the issues present. (3) IMPLEMENT the
decision.
●● Be a student of your ________.
Answer: policy manual
,●● When should you perform a vehicle check with dispatch?
Answer: BEFORE initiating your stop
●● Why do we notify dispatch when we're performing a vehicle stop?
Answer: to notify other officers in the area
●● What must you tell dispatch before performing a traffick stop?
Answer: location, direction of travel, intended location of stop,
color/make/model/body style of vehicle, any anti-police/hate group
bumper stickers, number of occupant, and physical description (if
possible)
●● When can you initiate emergency equipment?
Answer: after all info is received from dispatch
●● Dispatch should check officers status within ____ of contact, and
they should check in at _____ intervals throughout the stop.
Answer: 3 minutes, 3 minute
●● Where is the safest place to write your citation?
Answer: back passenger corner of your car
,●● What can happen if you write "Happy Birthday" or "Have a nice
day" on your citation your issuing?
Answer: that's a fire-able offense
●● When should you let two unrestrained suspects out of the vehicle at
once?
Answer: never
●● What is the MOST IMPORTANT step of a vehicle stop that you will
be constantly doing?
Answer: assess the risks
●● How many feet behind the suspect's vehicle should you park during a
traffic stop?
Answer: 15-20 feet (good rule = you can still see their back tires
touching the road)
●● Which way should your wheels be turned when conducting a traffic
stop? Why?
Answer: to the left to maximize cover/safety
●● What are the 3 ways you can position your vehicle when conducting
a traffic stop?
Answer: Position 1 = Offset, Position 2 = Angle, Position 3 = In-Line
, ●● The most traditional way to position your vehicle during a traffic
stop, what vehicle position offers a safe lane for officer during approach,
and is more tactically sound due to concentrated light on the suspect
driver side when using the crossover approach?
Answer: position 1 - offset
●● What way to position your vehicle during a traffic stop suffers from
the following:
officer vehicle is in the active lane of traffic, offers little protection from
assaultive suspects, officer is potentially backlit by squad lighting, and
light may affect on-coming traffic?
Answer: position 1 - offset
●● What way to position your vehicle during a traffic stop benefits from
the following:
offers the greatest protection from assaultive behavior, and aids in the
transition to a high risk stop of it becomes necessary?
Answer: position 2 - angle
●● What way to position your vehicle during a traffic stop suffers from
the following:
squad lighting is not directly aimed at suspect vehicle, light may affect
on-coming traffic, initially places the officer in the active lane of traffic,
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
●● What's the first thing you want to look at when identifying a
speeding car?
Answer: the brake lights - all brake lights look different, which helps in
ID-ing the correct vehicle later on
●● Must you legally always use your turn signals before
turning/changing lanes?
Answer: no (if no other vehicles are around you to see it, you don't have
to)
●● What 3 steps must you take when deciding whether to stop a vehicle
or not?
Answer: (1) OBSERVE the vehicle and ask yourself the proper
questions. (2) EVALUATE the issues present. (3) IMPLEMENT the
decision.
●● Be a student of your ________.
Answer: policy manual
,●● When should you perform a vehicle check with dispatch?
Answer: BEFORE initiating your stop
●● Why do we notify dispatch when we're performing a vehicle stop?
Answer: to notify other officers in the area
●● What must you tell dispatch before performing a traffick stop?
Answer: location, direction of travel, intended location of stop,
color/make/model/body style of vehicle, any anti-police/hate group
bumper stickers, number of occupant, and physical description (if
possible)
●● When can you initiate emergency equipment?
Answer: after all info is received from dispatch
●● Dispatch should check officers status within ____ of contact, and
they should check in at _____ intervals throughout the stop.
Answer: 3 minutes, 3 minute
●● Where is the safest place to write your citation?
Answer: back passenger corner of your car
,●● What can happen if you write "Happy Birthday" or "Have a nice
day" on your citation your issuing?
Answer: that's a fire-able offense
●● When should you let two unrestrained suspects out of the vehicle at
once?
Answer: never
●● What is the MOST IMPORTANT step of a vehicle stop that you will
be constantly doing?
Answer: assess the risks
●● How many feet behind the suspect's vehicle should you park during a
traffic stop?
Answer: 15-20 feet (good rule = you can still see their back tires
touching the road)
●● Which way should your wheels be turned when conducting a traffic
stop? Why?
Answer: to the left to maximize cover/safety
●● What are the 3 ways you can position your vehicle when conducting
a traffic stop?
Answer: Position 1 = Offset, Position 2 = Angle, Position 3 = In-Line
, ●● The most traditional way to position your vehicle during a traffic
stop, what vehicle position offers a safe lane for officer during approach,
and is more tactically sound due to concentrated light on the suspect
driver side when using the crossover approach?
Answer: position 1 - offset
●● What way to position your vehicle during a traffic stop suffers from
the following:
officer vehicle is in the active lane of traffic, offers little protection from
assaultive suspects, officer is potentially backlit by squad lighting, and
light may affect on-coming traffic?
Answer: position 1 - offset
●● What way to position your vehicle during a traffic stop benefits from
the following:
offers the greatest protection from assaultive behavior, and aids in the
transition to a high risk stop of it becomes necessary?
Answer: position 2 - angle
●● What way to position your vehicle during a traffic stop suffers from
the following:
squad lighting is not directly aimed at suspect vehicle, light may affect
on-coming traffic, initially places the officer in the active lane of traffic,
