NHTSA RADAR – Questions With Confirmed
Solutions
The average driver requires approximately ______ seconds to
perceive, react an apply the breaks. Correct Answer - 1.5
velocity = speed x _______ Correct Answer - 1.47
More fatal motor vehicle crashes occur on _____ than local roads
Correct Answer - highways
A collision at 60 mph is _____x a likely to result in a fatality as a
collision at 45 mph. Correct Answer - 2
A collision at 70 mph is _____x a likely to result in a fatality as a
collision at 45 mph. Correct Answer - 4
Roadways where speed is a primary causative factor in crashes:
Correct Answer - -areas where citizen complaints have been
recieved
-locations where speed violations frequently occur
-locations specifically focused on special speed regulations
The "______" effect serves to increase compliance with speed laws
Correct Answer - halo
The speed measuring device operator must present an opinion
regarding the alleged speed. Correct Answer - true
Due to judicial notice the operator needs to testify to the accuracy of
the device. Correct Answer - true
, Courts may require proof that the device was checked with the
tuning forks and the device was working properly. Correct
Answer - true
Proof of speeding violation includes: Operator forming a ______ _______
of the drivers speed based on ________ and _______ in speed estimation.
Correct Answer - visual estimate, experience, training
Visual Observation for RADAR Includes: Correct Answer -
target identification, estimation of target speed, estimation of
distance to target, observation of the environment
Audio confirmation for RADAR includes: Correct Answer -
pitch, clarity
Target speed for RADAR includes: Correct Answer - steady
readout, consistent with visual and audio estimate
Radio waves scientific principle applies to: Correct Answer -
sound waves, light waves, radio waves
RADAR uses _____ waves Correct Answer - radio
RADAR is an acronym for Correct Answer - Radio Detection
and Ranging
The transmitter spreads out radio waves at the ____ ____ ______
Correct Answer - speed of light
The number of the recurrences of a signal during one second of time
is _____ Correct Answer - frequency
Solutions
The average driver requires approximately ______ seconds to
perceive, react an apply the breaks. Correct Answer - 1.5
velocity = speed x _______ Correct Answer - 1.47
More fatal motor vehicle crashes occur on _____ than local roads
Correct Answer - highways
A collision at 60 mph is _____x a likely to result in a fatality as a
collision at 45 mph. Correct Answer - 2
A collision at 70 mph is _____x a likely to result in a fatality as a
collision at 45 mph. Correct Answer - 4
Roadways where speed is a primary causative factor in crashes:
Correct Answer - -areas where citizen complaints have been
recieved
-locations where speed violations frequently occur
-locations specifically focused on special speed regulations
The "______" effect serves to increase compliance with speed laws
Correct Answer - halo
The speed measuring device operator must present an opinion
regarding the alleged speed. Correct Answer - true
Due to judicial notice the operator needs to testify to the accuracy of
the device. Correct Answer - true
, Courts may require proof that the device was checked with the
tuning forks and the device was working properly. Correct
Answer - true
Proof of speeding violation includes: Operator forming a ______ _______
of the drivers speed based on ________ and _______ in speed estimation.
Correct Answer - visual estimate, experience, training
Visual Observation for RADAR Includes: Correct Answer -
target identification, estimation of target speed, estimation of
distance to target, observation of the environment
Audio confirmation for RADAR includes: Correct Answer -
pitch, clarity
Target speed for RADAR includes: Correct Answer - steady
readout, consistent with visual and audio estimate
Radio waves scientific principle applies to: Correct Answer -
sound waves, light waves, radio waves
RADAR uses _____ waves Correct Answer - radio
RADAR is an acronym for Correct Answer - Radio Detection
and Ranging
The transmitter spreads out radio waves at the ____ ____ ______
Correct Answer - speed of light
The number of the recurrences of a signal during one second of time
is _____ Correct Answer - frequency
